SWAKOPMUND, 19 June 2026 - Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture Sanet Steenkamp addressing youth delegates gathered at the multipurpose centre in Swakopmund for the third National Youth Council of Namibia general assembly which will take place over the weekend and is anticipated to end in an election for the council’s new leadership. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

ACCRA, 18 June 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah speaking at the high-level consultative conference in Accra, Ghana, on the United Nations Resolution on the Transatlantic Slave Trade on Thursday. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA.

SWAKOPMUND, 18 June 2026 - Erongo Governor Natalia /Goagoses. (Photo contributed) NAMPA

OMATJETE, 16 June 2026 - Erongo Governor Natalia /Goagoses, during the launch of the Roads Authority’s mobile unit, Natis on Wheels. (Photo by: Chelva) NAMPA

OKAKARARA, 17 June 2026 - The Chief Executive Officer of Okakarara Town Council, Ernst Katjiku speaks on Wednesday evening about his exit from the council before end of this year. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

OKAKARARA, 17 June 2026 - The Chief Executive Officer of Okakarara Town Council, Ernst Katjiku speaks on Wednesday evening about his exit from the council before end of this year. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 18 June 2026 - Education officials, school principals, teachers, learners, community leaders and other stakeholders of education attending the Erongo Region Education conference to assess challenges facing the sector. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 17 June 2026 - Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare pictured with Ovaherero Chief Professor Mutjinde Katjiua during a recent meeting in Windhoek. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA.

Montpellier’s French scrum?half Lйo Coly takes a kick during the French Top14 rugby union semi-final match between Montpellier Hйrault Rugby and Stade Franзais at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille, southern France, on June 20, 2026. (Photo by Miguel MEDINA / AFP)

View of damaged structures and debris at the Viva Dominicus Beach hotel premises following a fire in Bayahibe, La Altagracia province, Dominican Republic, on July 20, 2026. An Italian tourist died on June 19 after inhaling smoke from a large fire at a hotel in the resort town of Bayahibe, southeastern Dominican Republic, an official told AFP. (Photo by Erickson Polanco / AFP)

People bathe in the sea on a beach in Bayahibe, La Altagracia province, Dominican Republic, on July 20, 2026, following a fire at the Viva Dominicus Beach hotel. An Italian tourist died on June 19 after inhaling smoke from a large fire at a hotel in the resort town of Bayahibe, southeastern Dominican Republic, an official told AFP. (Photo by Erickson Polanco / AFP)

Young girls look on as flower wreaths float on the water during a picnic in the spirit of the Ivan Kupala holiday organized by the Veterans Corps for soldiers, veterans, and their families in Kyiv on June 20, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Tetiana DZHAFAROVA / AFP)

Flower wreaths float on the water during a picnic in the spirit of the Ivan Kupala holiday organized by the Veterans Corps for soldiers, veterans, and their families in Kyiv on June 20, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Tetiana DZHAFAROVA / AFP)

Senegal's forward #07 Assane Diao takes part in training session at Rutgers University in Piscataway, New Jersey on June 20, 2026, during the 2026 World Cup football tournament. (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP)

France's players take part in training session at Bentley University in Waltham, near Boston, on June 20, 2026, during the 2026 World Cup football tournament. (Photo by Franck FIFE / AFP)

France's players take part in training session at Bentley University in Waltham, near Boston, on June 20, 2026, during the 2026 World Cup football tournament. (Photo by Franck FIFE / AFP)