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

(260715) -- ASTANA, July 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A journalist reads a copy of "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China" at an event promoting the fifth volume of the book in Astana, Kazakhstan, July 15, 2026. The event was held here on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Li Renzi)

(260715) -- ASTANA, July 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Elnur Beisenbayev, head of the Domestic Policy Department of the Executive Office of the President of Kazakhstan, addresses an event promoting the fifth volume of "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China" in Astana, Kazakhstan, July 15, 2026. The event was held here on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Li Renzi)

(260715) -- ASTANA, July 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Guests read a copy of "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China" at an event promoting the fifth volume of the book in Astana, Kazakhstan, July 15, 2026. The event was held here on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Li Renzi)

(260715) -- ASTANA, July 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 15, 2026 shows a poster for an event promoting the fifth volume of "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China" in Astana, Kazakhstan. The event was held here on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Li Renzi)

(260715) -- ASTANA, July 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Guests exchange views at a panel session during an event promoting the fifth volume of "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China" in Astana, Kazakhstan, July 15, 2026. The event was held here on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Li Renzi)

(260715) -- ASTANA, July 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese side presents Kazakh guests with copies of the Kazakh edition of the fourth volume and the Russian edition of the fifth volume of "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China" at an event promoting the fifth volume of the book in Astana, Kazakhstan, July 15, 2026. The event was held here on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Li Renzi)

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)

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)