Breastfeeding push: Namibia’s Deputy Minister of Health and Social Services Susan Ndjaleka says exclusive breastfeeding is still below targets, citing 49% of infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months, and calls for stronger workplace, community and clinic support, including “Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding” in maternity wards and better counselling for mothers. Workplace support in action: Standard Bank Namibia backs the push by providing a dedicated “mommy’s room” for employees to express and store breast milk, arguing that culture and dignity matter as much as facilities. Workplace health and safety tragedy: Two Cape Advanced Engineering Namibia employees died after suspected toxic gas exposure during maintenance at Windhoek’s Gammams Water Care Works, with police investigating the cause. Public health and research capacity: Finance Minister Erica Shafudah says UNAM’s Veterinary Academic Hospital is a national asset for public health and research, pointing to local work such as an oral rabies vaccine for kudus. Regional trade and health-adjacent livelihoods: SADC moves to simplify border procedures under the Simplified Trade Regime to cut costs for small-scale traders, with implementation challenges flagged at border posts. Livestock disease pressure: Namibia and the US explore livestock breeding and genetics cooperation as regional disease outbreaks disrupt supply chains. Violence and care access: Police report three serious violent incidents across northern and southern Namibia, with victims treated at local health facilities before transfer to hospitals.