Lesotho: Why People From Lesotho Cross the Border Illegally

Document offices across the country overwhelmed over the festive season with long queues

• The Lesotho Department of Home Affairs office at Mohale’s Hoek in Lesotho has been overwhelmed with snaking queues as thousands returned home to renew their documents over the festive season.
• Because many of the documents are delayed, many people have to unlawfully cross swollen rivers on foot or on the backs of paid ferrymen to reach South Africa.
• Lesotho’s Department of Home Affairs has since extended…