Tobacco crackdown: Namibia’s National Council is pushing tighter laws on hubbly bubbly, vapes (“choefs”) and other harmful smoking substances after concerns that pupils and young people are increasingly using them, with peer pressure, absent parents and weak school enforcement cited as key drivers. Healthy ageing voices: Experts at an AU social development meeting in Windhoek say older people must be included in policy and service planning, not treated only as beneficiaries, with calls to use retired professionals’ skills to strengthen health and care systems. WHO funding boost: Fourteen African countries, including Namibia, and partners pledged over US$45m to support WHO’s first-ever Investment Round, aiming for more predictable financing for health work over the next four years. Water security investment: Government is spending about N$87m to replace an ageing coastal pipeline section, to improve reliable water supply for Swakopmund, Henties Bay, Arandis and nearby mining/industry. Public health risk from vaping: A Namibian youth vaping story highlights rising nicotine addiction among adolescents, with vaping linked to serious lung problems and calls for stronger prevention. Health infrastructure planning: Karibib’s proposed new public hospital is moving forward after a gazette land rezoning and subdivision notice, with public comments invited until 6 August. Climate threat: Coverage warns El Niño could intensify risks across eastern and southern Africa—floods in the east, drought and crop failure in the south—raising pressure on health and food systems. Regional health cooperation: Namibia and Lesotho signed an Olympic partnership focused on sport development, including sport science and medicine, as part of broader athlete safeguarding and governance work.