PRETORIA, 20 August 2025 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and her South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa co-chair the Fourth Namibia-South Africa Bi-National Commission in Pretoria on Friday, 17 July. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 15 July 2026 - The Effective Communicators Conference (ECC26) started in Swakopmund on Wednesday. The conference, hosted by the Namibia Press Agency (Nampa) in collaboration with the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, runs from 14 to 17 July under the theme “Communication Reconsidered: A driving force for constant progress.” (Photo: Contributed)

SWAKOPMUND, 15 July 2026 - Vice President of the Institute Public Relations in Nigeria and Chairperson of the WPRF/APRA 2026 Planning Committee Professor Emmanuel Dandaura who was part of the special APRA panel discussion, an opening event for the Effective Communicators Conference taking place in Swakopmund. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 15 July 2026 - Communications professional and author Dr Omoniyi Ibietan moderating a special APRA Panel Discussion, an opening event for the Effective Communicators Conference taking place in Swakopmund. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 15 July 2026 - A special APRA Panel Discussion including Director of Commercial for Zambia’s Zaffico Pic Irene Lungu, Vice President of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations Professor Emmanuel Dandaura and PetroFund Head of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Shoki Kandjimi, with moderator Communications professional and author Dr Omoniyi Ibietan. The discussion was an opening event for the Effective Communicators Conference taking place in Swakopmund. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 14 July 2026 - Namibia Press Agency (Nampa) News Editor Maggy Thomas and Senior Sub-editor Angie Brandt pictured with information officers from the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, following a training session held on the sidelines of the Effective Communicators Conference (ECC26) at The Dome in Swakopmund. (Photo by: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 14 July 2026 – Ministry of Finance Deputy Director for Legal Support and Compliance Amalia Shikongo. (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 13 July 2026 - The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia's (CRAN) newly appointed Manager for Economics and Market Development, Bridget Ellen Dundee. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

14 July 2026, Saxony-Anhalt, Dessau-Rosslau: The audience sings the GDR (German Democratic Republic) anthem at an event organized by the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in Saxony-Anhalt. Photo: Jan Woitas/dpa

An England supporter wearing a sombrero looks on from the stands ahead of the 2026 World Cup football tournament semi-final match between England and Argentina at the Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta on July 15, 2026. (Photo by JUAN MABROMATA / AFP)

Lyon's British midfielder #23 Tyler Morton reacts during the pre-season friendly football match between Olympique Lyonnais (OL) and Servette FC at the stade Pierre Rajon in Bourgoin-Jallieu, southeastern France on July 15, 2026. (Photo by Alex MARTIN / AFP)

Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination to be Attorney General, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 15, 2026. President Donald Trump's pick to be the next US attorney general -- his former personal defense lawyer Todd Blanche -- faces what is expected to be a contentious Senate nomination hearing on Wednesday. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)

Argentina fans cheer ahead of the 2026 World Cup football tournament semi-final match between England and Argentina at the Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta on July 15, 2026. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP)

Marine One, with US President Donald Trump onboard, flies past the Washington Monument upon departure from the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, DC, on July 15, 2026. President Trump is travelling to Carlisle, Pennsylania to attend the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit (Photo by Haiyun Jiang / POOL / AFP)

US President Donald Trump walks to Marine One as he departs from the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, DC, on July 15, 2026. President Trump is travelling to Carlisle, Pennsylania to attend the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit (Photo by Haiyun Jiang / POOL / AFP)

US President Donald Trump walks to board Marine One as he departs from the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, DC, on July 15, 2026. President Trump is travelling to Carlisle, Pennsylania to attend the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit (Photo by Haiyun Jiang / POOL / AFP)