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, federal co-chair of the AfD, addresses supporters at the launch of the AfD Saxony-Anhalt election campaign in Magdeburg, Germany. 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, addresses supporters at the launch of the AfD Saxony-Anhalt election campaign in Magdeburg, Germany. The state election in Saxony-Anhalt will be held on 6 September 2026. Photo: Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/dpa

17 July 2026, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Ettlingen: A train stands at Ettlingen-Bruchhausen station near Karlsruhe, following an emergency. A Deutsche Bahn security officer sustained life-threatening injuries after falling from a moving train during an altercation on Friday evening, according to police and the public prosecutor's office. Photo: Melanie Keul/EinsatzReport24 /dpa

18 July 2026, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Kratzeburg: An incident sign stands at the scene of a wildfire in Mueritz National Park. Photo: Manuel Genolet/dpa

18 July 2026, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Kratzeburg: A specialised wastewater tank from the German Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) is used as a mobile reserve of firefighting water during efforts to contain a wildfire in Mueritz National Park. Photo: Manuel Genolet/dpa

18 July 2026, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Kratzeburg: A specialized wastewater tank from the Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) is being used at the scene as a mobile reserve of firefighting water during a wildfire in Müritz National Park. Photo: Manuel Genolet/dpa

Ulrich Siegmund, top candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party for Saxony-Anhalt, addresses an election campaign event ahead of the state elections in Saxony-Anhalt, in Magdeburg, eastern Germany on July 18, 2026. Slogan reads "Everything is possible". The crucial state election in the German eastern federal state of Saxony-Anhalt is scheduled to take place on September 6, 2026. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP)

Alice Weidel (R), co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, and Ulrich Siegmund, AfD top candidate for Saxony-Anhalt are cheered by supportes during an election campaign event ahead of the state elections in Saxony-Anhalt, in Magdeburg, eastern Germany on July 18, 2026. Slogan reads "Everything is possible". The crucial state election in the German eastern federal state of Saxony-Anhalt is scheduled to take place on September 6, 2026. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP)