Lesotho Highlands Water: ORASECOM has opened the Lesotho-Botswana Water Transfer Project Management Office in Maseru, a key planning milestone for moving water from Lesotho to Botswana and supporting jobs and development. Food security push: Prime Minister Ntsokoane Matekane handed over 150+ tractors and farming machines to youth, women, associations and subsidised farmers, with additional equipment from Korea and China to boost production. Public procurement reform: The Lesotho Public Procurement Authority is sensitising suppliers and contractors on how to use the Public Procurement Act 2023 complaints mechanisms, aiming to improve fairness and accountability. Tourism and digital storytelling: Vodacom Lesotho has adopted Maseru District under the Re Bontše Lesotho campaign, backing local content creators to market culture and tourism. Education investment: Econet’s Higherlife Foundation Lesotho sponsored five students to study in the US in engineering, economics/finance and neuroscience. Regional labour shock (industry impact): South Africa’s anti-migrant crackdown has triggered a major exodus, with reports of factories and farms—including garment and agriculture—struggling to replace skilled workers, including some from Lesotho. Governance and rule of law: Opposition parties have petitioned SADC over alleged government defiance of court orders, while a leadership dispute at NUL continues to disrupt higher education stability. Energy and infrastructure context: A separate report flags Lesotho streetlights spending as failing to generate night-time economic activity, while South Africa’s electricity generation keeps falling.