OTJIWARONGO, 29 June 2026 - Otjozondjupa Chief Regional Officer, Gerson Karaerua speaking at the 2026 State of the Region Address (SORA) at Otjiwarongo on Monday. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

OTJIWARONGO, 29 June 2026 - The Otjozondjupa Chief Regional Officer, Gerson Karaerua speaks at the 2026 State of the Region Address (SORA) at Otjiwarongo's Otjozondjupa Regional Council chambers during a special council meeting on Monday morning. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

OTJIWARONGO, 29 June 2026 - The Otjozondjupa Governor, John ||Khamuseb delivers his 2026 second State of the Region Address (SORA) at Otjiwarongo's Otjozondjupa Regional Council chambers during a special council meeting on Monday morning. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

OTJIWARONGO, 29 June 2026 - The Otjozondjupa Governor, John ||Khamuseb delivers his 2026 second State of the Region Address (SORA) at Otjiwarongo's Otjozondjupa Regional Council chambers during a special council meeting on Monday morning. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 28 June 2026 - NHP team at the Annual General Meeting in Windhoek. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 28 June 2026 - The national men’s senior rugby team, the ‘Welwitschias,’ (in blue) while in action against Zambia at the Hage Geingob Stadium in Windhoek, Namibia outclassed their opponents, Zambia 71-12 in the internatinal friendly match. (Photos: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 28 June 2026 - The national men’s senior rugby team, the ‘Welwitschias,’ (in blue) while in action against Zambia at the Hage Geingob Stadium in Windhoek, Namibia outclassed their opponents, Zambia 71-12 in the internatinal friendly match. (Photos: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 28 June 2026 - The national men’s senior rugby team, the ‘Welwitschias,’ (in blue) while in action against Zambia at the Hage Geingob Stadium in Windhoek, Namibia outclassed their opponents, Zambia 71-12 in the internatinal friendly match. (Photos: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

A passenger arrives at Mohamed bin Zayed City Station in Abu Dhabi on June 30, 2026, on the day of the inaugural journey of the UAE's first passenger train. The passenger service will eventually connect four of the country's seven emirates, with an "introductory operational phase" between Abu Dhabi and Fujairah to begin on June 30, state news agency WAM said earlier this month. The Dubai station will open on September 30, while the main station in the neighbouring emirate of Sharjah is set to be operational on March 30, 2027. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP)

Passengers sit in an Etihad Rail train, the UAE's first passenger train, on its inaugural journey at Mohamed bin Zayed City station in Abu Dhabi on June 30, 2026. The passenger service will eventually connect four of the country's seven emirates, with an "introductory operational phase" between Abu Dhabi and Fujairah to begin on June 30, state news agency WAM said earlier this month. The Dubai station will open on September 30, while the main station in the neighbouring emirate of Sharjah is set to be operational on March 30, 2027. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP)

A passenger sits in an Etihad Rail train, the UAE's first passenger train, on its inaugural journey at Mohamed bin Zayed City station in Abu Dhabi on June 30, 2026. The passenger service will eventually connect four of the country's seven emirates, with an "introductory operational phase" between Abu Dhabi and Fujairah to begin on June 30, state news agency WAM said earlier this month. The Dubai station will open on September 30, while the main station in the neighbouring emirate of Sharjah is set to be operational on March 30, 2027. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP)

Men pose for a photograph in front of an Etihad Rail train, the UAE's first passenger train, on its inaugural journey at Mohamed bin Zayed City station in Abu Dhabi on June 30, 2026. The passenger service will eventually connect four of the country's seven emirates, with an "introductory operational phase" between Abu Dhabi and Fujairah to begin on June 30, state news agency WAM said earlier this month. The Dubai station will open on September 30, while the main station in the neighbouring emirate of Sharjah is set to be operational on March 30, 2027. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP)

A photograph shows an Etihad Rail train, the UAE's first passenger train, on its inaugural journey at Mohamed bin Zayed City station in Abu Dhabi on June 30, 2026. The passenger service will eventually connect four of the country's seven emirates, with an "introductory operational phase" between Abu Dhabi and Fujairah to begin on June 30, state news agency WAM said earlier this month. The Dubai station will open on September 30, while the main station in the neighbouring emirate of Sharjah is set to be operational on March 30, 2027. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP)

A photograph shows an Etihad Rail train, the UAE's first passenger train, on its inaugural journey at Mohamed bin Zayed City station in Abu Dhabi on June 30, 2026. The passenger service will eventually connect four of the country's seven emirates, with an "introductory operational phase" between Abu Dhabi and Fujairah to begin on June 30, state news agency WAM said earlier this month. The Dubai station will open on September 30, while the main station in the neighbouring emirate of Sharjah is set to be operational on March 30, 2027. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP)

An Etihad Rail employee boards the locomotive of the UAE's first passenger train on its inaugural journey at Mohamed bin Zayed City station in Abu Dhabi on June 30, 2026. The passenger service will eventually connect four of the country's seven emirates, with an "introductory operational phase" between Abu Dhabi and Fujairah to begin on June 30, state news agency WAM said earlier this month. The Dubai station will open on September 30, while the main station in the neighbouring emirate of Sharjah is set to be operational on March 30, 2027. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP)

A man stands next to an Etihad Rail train, the UAE's first passenger train, on its inaugural journey at Mohamed bin Zayed City station in Abu Dhabi on June 30, 2026. The passenger service will eventually connect four of the country's seven emirates, with an "introductory operational phase" between Abu Dhabi and Fujairah to begin on June 30, state news agency WAM said earlier this month. The Dubai station will open on September 30, while the main station in the neighbouring emirate of Sharjah is set to be operational on March 30, 2027. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP)