Africa: Many Basotho Eye Jobs in South Africa, but Most Favour Limited in-Migration

Almost half of adults say they given emigration at least “a little” thought.

Key findings

• Seven in 10 Basotho (71%) say Southern Africans should be able to move freely across international borders in order to trade or work in other countries. o But three-quarters (76%) say that in practice, crossing international borders is difficult, an assessment that has been increasing steadily.
• Only one in 20 Basotho (5%) say they have heard of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
• Basotho are…