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Article: Sad aftermath: Lesotho.(Lesotho is in trouble following South African invasion)(Brief Article)
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- The Economist (US)
- Article date:
- October 10, 1998
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Lesotho after South Africa's invasion
HUNTING for groceries in Lesotho is not easy since all the shops were burned down. In the two days of anarchy that followed South Africa's invasion last month, locals first looted, then burned the buildings. Now, as their filched supplies begin to run out, they are forced to pay huge mark-ups to profiteers, or go hungry. Calm has returned to the streets of Maseru, the capital, partly because South African troops are now in control, but also because there is nothing left to pillage. Small bands of armed rebels are still hiding in the mountains. At least 66 people died during the invasion and its aftermath.
The South ...