Digital Trust for Namibia: CRAN launched DigiNam: Trust is Now Digital, built on Namibia’s National Public Key Infrastructure, to secure digital identities, signatures and trusted online transactions with CRAN as the Root Certification Authority. Marine Phosphate Tension: Namibia’s agriculture ministry is challenging an Environmental Clearance Certificate for Namibian Marine Phosphate’s Sandpiper project, with President McHenry Venaani accusing poor government coordination and late awareness of the clearance. Oil & Gas Deal: TotalEnergies completed its stake swaps with Galp, taking a 40% operated interest in Namibia’s PEL83 (Mopane) and strengthening its operator role across major Orange Basin discoveries. Gold Reserves Watch: The World Gold Council reports central banks added 23 tonnes of gold in July, led by China and Poland, as reserve diversification continues. Child Online Safety: UNICEF says about 20 million children across 21 countries face online sexual abuse or exploitation each year, with social media driving most cases. Namibia Tech & Mining: Askari Metals is ramping up exploration at its Uis critical metals project, with soil sampling nearing 75% completion and trenching advancing at the Kestrel target. Coastal Health Alert: Namibia’s fisheries ministry is investigating dead fish at Henties Bay and urges the public not to consume them until scientific results are out. Conservation Coexistence: A new IUCN-focused push highlights community-led human-wildlife coexistence as species recover and overlap with livelihoods.