AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoAgriculture & Food Security: King Letsie III arrived in Kenya for an official agricultural field visit to Taita Taveta County, touring projects using climate-smart and traditional farming to boost food production as weather patterns worsen. Electricity & Fraud Recovery: Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) secured commitments from two firms to repay over M3.7 million linked to an alleged electricity fraud scheme running since 2015. Youth Jobs Through Farming: MP Mohopoli Monokoane is pushing commercial agriculture after planting 10,000 cabbage seedlings in Mohale’s Hoek, arguing farming can cut unemployment and poverty. Digital Economy: ECONET Telecom Lesotho and UNDP renewed an MoU to drive digital transformation and AI adoption, including support for digital public infrastructure and broadband. Financial Inclusion: Vodacom Lesotho launched Tsetela, an M-Pesa-based micro-investing service with daily interest and low entry points, partnering with STANLIB Lesotho. Trade & Textiles: Lesotho regained duty-free access to the US market after a temporary levy expired, protecting garment jobs; government also welcomed Lesotho’s exclusion from new forced-labour-linked Section 301 tariffs. Sanitation & School Infrastructure: An MP says toilets are being refurbished and built at Matikoe high school and Tseka primary to improve hygiene and support SDG goals. Cybersecurity: Lesotho launched a Cybersecurity Incident Response Team (CSIRT) and a national forum to secure the country’s digital frontiers.
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