Underground Gold Push: QKR Namibia Navachab is moving from trial mining to underground development, focusing on the Main and North Shoot zones north of its open pits, with safety and geotechnical monitoring front and centre. Youth Council Row: Namibia’s Ministry of Education is facing fresh scrutiny over claims that Uhuru Dempers was irregularly appointed and effectively acted as a “special advisor” to Minister Sanet Steenkamp, raising transparency and procedure questions. Roads Under Pressure: Works deputy minister Hans Haikali met stakeholders in Walvis Bay to tackle road and maintenance problems blamed on high groundwater, ageing services, tough ground conditions and heavy port traffic. Prosecutor-General Search Restarted: The Judicial Service Commission has restarted the hunt after none of eight candidates passed a written assessment for the Prosecutor-General post. Food & Climate Focus: The Rural Women’s Assembly urged governments to put women smallholder farmers at the centre of food and climate policy. Marine Conservation Gap: Namibia protects just 1.69% of its marine territory, far short of the 30% “30 by 30” goal. Local Music Airplay: NASCAM called on NBC to boost local music airplay and ensure artists get royalties. Oil & Gas Momentum: QatarEnergy announced another offshore discovery in Namibia’s Orange Basin at Merlin-1X, while ReconAfrica begins production testing at Kavango West 1X.