Telecom Investment: MTC says it will pump N$624.9m into network and digital infrastructure in 2025/26, including tower builds, transmission upgrades and power resilience, to extend coverage to underserved areas. Retail & Jobs: Goreangab Mall in Windhoek opens as a N$270m shopping and transport hub, with 40+ tenants and about 340 construction jobs plus 360 permanent roles expected to boost Katutura access to services. Competition Watch: Namibia Competition Commission has cleared 15 mergers and acquisitions, with three approvals conditional, including a Mediclinic Windhoek-related deal that comes with a three-year moratorium on merger-specific retrenchments. Transport Costs: Public passenger operators are told to stick to the approved 15% fare increase from 18 May, with set route prices published for key corridors. Digital Payments: Namibia Digital Dollar (NADD) launches NADD Pay, a WhatsApp-based payments tool using a Namibian Dollar-pegged stablecoin. Energy & Inflation Pressure: Analysts link April headline inflation rising to 3.1% mainly to transport costs and fuel-driven pressures, warning of further near-term increases. Culture & Identity: VP Lucia Witbooi opens the Oshakati Totem Expo, urging youth to modernise without losing cultural identity, while also calling on towns to create platforms that grow entrepreneurship. Genocide Memory: PM Elijah Ngurare urges protection of genocide sites like Ozombuzovindimba, warning against diluting or distorting history. Business & Growth: A tourism and agriculture push at the Omaludi Agricultural Festival highlights culture, tourism and livestock as levers for inclusive rural development.