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Last update: 9 hours agoTextiles: Lesotho’s new seven-year roadmap aims to revive the sector with higher-value garments, local wool and mohair processing, and less reliance on the US market. Targets for 2033 include 70,000 jobs and more than US$1 billion in annual exports. Industrial Power: Prime Minister Sam Matekane is due to commission the Ha Belo electrification project on November 13, connecting an industrial estate with 16 factory shells to the national grid. Water Infrastructure: Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee is questioning WASCO’s smart-meter tender after a bidder funded executives’ overseas trips; the company says the visits were part of the bidding process. Construction: The Roads Directorate’s October 14–16 expo will bring contractors, suppliers and engineers together to showcase technologies and skills for the sector. Agriculture: Lesotho has urged that a proposed US$1 billion African seed initiative deliver funding directly to smallholder farmers and climate-hit countries.
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