World Bank Financing: Lesotho and the World Bank have signed three agreements worth over M841m to expand clean energy access, speed up skills development, and improve nutrition outcomes nationwide. Food Security & Storage: The Agriculture Ministry is finalising plans to open the Ha Foso grain storage facility as farmers start delivering grain to government centres via the Disaster Management Authority. Regional Cooperation: Botswana and Lesotho have pledged to deepen resilience through a new bi-national commission, prioritising water, energy, trade, agriculture, education and people-to-people links. Youth & Digital Skills: Lesotho launched an AI Skills Development Programme for youth enterprises, linking e-commerce and AI tools to the Sebabatso youth empowerment ecosystem. Industrial Policy Push: The LNDC unveiled its “Letsema” 2026–2031 plan, targeting 50,000 net new jobs and 100 homegrown industrialists while aiming to break import dependence. Accountability Watch: Auditor-General findings highlight weak delivery under the CAFI project, with spending capacity at just 41% of its revised budget. Energy & Cost of Living: Officials moved to clarify that Lesotho’s Petroleum Fund does not supply petrol, only monitors pricing and the supply chain as fuel costs keep pushing up transport fares and basic goods prices. Dairy Governance: The Lesotho National Dairy Board CEO suspension is headed to court, with questions now focusing on the new leadership’s pay and the hiring process.