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

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.

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

Pope Leo XIV attends the funeral of Italian cardinal Camillo Ruini at St Peter's basilica in The Vatican on June 18, 2026. (Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP)

Pope Leo XIV attends the funeral of Italian cardinal Camillo Ruini at St Peter's basilica in The Vatican on June 18, 2026. (Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP)

Pope Leo XIV attends the funeral of Italian cardinal Camillo Ruini at St Peter's basilica in The Vatican on June 18, 2026. (Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP)

Pope Leo XIV attends the funeral of Italian cardinal Camillo Ruini at St Peter's basilica in The Vatican on June 18, 2026. (Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP)

18 June 2026, Berlin: Firefighters work to battle a fire on Johannisstrasse. Photo: Sven Kaeuler/dpa

18 June 2026, Berlin: Firefighters work to battle a fire on Johannisstrasse. Photo: Sven Kaeuler/dpa

18 June 2026, Berlin: Firefighters work to battle a fire on Johannisstrasse. Photo: Sven Kaeuler/dpa

18 June 2026, Bavaria, Munich: Minister President of Bavaria Markus Soeder (R) and Mayor of Munich Dominik Krause attend a press conference in front of Nymphenburg Palace to present to representatives of top sports federations the unique features and opportunities Munich offers as a national candidate for the Summer Olympics, as well as the bid concept. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa