white gold

Its biggest resource is water - known locally as white gold - which is exported to South Africa.

The £100m of "white gold" was the biggest drug seizure made in the UK at that time.

It’s understandable why the prospect of a new clean industry, a “white gold rush,” would be appealing to residents.

Often called “white gold” and the key component in rechargeable batteries, the metal lithium is so light that it floats on water, but its price has sunk like a stone over the past year.

Here in Lesotho it is known as white gold – the water which plays such an important role in the country’s economy.