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) -- MOSCOW, July 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A cat rests in front of a church in Vladimirskaya Oblast, Russia, July 12, 2026. Russia's "Golden Ring" is a cultural and tourism route surrounding the capital of Moscow, which brings the history and culture, architectural art, folk customs and natural scenery of Russia to its viewers. (Xinhua/Hao Jianwei)

(260715) -- MOSCOW, July 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 11, 2026 shows the scenery in Plyos, Ivanovskaja Oblast, Russia. Russia's "Golden Ring" is a cultural and tourism route surrounding the capital of Moscow, which brings the history and culture, architectural art, folk customs and natural scenery of Russia to its viewers. (Xinhua/Hao Jianwei)

(260715) -- MOSCOW, July 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 10, 2026 shows the city view in Yaroslavl, Russia. Russia's "Golden Ring" is a cultural and tourism route surrounding the capital of Moscow, which brings the history and culture, architectural art, folk customs and natural scenery of Russia to its viewers. (Xinhua/Gao Wei)

(260715) -- MOSCOW, July 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People visit a beer factory in Yaroslavl, Russia, July 10, 2026. Russia's "Golden Ring" is a cultural and tourism route surrounding the capital of Moscow, which brings the history and culture, architectural art, folk customs and natural scenery of Russia to its viewers. (Xinhua/Zheng Yue)

(260715) -- DAR ES SALAAM, July 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Guests attend the gala dinner marking the 50th anniversary of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway's commercial operation in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, July 14, 2026. TO GO WITH "China, Tanzania, Zambia reaffirm commitment to revitalizing TAZARA at railway's 50th anniversary" (Xinhua/Nurdin Pallangyo)

(260715) -- DAR ES SALAAM, July 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Tanzania Chen Mingjian delivers a speech at the gala dinner marking the 50th anniversary of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway's commercial operation in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, July 14, 2026. TO GO WITH "China, Tanzania, Zambia reaffirm commitment to revitalizing TAZARA at railway's 50th anniversary" (Xinhua/Nurdin Pallangyo)

(260715) -- GIBRALTAR, July 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Workers dismantle the border fence at the Spain-Gibraltar land crossing on July 15, 2026. Routine border checks at the Spain-Gibraltar land crossing were lifted in the early hours of Wednesday, in line with new border arrangements under the post-Brexit agreement between the European Union and Britain. The agreement, signed in Brussels on Tuesday, began provisional application on Wednesday and remains subject to the consent of the European Parliament and the completion of ratification procedures by both sides. (Xinhua/Cheng Min)

(260715) -- GIBRALTAR, July 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (3rd R, front) comes to the site of the lifting of routine border checks at the land border crossing between Gibraltar and Spain, on July 15, 2026. Routine border checks at the Spain-Gibraltar land crossing were lifted in the early hours of Wednesday, in line with new border arrangements under the post-Brexit agreement between the European Union and Britain. The agreement, signed in Brussels on Tuesday, began provisional application on Wednesday and remains subject to the consent of the European Parliament and the completion of ratification procedures by both sides. (Xinhua/Cheng Min)