WINDHOEK, 30 October 2026 – Warrant Officer Julia Ndeulyatele and her colleagues who formed part of the protection team for the late First Lady Penehupifo Pohamba. (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

SHARUKWE, 30 October 2026 - The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism on Thursday held a Traditional Seed Fair at the Sharukwe Community Seed Bank in Kavango West. (Photo: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 30 October 2026 - The Bank of Namibia headquarters in Windhoek. (Photo: Contributed)

KALKRAND, 30 October 2026 - The inaugural Kalkrand Marketing Expo officially started on Thursday. (Photo: Joe-Chintha Garises)

SHARUKWE, 30 October 2026 - The Sharukwe Community Seed Bank at Sharukwe village in Kavango West. (Photo: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

NANKUTWE, 28 October 2026 - The Namibian Defence Force (NDF) has donated sanitary pads and toiletries to learners at Nankutwe Combined School in the Kabbe South Constituency of the Zambezi Region. Pictured here is Colonel Glenda Lukubwe Simasiku, the Senior Staff Officer heading the Gender Division at MODVA, who spoke at the ceremony on behalf of the NDF Women’s Network. (Photo: Michael Mutonga Liswaniso) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 29 October 2026 - Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL) will invest approximately N$13 million over five years in a project aimed at improving water security in the Swakop River Basin, following the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement with WWF Namibia and Global Water Challenge (GWC) on Thursday. (Photo: Contributed)

OTJIWARONGO, 29 October 2026 - Okakarara Health Directorate Practitioner Olivia Mbabi speaks at an information-sharing session in Otjiwarongo on Thursday. (Photo: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

(261031) -- BUCHAREST, Oct. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A participant controls her humanoid robot during the 5th edition of Robofest, a technology event, at the Polytechnic University in Bucharest, Romania, Oct. 31, 2026. The three-day festival dedicated to science, technology and robots includes, among other events, a Robochallenge contest. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

(261031) -- BUCHAREST, Oct. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Participants prepare their robot for a contest during the 5th edition of Robofest, a technology event, at the Polytechnic University in Bucharest, Romania, Oct. 31, 2026. The three-day festival dedicated to science, technology and robots includes, among other events, a Robochallenge contest. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

(261031) -- BUCHAREST, Oct. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A participant controls her humanoid robot during the 5th edition of Robofest, a technology event, at the Polytechnic University in Bucharest, Romania, Oct. 31, 2026. The three-day festival dedicated to science, technology and robots includes, among other events, a Robochallenge contest. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

(261031) -- BUCHAREST, Oct. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Participants prepare their robot for a contest during the 5th edition of Robofest, a technology event, at the Polytechnic University in Bucharest, Romania, Oct. 31, 2026. The three-day festival dedicated to science, technology and robots includes, among other events, a Robochallenge contest. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

(261031) -- BUCHAREST, Oct. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Participants of a school team present dancing robots dressed in traditional Romanian costumes during the 5th edition of Robofest, a technology event, at the Polytechnic University in Bucharest, Romania, Oct. 31, 2026. The three-day festival dedicated to science, technology and robots includes, among other events, a Robochallenge contest. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

Protesters light smoke flares after a demonstration organised by "GenZ regelt!" (Gen Z has got this!) in Berlin on October 31, 2026. The German demonstrations have been inspired by similar movements across Europe, including in France and Italy, which have seen young protesters voice anger at political elites whom they accuse of ignoring their concerns. (Photo by RALF HIRSCHBERGER / AFP)

Bayern Munich's Moroccan midfielder #34 Ismael Saibari fails to score pst Dortmund's Swiss goalkeeper #01 Gregor Kobel during the German first division Bundesliga football match between FC Bayern Munich and BVB Borussia Dortmund in Munich, southern Germany, on October 31, 2026. (Photo by Alexandra BEIER / AFP) / DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO

Republican candidate for US Senate Ken Paxton speaks during a midterm campaign rally at Cullen Yards in Fort Worth, Texas on October 31, 2026. Paxton is locked in a tight race with Democratic candidate James Talarico for a US Senate seat, as Democrats seek to flip four seats nationwide to gain control of the chamber. (Photo by Ricardo ARDUENGO / AFP)