GOBABIS, 27 July 2026 - Omaheke Governor Pijoo Nganate pictured with Deputy Executive Director and Chief Registrar in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security during a courtesy visit by the Ministry as part of the eID awareness campaign in Omaheke. (Photo: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 27 July 2026 – African Union delegates are attending a week-long indaba from Monday to Friday, the Sixth Ordinary Session of the AU Specialised Technical Committee on Social Development, Labour and Employment (STC-SDLE 6) in Windhoek. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 27 July 2026 – Namibia's Justice and Labour Relations Executive Director, Ben Nangombe, speaking at the Sixth Ordinary Session of the African Union Specialised Technical Committee on Social Development, Labour and Employment (STC-SDLE 6) in Windhoek on Monday. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 27 July 2026 - Delegates from the African Union, policy experts, and government ministers gathered in Windhoek on Monday for the Sixth Ordinary Session of the AU Specialised Technical Committee on Social Development, Labour, and Employment (STC-SDLE 6). (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

OPUWO, 27 July 2026 - The welcome sign at the entrance to Opuwo. (Photo: Kaviveterue Virere) NAMPA

OPUWO, 27 July 2026 - Opuwo Mayor Kasipo Kakondo discusses ongoing infrastructure projects in the town. (Photo: Kaviveterue Virere) NAMPA

GLASGOW, 26 July 2026 – Namibia’s lawn bowls team of Amanda Steenkamp and Diana Viljoen embrace after completing their final Section B match of the women’s pairs at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Centre. (Photo: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 26 July 2026 - The Ministry of International Relations and Trade on Saturday announced the appointment of Ambassador Mekondjo Kaapanda-Girnus as Deputy Director-General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). (Photo: Contributed)

FILED - 12 June 2025, Bavaria, Munich: FILE PHOTO - A banner with the inscription "ifo" stands at a press conference of the Institute for Economic Research (ifo) in Munich. Photo: Leonie Asendorpf/dpa

27 July 2026, Berlin: Berlin's Governing Mayor Kai Wegner speaks during a press conference marking the opening of the European headquarters of the World Liberty Congress. According to the organizers, the Congress is the largest alliance of democracy activists and freedom movements from authoritarian states. Photo: Soeren Stache/dpa

(260727) -- SOUTH CHINA SEA, July 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This image captured on July 27, 2026 shows a rescued crew member of Vietnamese vessel KHOI NGUYEN 18 being transferred from a Chinese rescue helicopter to a Vietnamese vessel, above the waters adjacent to Yongshu Jiao in China's Nansha Qundao in the South China Sea. China has rescued 47 of the 62 crew members after a Vietnamese ship sank on Friday night while operating in unfavorable weather conditions in the South China Sea, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said Monday. TO GO WITH "Column: Duty beyond dispute: maritime search and rescue in South China Sea" (Sansha Maritime Safety Administration/Handout via Xinhua)

(260727) -- SOUTH CHINA SEA, July 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Crew members on Nanhai Jiu 115, a rescue vessel operated by the Nanhai Rescue Bureau of China's Ministry of Transport, pick up crew members of Vietnamese vessel KHOI NGUYEN 18 from a life raft in the waters adjacent to Yongshu Jiao in China's Nansha Qundao in the South China Sea on July 25, 2026. China has rescued 47 of the 62 crew members after a Vietnamese ship sank on Friday night while operating in unfavorable weather conditions in the South China Sea, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said Monday. TO GO WITH "Column: Duty beyond dispute: maritime search and rescue in South China Sea" (Sansha Maritime Safety Administration/Handout via Xinhua)

(260727) -- SOUTH CHINA SEA, July 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This image captured on July 26, 2026 shows rescued crew members of Vietnamese vessel KHOI NGUYEN 18 being transferred from Nanhai Jiu 115, a rescue vessel operated by the Nanhai Rescue Bureau of China's Ministry of Transport, to a Vietnamese vessel, in the waters adjacent to Yongshu Jiao in China's Nansha Qundao in the South China Sea. China has rescued 47 of the 62 crew members after a Vietnamese ship sank on Friday night while operating in unfavorable weather conditions in the South China Sea, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said Monday. TO GO WITH "Column: Duty beyond dispute: maritime search and rescue in South China Sea" (Sansha Maritime Safety Administration/Handout via Xinhua)

The charred twisted iron frame of a canopy is seen following a wildfire at the Pantano de Burguillo campsite in El Barraco, 100 kilometres west of Madrid, on July 27, 2026. Spain faces two crucial days to bring raging wildfires under control before weather conditions worsen, authorities said on July 27, 2026, though they were making some progress and planned to start returning evacuees to certain areas. The wildfires that broke out in forested areas around the Spanish capital at the height of the summer holidays have forced some 60,000 people to flee their homes, often with just minutes' notice, leaving pets and medicine behind. (Photo by Roland LLOYD PARRY / AFP)

The charred remains of caravans and tents are seen following a wildfire at the Pantano de Burguillo campsite in El Barraco, 100 kilometres west of Madrid, on July 27, 2026. Spain faces two crucial days to bring raging wildfires under control before weather conditions worsen, authorities said on July 27, 2026, though they were making some progress and planned to start returning evacuees to certain areas. The wildfires that broke out in forested areas around the Spanish capital at the height of the summer holidays have forced some 60,000 people to flee their homes, often with just minutes' notice, leaving pets and medicine behind. (Photo by Roland LLOYD PARRY / AFP)

A trail of molten metal from a burnt-out vehicle is seen on the ground as charred remains of caravans and tents are seen following a wildfire at the Pantano de Burguillo campsite in El Barraco, 100 kilometres west of Madrid, on July 27, 2026. Spain faces two crucial days to bring raging wildfires under control before weather conditions worsen, authorities said on July 27, 2026, though they were making some progress and planned to start returning evacuees to certain areas. The wildfires that broke out in forested areas around the Spanish capital at the height of the summer holidays have forced some 60,000 people to flee their homes, often with just minutes' notice, leaving pets and medicine behind. (Photo by Roland LLOYD PARRY / AFP)