ONANDJABA, 02 July 2026 – Chairperson of the Onandjaba Village Council, Erkki Kandjaba. (Photo: Contributed)

ONANDJABA, 02 July 2026 – Chairperson of the Onandjaba Village Council, Erkki Kandjaba. (Photo: Contributed)

MARIENTAL, 02 July 2026 - The NamPower Foundation has donated baby care essentials to vulnerable mothers in the Hardap Rural Constituency. (Photo: Joe-Chintha Garises) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 01 July 2026 - Minister of International Relations and Trade, Selma Ashipala-Musavyi, and the United States of America's Ambassador to Namibia, John Giordano, pictured at the USA's 250th Independence Day celebrations in Windhoek. (Photo by: Eba Kandovazu) NAMPA

GIBEON, 01 July 2026 - Residents of Gibeon have petitioned the Namibian Police Force’s Hardap regional commander, calling for an urgent investigation into allegations of police brutality and abuse of authority at the Gibeon Police Station. (Photo: Contributed)

OPUWO, 01 July 2026 - Minister of Urban and Rural Development James Sankwasa and the governor of Kunene Region, Vipuakuje Muharukua, during a stakeholder engagement on Wednesday in Opuwo. (Photo: Kaviveterue Virere) NAMPA

MPUNGU, 01 July 2026 - The construction of classrooms is underway at Cause Primary School in the Mpungu Constituency. (Photo: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

MPUNGU, 01 July 2026 - The construction of classrooms is underway at Cause Primary School in the Mpungu Constituency (Photo by: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

Co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party Alice Weidel addresses delegates at the party congress of far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) at the Messe Erfurt fairground in Erfurt, eastern Germany on July 4, 2026. About 20,000 people flocked to Erfurt, in Thuringia state, according to police, to protest against the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party that tops national opinion polls. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP)

France's Maxime Lucu looks on during a press conference after the rugby Nations Championship match between New Zealand and France at One New Zealand Stadium in Christchurch on July 4, 2026. (Photo by Sanka VIDANAGAMA / AFP)

A faithful holds a placard reading "Pope Leo look beyond the sea to the Libyan hell" as Pope Leo XIV celebrates the mass during a one day visit to Lampedusa island, south of Sicily, on July 4, 2026. Pope Leo XIV bid Europe on July 4 better its response to the "momentous challenge" of migration, urging it to adopt a strategic approach to integrating new arrivals, as well as improving lives in developing countries. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP)

France's head coach Fabien Galthie (R) and Maxime Lucu look on during a press conference after the rugby Nations Championship match between New Zealand and France at One New Zealand Stadium in Christchurch on July 4, 2026. (Photo by Sanka VIDANAGAMA / AFP)

Thuringia's Interior Minister Georg Maier attends a demonstration in Erfurt, eastern Germany on July 4, 2026, where the party congress of far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is held. Thousands of demonstrators flooded a German city on July 4, 2026 blocking major roads and disrupting public transport, in a bid to shut down the annual congress of the far-right AfD party. (Photo by RALF HIRSCHBERGER / AFP)

A protester holds a sign showing a crossed out abstraction of German dictator Adolf Hitler during a demonstration in Erfurt, eastern Germany on July 4, 2026, where the party congress of far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is held. Thousands of demonstrators flooded a German city on July 4, 2026 blocking major roads and disrupting public transport, in a bid to shut down the annual congress of the far-right AfD party. (Photo by RALF HIRSCHBERGER / AFP)

Co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party Alice Weidel watches a projection during her speech at the party congress of far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) at the Messe Erfurt fairground in Erfurt, eastern Germany on July 4, 2026. About 20,000 people flocked to Erfurt, in Thuringia state, according to police, to protest against the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party that tops national opinion polls. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP)

Pope Leo XIV celebrates the mass during a one day visit to Lampedusa island, south of Sicily, on July 4, 2026. Pope Leo XIV bid Europe on July 4 better its response to the "momentous challenge" of migration, urging it to adopt a strategic approach to integrating new arrivals, as well as improving lives in developing countries. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP)