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Dagga (aka marijuana) is a big cash crop throughout southern Africa - KZN, the Eastern Cape, Lesotho and Swaziland. The drug is exported to Europe and North America as well as used domestically inside of South Africa. Dagga was outlawed as early as 1928, but its cultivation and usage continues. Economic opportunity in the Kingdom of the Sky (as well as in rural KZN, Eastern Cape and Swaziland) is sorely lacking. Not everyone can be a diamond miner. Dagga is easy to grow and gives a high enough cash return to make up for the risks involved in bringing the crop to the market. If you see a donkey train in the distance while hiking along the Drakensberg Escarpment you can be sure that they are carrying dagga to town - if heading into South Africa - or going to pick up more product - if heading back into Lesotho. Environmental damage due to track erosion, garbage , etc is self-evident as you look upon the tracks. The same passes used by the dagga smugglers are highways for cattle importation into Lesotho. The cattle have been rustled by the Basutos from their neighbors, the Zulus, with whom they share a long-standing antipathy. It is best to give both the cattle and the donkeys a wide berth. Leave a Comment
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Most people usually ignore falling rock signs because they have never seen GIANT car sized rocks falling onto or rolling into moving vehicles. I have in America, but this place has some serious rock issues! Just look at the picture of the rock that fell into the road that is actually larger than my car. Physics dictates that you have to go slow around bends here, but be prepared to stop at EVERY bend. I had to on several occasions. Leave early and plan to take extra time to get there. Just to let you know, the previous king died in a road accident in 1996 Leave a Comment
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 Poster in Lesotho by MikeAtSeaLeave a Comment
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You are not allowed to take photographs of Government buildings, the Palace, the airport and sensitive buildings. (unless you are not seen doing it… of course). Leave a Comment
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 Snow in the middle of summer
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 Carts in the road by wadekorzan
DRIVE SLOWLY AND CAUTIOUSLY! Leave a Comment
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Be on the lookout for stray animals when traveling on the roads. Leave a Comment
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When I was there, there was a lot of talk about rape from some of the female volunteers, and while such incidents did happen, they were infrequent and far between.
What was of greater concern, at least to me, was occasional 'instabilities'. By that I mean that sometimes certain groups, be it the police or teachers, would stike, sometimes threatening to throw the country into periods of instability.
Robbery was sometimes a problem for some, though I was there for two years and didn't have any problem. As far as such things are concerned, I am of the view that if you were looking for trouble, it tended to find you. Leave a Comment
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