Lesotho: Dump Site Fire Leaves Maseru Residents in Choking Smoke for Days

The Ha Tšosane community has been fighting to close and relocate the dump for years

• Residents near Maseru’s Tšosane dumpsite have been choking on smoke since Saturday night.
• The community won a court settlement in February 2023, requiring Maseru City Council to relocate the dump to Tšoeneng, but no progress has been made.
• The department told Parliament that R400-million was needed for a new landfill.

Maseru residents living near the Tšosane dumpsite have been choked by smoke from a fire…