Languages of Lesotho speak Sotho. Afrikaans, spoken mainly in South Africa and Namibia, is an immigrant language. Languages of Lesotho Lesotho, a country in Southern Africa, is home to several languages, including Phuthi, Sesotho, Xhosa, Zulu and English, — all, except for English, belong to the Niger–Congo language family. Sesotho (or Southern Sesotho), a Southern Bantu language, is the national language of Lesotho, and is spoken by most Basotho. It was recognized as the national language by the National and Official Languages Bill, ratified by the National Assembly of Lesotho on 12 September 1966, which also established Sesotho and English as the country's
Infrastructure of Lesotho Infrastructure of Lesotho Lesotho faces issues with clean water and sanitation; most notably access to drinkable water sources that are uncontaminated and their inadequate public sanitation. With a government who does not support many large water projects to improve infrastructure and hygienic practices because they consider them to be cost ineffective has lead to little progress in the aspects of providing clean water and sanitation to the citizens of Lesotho. Foreign and Lesotho NGOs, play an important role in the region, especially in the more rural confines of the country. The Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) was originated in the