AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoMacron Reparations Debate: France’s president used Africa/Europe’s slavery-anniversary moment to ask how the harm can be “redressed,” but the piece argues France still dodges the hard economic reckoning. Regional Migration Pressure: South Africa says it’s stepping up cooperation with Lesotho, Mozambique and eSwatini through joint border action plans, while parliament hears deportations and workplace enforcement figures. Ebola Preparedness: ECSA Health is boosting cross-border Ebola readiness around DRC spillovers, with surveillance and emergency response measures at key frontiers. Water Security: South Africa’s water scarcity is being framed as a permanent economic threat to farming and the value chain, not a seasonal problem. Lesotho Governance & Economy: Parliament orders urgent action on outstanding payments and wages, while Lesotho says it won’t copy South Africa’s SARS-style vehicle registration rules for import permits. Business & Trade: Varun Beverages extends its PepsiCo bottling licence to 2049 and points to Africa as a growth driver; Botswana and South Africa also push faster delivery of priority regional projects. Health & Agriculture: Lesotho warns communities not to eat dead cattle amid an FMD outbreak.
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