Why people from Lesotho cross the border illegally
GroundUp | 12.01.2026 17:15
Thousands of Basotho migrant workers have been sleeping outside the Mohale’s Hoek passport office in Lesotho in a bid to renew their documents. But the long queues and limited staff at the office have meant that most of them get turned away. Desperate to get to work, many make the dangerous unlawful river crossing into South Africa.
