TRAFFIC at the Maseru Bridge was on Thursday morning brought to a standstill for close to two hours by trucks ferrying bales of wool and mohair to South Africa, causing a major inconvenience on other users of the bridge.

Other border users including learners studying in South Africa, business people and commuters who live in SA but work in Lesotho were forced to wait for close to two hours before the lorries were cleared out of the way.

One of the disgruntled truck drivers who spoke on condition of anonymity said they had been at the border for the past nine days and were unable to proceed to SA because the Ministry of Small Business could not provide them with essential movement permits.
The man said they finally decided to shut down the border gate in order to be heard and attended to as their issue had been neglected for a quite a while.
“We hope this will force responsible authorities to give us the required help and allow us passage to South Africa,” the man also said.