This is the fifth and last installment of a five-part investigation by MNN into chemical pollution by textile factories in Lesotho, in disregard for labour laws. Factories pollute with apparent impunity as tests confirm that factories release toxic wastewater into water courses, including the Mohokare/Caledon River.
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