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

Netherlands' King Willem-Alexander (L) and Queen Maxima (R) arrive for a gala hosted by the Dutch National Ballet to mark the director's farewell in Amsterdam on July 2, 2026. (Photo by Ramon van Flymen / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT

France’s Soizic Gelfmann competes in the women's 400 m freestyle final during the French national swimming championships at Saint-Etienne on July 2, 2026. (Photo by OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE / AFP)

Netherlands' King Willem-Alexander (L) and Queen Maxima (C) pose with Director of Dutch National Ballet Ted Brandsen before the start of a gala hosted by the Dutch National Ballet to mark the director's farewell in Amsterdam on July 2, 2026. (Photo by Ramon van Flymen / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT

A woman cools off at a fire hydrant in the Hamilton Heights neighborhood in the Manhattan borough of New York City on July 2, 2026. Blistering temperatures and humidity gripped swaths of the United States on July 1, with the worst yet to come for the densely populated East Coast as the nation co-hosts the World Cup and prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday. "Heat dome" conditions -- in which high-pressure systems trap warm air like the lid on a pot -- persisted over the Midwest and South and were moving east, with some 46 million people under heat alerts. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)

A woman cools off at a fire hydrant in the Hamilton Heights neighborhood in the Manhattan borough of New York City on July 2, 2026. Blistering temperatures and humidity gripped swaths of the United States on July 1, with the worst yet to come for the densely populated East Coast as the nation co-hosts the World Cup and prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday. "Heat dome" conditions -- in which high-pressure systems trap warm air like the lid on a pot -- persisted over the Midwest and South and were moving east, with some 46 million people under heat alerts. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)

Men cool off at a fire hydrant in the Hamilton Heights neighborhood in the Manhattan borough of New York City on July 2, 2026. Blistering temperatures and humidity gripped swaths of the United States on July 1, with the worst yet to come for the densely populated East Coast as the nation co-hosts the World Cup and prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday. "Heat dome" conditions -- in which high-pressure systems trap warm air like the lid on a pot -- persisted over the Midwest and South and were moving east, with some 46 million people under heat alerts. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)

A family cools off at a fire hydrant in the Hamilton Heights neighborhood in the Manhattan borough of New York City on July 2, 2026. Blistering temperatures and humidity gripped swaths of the United States on July 1, with the worst yet to come for the densely populated East Coast as the nation co-hosts the World Cup and prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday. "Heat dome" conditions -- in which high-pressure systems trap warm air like the lid on a pot -- persisted over the Midwest and South and were moving east, with some 46 million people under heat alerts. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)

Austria's midfielder #18 Romano Schmid (L) runs with the ball past Spain's midfielder #15 Alex Baena (R) and midfielder #16 Rodri (bottom) during the 2026 World Cup round of 32 football match between Spain and Austria at the Los Angeles Stadium in Inglewood on July 2, 2026. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP)