AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoWater & WASH: Youth delegates in Tripoli adopted a push for urgent clean-water infrastructure across Africa, with a Lesotho delegate highlighting the paradox of abundant reserves but poor access for children. Health & Gender: Lesotho’s Ministry of Health launched a M2.3bn Investment Case to cut maternal deaths, child marriage and gender-based violence, aiming for “Three Zeros” by 2030. Land & Rights: The Ombudsman has slammed the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority over displacement in Polihali, citing weak consultation and compensation failures that left families destitute. Jobs & Industry: The LNDC unveiled its “Letsema” plan to create 50,000 jobs and grow 100 homegrown industrialists, targeting Lesotho’s import dependence and low value-add manufacturing. Governance & Finance: Auditor-General findings show the CAFI project spent only 41% of its budget by March 2024, despite claims of boosting private-sector competitiveness and financial inclusion. Transport Costs: A proposed 79% taxi fare hike in Maseru is set to spark a standoff with commuters facing higher daily costs. Environment-linked community support: In Quthing, blankets and radios were handed to village crime-prevention committees supporting the Lets’eng-La-Letsie catchment, a Ramsar wetland site.
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