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

SICHUAN, 08 July 2026 - Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Inge Zaamwani. (Photo: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

OSHITAYI, 08 July 2026 - Ondangwa Urban Constituency Councillor Leonard Negonga address learners during the Ondangwa Urban Annual Constituency Culture Festival 2026 on Wednesday. (Photo: Ester Hakaala) NAMPA

(260715) -- GUIGANG, July 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People clear mud after flooding at a high school in Guigang, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 15, 2026. Flood relief and recovery efforts were underway after the city was hit by severe rainstorms and flooding caused by Typhoon Maysak. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)

(260715) -- GUIGANG, July 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People clear mud after flooding at a high school in Guigang, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 15, 2026. Flood relief and recovery efforts were underway after the city was hit by severe rainstorms and flooding caused by Typhoon Maysak. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)

(260715) -- GUIGANG, July 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People clear mud after flooding at a high school in Guigang, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 15, 2026. Flood relief and recovery efforts were underway after the city was hit by severe rainstorms and flooding caused by Typhoon Maysak. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)

(260715) -- BEIJING, July 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- The State Council Information Office (SCIO) holds a press conference on implementation of monetary policy and financial statistics of the first half of 2026 in Beijing, capital of China, July 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Shan Yuqi)

(260715) -- HANOI, July 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People look at an exhibition on the capital's development plan at the Hanoi Museum in Hanoi, Vietnam, on July 14, 2026. Vietnam's capital Hanoi has been urged to intensify its efforts and take more drastic measures in the second half of the year to achieve its 2026 gross regional domestic product (GRDP) growth target of 11 percent, the Vietnam News Agency reported Tuesday. TO GO WITH "Vietnam's capital urged to strive for 11-pct growth target" (Photo by Tran Kien/Xinhua)

(260715) -- BEIJING, July 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Ji Nian eats bamboo at an indoor exhibition hall of a new giant panda facility at the Beijing Zoo in Beijing, capital of China, July 15, 2026. A new giant panda facility at Beijing Zoo was put into use on Wednesday. Covering an area of 13,000 square meters, the facility features four indoor exhibition halls, five animal enclosures and five outdoor activity areas, providing a more comfortable habitat for the giant pandas. The zoo is currently home to 10 giant pandas, with half of them having moved into the new facility. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

(260715) -- BEIJING, July 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Fu Jiang is pictured at an outdoor activity area of a new giant panda facility at the Beijing Zoo in Beijing, capital of China, July 15, 2026. A new giant panda facility at Beijing Zoo was put into use on Wednesday. Covering an area of 13,000 square meters, the facility features four indoor exhibition halls, five animal enclosures and five outdoor activity areas, providing a more comfortable habitat for the giant pandas. The zoo is currently home to 10 giant pandas, with half of them having moved into the new facility. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

(260715) -- BEIJING, July 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Bai Tian is pictured at an outdoor activity area of a new giant panda facility at the Beijing Zoo in Beijing, capital of China, July 15, 2026. A new giant panda facility at Beijing Zoo was put into use on Wednesday. Covering an area of 13,000 square meters, the facility features four indoor exhibition halls, five animal enclosures and five outdoor activity areas, providing a more comfortable habitat for the giant pandas. The zoo is currently home to 10 giant pandas, with half of them having moved into the new facility. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)