AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoSkills & Youth Employment: Nigeria’s EFANDR Creative launched a Holiday Creator Bootcamp to train young people in photography, filmmaking, editing and storytelling, with mentorship and pathways into real production work. Public Services & Jobs: South Africa’s Joburg driving licence centres are paralysed by a 13-month debt dispute and procurement failures, leaving motorists turned away or stuck in queues. Labour & Inclusion: South Africa’s business-government growth pact faces pushback as organised labour says it’s being left out of the deal aimed at boosting jobs and investment. Health Access: A Nelson Mandela Bay family says emergency calls went unanswered for hours before an ambulance arrived, highlighting failures in essential healthcare response. Policy & Elections: Nigeria’s DSS moved to suspend Omoyele Sowore’s cybercrime trial until after the 2027 presidential election. Trade & Cost Pressures: South Africa raised the sugar import protection benchmark to US$785, but growers warn it may still be too low to stop imports hurting local production. Creative Economy: Ghana’s “This Is Ghana” exhibition turned a children’s park into a two-day marketplace for SMEs and entrepreneurs.
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