SWAKOPMUND, 11 July 2025 - Namibia emerged as the standout performer in the 2026 African country rankings, surging from 15th to 3rd place, largely driven by a favorable tax environment and improvements in other key areas. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA.

SWAKOPMUND, 11 June 2026 -Speaker of the National Assembly Saara Kuugongelwa (far right), Erongo Governor Natalia /Goagoses (far left) photographed with ODEC management and staff and other political leaders during the unveiling of the Open Doors Education Centre (ODEC) Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Programme in Swakopmund on Thursday. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 11 JUNE 2026 - Namibia has released its Impact Assessment Report on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the Accelerated Industrial Development for Africa (AIDA) in Windhoek on Thursday, an event commissioned by the Executive Director and Director General at the National Planning Commission, along with Jane Matsubara, JICA advisor; Mustafa Sakr, the Head, Trade and Market Unit at AUDA; and Akihiro Hoshino, Japan International Agency Resident Representative. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 11 JUNE 2026 - Namibia has released its Impact Assessment Report on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the Accelerated Industrial Development for Africa (AIDA) in Windhoek on Thursday, an event commissioned by the Executive Director and Director General at the National Planning Commission, along with Jane Matsubara, JICA advisor; Mustafa Sakr, the Head, Trade and Market Unit at AUDA; and Akihiro Hoshino, Japan International Agency Resident Representative. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 11 JUN (NAMPA) The National Planning Commission has launched its Strategic Plan for 2025/26 – 2029/30. The commission's executive director, I-Ben Nashandi (centre), led the launch alongside key strategic stakeholders in Windhoek on Thursday. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 11 JUN (NAMPA) The National Planning Commission has launched its Strategic Plan for 2025/26 – 2029/30. The commission's executive director, I-Ben Nashandi (second from left), led the launch alongside key strategic stakeholders in Windhoek on Thursday. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 11 June 2026 - Former first lady, Monica Geingos. (Photo by: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA

WALVIS BAY, 10 June 2026 - Delegates attending the Association of Local Authorities in Namibia (ALAN) Elective Congress in Walvis Bay. The three-day congress will conclude with a the election of a new leadership to guide the association for the next term. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

(FILES) Anti-smoking campaigner Stuart Holmes (L) interrupts a photo-call by British artist and pro-smoking campaigner David Hockney at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton 28 September 2005. British artist David Hockney, considered one of the most influential and defining figures in contemporary art, whose paintings captured the world in brilliant colour, has died aged 88, his public relations agent announced on June 12, 2026. (Photo by ALESSANDRO ABBONIZIO / AFP)

(FILES) British artist David Hockney poses in front of his painting entitled 'Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy' (1970) at the National Portrait Gallery in London, 11 October 2006. British artist David Hockney, considered one of the most influential and defining figures in contemporary art, whose paintings captured the world in brilliant colour, has died aged 88, his public relations agent announced on June 12, 2026. (Photo by Carl DE SOUZA / AFP)

(FILES) Artist David Hockney (L) talks with attendees during a luncheon for Members of the Order of Merit, at Buckingham Palace in London on November 24, 2022. British artist David Hockney, considered one of the most influential and defining figures in contemporary art, whose paintings captured the world in brilliant colour, has died aged 88, his public relations agent announced on June 12, 2026. (Photo by Aaron Chown / POOL / AFP)

(FILES) High school students work on a 4 hours philosophy dissertation, that kicks off the French general baccalaureat exam for getting into university, on June 18, 2018 at the lycee Pasteur in Strasbourg, eastern France. More than 700,000 candidates across France take the 2026 session of the Baccalaureat or "bac", the secondary school diploma required for access to higher education, with written exams running from June 15 to 18 and oral examinations through early July. (Photo by Frederick FLORIN / AFP)

(FILES) High school students work on a 4 hours philosophy dissertation, that kicks off the French general baccalaureat exam for getting into university, on June 18, 2018 at the lycee Pasteur in Strasbourg, eastern France. More than 700,000 candidates across France take the 2026 session of the Baccalaureat or "bac", the secondary school diploma required for access to higher education, with written exams running from June 15 to 18 and oral examinations through early July. (Photo by Frederick FLORIN / AFP)

(FILES) High school students take the philosophy exam, the first test session of the 2019 baccalaureate (high school graduation exam) on June 17, 2019 at the Pasteur high school in Strasbourg, eastern France. More than 700,000 candidates across France take the 2026 session of the Baccalaureat or "bac", the secondary school diploma required for access to higher education, with written exams running from June 15 to 18 and oral examinations through early July. (Photo by Frederick FLORIN / AFP)

(FILES) Students take the philosophy test as part of the baccalaureat exams, the first test session of the 2024 baccalaureate (high school graduation exam) at the Fustel de Coulanges high school in Strasbourg, eastern France, on June 18, 2024. More than 700,000 candidates across France take the 2026 session of the Baccalaureat or "bac", the secondary school diploma required for access to higher education, with written exams running from June 15 to 18 and oral examinations through early July. (Photo by Frederick FLORIN / AFP)

Students and police officers struggle over the barricades blocking their path as they demonstrated to demand a reduction in fuel prices and the dissolution of the free meal program, which they consider to be a hotbed of corruption, in Jakarta on June 12, 2026. (Photo by BAY ISMOYO / AFP)