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) -- TOKYO, Oct. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People holding signs attend a protest rally in front of the National Diet Building in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 30, 2026. Nearly 10,000 Japanese citizens gathered in front of the National Diet Building in Tokyo on Friday evening to protest moves by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government to revise the country's nuclear policy and expand its military capabilities. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

(261031) -- TOKYO, Oct. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People holding signs attend a protest rally in front of the National Diet Building in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 30, 2026. Nearly 10,000 Japanese citizens gathered in front of the National Diet Building in Tokyo on Friday evening to protest moves by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government to revise the country's nuclear policy and expand its military capabilities. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

(261031) -- TOKYO, Oct. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People holding signs attend a protest rally in front of the National Diet Building in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 30, 2026. Nearly 10,000 Japanese citizens gathered in front of the National Diet Building in Tokyo on Friday evening to protest moves by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government to revise the country's nuclear policy and expand its military capabilities. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

(261031) -- TOKYO, Oct. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People holding signs attend a protest rally in front of the National Diet Building in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 30, 2026. Nearly 10,000 Japanese citizens gathered in front of the National Diet Building in Tokyo on Friday evening to protest moves by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government to revise the country's nuclear policy and expand its military capabilities. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

(261031) -- DUBAI, Oct. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People visit Alserkal Avenue in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Oct. 30, 2026. Alserkal Avenue is a well-known cultural and arts hub in Dubai. In recent years, former industrial warehouses here have been transformed into a vibrant creative district through renovation and adaptive reuse. Today, it hosts contemporary art exhibitions, creative design events, cultural exchanges, and leisure activities, attracting artists, creative professionals, and visitors. (Xinhua/Wang Zecong)

(261031) -- DUBAI, Oct. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People paint at a painting studio at Alserkal Avenue in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Oct. 17, 2026. Alserkal Avenue is a well-known cultural and arts hub in Dubai. In recent years, former industrial warehouses here have been transformed into a vibrant creative district through renovation and adaptive reuse. Today, it hosts contemporary art exhibitions, creative design events, cultural exchanges, and leisure activities, attracting artists, creative professionals, and visitors. (Xinhua/Wang Zecong)

(261031) -- DUBAI, Oct. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 30, 2026 shows the entrance of a co-working space at Alserkal Avenue in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. Alserkal Avenue is a well-known cultural and arts hub in Dubai. In recent years, former industrial warehouses here have been transformed into a vibrant creative district through renovation and adaptive reuse. Today, it hosts contemporary art exhibitions, creative design events, cultural exchanges, and leisure activities, attracting artists, creative professionals, and visitors. (Xinhua/Wang Zecong)

(261031) -- DUBAI, Oct. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People visit a photo exhibition at Alserkal Avenue in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Oct. 17, 2026. Alserkal Avenue is a well-known cultural and arts hub in Dubai. In recent years, former industrial warehouses here have been transformed into a vibrant creative district through renovation and adaptive reuse. Today, it hosts contemporary art exhibitions, creative design events, cultural exchanges, and leisure activities, attracting artists, creative professionals, and visitors. (Xinhua/Wang Zecong)