SWAKOPMUND, 19 June 2026 - Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture Sanet Steenkamp addressing youth delegates gathered at the multipurpose centre in Swakopmund for the third National Youth Council of Namibia general assembly which will take place over the weekend and is anticipated to end in an election for the council’s new leadership. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

ACCRA, 18 June 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah speaking at the high-level consultative conference in Accra, Ghana, on the United Nations Resolution on the Transatlantic Slave Trade on Thursday. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA.

SWAKOPMUND, 18 June 2026 - Erongo Governor Natalia /Goagoses. (Photo contributed) NAMPA

OMATJETE, 16 June 2026 - Erongo Governor Natalia /Goagoses, during the launch of the Roads Authority’s mobile unit, Natis on Wheels. (Photo by: Chelva) NAMPA

OKAKARARA, 17 June 2026 - The Chief Executive Officer of Okakarara Town Council, Ernst Katjiku speaks on Wednesday evening about his exit from the council before end of this year. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

OKAKARARA, 17 June 2026 - The Chief Executive Officer of Okakarara Town Council, Ernst Katjiku speaks on Wednesday evening about his exit from the council before end of this year. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 18 June 2026 - Education officials, school principals, teachers, learners, community leaders and other stakeholders of education attending the Erongo Region Education conference to assess challenges facing the sector. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 17 June 2026 - Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare pictured with Ovaherero Chief Professor Mutjinde Katjiua during a recent meeting in Windhoek. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA.

People walk past a fountain in central Mainz, western Germany, on June 19, 2026 with air temperature reaching 33 degrees Celsius. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)

Pigeons cool at a fountain in central Mainz, western Germany, on June 19, 2026 with air temperature reaching 33 degrees Celsius. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)

A man rests at the river Rhein embankment in Mainz, western Germany, on June 19, 2026 with air temperature reaching 33 degrees Celsius. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)

Pigeons cool at a fountain in central Mainz, western Germany, on June 19, 2026 with air temperature reaching 33 degrees Celsius. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)

A child cools at a fountain in central Mainz, western Germany, on June 19, 2026 with air temperature reaching 33 degrees Celsius. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)

A member of Spanish band Killus performs on stage during the 19th edition of Hellfest rock and heavy metal festival, in Clisson, western France, on June 19, 2026. . (Photo by Sebastien Salom-Gomis / AFP)

Racegoers wait in the stands on the fourth day of the Royal Ascot horse racing meeting in Ascot, west of London, on June 19, 2026. (Photo by Henry NICHOLLS / AFP)

A tourist drinks from a public well during warm weather in Szekesfehervar, Hungary on June 19, 2026. The first major heatwave of the year is on its way, and a Level 2 heat alert will come into force from June 20, according to a statement issued on June 19 by Hungary’s National Center for Public Health and Pharmacy (NNGYK) and the National Directorate General for Disaster Management. The particularly hot weather can be especially dangerous for the elderly, children, heart patients, and those with problems of the cardiovascular system. (Photo by Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP)