Higher Education Access: Welwitchia University is expanding in northern Namibia with its Outapi campus, offering nursing and health science programmes to bring university study closer to communities. Digital Future: Communications regulator CRAN is pushing “regulatory sandboxes” to help innovators test new telecom and digital services under flexible rules. Urban Services Pressure: Activists say Namibia should fix failing water and sewer networks before prepaid meter rollouts, warning councils’ weak billing and ageing infrastructure must come first. Local Government Leadership: Tsumeb’s CEO appointment approved by minister James Sankwasa is still stuck in limbo after procedural disputes inside the municipality. National Leadership Message: President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says Namibia’s unemployment, poverty and inequality can’t be solved by government alone and calls for youth investment, entrepreneurship and unity in implementation. Connectivity Deal: Telecom Namibia signed strategic digital connectivity agreements with Angola partners to expand broadband access, including satellite options for remote areas. Health Campaign: Cataract surgeries are underway in Rundu, targeting hundreds of patients across Kavango East and West to reduce avoidable blindness. Sports & Pride: Namibia’s volleyball teams won bronze at Zone VI qualifiers, while cricket awards crowned Bernard Scholtz and JJ Smit as top international players.