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

SWAKOPMUND, 17 June 2026 - In the Picture: Rössing Uranium is Johan Coetzee. Mining companies operating in the Erongo Region invested well over N.dollars 160 million in community development, education, healthcare and skills training over the past financial year, with Rössing Uranium alone accounting for N.dollars 73.5 million, Erongo Governor Natalia ǀGoagoses said on Wednesday. (Phot contributed) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 17 June 2026 - Mining companies operating in the Erongo Region invested well over N.dollars 160 million in community development, education, healthcare and skills training over the past financial year, with Rössing Uranium alone accounting for N.dollars 73.5 million, Erongo Governor Natalia ǀGoagoses said on Wednesday. (Phot contributed) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 17 June 2026 - Mining companies operating in the Erongo Region invested well over N.dollars 160 million in community development, education, healthcare and skills training over the past financial year, with Rössing Uranium alone accounting for N.dollars 73.5 million, Erongo Governor Natalia ǀGoagoses said on Wednesday. (Phot contributed) NAMPA

OMATJETE, 15 June 2026 - Senior councillor of the Zeraeua Traditional Authority Fabianus Uaseuapuani during an interview with Nampa ahead of the SORA in the Erongo Region. (Photo by: Chelva Wells) NAMPA

Congo DR's midfielder #08 Samuel Moutoussamy (C) fights for the ball with Portugal's midfielder #15 Joao Neves (L) during the 2026 World Cup Group K football match between Portugal and the Democratic Republic of Congo at the Houston Stadium in Houston on June 17, 2026. (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP)

(FILES) This photograph shows the logo of Fibre Excellence at the entrance of the industrial site in Tarascon, south-eastern France on April 14, 2026, as two sites in Tarascon and Saint-Gaudens face closure. The Toulouse commercial court postponed on June 17, 2026 until July 6 the examination of the takeover offer for paper pulp manufacturer Fibre Excellence, because a new investor "of renown" has expressed its interest in joining the project. (Photo by Thibaud MORITZ / AFP)

Portugal's midfielder #15 Joao Neves (R) celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the 2026 World Cup Group K football match between Portugal and the Democratic Republic of Congo at the Houston Stadium in Houston on June 17, 2026. (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP)

US Vice President JD Vance delivers remarks on the administration's "crackdown on crime and fraud" during an event at Gold Coast Studios in Bethpage, New York, on June 17, 2026. Vance’s visit comes after the Justice Department filed a lawsuit this week against New York state officials over alleged Medicaid fraud related to the state’s $10 billion home-care program. (Photo by Spencer Platt / POOL / AFP)

US Vice President JD Vance arrives to deliver remarks on the administration's "crackdown on crime and fraud" during an event at Gold Coast Studios in Bethpage, New York, on June 17, 2026. Vance’s visit comes after the Justice Department filed a lawsuit this week against New York state officials over alleged Medicaid fraud related to the state’s $10 billion home-care program. (Photo by Spencer Platt / POOL / AFP)

US Vice President JD Vance delivers remarks on the administration's "crackdown on crime and fraud" during an event at Gold Coast Studios in Bethpage, New York, on June 17, 2026. Vance’s visit comes after the Justice Department filed a lawsuit this week against New York state officials over alleged Medicaid fraud related to the state’s $10 billion home-care program. (Photo by Spencer Platt / POOL / AFP)

US Vice President JD Vance delivers remarks on the administration's "crackdown on crime and fraud" during an event at Gold Coast Studios in Bethpage, New York, on June 17, 2026. Vance’s visit comes after the Justice Department filed a lawsuit this week against New York state officials over alleged Medicaid fraud related to the state’s $10 billion home-care program. (Photo by Spencer Platt / POOL / AFP)

US Vice President JD Vance gestures as he arrives to deliver remarks on the administration's "crackdown on crime and fraud" during an event at Gold Coast Studios in Bethpage, New York, on June 17, 2026. Vance’s visit comes after the Justice Department filed a lawsuit this week against New York state officials over alleged Medicaid fraud related to the state’s $10 billion home-care program. (Photo by Spencer Platt / POOL / AFP)