SWAKOPMUND, 19 June 2026 - Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture Sanet Steenkamp addressing youth delegates gathered at the multipurpose centre in Swakopmund for the third National Youth Council of Namibia general assembly which will take place over the weekend and is anticipated to end in an election for the council’s new leadership. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

ACCRA, 18 June 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah speaking at the high-level consultative conference in Accra, Ghana, on the United Nations Resolution on the Transatlantic Slave Trade on Thursday. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA.

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

OKAKARARA, 17 June 2026 - The Chief Executive Officer of Okakarara Town Council, Ernst Katjiku speaks on Wednesday evening about his exit from the council before end of this year. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

OKAKARARA, 17 June 2026 - The Chief Executive Officer of Okakarara Town Council, Ernst Katjiku speaks on Wednesday evening about his exit from the council before end of this year. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) 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.

Pope Leo XIV listens to Maurizio Malvestiti, bishop of Lodi, at the Parish of Saints Anthony Abbot and Francesca Cabrini in Sant'Angelo Lodigiano during a pastoral visit in Pavia and Sant'Angelo Lodigiano, on June 20, 2026. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP)

Pope Leo XIV listens to Maurizio Malvestiti, bishop of Lodi, at the Parish of Saints Anthony Abbot and Francesca Cabrini in Sant'Angelo Lodigiano during a pastoral visit in Pavia and Sant'Angelo Lodigiano, on June 20, 2026. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP)

Netherlands' defender #04 Virgil van Dijk stands in the tunnel as he waits with teammates to enter the pitch for the 2026 World Cup Group F football match between the Netherlands and Sweden at the Houston Stadium in Houston on June 20, 2026. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP)

Netherlands' defender #04 Virgil van Dijk stands in the tunnel as he waits with teammates to enter the pitch for the 2026 World Cup Group F football match between the Netherlands and Sweden at the Houston Stadium in Houston on June 20, 2026. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP)

Netherlands' defender #04 Virgil van Dijk stands in the tunnel as he waits with teammates to enter the pitch for the 2026 World Cup Group F football match between the Netherlands and Sweden at the Houston Stadium in Houston on June 20, 2026. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP)

Police walk at a polling center in Cali, Colombia on June 20, 2026, the day before the presidential runoff election. Colombians vote on June 21, 2026 in a presidential runoff pitting a hard-right opera-singer-turned-lawyer against a leftist senator, an election with stark consequences for the country's stumbling peace process with armed groups and strained ties with Washington. (Photo by Joaquin SARMIENTO / AFP)

Netherlands' forward #19 Brian Brobbey shoots and scores his team's second goal during the 2026 World Cup Group F football match between the Netherlands and Sweden at the Houston Stadium in Houston on June 20, 2026. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP)

People arrange polling stations at a polling center in Cali, Colombia on June 20, 2026, the day before the presidential runoff election. Colombians vote on June 21, 2026 in a presidential runoff pitting a hard-right opera-singer-turned-lawyer against a leftist senator, an election with stark consequences for the country's stumbling peace process with armed groups and strained ties with Washington. (Photo by JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP)