WINDHOEK, 24 October 2026 – Opposition leader McHenry Venaani addressing mourners at the memorial service of former First Lady Penehupifo Pohamba (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 24 October 2026 – Former Health Minister Dr Richard Kamwi addressing mourners at the memorial service of former First Lady Penehupifo Pohamba (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 24 October 2024 – Ndapanda Pohamba flanked by four other siblings during the memorial service of their late mother, Penehupifo Pohamba (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 24 October 2026 – Swapo Party Secretary General Sophia Shaningwa addresses mourners during the memorial service of former First Lady Penehupifo Pohamba (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

MARIENTAL, 23 October 2026- Mariental Trade Festival officially opens. (Photo: Joe-Chintha Garises) Nampa

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)

SWAKOPMUND, 23 October 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah speaking at the opening of the Swakopmund International Trade Expo (SWAiTEX) at Swakopmund on Friday. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

Bordeaux-Bègles' French centre Nicolas Depoortere attempts to break away next to La Rochelle's French fly-half Antoine Hastoy (R) during the French Top14 rugby union match between Stade Rochelais (La Rochelle) and Union Bordeaux Bègles (UBB) at the Marcel-Deflandre Stadium in La Rochelle, western France, on October 25, 2026. (Photo by XAVIER LEOTY / AFP)

Bordeaux-Bègles' New Zealand wing Salesi Rayasi is tackled by La Rochelle's Fijian centre Simeli Daunivucu during the French Top14 rugby union match between Stade Rochelais (La Rochelle) and Union Bordeaux Bègles (UBB) at the Marcel-Deflandre Stadium in La Rochelle, western France, on October 25, 2026. (Photo by XAVIER LEOTY / AFP)

Bordeaux-Bègles' French full-back Xan Mousques attempts to break away during the French Top14 rugby union match between Stade Rochelais (La Rochelle) and Union Bordeaux Bègles (UBB) at the Marcel-Deflandre Stadium in La Rochelle, western France, on October 25, 2026. (Photo by XAVIER LEOTY / AFP)

Bordeaux-Bègles' French full-back Xan Mousques offloads the ball to Bordeaux-Bègles' French flanker Temo Matiu (R) during the French Top14 rugby union match between Stade Rochelais (La Rochelle) and Union Bordeaux Bègles (UBB) at the Marcel-Deflandre Stadium in La Rochelle, western France, on October 25, 2026. (Photo by XAVIER LEOTY / AFP)

A woman walks past an optician’s shattered shop window covered by a wooden board with the words "there’s nothing left" written on, in Paris on October 25, 2026. (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP)

(261025) -- LONDON, Oct. 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on the evening of Oct. 24, 2026 shows the Elizabeth Tower, commonly known as Big Ben, with its clock faces unlit for maintenance and time adjustments ahead of Britain's return to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) in London, Britain. Britain ended British Summer Time (BST) at 2am on Sunday, October 25, 2026, setting clocks back one hour to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). (Xinhua/Li Mangmang)

(261025) -- LONDON, Oct. 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Visitors pose for photos with the Shepherd Gate Clock at the entrance to the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London, Britain, on Oct. 25, 2026. The clock was the world's first to display Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) directly to the public and features a 24-hour dial. Britain ended British Summer Time (BST) at 2am on Sunday, October 25, 2026, setting clocks back one hour to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). (Xinhua/Li Mangmang)

(261025) -- LONDON, Oct. 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Visitors watch the Shepherd Gate Clock at the entrance to the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London, Britain, on Oct. 25, 2026. The clock was the world's first to display Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) directly to the public and features a 24-hour dial. Britain ended British Summer Time (BST) at 2am on Sunday, October 25, 2026, setting clocks back one hour to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). (Xinhua/Li Mangmang)