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

The Parish Church of Sao Domingos de Gusmao - Vale de Figueira is seen equipped with air conditioning in Santarem, Portugal, on July 3, 2026. Parts of Portugal are under red alert due to forecast high temperatures in the coming days after being relatively spared by the recent European heatwave, with the IPMA weather agency placing regions including Leiria and Coimbra on alert through Friday as temperatures could reach 44°C in some areas. (Photo by HENRIQUE CASINHAS / AFP)

Rui Apolinario (L), president of the parish of Vale de Figueira, meets with staff at the Vale de Figueira Social Welfare Center in Santarem, Portugal, on July 3, 2026, where elderly residents spend the day. Parts of Portugal are under red alert due to forecast high temperatures in the coming days after being relatively spared by the recent European heatwave, with the IPMA weather agency placing regions including Leiria and Coimbra on alert through Friday as temperatures could reach 44°C in some areas. (Photo by HENRIQUE CASINHAS / AFP)

The Parish Church of Sao Domingos de Gusmao - Vale de Figueira is seen equipped with air conditioning in Santarem, Portugal, on July 3, 2026. Parts of Portugal are under red alert due to forecast high temperatures in the coming days after being relatively spared by the recent European heatwave, with the IPMA weather agency placing regions including Leiria and Coimbra on alert through Friday as temperatures could reach 44°C in some areas. (Photo by HENRIQUE CASINHAS / AFP)

The Parish Church of Sao Domingos de Gusmao - Vale de Figueira is seen equipped with air conditioning in Santarem, Portugal, on July 3, 2026. Parts of Portugal are under red alert due to forecast high temperatures in the coming days after being relatively spared by the recent European heatwave, with the IPMA weather agency placing regions including Leiria and Coimbra on alert through Friday as temperatures could reach 44°C in some areas. (Photo by HENRIQUE CASINHAS / AFP)

Maria Rosel, 94 years old, resident of the village of Vale de Figueira, Santarem, Portugal, takes refuge inside her house due to high temperatures hitting the area, on July 3, 2026. Parts of Portugal are under red alert due to forecast high temperatures in the coming days after being relatively spared by the recent European heatwave, with the IPMA weather agency placing regions including Leiria and Coimbra on alert through Friday as temperatures could reach 44°C in some areas. (Photo by HENRIQUE CASINHAS / AFP)

Maria Rosel, 94, speaks with the Civil Protection Municipal Coordinator Filipe Almeirante while taking refuge inside her house due to high temperatures hitting the area, on July 3, 2026, in Vale de Figueira, Santarem, Portugal. Parts of Portugal are under red alert due to forecast high temperatures in the coming days after being relatively spared by the recent European heatwave, with the IPMA weather agency placing regions including Leiria and Coimbra on alert through Friday as temperatures could reach 44°C in some areas. (Photo by HENRIQUE CASINHAS / AFP)

Maria Rosel, 94 years old, resident of the village of Vale de Figueira, Santarem, Portugal, stands inside her house due to high temperatures hitting the area, on July 3, 2026. Parts of Portugal are under red alert due to forecast high temperatures in the coming days after being relatively spared by the recent European heatwave, with the IPMA weather agency placing regions including Leiria and Coimbra on alert through Friday as temperatures could reach 44°C in some areas. (Photo by HENRIQUE CASINHAS / AFP)

Maria Rosel, 94, speaks with the Civil Protection Municipal Coordinator Filipe Almeirante while taking refuge inside her house due to high temperatures hitting the area, on July 3, 2026, in Vale de Figueira, Santarem, Portugal. Parts of Portugal are under red alert due to forecast high temperatures in the coming days after being relatively spared by the recent European heatwave, with the IPMA weather agency placing regions including Leiria and Coimbra on alert through Friday as temperatures could reach 44°C in some areas. (Photo by HENRIQUE CASINHAS / AFP)