SWAKOPMUND, 17 June 2026 - Erongo Governor Natalia /Goagoses delivering her Sate of the Region Address. She is dressed in the uniform of the National Youth Service, in solidarity with the Namibian youth and their plight in fighting against unemployment. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 16 June 2026 - Erongo Governor Natalia ǀGoagoses during her State of the Region Address (SORA) stated that the C35 Swakopmund/Henties Bay/Uis Main Road, costing N.dollars 1.03 billion, was 86 per cent complete with 16 kilometres remaining. (Photo by: Josephina Simeon) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 16 June 2026 - Erongo Governor Natalia ǀGoagoses during her State of the Region Address (SORA) stated that the C35 Swakopmund/Henties Bay/Uis Main Road, costing N.dollars 1.03 billion, was 86 per cent complete with 16 kilometres remaining. (Photo by: Josephina Simeon) NAMPA

UIS, 16 June 2026 - Uis in the Erongo Region, was upgraded from settlement to town status, becoming the region’s eighth local authority, ǀGoagoses said in her second State of the Region Address delivered in Swakopmund, with N.dollars 1 million allocated for an Infrastructure Master Plan and N.dollars 8.5 million for an ongoing bulk water pipeline. (Photo by: Josephina Simeon) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 17 June 2026 - In the Picture: Rössing Uranium is Johan Coetzee. Mining companies operating in the Erongo Region invested well over N.dollars 160 million in community development, education, healthcare and skills training over the past financial year, with Rössing Uranium alone accounting for N.dollars 73.5 million, Erongo Governor Natalia ǀGoagoses said on Wednesday. (Phot contributed) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 17 June 2026 - Mining companies operating in the Erongo Region invested well over N.dollars 160 million in community development, education, healthcare and skills training over the past financial year, with Rössing Uranium alone accounting for N.dollars 73.5 million, Erongo Governor Natalia ǀGoagoses said on Wednesday. (Phot contributed) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 17 June 2026 - Mining companies operating in the Erongo Region invested well over N.dollars 160 million in community development, education, healthcare and skills training over the past financial year, with Rössing Uranium alone accounting for N.dollars 73.5 million, Erongo Governor Natalia ǀGoagoses said on Wednesday. (Phot contributed) NAMPA

OMATJETE, 15 June 2026 - Senior councillor of the Zeraeua Traditional Authority Fabianus Uaseuapuani during an interview with Nampa ahead of the SORA in the Erongo Region. (Photo by: Chelva Wells) NAMPA

17 June 2026, Saxony-Anhalt, Blankenburg: Firefighters work on the scene at Harzklinikum Hospital after a fire. Photo: Matthias Bein/dpa

17 June 2026, Saxony-Anhalt, Blankenburg: Emergency responders are treating a patient next to an ambulance after a fire at the hospital in Blankenburg. Photo: Matthias Bein/dpa

(FILES) Former OPEC president Diezani Alison-Madueke arrives to attend her corruption trial at the Southwark Crown Court in London on January 26, 2026. The first woman president of OPEC and Nigeria's former oil minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, was cleared of bribery charges in a UK trial on June 18, 2026, her defence lawyers said in a statement. (Photo by Henry NICHOLLS / AFP)

(FILES) Former OPEC president Diezani Alison-Madueke (R) arrives to attend her ongoing corruption trial at the Southwark Crown Court in London on January 28, 2026. The first woman president of OPEC and Nigeria's former oil minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, was cleared of bribery charges in a UK trial on June 18, 2026, her defence lawyers said in a statement. (Photo by Henry NICHOLLS / AFP)

Emperor of Japan Naruhito poses during a group photo ahead of a state banquet at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam on June 17, 2026. The Japanese imperial couple are on a three-day official visit to the Netherlands. (Photo by Remko de Waal / AFP) / Netherlands OUT

Empress of Japan Masako poses during a group photo ahead of a state banquet at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam on June 17, 2026. The Japanese imperial couple are on a three-day official visit to the Netherlands. (Photo by Remko de Waal / AFP)

The US Federal Reserve seal is seen on a lectern before US Federal Reserve chairman Kevin Warsh holds a press conference in Washington, DC, on June 17, 2026. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)

The US Federal Reserve seal is seen on a lectern before US Federal Reserve chairman Kevin Warsh holds a press conference in Washington, DC, on June 17, 2026. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)