{"id":16756,"date":"2022-06-30T09:58:41","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T09:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/african-perspective-sa-lesotho-immigration-policies"},"modified":"2022-06-30T10:57:15","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T10:57:15","slug":"african-perspective-sa-lesotho-immigration-policies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/african-perspective-sa-lesotho-immigration-policies","title":{"rendered":"African Perspective: SA, Lesotho immigration policies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>South Africa introduced stricter immigration policies 18 years ago which controlled the movement of travellers between Lesotho and South Africa. This was because of porous borders and the inadequate safety features of the Lesotho passport which posed a security risk.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"African Perspective: SA, Lesotho immigration policies - Part 2\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V8Ho4atgoMM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\">Lesotho<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. South Africa introduced stricter immigration policies 18 years ago which controlled the movement of travellers between Lesotho and South Africa. 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