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

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.

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

Reform candidate Robert Kenyon is seen after Labour candidate Andy Burnham wins the election for MP of Makerfield, at the count centre venue, the Edge in Wigan, northwest England on June 18, 2026. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)

Count Binface stands next to Labour candidate Andy Burnham (R) after Burnham wins the election for MP of Makerfield, at the count centre venue, the Edge in Wigan, northwest England on June 18, 2026. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)

South Korea's goalkeeper #01 Kim Seung-gyu grabs the ball during the 2026 World Cup Group A football match between Mexico and South Korea at the Guadalajara Stadium in Zapopan on June 18, 2026. (Photo by Ulises RUIZ / AFP)

South Korea's defender #03 Lee Gi-hyuk and Mexico's forward #09 Raul Jimenez fight for the ball during the 2026 World Cup Group A football match between Mexico and South Korea at the Guadalajara Stadium in Zapopan on June 18, 2026. (Photo by Ulises RUIZ / AFP)

South Korea's defender #03 Lee Gi-hyuk and Mexico's forward #09 Raul Jimenez fight for the ball next to South Korea's defender #04 Kim Min-jae during the 2026 World Cup Group A football match between Mexico and South Korea at the Guadalajara Stadium in Zapopan on June 18, 2026. (Photo by Ulises RUIZ / AFP)

Mexico's forward #16 Julian Quinones gestures during the 2026 World Cup Group A football match between Mexico and South Korea at the Guadalajara Stadium in Zapopan on June 18, 2026. (Photo by Ulises RUIZ / AFP)

Mexico's defender #23 Jesus Gallardo reacts to a missed chance during the 2026 World Cup Group A football match between Mexico and South Korea at the Guadalajara Stadium in Zapopan on June 18, 2026. (Photo by Ulises RUIZ / AFP)

This picture taken on on April 24, 2026 shows bags of rice on display for sale outside a store in Tokyo. Rice prices in Japan finally fell in May for the first time in three and half years, officials said June 19, 2026, following sharp rises for the staple that put the government under huge pressure. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP)