PRETORIA, 17 July 2026 – From left: Namibian Minister of International Relations and Trade, Selma Ashipala-Musavyi; Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah; South African President Cyril Ramaphosa; and South African Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Angie Motshekga, pictured at the 4th Session of the South Africa–Namibia Binational Commission in Pretoria on Friday, in Pretoria, South Africa. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA.

PRETORIA, 17 JULY 2026 – President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa and Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah successfully co-chaired the 4th Session of the South Africa–Namibia Binational Commission (BNC), which took place today, Friday, 17 July, in Pretoria, South Africa. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA.

SWAKOPMUND, 17 July 2026 - President of the Zambian Institute of Public Relations and Communication (ZIPRAC) Irene Lungu sharing a Zambian Case Study on Proffesionalising Communication-Building the Namibian Blueprint. (Photo by: MICT)

SWAKOPMUND, 17 July 2026 - Director of Corporate Engagement and Internationalisation at the Namibian University of Science and Technology Gervasius Nashilongo. (Photo: MICT)

WALVIS BAY, 16 July 2026 - Information and Communication Technology Minister Emma Theofelus looks on as Namibia Ports Authority’s Executive for Commercial Services Elias Mwenyo greets Botswana Vice President Ndaba Gaolathe during his visit to the Botswana Dry port at the port of Walvis Bay. (Photo: MICT)

SWAKOPMUND, 17 July 2026 - New Era Publication Corporation Chief Executive Officer Christof Maletsky participates in a panel discussion on Service Delivery and Managing the Narrative at the Effective Communicators Conference (ECC). (Photos: MICT)

SWAKOPMUND, 16 July 2026 - Vice President Lucia Witbooi, Botswana Vice President Ndaba Gaolathe, Information and Communication Technology Emma Theofelus led a delegation to the Botswana Dry Port and the Walvis Bay Port. (Photo: MICT)

SWAKOPMUND, 16 July 2026 - Namibian Sun Editor in Chief and Chairperson of the Editors’ Forum Toivo Ndjebela on Thursday at the Effective Communicators Conference at Swakopmund. (Photo by: Chelva Wells) NAMPA

Protesters hold placards and chant slogans during a demonstration against Ukraine's President's decision to dismiss Ukraine's Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, and demanding the dismissal of Ukraine's army chief Oleksandr Syrskyi, in Kyiv on July 18, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Large protests erupted in several Ukrainian cities against the removal of popular Defence Minister Fedorov, who had been brought in six months ago to digitise and modernise an army fatigued after four years fighting off the Russian invasion. (Photo by Roman PILIPEY / AFP)

A protester sings the Ukrainian national anthem during a demonstration against Ukraine's President's decision to dismiss Ukraine's Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, and demanding the dismissal of Ukraine's army chief Oleksandr Syrskyi, in Kyiv on July 18, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Large protests erupted in several Ukrainian cities against the removal of popular Defence Minister Fedorov, who had been brought in six months ago to digitise and modernise an army fatigued after four years fighting off the Russian invasion. (Photo by Roman PILIPEY / AFP)

Pachuca's head coach Benjamin Mora gestures during the Liga MX Apertura football match between Pumas and Pachuca at Olimpico Universitario stadium in Mexico City on July 18, 2026. (Photo by CARL DE SOUZA / AFP)

Protesters hold placards and chant slogans during a demonstration against Ukraine's President's decision to dismiss Ukraine's Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, and demanding the dismissal of Ukraine's army chief Oleksandr Syrskyi, in Kyiv on July 18, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Large protests erupted in several Ukrainian cities against the removal of popular Defence Minister Fedorov, who had been brought in six months ago to digitise and modernise an army fatigued after four years fighting off the Russian invasion. (Photo by Roman PILIPEY / AFP)

Daria and Serhii kiss each other as they attend with other protesters a demonstration against Ukraine's President's decision to dismiss Ukraine's Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, and demanding the dismissal of Ukraine's army chief Oleksandr Syrskyi, in Kyiv on July 18, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Large protests erupted in several Ukrainian cities against the removal of popular Defence Minister Fedorov, who had been brought in six months ago to digitise and modernise an army fatigued after four years fighting off the Russian invasion. (Photo by Roman PILIPEY / AFP)

Protesters attend a demonstration against Ukraine's President's decision to dismiss Ukraine's Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, and demanding the dismissal of Ukraine's army chief Oleksandr Syrskyi, in Kyiv on July 18, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Large protests erupted in several Ukrainian cities against the removal of popular Defence Minister Fedorov, who had been brought in six months ago to digitise and modernise an army fatigued after four years fighting off the Russian invasion. (Photo by Roman PILIPEY / AFP)

Protesters wave a Ukrainian flag, hold placards and chant slogans during a demonstration against Ukraine's President's decision to dismiss Ukraine's Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, and demanding the dismissal of Ukraine's army chief Oleksandr Syrskyi, in Kyiv on July 18, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Large protests erupted in several Ukrainian cities against the removal of popular Defence Minister Fedorov, who had been brought in six months ago to digitise and modernise an army fatigued after four years fighting off the Russian invasion. (Photo by Roman PILIPEY / AFP)

Protesters holding placards sing the Ukrainian national anthem during a demonstration against Ukraine's President's decision to dismiss Ukraine's Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, and demanding the dismissal of Ukraine's army chief Oleksandr Syrskyi, in Kyiv on July 18, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Large protests erupted in several Ukrainian cities against the removal of popular Defence Minister Fedorov, who had been brought in six months ago to digitise and modernise an army fatigued after four years fighting off the Russian invasion. (Photo by Roman PILIPEY / AFP)