The bustling open market on Pioneer Road is the everyday heart of central Maseru — stalls heaped with vegetables, sacks of maize, second-hand clothes, and electronics, with the warm smells of grilled meat and fat cakes (vetkoek) drifting between them. Vendors are happy to chat but firm on prices.
Stick to small change, watch your bag in crowds, and try a moroho (cooked greens) stew at one of the food vendors — a glimpse of how most Basotho eat day to day. The market opens early and winds down by late afternoon.