AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoPress Freedom Under Fire: Amnesty International and press groups are demanding an urgent, independent probe into the 5 September abduction and assault of Lesotho Newsday editor Kananelo Boloetse, with police saying they can’t move the case while he remains in hiding. Education & Inclusion: Special education teachers in Maseru are calling for disability inclusion beyond classrooms—into communities and churches—urging an end to hiding children with disabilities. Health & Youth: Lesotho’s ministry of health says 1 in 4 learners aged 13–17 seriously considered suicide, with many reporting they have nobody to talk to. Community Health Campaign: WHO-backed deworming is targeting over 11,000 Qacha’s Nek children, following findings that soil-transmitted worms remain common. Sports & Development: Lesotho Aquatics is set to build the country’s first swimming pool at Ratjomose Barracks in Maseru through World Aquatics’ Pools for All programme. Culture & Design: Young designer Teboho Hlehlehe is reimagining the Basotho blanket through Aranda’s 2026 Young Basotho Designers cohort.
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