WINDHOEK, 11 August 2026 - Feminists and women’s rights advocates pictured during a discussion at the African Feminism Forum in Windhoek. (Photo: Contributed)

HAVANA, 11 August 2026 - Namibian Prime Minister Dr. Elijah Ngurare reaffirmed Namibia's unwavering solidarity with Cuba and demanded an immediate end to the US trade blockade during a tribute to Fidel Castro in Havana. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA.

HAVANA, 11 August 2026 - Namibian Prime Minister Dr. Elijah Ngurare reaffirmed Namibia's unwavering solidarity with Cuba and demanded an immediate end to the US trade blockade during a tribute to Fidel Castro in Havana. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 11 August 2026 - (From left) Namibia Nature Foundation communications officer Disney Andreas; Namibia Nature Foundation head of grants and administration, Hilma Shongolo; and Nedbank Namibia Chief Financial Officer, Victor Maengahama, pictured at the Nedbank Campus for the Go Green Fund handover. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 11 August 2026 - Sepo Haihambo, Managing Director of Old Mutual Investment Group, Old Mutual Namibia. (Photo: Contributed)

OPUWO, 10 August 2026 - Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources chairperson Tobie Aupindi with committee members and Opuwo Urban Constituency Councillor Ueutjerevi Ngunaihe during a visit to Okarikua Mining on Monday. (Photo: Kaviveterue Virere) NAMPA

NKURENKURU, 10 August 2026 - The Kavango West Regional Education Director, Pontianus Musore. (Photo: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 10 August 2026 - Vice-Chancellor of the University of Namibia, Kenneth Matengu pictured at the official launch of the REALTEST Project. (Photo: Edward Tenete) NAMPA

11 August 2026, Hesse, Reichelsheim: A wrecked car and a train are seen on the tracks near Reichelsheim following an accident. Photo: Christoph Weiss/Fuldamedia/dpa

11 August 2026, Saxony, Plauen: A fire sends thick smoke into the air from a wooded area near Plauen. Photo: Stephan Fricke/NEWS5/dpa

11 August 2026, Baden-Württemberg, Zell am Harmersbach: Emergency responders watch footage from a drone monitoring a forest fire near Zell am Harmersbach. Photo: Christian Klemm/Blaulichtreport Rottweil/dpa

PRODUCTION - 11 August 2026, Berlin: Christopher Foerster, who runs the Space Instruments telescope shop in Berlin-Lichtenrade, checks the inventory of solar eclipse glasses. He says he sold hundreds of pairs last week and another 300 on the day before the event. Experts warn against looking directly at the sun without special solar viewing glasses. Photo: Manuel Genolet/dpa

PRODUCTION - 11 August 2026, Berlin: Christopher Foerster, who runs the Space Instruments telescope shop in Berlin-Lichtenrade, demonstrates how to wear solar eclipse glasses properly. He says he sold hundreds of pairs last week and another 300 on the day before the event. Experts warn against looking directly at the sun without certified solar viewing glasses. Photo: Manuel Genolet/dpa

(260812) -- JAKARTA, Aug. 12, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo provided by Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) shows rescuers arriving at the scene after a passenger ferry caught fire in waters off Lombok island, Indonesia, Aug. 12, 2026. A passenger ferry, the Putri Yasmin, caught fire in waters off Lombok island, Indonesia's West Nusa Tenggara province, on Wednesday morning, with an estimated 130 people on board, local authorities said. The ferry was sailing from Padangbai port on the tourist island of Bali to Lembar port in Lombok when the fire broke out, according to local reports. An official in Padangbai told local media that the ferry was carrying 114 passengers and 17 crew members, based on the manifest. An evacuation operation is underway, while the cause of the fire has yet to be determined. (Basarnas/Handout via Xinhua)

(260812) -- BEIJING, Aug. 12, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Fishing boats set sail for fishing from Shenjiamen Port in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 11, 2026. Four types of fishing boats with special permission set sail on Tuesday after a three-month summer fishing ban in the East China Sea. The opening of the fishing season was delayed from the originally scheduled Aug. 5 due to Typhoon Dolphin. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

(260812) -- BEIJING, Aug. 12, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers conduct search and rescue operation on the ruins of a building damaged in an earthquake in Cali, Colombia, Aug. 11, 2026. The death toll from Monday's 7.4-magnitude earthquake in western Colombia has risen to 188, with 1,677 others injured, the Colombian Association of Capital Cities, or Asocapitales, said Tuesday. Asocapitales said it has launched a system to report and search for missing persons as rescue and damage assessment work continues. (COLPRENSA/Handout via Xinhua)