SWAKOPMUND, 15 July 2026 - Vice President of the Institute Public Relations in Nigeria and Chairperson of the WPRF/APRA 2026 Planning Committee Professor Emmanuel Dandaura who was part of the special APRA panel discussion, an opening event for the Effective Communicators Conference taking place in Swakopmund. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 15 July 2026 - Communications professional and author Dr Omoniyi Ibietan moderating a special APRA Panel Discussion, an opening event for the Effective Communicators Conference taking place in Swakopmund. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 15 July 2026 - A special APRA Panel Discussion including Director of Commercial for Zambia’s Zaffico Pic Irene Lungu, Vice President of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations Professor Emmanuel Dandaura and PetroFund Head of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Shoki Kandjimi, with moderator Communications professional and author Dr Omoniyi Ibietan. The discussion was an opening event for the Effective Communicators Conference taking place in Swakopmund. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 14 July 2026 - Namibia Press Agency (Nampa) News Editor Maggy Thomas and Senior Sub-editor Angie Brandt pictured with information officers from the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, following a training session held on the sidelines of the Effective Communicators Conference (ECC26) at The Dome in Swakopmund. (Photo by: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 14 July 2026 – Ministry of Finance Deputy Director for Legal Support and Compliance Amalia Shikongo. (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 13 July 2026 - The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia's (CRAN) newly appointed Manager for Economics and Market Development, Bridget Ellen Dundee. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

SICHUAN, 08 July 2026 - Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Inge Zaamwani. (Photo: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

OSHITAYI, 08 July 2026 - Ondangwa Urban Constituency Councillor Leonard Negonga address learners during the Ondangwa Urban Annual Constituency Culture Festival 2026 on Wednesday. (Photo: Ester Hakaala) NAMPA

FILED - 31 December 1965, North Rhine-Westphalia, Duisburg: FILE PHOTO - Manfred Manglitz, the goalkeeper for the Bundesliga club Meidericher SV, watches the ball fly past him despite a powerful leap. Manglitz has now passed away. Photo: Lothar Heidtmann/dpa

15 July 2026, Berlin: Franziska Giffey, Berlin's Senator for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises, speaks at a press conference marking the launch of the new Urbanliner tram into passenger service in Berlin, Germany. The new 50-metre-long tram is larger than previous models and will initially operate on the heavily used M4 line. Photo: Christophe Gateau/dpa

15 July 2026, Berlin: Henrik Falk, Chief Executive Officer of Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG), speaks at a press conference marking the launch of the new Urbanliner tram into passenger service in Berlin, Germany. The new 50-metre-long tram is larger than previous models and will initially operate on the heavily used M4 line. Photo: Christophe Gateau/dpa

15 July 2026, Berlin: Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz (C) leads a session of the German Cabinet meeting to discuss reducing bureaucracy-known as the "Relief Cabinet." Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa

15 July 2026, Berlin: Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz (R) sits next to Lars Klingbeil, Germany's Minister of Finance, at the start of the German Cabinet meeting to discuss reducing bureaucracy-known as the "Relief Cabinet." Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa

(260715) -- BEIJING, July 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on July 15, 2026 shows vehicles being loaded onto a ship at Yantai Port in east China's Shandong Province. China's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 4.7 percent year on year in the first half of 2026, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Wednesday. (Photo by Tang Ke/Xinhua)

(260715) -- BEIJING, July 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Workers operate on a beverage production line at a company in Zaozhuang, east China's Shandong Province, July 15, 2026. China's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 4.7 percent year on year in the first half of 2026, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Wednesday. (Photo by Sun Zhongzhe/Xinhua)

(260715) -- BEIJING, July 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on July 15, 2026 shows a view of the Jingtang area of Tangshan Port in Tangshan City, north China's Hebei Province. China's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 4.7 percent year on year in the first half of 2026, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Wednesday. (Photo by Liu Mancang/Xinhua)