PRETORIA, 17 July 2026 – From left: Namibian Minister of International Relations and Trade, Selma Ashipala-Musavyi; Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah; South African President Cyril Ramaphosa; and South African Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Angie Motshekga, pictured at the 4th Session of the South Africa–Namibia Binational Commission in Pretoria on Friday, in Pretoria, South Africa. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA.

PRETORIA, 17 JULY 2026 – President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa and Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah successfully co-chaired the 4th Session of the South Africa–Namibia Binational Commission (BNC), which took place today, Friday, 17 July, in Pretoria, South Africa. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA.

SWAKOPMUND, 17 July 2026 - President of the Zambian Institute of Public Relations and Communication (ZIPRAC) Irene Lungu sharing a Zambian Case Study on Proffesionalising Communication-Building the Namibian Blueprint. (Photo by: MICT)

SWAKOPMUND, 17 July 2026 - Director of Corporate Engagement and Internationalisation at the Namibian University of Science and Technology Gervasius Nashilongo. (Photo: MICT)

WALVIS BAY, 16 July 2026 - Information and Communication Technology Minister Emma Theofelus looks on as Namibia Ports Authority’s Executive for Commercial Services Elias Mwenyo greets Botswana Vice President Ndaba Gaolathe during his visit to the Botswana Dry port at the port of Walvis Bay. (Photo: MICT)

SWAKOPMUND, 17 July 2026 - New Era Publication Corporation Chief Executive Officer Christof Maletsky participates in a panel discussion on Service Delivery and Managing the Narrative at the Effective Communicators Conference (ECC). (Photos: MICT)

SWAKOPMUND, 16 July 2026 - Vice President Lucia Witbooi, Botswana Vice President Ndaba Gaolathe, Information and Communication Technology Emma Theofelus led a delegation to the Botswana Dry Port and the Walvis Bay Port. (Photo: MICT)

SWAKOPMUND, 16 July 2026 - Namibian Sun Editor in Chief and Chairperson of the Editors’ Forum Toivo Ndjebela on Thursday at the Effective Communicators Conference at Swakopmund. (Photo by: Chelva Wells) NAMPA

(260719) -- SHANGHAI, July 19, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Visitors experience services provided by a robot during the 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance in Shanghai, east China, July 19, 2026. The event scheduled from Friday to Monday showcases exhibitions of a number of AI agent hardware and system products, highlighting the transition of next-generation AI from a tool to an intelligent partner, empowering various industries and everyday life. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

(260719) -- SHANGHAI, July 19, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A staff member (L) introduces functions of the iFlytek AI blackboard during the 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance in Shanghai, east China, July 19, 2026. The event scheduled from Friday to Monday showcases exhibitions of a number of AI agent hardware and system products, highlighting the transition of next-generation AI from a tool to an intelligent partner, empowering various industries and everyday life. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

(260719) -- SHANGHAI, July 19, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Visitors observe a portable transient 3D modeling AI system during the 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance in Shanghai, east China, July 19, 2026. The event scheduled from Friday to Monday showcases exhibitions of a number of AI agent hardware and system products, highlighting the transition of next-generation AI from a tool to an intelligent partner, empowering various industries and everyday life. (Xinhua/Chen Haoming)

(260719) -- SHANGHAI, July 19, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A visitor takes photos of a robot during the 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance in Shanghai, east China, July 19, 2026. The event scheduled from Friday to Monday showcases exhibitions of a number of AI agent hardware and system products, highlighting the transition of next-generation AI from a tool to an intelligent partner, empowering various industries and everyday life. (Xinhua/Chen Haoming)

(260719) -- SHANGHAI, July 19, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A visitor watches a staff member operating a computer game via a non-invasive electroencephalogram device during the 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance in Shanghai, east China, July 19, 2026. The event scheduled from Friday to Monday showcases exhibitions of a number of AI agent hardware and system products, highlighting the transition of next-generation AI from a tool to an intelligent partner, empowering various industries and everyday life. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

(260719) -- SHANGHAI, July 19, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A visitor watches an intelligent robot pharmacy during the 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance in Shanghai, east China, July 19, 2026. The event scheduled from Friday to Monday showcases exhibitions of a number of AI agent hardware and system products, highlighting the transition of next-generation AI from a tool to an intelligent partner, empowering various industries and everyday life. (Xinhua/Chen Haoming)

(260719) -- SHANGHAI, July 19, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Humanoid robots demonstrate picking and sorting abilities during the 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance in Shanghai, east China, July 19, 2026. The event scheduled from Friday to Monday showcases exhibitions of a number of AI agent hardware and system products, highlighting the transition of next-generation AI from a tool to an intelligent partner, empowering various industries and everyday life. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)

Residents look at damaged vehicles after flash flood and landslide triggered by heavy rains wreaked havoc at Rajouri district in India's Jammu region on July 19, 2026. Flash floods and landslides caused by monsoon rains killed at least 19 people in India on July 19, officials and local media said, as authorities mounted rescue operations in affected regions. (Photo by Mir Imran / AFP) / ALTERNATIVE CROP