AGP Executive Report
Last update: 43 minutes agoBasotho New Year & farming readiness: In Maseru, traditional leaders and communities marked the start of the new year with a prayer and ceremonial cleansing of ploughs, asking for favourable weather, enough rainfall and a successful planting season—linking culture, agriculture and spirituality. Letšeng-la-Letsie wetland restoration: The Environment and Forestry Ministry will present a contractor next week to reconstruct a water-retaining dam wall at Letšeng-la-Letsie under the ROLL project, aiming to curb leakage, restore degraded wetland habitat and protect biodiversity in the Ramsar wetland. Sanitation push in schools: A Qeme MP says toilets are being refurbished at Matikoe High School and built at Tseka Primary to support SDG-aligned safe sanitation and hygiene for better learning and health. Digital & AI partnership: ECONET Telecom Lesotho and UNDP signed an MoU to accelerate digital transformation and AI adoption to strengthen services and institutions. HIV funding warning: UNAIDS reports that cuts to HIV prevention funding could trigger a resurgence, citing 2025 declines in assistance and continued treatment gaps. Weather disruption near the border: Heavy snowfall led South Africa’s border authority to temporarily suspend operations at Qacha’s Nek Port of Entry, with travellers urged to use alternatives and delay trips.
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