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

18 July 2026, Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg: Alice Weidel (L), federal co-chair of the AfD, stands on stage with Ulrich Siegmund, the party's lead candidate for the 2026 Saxony-Anhalt state election, during the launch of the AfD Saxony-Anhalt election campaign in Magdeburg. The state election in Saxony-Anhalt will be held on 6 September 2026. Photo: Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/dpa

18 July 2026, Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg: Ulrich Siegmund, the AfD's lead candidate for the 2026 Saxony-Anhalt state election, attends the launch of the AfD Saxony-Anhalt election campaign in Magdeburg. The state election in Saxony-Anhalt will be held on 6 September 2026. Photo: Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/dpa

18 July 2026, Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg: Alice Weidel, federal co-chair of the AfD, waves from the stage during the launch of the AfD Saxony-Anhalt election campaign in Magdeburg. The state election in Saxony-Anhalt will be held on 6 September 2026. Photo: Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/dpa

18 July 2026, Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg: Ulrich Siegmund, the AfD's lead candidate for the 2026 Saxony-Anhalt state election, speaks during the launch of the AfD Saxony-Anhalt election campaign in Magdeburg. The state election in Saxony-Anhalt will be held on 6 September 2026. Photo: Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/dpa

18 July 2026, Hesse, Kelkheim: People pay tribute to the woman who was killed in the fatal machete attack in Kelkheim. Following the homicide, the city of Kelkheim invited the public to attend a memorial service. Photo: Helmut Fricke/dpa

18 July 2026, Hesse, Kelkheim: People pay tribute to the woman who was killed in the fatal machete attack in Kelkheim. Following the homicide, the city of Kelkheim invited the public to attend a memorial service. Photo: Helmut Fricke/dpa

18 July 2026, Hesse, Kelkheim: People pay tribute to the woman who was killed in the fatal machete attack in Kelkheim. Following the homicide, the city of Kelkheim invited the public to attend a memorial service. Photo: Helmut Fricke/dpa

People serve portions of a giant cake in the colors of the Venezuelan national flag, to be distributed in the shelters to the people affected by the June 24 earthquakes, in Caracas on July 18, 2026. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP)