Youth & Politics: A coalition of Namibian youth and student groups backs Ester Simon as the sole candidate for NYC executive chairperson, ahead of elections in Swakopmund, while other youth bodies reject calls to scrap the NYC chair post. Reparatory Justice: President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah joins Ghana’s high-level conference on reparatory justice, following the UN resolution on enslaved Africans; Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa says France’s Code Noir has been repealed. Culture & Diplomacy: Namibia launches “Namibia Meets Ghana Cultural Night” in Accra to deepen trade, tourism and creative-industry ties with Ghana. City Life: Windhoek expands cashless bus top-ups via PayPulse (app and USSD), and unveils a 10-year People-Centred Smart City strategy that draws mixed reactions. Children & Wellbeing: MGECW flags ongoing violence, abuse and exploitation of children; Day of the African Child focuses on universal WASH access and stronger protection. Sports & Lifestyle: Nedbank Citi Dash targets 5 000 runners; Outjo gets a youth sport and playground facility from the Frank Fredericks Foundation. Road Safety Debate: Activist Felix Tjozongoro argues speed-hump backlash on the Western Bypass misses the bigger issue of driver behaviour and legal road classification. Environment: New study highlights human pressures on Cape fur seals, from entanglement to chemical pollution and underwater noise.