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.

A woman prepares to vote at a polling station during the presidential election runoff, in Bogota on June 21, 2026. Colombians head to the polls to pick a new president between a hard-right White House-backed lawyer and a leftist senator that will decide the fate of the country's stumbling peace process and strained ties with Washington. (Photo by Raul ARBOLEDA / AFP)

Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo returns to US player Tommy Paul during the men's singles final tennis match on day six of the ATP HSBC Championships at Queen's Club in west London on June 21, 2026. (Photo by Henry NICHOLLS / AFP)

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz gives a speech during an event to mark the National Veterans' Day on June 21, 2026 in Berlin. The achievements of serving and former soldiers of the German armed forces (Bundeswehr) is honoured through events held across the country and a central celebration in Berlin. (Photo by RALF HIRSCHBERGER / AFP)

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz gives a speech during an event to mark the National Veterans' Day on June 21, 2026 in Berlin. The achievements of serving and former soldiers of the German armed forces (Bundeswehr) is honoured through events held across the country and a central celebration in Berlin. (Photo by RALF HIRSCHBERGER / AFP)

Team Ducati Lenovo Team's Marc Marquez celebrates on the podium with sparkling wine after winning the MotoGP Grand Prix of Czechia in Brno, Czech Republic, on June 21, 2026. (Photo by Michal Cizek / AFP)

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz gives a speech during an event to mark the National Veterans' Day on June 21, 2026 in Berlin. The achievements of serving and former soldiers of the German armed forces (Bundeswehr) is honoured through events held across the country and a central celebration in Berlin. (Photo by RALF HIRSCHBERGER / AFP)

Russia's Sofiia Ilteriakova competes in the individual clubs of the 2026 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup in Beijing on June 21, 2026. (Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP)

China's Wang Qi competes in the individual ribbon of the 2026 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup in Beijing on June 21, 2026. (Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP)