WINDHOEK, 24 October 2026 – Opposition leader McHenry Venaani addressing mourners at the memorial service of former First Lady Penehupifo Pohamba (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 24 October 2026 – Former Health Minister Dr Richard Kamwi addressing mourners at the memorial service of former First Lady Penehupifo Pohamba (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 24 October 2024 – Ndapanda Pohamba flanked by four other siblings during the memorial service of their late mother, Penehupifo Pohamba (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 24 October 2026 – Swapo Party Secretary General Sophia Shaningwa addresses mourners during the memorial service of former First Lady Penehupifo Pohamba (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

MARIENTAL, 23 October 2026- Mariental Trade Festival officially opens. (Photo: Joe-Chintha Garises) Nampa

SWAKOPMUND, 19 June 2026 - Youth delegates gathered at the multipurpose centre in Swakopmund in January 2026 for the third National Youth Council of Namibia general assembly. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 23 October 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Netumbo officially inaugurates the Swakopmund International Expo at Swakopmund. (Photo contributed)

SWAKOPMUND, 23 October 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah speaking at the opening of the Swakopmund International Trade Expo (SWAiTEX) at Swakopmund on Friday. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

Trucks carrying softwood lumber arrive at the "Pleasant River Lumber" sawmill in Enfield, Maine, on October 13, 2026. In the heat of US midterm elections, President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada, and Ottawa's retaliation, have taken center stage in timber-producing Maine, walloped by the economic fallout perhaps more than any other state. Residents in Maine's frontier towns express worry that the tariffs have also triggered a rupture in cross-border relationships built up over decades, and that the intricate community fabric could take years to repair. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)

Softwood lumber is being processed at the "Pleasant River Lumber" sawmill in Enfield, Maine, on October 13, 2026. In the heat of US midterm elections, President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada, and Ottawa's retaliation, have taken center stage in timber-producing Maine, walloped by the economic fallout perhaps more than any other state. Residents in Maine's frontier towns express worry that the tariffs have also triggered a rupture in cross-border relationships built up over decades, and that the intricate community fabric could take years to repair. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)

A truck carrying softwood lumber arrives at the "Pleasant River Lumber" sawmill in Enfield, Maine, on October 13, 2026. In the heat of US midterm elections, President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada, and Ottawa's retaliation, have taken center stage in timber-producing Maine, walloped by the economic fallout perhaps more than any other state. Residents in Maine's frontier towns express worry that the tariffs have also triggered a rupture in cross-border relationships built up over decades, and that the intricate community fabric could take years to repair. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)

Wood logs are piled up to be process at the "Pleasant River Lumber" sawmill in Enfield, Maine, on October 13, 2026. In the heat of US midterm elections, President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada, and Ottawa's retaliation, have taken center stage in timber-producing Maine, walloped by the economic fallout perhaps more than any other state. Residents in Maine's frontier towns express worry that the tariffs have also triggered a rupture in cross-border relationships built up over decades, and that the intricate community fabric could take years to repair. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)

A wheel loader carries wood logs at the "Pleasant River Lumber" sawmill in Enfield, Maine, on October 13, 2026. In the heat of US midterm elections, President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada, and Ottawa's retaliation, have taken center stage in timber-producing Maine, walloped by the economic fallout perhaps more than any other state. Residents in Maine's frontier towns express worry that the tariffs have also triggered a rupture in cross-border relationships built up over decades, and that the intricate community fabric could take years to repair. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)

A truck carrying softwood lumber is weighted at the "Pleasant River Lumber" sawmill in Enfield, Maine, on October 13, 2026. In the heat of US midterm elections, President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada, and Ottawa's retaliation, have taken center stage in timber-producing Maine, walloped by the economic fallout perhaps more than any other state. Residents in Maine's frontier towns express worry that the tariffs have also triggered a rupture in cross-border relationships built up over decades, and that the intricate community fabric could take years to repair. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)

A forklift truck carries softwood lumber at the "Pleasant River Lumber" sawmill in Enfield, Maine, on October 13, 2026. In the heat of US midterm elections, President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada, and Ottawa's retaliation, have taken center stage in timber-producing Maine, walloped by the economic fallout perhaps more than any other state. Residents in Maine's frontier towns express worry that the tariffs have also triggered a rupture in cross-border relationships built up over decades, and that the intricate community fabric could take years to repair. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)

A truck loaded with softwood lumber leaves the "Pleasant River Lumber" sawmill in Enfield, Maine, on October 13, 2026. In the heat of US midterm elections, President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada, and Ottawa's retaliation, have taken center stage in timber-producing Maine, walloped by the economic fallout perhaps more than any other state. Residents in Maine's frontier towns express worry that the tariffs have also triggered a rupture in cross-border relationships built up over decades, and that the intricate community fabric could take years to repair. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)