AYABONGA CAWE: How to tackle the deluge of used vehicles
Unlike Lesotho, Namibia and Botswana, SA has a total ban on the import for resale of used vehicles
In the eastern part of Maseru visitors immediately notice the wide diversity of car brands on the busy roads. The names of the vehicles are different to what we are used to in SA, even where in design they are similar. Some have not even removed the name of the Japanese dealership where the car was originally bought.
The busy A2 roadway past upper Thamae towards Berea Hills is stacked end-to-end with second-hand car dealerships, along with mechanics, used tyre and parts merchants. Judging not only from the wide model range on the roads but also the “dead range” piled up in scrap heaps or under repair, this is agglomeration in action, with many entrenched economic actors with an interest in the trade. ..
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