WINDHOEK, 30 January 2026 - Bank BIC Namibia has appointed Erastus Hoveka as its new chief executive officer, effective 02 February 2026. (Photo: Contributed)

NKURENKURU, 30 January 2026 - The Kavango West Region on Friday commemorated International Leprosy Day under the theme "Leprosy is curable. The real challenge is stigma." (Photo by: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

OTJIWARONGO, 30 January 2026 - Otjozondjupa Education Director, Gerhard Ndafenongo, speaks at the 2026 annual education conference at Otjiwarongo. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 30 January 2026 - Deputy Governor of the Bank of Namibia (BoN), Leonie Dunn. (Photo by: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA

A woman walks past a decoration ahead of the Lunar New Year of the Horse in Beijing on February 1, 2026. (Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP)

Trucks transporting portable toilets and humanitarian aid wait to enter through the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip in northeastern Egypt on February 1, 2026. Israel partially reopened the Rafah crossing between the devastated Gaza Strip and Egypt on February 1, following months of urging from humanitarian organisations, though access is limited to the movement of people. (Photo by AFP)

A worker drives a vehicle for the delivery of online purchased products in a residential area in Beijing on February 1, 2026. (Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP)

Trucks transporting portable toilets and humanitarian aid wait to enter through the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip in northeastern Egypt on February 1, 2026. Israel partially reopened the Rafah crossing between the devastated Gaza Strip and Egypt on February 1, following months of urging from humanitarian organisations, though access is limited to the movement of people. (Photo by AFP)