Ministry bans import of bottled water
MASERU-LESOTHO, famous for its pure water, is losing M69 million every year importing bottled water mainly from South Africa.
Now the government is putting a stop to that leakage.
This week, the government announced it was banning the import of bottled water. The ban became effective from Monday.
Tefo Mapesela, the Agriculture Minister, told
thepost this week that it did not make sense “for Lesotho to sell water to South Africa then buy it back”.
Mapesela said the fact that Lesotho spends so much money on imported water might have made South Africans marvel at us “because we sell them water”.