AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoRegional Diplomacy Push: SADC foreign ministers meeting at Kruger National Park pledged tighter cooperation, policy alignment and a stronger “unified voice” as climate shocks, Middle East conflict and trade disruptions keep pushing food and fuel prices up. Immigration Crackdown in SA: South Africa’s Home Affairs says 109,735 undocumented foreigners were arrested and deported over five financial years, with 6,279 workplace inspections and 8,180 employer charges for hiring without permits. Ebola Readiness at Borders: Tanzania and Uganda stepped up joint border surveillance and emergency response after Ebola spread from the DRC, with ECSA-HC coordinating high-risk frontier measures. Lesotho’s Economic Self-Reliance: Lesotho’s foreign minister warned smaller, landlocked economies are being hit hardest by a “polycrisis,” citing fuel price spikes and knock-on effects for jobs and farming. Water Stress Warning: SA water scarcity must be treated as a permanent economic threat to agriculture, not a seasonal problem.
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