ONANDJABA, 02 July 2026 – Chairperson of the Onandjaba Village Council, Erkki Kandjaba. (Photo: Contributed)

ONANDJABA, 02 July 2026 – Chairperson of the Onandjaba Village Council, Erkki Kandjaba. (Photo: Contributed)

MARIENTAL, 02 July 2026 - The NamPower Foundation has donated baby care essentials to vulnerable mothers in the Hardap Rural Constituency. (Photo: Joe-Chintha Garises) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 01 July 2026 - Minister of International Relations and Trade, Selma Ashipala-Musavyi, and the United States of America's Ambassador to Namibia, John Giordano, pictured at the USA's 250th Independence Day celebrations in Windhoek. (Photo by: Eba Kandovazu) NAMPA

GIBEON, 01 July 2026 - Residents of Gibeon have petitioned the Namibian Police Force’s Hardap regional commander, calling for an urgent investigation into allegations of police brutality and abuse of authority at the Gibeon Police Station. (Photo: Contributed)

OPUWO, 01 July 2026 - Minister of Urban and Rural Development James Sankwasa and the governor of Kunene Region, Vipuakuje Muharukua, during a stakeholder engagement on Wednesday in Opuwo. (Photo: Kaviveterue Virere) NAMPA

MPUNGU, 01 July 2026 - The construction of classrooms is underway at Cause Primary School in the Mpungu Constituency. (Photo: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

MPUNGU, 01 July 2026 - The construction of classrooms is underway at Cause Primary School in the Mpungu Constituency (Photo by: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

US actress Maggie Gyllenhaal poses on the red carpet during the opening of the 60th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic on July 3, 2026. (Photo by Michal Cizek / AFP)

A woman uses an umbrella as people cope with extreme heat along the National Mall in Washington, DC, on July 3, 2026, as high temperatures grip the US capital ahead of Independence Day celebrations. Blistering temperatures and humidity has gripped swaths of the United States this week, with more to come for the densely populated East Coast as the nation co-hosts the World Cup and prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday on July 4. The heat wave that has been broiling the Midwest is intensifying in the Northeast, with temperatures surpassing 100F (38C) in cities including New York, Philadelphia and Washington. (Photo by Amid FARAHI / AFP)

US actress Maggie Gyllenhaal and her husband US actor Peter Sarsgaard poses on the red carpet during the opening of the 60th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic on July 3, 2026. (Photo by Michal Cizek / AFP)

People lie on the grass in the shade of a tree as people cope with extreme heat along the National Mall in Washington, DC, on July 3, 2026, as high temperatures grip the US capital ahead of Independence Day celebrations. Blistering temperatures and humidity has gripped swaths of the United States this week, with more to come for the densely populated East Coast as the nation co-hosts the World Cup and prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday on July 4. The heat wave that has been broiling the Midwest is intensifying in the Northeast, with temperatures surpassing 100F (38C) in cities including New York, Philadelphia and Washington. (Photo by Amid FARAHI / AFP)

US actress Maggie Gyllenhaal and her husband US actor Peter Sarsgaard poses on the red carpet during the opening of the 60th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic on July 3, 2026. (Photo by Michal Cizek / AFP)

Brazil's defender #16 Douglas Santos gives a press conference at The Ridge hotel in Basking Ridge, New Jersey on July 3, 2026 ahead of Brazil's 2026 World Cup football tournament round of 16 match against Norway. (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP)

A person is helped by first responders as people cope with extreme heat along the National Mall in Washington, DC, on July 3, 2026, as high temperatures grip the US capital ahead of Independence Day celebrations. Blistering temperatures and humidity has gripped swaths of the United States this week, with more to come for the densely populated East Coast as the nation co-hosts the World Cup and prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday on July 4. The heat wave that has been broiling the Midwest is intensifying in the Northeast, with temperatures surpassing 100F (38C) in cities including New York, Philadelphia and Washington. (Photo by Amid FARAHI / AFP)

A person is helped by first responders as people cope with extreme heat along the National Mall in Washington, DC, on July 3, 2026, as high temperatures grip the US capital ahead of Independence Day celebrations. Blistering temperatures and humidity has gripped swaths of the United States this week, with more to come for the densely populated East Coast as the nation co-hosts the World Cup and prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday on July 4. The heat wave that has been broiling the Midwest is intensifying in the Northeast, with temperatures surpassing 100F (38C) in cities including New York, Philadelphia and Washington. (Photo by Amid FARAHI / AFP)