CAPE TOWN, 19 August 2026 - South Africa’s Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie speaking at Iziko Museum in Cape Town, South Africa during the handing over of remains of former Robben Island prisoners in partnership with the Namibian government. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 19 August 2026 - Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp speaking at the Iziko Museum in Cape Town, South Africa during the handing over of the remains of former Robben Island prisoners in partnership with the South African Department of Sport, Arts and Culture. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

OPUWO, 19 August 2026 - Members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Youth, Civic Relations and Community Development during an oversight visit to assess the implementation of the Youth Development Fund and progress on basic sports facilities in the Kunene Region on Tuesday. (Photo by: Kaviveterue Virere) NAMPA

KATIMA MULILO, 19 August 2026 - The Zambezi Vocational Training Centre (ZVTC) on Wednesday received 300 pieces of Kiaat timber planks from the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 19 August 2026 - Travis Smithard, CEO of Rhino Resources, at the official opening of the fourth edition of the Namibia Oil and Gas Conference. (Photo by: Justina Shuumbwa) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 19 August 2026 - Vice President Lucia Witbooi, at the official opening of the fourth edition of the Namibia Oil and Gas Conference. (Photo by: Justina Shuumbwa) NAMPA

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WINDHOEK, 19 August 2026 - Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy Modestus Amutse. (Photo by: Justina Shuumbwa) NAMPA

20 August 2026, Brandenburg, Fuerstenwalde/Spree: Uprooted trees lie scattered across the yard of a single-family home in the wake of a tornado. The German Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado struck Fuerstenwalde/Spree in Brandenburg. Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa

20 August 2026, Brandenburg, Fuerstenwalde/Spree: A worker tries to fix the damage on trees caused by a tornado. The German Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado struck Fuerstenwalde/Spree in Brandenburg. Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa

20 August 2026, Brandenburg, Fuerstenwalde/Spree: A tornado destroyed the side window of a car. The German Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado struck Fuerstenwalde/Spree in Brandenburg. Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa

20 August 2026, Berlin: Tommy Tabor, a member of the Berlin House of Representatives and spokesperson for Family and Vocational Training, speaks during a press conference held by the Alternative for Germany (AfD) on the topic "Seven-Point Plan for Better Schools in Berlin." Photo: Sebastian Gollnow/dpa

20 August 2026, Berlin: Kristin Brinker, the Alternative for Germany's (AfD) top candidate for the 2026 Berlin House of Representatives' election, and Tommy Tabor, a member of the Berlin House of Representatives and spokesperson for Family and Vocational Training, attend a press conference held by the AfD on the topic "Seven-Point Plan for Better Schools in Berlin." Photo: Sebastian Gollnow/dpa

20 August 2026, Berlin: Kristin Brinker, the Alternative for Germany's (AfD) top candidate for the 2026 Berlin House of Representatives election, speaks during a press conference held by the AfD on the topic "Seven-Point Plan for Better Schools in Berlin." Photo: Sebastian Christoph Gollnow/dpa

(260820) -- SEOUL, Aug. 20, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, meets with Wi Sung-lac, South Korea's top presidential national security advisor, in Seoul, South Korea, Aug. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

Japan’s Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi inspects the guard of honour at the Manekshaw Centre in New Delhi on August 20, 2026. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP)