A group of twelve marathon runners, who also donated running shoes to the Tjipuka Foundation for five athletes from Highline Secondary School, are in Namibia to prepare for the upcoming Paris Olympics. Their coach, Grete Koens, accompanied them.

President Hage Geingob says it is time for young leaders to take over the reins on the continent, that should, however, be done with respect to the processes and systems of their respective governance structures.

Namibia, Botswana, and South Africa were awarded the UNESCO Peace Award for cooperation in transboundary groundwater governance and management in Paris, France.