Basotho largely grasp Hormuz risk, but many still underestimate the full economic shock

A combined reading of Lesotho Tribune’s X and Facebook polls suggests that most respondents understand that any closure of the Strait of Hormuz would hit small economies like Lesotho hard, mainly through higher fuel, transport and food costs. Across the two platforms, the clearest message is that the public does not see this as a distant Middle East story. It is being read, quite correctly, as an issue that could quickly filter into daily life in Lesotho through petrol prices,…Continue reading with a subscriptionSubscribe for full access to every story.Subscribe - M85/monthAlready a subscriber? Sign in Advertisement ...