Medical drones for Lesotho: Prime Minister Ntsokoane Matekane says a Rapokolana medical drone delivery hub will store medicines and fly them to remote clinics, with the first drone expected to operate by June 2027 after environmental assessments. Climate and health risk planning: Maseru officials urged all departments to prepare for El Niño, with a district action plan covering drought, water shortages, poor harvests and food insecurity, including health and disaster response. Rural power access: LEWA granted licence exemptions for seven rural mini-grid projects to expand electricity to 70 villages, aiming to simplify licensing while keeping safety and pricing rules. School meals hit by US funding cuts: GroundUp reports Semonkong pupils are getting smaller, less nutritious lunches after US support ended, with maize-meal down sharply and cooks paid late; the education ministry says it will investigate. Maternal care crisis warning: Parliament’s social cluster chairperson Mokhothu Makhalanyane says two assisted-birth failures at Berea Hospital and Mahobong Health Centre point to broader poor facility care and calls for stronger action against misconduct. Dairy dispute and farmer payments: Agriculture minister Selibe Mochoboroane told the Senate government is working to resolve non-payment to dairy farmers since July after Denmar left, alongside ownership and management disputes. HIV risk practice spotlight: A report highlights “bluetoothing/flashblooding” in Lesotho and elsewhere as a poverty-driven drug injection method that can spread HIV and hepatitis.