Lesotho: Passport Crisis in Lesotho

Ministry suspends passport services but people are desperate and still queuing in Maseru

• The Lesotho Ministry of Home Affairs has suspended passport services, citing the need to clear a huge backlog.
• But crowds of people are still queuing at the Maseru passport office.
• Some are migrant workers who say that without a passport they may lose their jobs in South Africa.

At the Maseru passport office on Tuesday, people began arriving before sunrise. By mid-morning, the yard was full. Some stood in…