SWAKOPMUND, 17 June 2026 - Erongo Governor Natalia /Goagoses delivering her Sate of the Region Address. She is dressed in the uniform of the National Youth Service, in solidarity with the Namibian youth and their plight in fighting against unemployment. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 16 June 2026 - Erongo Governor Natalia ǀGoagoses during her State of the Region Address (SORA) stated that the C35 Swakopmund/Henties Bay/Uis Main Road, costing N.dollars 1.03 billion, was 86 per cent complete with 16 kilometres remaining. (Photo by: Josephina Simeon) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 16 June 2026 - Erongo Governor Natalia ǀGoagoses during her State of the Region Address (SORA) stated that the C35 Swakopmund/Henties Bay/Uis Main Road, costing N.dollars 1.03 billion, was 86 per cent complete with 16 kilometres remaining. (Photo by: Josephina Simeon) NAMPA

UIS, 16 June 2026 - Uis in the Erongo Region, was upgraded from settlement to town status, becoming the region’s eighth local authority, ǀGoagoses said in her second State of the Region Address delivered in Swakopmund, with N.dollars 1 million allocated for an Infrastructure Master Plan and N.dollars 8.5 million for an ongoing bulk water pipeline. (Photo by: Josephina Simeon) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 17 June 2026 - In the Picture: Rössing Uranium is Johan Coetzee. Mining companies operating in the Erongo Region invested well over N.dollars 160 million in community development, education, healthcare and skills training over the past financial year, with Rössing Uranium alone accounting for N.dollars 73.5 million, Erongo Governor Natalia ǀGoagoses said on Wednesday. (Phot contributed) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 17 June 2026 - Mining companies operating in the Erongo Region invested well over N.dollars 160 million in community development, education, healthcare and skills training over the past financial year, with Rössing Uranium alone accounting for N.dollars 73.5 million, Erongo Governor Natalia ǀGoagoses said on Wednesday. (Phot contributed) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 17 June 2026 - Mining companies operating in the Erongo Region invested well over N.dollars 160 million in community development, education, healthcare and skills training over the past financial year, with Rössing Uranium alone accounting for N.dollars 73.5 million, Erongo Governor Natalia ǀGoagoses said on Wednesday. (Phot contributed) NAMPA

OMATJETE, 15 June 2026 - Senior councillor of the Zeraeua Traditional Authority Fabianus Uaseuapuani during an interview with Nampa ahead of the SORA in the Erongo Region. (Photo by: Chelva Wells) NAMPA

FILED - 23 June 2010, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: FILE PHOTO - A woman buries her face in her hands at her workplace in Cologne. Photo: Oliver Berg/dpa

(COMBO) This combination of file photos created on June 17, 2026, shows Bosnia-Herzegovina's forward #11 Edin Dzeko in Zenica on March 31, 2026 (L); and Sweden's forward #07 Benjamin Nygren in Geneva, on November 15, 2025. Switzerland and Bosnia and Herzegovina will mett in a 2026 World Cup Group B football match at the Los Angeles Stadium in Inglewood on June 18, 2026. (Photo by Elvis BARUKCIC and Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)

Italian rider Andrea Bagioli of team Lidl-Treck is pictured after crossing the finish line in third place in the first stage of the Men's Tour of Switzerland (Tour de Suisse) cycling race, in Sondrio, Italy, on June 17, 2026. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP)

Italian rider Andrea Bagioli of team Lidl-Treck is pictured after crossing the finish line in third place in the first stage of the Men's Tour of Switzerland (Tour de Suisse) cycling race, in Sondrio, Italy, on June 17, 2026. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP)

Slovenia's rider Tadej Pogacar of team UAE Emirates - XRG celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the first stage of the Men's Tour of Switzerland (Tour de Suisse) cycling race, in Sondrio, Italy, on June 17, 2026. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP)

Slovenia's rider Tadej Pogacar of team UAE Emirates - XRG celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the first stage of the Men's Tour of Switzerland (Tour de Suisse) cycling race, in Sondrio, Italy, on June 17, 2026. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP)

(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on June 16, 2026 shows (L to R) Argentinian forward Lionel Messi running with the ball during the World Cup 2006 round of 16 football game Argentina vs. Mexico, 24 June 2006 at Leipzig stadium; Argentina's striker Lionel Messi kicking the ball during Argentina vs Nigeria their Group B first round 2010 World Cup football match on June 12, 2010 at Ellis Park stadium in Johannesburg; Argentina's forward and captain Lionel Messi running with the ball during the semi-final football match between Netherlands and Argentina of the FIFA World Cup at The Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo on July 9, 2014; Argentina's forward Lionel Messi controlling the ball during the Russia 2018 World Cup Group D football match between Nigeria and Argentina at the Saint Petersburg Stadium in Saint Petersburg on June 26, 2018, Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi controlling the ball during the Qatar 2022 World Cup final football match between Argentina and France at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, north of Doha on December 18, 2022; and Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi controlling the ball during the 2026 World Cup Group J football match between Argentina and Algeria at the Kansas City Stadium in Kansas City on June 16, 2026. Lionel Messi became the first man to play in six World Cup tournaments when he started for Argentina in their opening match against Algeria in Kansas City on June 16, 2026. The 38-year-old, who captained the South American nation to the title four years ago in Qatar, also won his 200th international cap. (Photo by AFP)

(FILES) England fans cheer prior the UEFA Euro 2024 finale football match between Spain and England, in Benidorm, eastern coast of Spain, on July 14, 2024. The outcome of England's World Cup opener on June 17, 2026 remains uncertain but one result appears far more predictable in Benidorm: a sharp decline in local beer stocks. The Spanish Mediterranean resort, one of Britain's favorite holiday destinations, could serve up to 80,000 litres of beer on Wednesday as England begins its World Cup campaign, according to estimates from the local hospitality industry. (Photo by JOSE JORDAN / AFP)