SWAKOPMUND, 19 June 2026 - Youth delegates gathered at the multipurpose centre in Swakopmund in January 2026 for the third National Youth Council of Namibia general assembly. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 23 October 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Netumbo officially inaugurates the Swakopmund International Expo at Swakopmund. (Photo contributed)

NKURENKURU, 23 October 2026 - Kavango West Governor Verna Sinimbo met with stakeholders in Nkurenkuru on Thursday to discuss the current status and future of the region’s cattle market. (Photo: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 22 October 2026 – Finance Minister Ericah Shafudah tabled the Mid-Year Budget Review for the 2026/27 financial year in the National Assembly on Thursday. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 22 October 2026 – Finance Minister Ericah Shafudah tabled the Mid-Year Budget Review for the 2026/27 financial year in the National Assembly on Thursday. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 22 October 2026 - Cuba's Ambassador to Namibia, Sergio Vigoa de la Uz. (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 22 October 2026 - The Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry has organised the Swakopmund International Trade Expo (SWAiTEX) returned to Swakopmund on Thursday after a two-year hiatus, aiming to bring together businesses, entrepreneurs, investors and policymakers to explore trade, investment and industrial development opportunities. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

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People wait for the polls to open sitting on a wall during the presidential election runoff in Brasilia, Brazil, on October 25, 2026. Brazilians head to the polls for a runoff between President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and right-wing senator Flavio Bolsonaro that will determine whether Brazil remains one of the few leftist nations in the region or joins a regional swing to the right championed by US President Donald Trump, a Bolsonaro ally. (Photo by Evaristo SA / AFP)

French gendarmes stand guard operating a gendarmerie chekpoint with set up barriers ahead of a demonstration "against racism, fascism and imperialism" on the sidelines of the Congress of the Far-right party Rassemblement National (RN) in Orleans, central France on October 25, 2026. On October 25, 2026, gatherings will remain banned in a large part of the Orléans urban area. But several organizations may call for people to assemble outside the prohibited zone, as the day after a congress in Orléans that passed without any major incident but under heavy police surveillance, a French far right candidate is due to deliver her first major campaign speech in the afternoon. (Photo by SIMON WOHLFAHRT / AFP)

A French gendarme stands guard operating a gendarmerie chekpoint with set up barriers ahead of a demonstration "against racism, fascism and imperialism" on the sidelines of the Congress of the Far-right party Rassemblement National (RN) in Orleans, central France on October 25, 2026. On October 25, 2026, gatherings will remain banned in a large part of the Orléans urban area. But several organizations may call for people to assemble outside the prohibited zone, as the day after a congress in Orléans that passed without any major incident but under heavy police surveillance, a French far right candidate is due to deliver her first major campaign speech in the afternoon. (Photo by SIMON WOHLFAHRT / AFP)

A French gendarme stands guard operating a gendarmerie chekpoint with set up barriers ahead of a demonstration "against racism, fascism and imperialism" on the sidelines of the Congress of the Far-right party Rassemblement National (RN) in Orleans, central France on October 25, 2026. On October 25, 2026, gatherings will remain banned in a large part of the Orléans urban area. But several organizations may call for people to assemble outside the prohibited zone, as the day after a congress in Orléans that passed without any major incident but under heavy police surveillance, a French far right candidate is due to deliver her first major campaign speech in the afternoon. (Photo by SIMON WOHLFAHRT / AFP)

England's Ben Duckett celebrates after scoring a century (100 runs) during the one-day international (ODI) tri-series cricket match between Pakistan and England at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on October 25, 2026. (Photo by ARIF ALI / AFP)

England's Ben Duckett celebrates after scoring a century (100 runs) during the one-day international (ODI) tri-series cricket match between Pakistan and England at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on October 25, 2026. (Photo by ARIF ALI / AFP)

Indian Air Force (IAF) Sarang helicopters fly in a formation with tricolour trails during the 'Wings Over Ganges' air show over the river Ganges, at Namo Ghat in Varanasi on October 25, 2026. (Photo by Niharika KULKARNI / AFP)

Indian Air Force (IAF) Sarang helicopters fly in a formation with tricolour trails during the 'Wings Over Ganges' air show over the river Ganges, at Namo Ghat in Varanasi on October 25, 2026. (Photo by Niharika KULKARNI / AFP)