AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoTea, jobs, and heritage: In South Africa’s Sekhukhune, social entrepreneur Retang Phaahla helped launch Setšong Tea Crafters—turning long-ignored indigenous herbs into an award-winning tea business built around Pedi culture and local employment. Film diplomacy: The Tarifa and Tangier African Film Festival opens its 23rd edition in Tangier (May 22–30), with Lesotho’s “Ancestral Visions of the Future” among competing films. Women in logistics: CILTSA is opening a fully funded 2026/27 candidacy programme for 15 women, offering an internationally recognised logistics qualification and professional designation. IP and AI policy talk: Liberia’s IP chief is in Maseru for ARIPO’s Heads of IP Offices conference, focusing on AI, governance, and regional IP cooperation—showing how innovation policy is moving from boardrooms to regional agendas. Lesotho industry pulse: The week also featured practical skills and infrastructure—from hydroponics at Abia High School to the FSC Stadium of Life in Maseru—while mining closures and access road gaps kept pressure on livelihoods.
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