Lesotho: The Boatmen of Lesotho – a Lifeline for Villagers

These boats are an essential mode of transport, ferrying people across the Senqu River in Qacha’s Nek

Every day at about 6am, Motlalepula Lethala pushes his small aluminium boat onto the Senqu River in Qacha’s Nek.

Lethala has ferried people across one of Lesotho’s largest rivers for years, starting when he was still in primary school. Though the money he makes is no longer enough to support his family, Lethala always avails himself when a villager needs to cross the river.

As a young boy, he…