AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoDisplacement & rights: Lesotho’s Ombudsman has slammed the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority over displacement in Polihali, citing unfair compensation, weak consultation, poor relocation procedures and failures to restore basic living standards for affected families. Public finance & delivery: A new Auditor-General report highlights Lesotho’s implementation crisis, flagging the Competitiveness and Financial Inclusion Project (CAFI) for spending only 41% of its revised budget by March 2024 despite “clean” books. Industrial jobs push: The LNDC launched its “Letsema” 2026–2031 plan to cut import dependence, create 50,000 net new jobs and grow 100 homegrown industrialists—aiming to break Lesotho’s stagnation in value-add manufacturing. Water & health: World Vision Lesotho is rolling out a child wellbeing strategy in Berea, while a youth WASH workshop in Tripoli stressed that Lesotho’s water reserves don’t translate into clean water access without infrastructure. Agriculture in schools: Schools across Lesotho are expanding practical farming to boost food security and nutrition, producing maize and vegetables for learners. Transport pressure: A proposed 79% taxi fare hike in Maseru threatens to price commuters off the road. Wildlife & land: Quthing District Administrator handed over blankets and radios to village crime-prevention committees supporting the Lets’eng-La-Letsie catchment and the Ramsar wetland site.
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