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

Alpecin - Premier Tech team's Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel attends the team presentation ceremony ahead of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, with the Sagrada Familia Basilica seen in the background, in Barcelona, northeastern Spain, on July 2, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)

Alpecin - Premier Tech team's riders attends the team presentation ceremony ahead of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, with the Sagrada Familia Basilica seen in the background, in Barcelona, northeastern Spain, on July 2, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)

Alpecin - Premier Tech team's Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel (L) and Alpecin - Premier Tech team's Belgian rider Jasper Philipsen attend the team presentation ceremony ahead of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, with the Sagrada Familia Basilica seen in the background, in Barcelona, northeastern Spain, on July 2, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)

Alpecin - Premier Tech team's Belgian rider Jasper Philipsen attends the team presentation ceremony ahead of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, with the Sagrada Familia Basilica seen in the background, in Barcelona, northeastern Spain, on July 2, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)

NSN Cycling Team's Eritrean rider Biniam Girmay attends the team presentation ceremony ahead of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, with the Sagrada Familia Basilica seen in the background, in Barcelona, northeastern Spain, on July 2, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)

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Soudal Quick-Step riders attend the team presentation ceremony ahead of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, with the Sagrada Familia Basilica seen in the background, in Barcelona, northeastern Spain, on July 2, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)

Soudal Quick-Step riders attend the team presentation ceremony ahead of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, with the Sagrada Familia Basilica seen in the background, in Barcelona, northeastern Spain, on July 2, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)