WINDHOEK, 08 April 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah delivered the 2026 State of the Nation Address on Wednesday. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 08 April 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah delivered the 2026 State of the Nation Address on Wednesday. (Photo: Contributed)

SWAKOPMUND, 07 April 2026 - Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA) Commissioner Sem Shivute and board chairperson Pieter Kruger photographed with Swakop Uranium Deputy Chief Financial Officer Pulani Maritz at the NamRA taxpayers/traders appreciation awards night. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 08 April 2026 - MTC's chief brand, marketing, communications and sustainability officer, Tim Ekandjo speaking at the opening of the second MTC Branding and Marketing Indaba in Windhoek on Wednesday. (Photo by: Chelva Wells) NAMPA

Peru's presidential candidate Carlos Alvarez, for the Pais Para Todos party, waves upon arrival at his closing campaign rally in Lima on April 9, 2026. Peru will hold presidential elections on April 12. (Photo by Connie FRANCE / AFP)

(FILES) A man pays at a store with grams of gold, which is the main means of payment in the mining town of El Dorado, Bolivar state, Venezuela on May 24, 2025. Venezuela's Parliament approved a mining law that opens the door for foreign investors to exploit the country's vast reserves on April 9, 2026, following a similar move regarding the oil industry under pressure from the United States. (Photo by Pedro MATTEY / AFP)

(FILES) A Venezuelan miner descends into a vertical mine held by a rope while heading to dig and extract gold in a mine, which will then be sold in El Callao, Bolivar State, Venezuela, on September 2, 2023. Venezuela's Parliament approved a mining law that opens the door for foreign investors to exploit the country's vast reserves on April 9, 2026, following a similar move regarding the oil industry under pressure from the United States. (Photo by Magda Gibelli / AFP)

(FILES) Lawmakers of Venezuela's National Assembly vote during a debate on an amnesty bill proposed by Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez at the National Assembly in Caracas on February 19, 2026. Venezuela's Parliament approved a mining law that opens the door for foreign investors to exploit the country's vast reserves on April 9, 2026, following a similar move regarding the oil industry under pressure from the United States. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)