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

Switzerland's Marco Odermatt takes part in the men's downhill training on the eve of the race during the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup 2025-2026, in Crans Montana, Switzerland, on January 31, 2026. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)

Security personnel inspect the blast site after an attack by Baloch separatists in Quetta on January 31, 2026. Ethnic Baloch separatists launched "coordinated" attacks across Pakistan's Balochistan province on January 31, killing at least four policemen, officials said, the latest violence in insurgency-hit southwest region. (Photo by Adnan AHMED / AFP)

A woman dries sarees after taking a dip in the river Ganges amid smoggy conditions in Varanasi on January 31, 2026. (Photo by Niharika KULKARNI / AFP)

EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / Mourners weep next to the bodies of Palestinians, who were reportedly killed by an Israeli air strike, in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip on January 31, 2026. Israeli air strikes killed 11 people in the Gaza Strip on January 31, according to the territory's ministry of health, including people sheltering in a tent in the south. (Photo by Bashar Taleb / AFP)