LesothoandAND⤬THE JUNCTION
4 SHARED EVENTSSouth Africa

Entangled histories

4 events in which either nation’s sourced chronicle names the other — including under earlier names of the same state. Each is the same record, with the same sources, as on its own chronicle; nothing here was written for this page.

ONE SPINE OF YEARS · TWO WALLS OF EVENTS · LSO LEFT · ZAF RIGHT

1. 20th century

   Migrant labour to South Africa

   With little arable land, large numbers of Basotho men become migrant workers on South African farms and gold mines, and remittances become central to the economy.

   Economy & Trade · from the Lesotho chronicle · High Commission Territory to Independence · REFS 2 — Migration, Remittances and 'Development' in Lesotho, History of Lesotho

2. 1910

   Kept out of the Union of South Africa

   On the formation of the Union, Basutoland is excluded as a British High Commission Territory rather than incorporated into South Africa.

   Colonisation · from the Lesotho chronicle · High Commission Territory to Independence · REFS 2 — Southern Africa, 1899–1945, History of Lesotho

3. January 1986

   Military coup and the water treaty

   A military coup overthrows Jonathan; in the same year the new government signs the treaty launching the Lesotho Highlands Water Project with South Africa.

   Politics & Power · from the Lesotho chronicle · The Kingdom in the Sky · REFS 2 — History of Lesotho, The Lesotho Highlands Water Project is 40 years old and going strong

4. 1998–2002

   Katse and Mohale dams completed

   The Katse Dam (Phase 1A) and then the Mohale Dam are completed, sending Lesotho's mountain water to South Africa's Vaal system in exchange for royalties.

   Economy & Trade · from the Lesotho chronicle · The Kingdom in the Sky · REFS 3 — The Lesotho Highlands Water Project is 40 years old and going strong, Lesotho, Lesotho Highlands Water Project II — environmental and social assessment