Entrepreneurship Boost: Momentum Metropolitan, with Basecamp, launched the Metropolitan Founders Ignite programme to help Namibian founders strengthen and scale more sustainable businesses. Regional Development Push: NASRIA injected N$25m into regional economic development, with Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare urging governors to turn funding into jobs, infrastructure and visible benefits. Uranium Progress to Watch: Deep Yellow says Tumas construction mobilisation is set to start in August, with civil and concrete contracts worth about N$389m as FID is expected in Q4; it also formalised 5% Namibian ownership via Oponona Investments. Mining Outlook: The Chamber of Mines expects weaker real growth in 2026 but says higher gold and uranium prices should cushion value; it also reported “windfall” pricing across most minerals. Digital Connectivity: CRAN and NORED signed an MoU to coordinate rural electrification and broadband connectivity, plus capacity building and regulatory cooperation. Transport & Trade Signals: July vehicle sales stayed strong, led by light commercial vehicles, while the Central Procurement Board recorded its first CSR contribution tied to a rail upgrade in Bethanie. Housing Delivery: NHE handed over 82 houses in Swakopmund’s DRC informal settlement under the informal settlement upgrading programme. Culture with Economic Angle: Outapi’s Olufuko festival is underway (24 Aug–1 Sep), positioning the event as a tourism and investment platform with 165 exhibitors and 120 girls in the initiation programme.