SWAKOPMUND, 15 JULY 2026 - Grootfontein Municipality Public Relations Officer Luke Salomo was among the attendees of the break away session on the importance of journalist/communicators’ relationship at the Effective Communicators Conference at Swakopmund on Wednesday. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

PRETORIA, 20 August 2025 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and her South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa co-chair the Fourth Namibia-South Africa Bi-National Commission in Pretoria on Friday, 17 July. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 15 July 2026 - The Effective Communicators Conference (ECC26) started in Swakopmund on Wednesday. The conference, hosted by the Namibia Press Agency (Nampa) in collaboration with the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, runs from 14 to 17 July under the theme “Communication Reconsidered: A driving force for constant progress.” (Photo: Contributed)

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

(260715) -- TORONTO, July 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Wildfire smoke from northwestern Ontario fills the sky in Toronto, Canada, on July 15, 2026. Wildfires sweeping across northwestern Ontario, Canada, in recent days have caused severe smog and a sharp deterioration in air quality in several regions, including Ottawa, the nation's capital, and Toronto, Canada's largest city. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

(260715) -- TORONTO, July 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Wildfire smoke from northwestern Ontario fills the sky in Toronto, Canada, on July 15, 2026. Wildfires sweeping across northwestern Ontario, Canada, in recent days have caused severe smog and a sharp deterioration in air quality in several regions, including Ottawa, the nation's capital, and Toronto, Canada's largest city. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

(260715) -- TORONTO, July 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Wildfire smoke from northwestern Ontario fills the sky in Toronto, Canada, on July 15, 2026. Wildfires sweeping across northwestern Ontario, Canada, in recent days have caused severe smog and a sharp deterioration in air quality in several regions, including Ottawa, the nation's capital, and Toronto, Canada's largest city. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

(260715) -- TORONTO, July 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People wearing face masks walk on the street as wildfire smoke from northwestern Ontario fills the sky in Toronto, Canada, on July 15, 2026. Wildfires sweeping across northwestern Ontario, Canada, in recent days have caused severe smog and a sharp deterioration in air quality in several regions, including Ottawa, the nation's capital, and Toronto, Canada's largest city. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

Fans watch the 2026 World Cup semi-final between England and Argentina in Havana, on July 15, 2026. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP)

Fans celebrate Argentina's victory over England in the semi-final of the FIFA World Cup 2026 in Havana on July 15, 2026. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP)

US professional football defensive end for the New Orleans Saints Cameron Jordan attends the 2026 ESPY Awards at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center in New York on July 15, 2026. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

Argentina fans watch the 2026 World Cup semi-final between England and Argentina in Havana, on July 15, 2026. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP)