Lesotho: Maseru Dump Site to Be Closed After Community Goes to Court

Ha Tšosane residents have lived next to mountains of waste for years

After years of living next to mountains of waste, residents of Ha Tšosane in Maseru have reached an agreement that will see the dump site, which has bedevilled the community for decades, permanently closed.

Residents led by applicants Taole Mangope, Mampolokeng Thamae and six others filed a court application in 2022, arguing that the Maseru City Council’s continued dumping at the site violated their constitutional rights to a…