AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoHIV Drug Shortage: In Eswatini and parts of Africa, demand for the twice-yearly HIV prevention injection lenacapavir is outpacing supply, with clinics reporting near-empty stocks and vulnerable communities left behind. Rail “Uberisation” in SA: Transnet says private operators are now getting access to rail routes through new rail access agreements, ending more than a century of monopoly-style control as slots move to an independent manager. FMD Vaccine Push in SA: Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen announced another 2 million FMD vaccine doses from Turkey, lifting South Africa’s imported total to 8 million since February, with more expected to reach 15 million by end-May. Eswatini Governance & Education: EswatiniMed shareholders backed two preferred board nominees amid boardroom tensions, while EMCU suspended face-to-face lessons after student protests. Diplomacy & Taiwan Pressure: Taiwan President Lai Ching-te told the Copenhagen Democracy Summit he postponed an Eswatini trip due to China blocking flight routes, as Africa’s digital and child-safety leaders met in Nairobi.
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