ONANDJABA, 02 July 2026 – Chairperson of the Onandjaba Village Council, Erkki Kandjaba. (Photo: Contributed)

ONANDJABA, 02 July 2026 – Chairperson of the Onandjaba Village Council, Erkki Kandjaba. (Photo: Contributed)

MARIENTAL, 02 July 2026 - The NamPower Foundation has donated baby care essentials to vulnerable mothers in the Hardap Rural Constituency. (Photo: Joe-Chintha Garises) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 01 July 2026 - Minister of International Relations and Trade, Selma Ashipala-Musavyi, and the United States of America's Ambassador to Namibia, John Giordano, pictured at the USA's 250th Independence Day celebrations in Windhoek. (Photo by: Eba Kandovazu) NAMPA

GIBEON, 01 July 2026 - Residents of Gibeon have petitioned the Namibian Police Force’s Hardap regional commander, calling for an urgent investigation into allegations of police brutality and abuse of authority at the Gibeon Police Station. (Photo: Contributed)

OPUWO, 01 July 2026 - Minister of Urban and Rural Development James Sankwasa and the governor of Kunene Region, Vipuakuje Muharukua, during a stakeholder engagement on Wednesday in Opuwo. (Photo: Kaviveterue Virere) NAMPA

MPUNGU, 01 July 2026 - The construction of classrooms is underway at Cause Primary School in the Mpungu Constituency. (Photo: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

MPUNGU, 01 July 2026 - The construction of classrooms is underway at Cause Primary School in the Mpungu Constituency (Photo by: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

Cape Verde's midfielder #14 Deroy Duarte celebrates with teammate Cape Verde's defender #13 Sidney Lopes Cabral scoring his team's first goal during the 2026 World Cup round of 32 football match between Argentina and Cape Verde at the Miami Stadium in Miami Gardens on July 3, 2026. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP)

A fan of Argentina wearing a mask of Argentine forward Lionel Messi holds a replica of the FIFA World Cup trophy while watching the FIFA World Cup 2026 round-of-32 football match between Argentina and Cape Verde on a giant screen, in Buenos Aires on July 3, 2026. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / AFP)

Cape Verde's goalkeeper #01 Vozinha, Cape Verde's defender #04 Pico Lopes, Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi and Cape Verde's defender #03 Diney Borges fight for the ball during the 2026 World Cup round of 32 football match between Argentina and Cape Verde at the Miami Stadium in Miami Gardens on July 3, 2026. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP)

People walk with umbrellas on the beach during a heatwave in Carolina Beach, North Carolina, on July 3, 2026. Blistering temperatures and humidity has gripped swaths of the United States this week, with more to come for the densely populated East Coast as the nation co-hosts the World Cup and prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday on July 4. The heat wave that has been broiling the Midwest is intensifying in the Northeast, with temperatures surpassing 100F (38C) in cities including New York, Philadelphia and Washington. (Photo by Allison Joyce / AFP)

Cape Verde's midfielder #14 Deroy Duarte celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the 2026 World Cup round of 32 football match between Argentina and Cape Verde at the Miami Stadium in Miami Gardens on July 3, 2026. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP)

Cape Verde's midfielder #14 Deroy Duarte celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the 2026 World Cup round of 32 football match between Argentina and Cape Verde at the Miami Stadium in Miami Gardens on July 3, 2026. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP)

Cape Verde's midfielder #14 Deroy Duarte celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the 2026 World Cup round of 32 football match between Argentina and Cape Verde at the Miami Stadium in Miami Gardens on July 3, 2026. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP)

People cool off in the ocean during a heatwave in Carolina Beach, North Carolina, on July 3, 2026. Blistering temperatures and humidity has gripped swaths of the United States this week, with more to come for the densely populated East Coast as the nation co-hosts the World Cup and prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday on July 4. The heat wave that has been broiling the Midwest is intensifying in the Northeast, with temperatures surpassing 100F (38C) in cities including New York, Philadelphia and Washington. (Photo by Allison Joyce / AFP)