Workplace wellbeing: NBC and Namibia Medical Care hosted a wellness day for staff, focusing on physical, mental and emotional wellbeing to help manage deadline pressure. Regional health priorities: Oshikoto’s State of the Region Address put water, agriculture, connectivity, education, roads, health and security first, with N$6.4m mobilised for booster pumps, mini desalination plants and boreholes. Animal health & food security: Namibia’s “redline” fence removal remains “impossible” for now, with officials warning uncontrolled cattle at the Namibia–Angola border could spread foot-and-mouth disease and threaten beef export markets. Mental health & justice: A man accused of breaching State House security and indecent exposure was found unfit to stand trial after a psychiatric assessment diagnosed schizophrenia and substance use disorder. Medicine safety checks: NMRC cleared Fabu-Paracetamol and Fabupharm’s paracetamol syrup after independent testing found correct ingredients and no toxic contaminants. Public health & care: Police in Oshakati appealed for help to find the family of a newborn baby girl found abandoned and still under medical care. Labour & wellbeing: Furnmart and Home Corp workers submitted a petition and are pushing for an 8% wage hike plus housing allowance, linking low pay to financial depression and mental health strain. Climate-linked health risk: A Nature study highlights that “feels-like” heat stress is rising faster than air temperature, increasing dangerous heat periods and tropical nights. Conservation: African penguin numbers rose at South Africa’s Boulders Beach colony, with SANParks reporting 790 breeding pairs in 2026.