WINDHOEK, 16 September 2026 - The Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy convened stakeholders in Windhoek on Wednesday for World Ozone Day, themed "Global Action for a Cooler Planet". (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 16 September 2026 - The Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy convened stakeholders in Windhoek on Wednesday for World Ozone Day, themed "Global Action for a Cooler Planet." (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

OTJIWARONGO, 16 September 2026 - Vevangaune Mungendje, Willem Boois and Martin Stephanus, who were arrested after they allegedly robbed two tourists at a hotel in Otjiwarongo, appeared in court on Wednesday. (Photo by Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

REHOBOTH, 16 September 2026 - Deputy Executive Director and Chief Registrar in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security (MHAISS) Jackson Wandjiva (L) and Deputy Minister of MHAISS Edward Wambo (R) during the commemoration of Identity Day. (Photo: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 16 September 2026 - 300 students graduated at the 25th NAMCOL Graduation Ceremony in Windhoek on Wednesday. Armed with degrees, diplomas, and vocational certificates, these graduates embody the theme "Learning Without Limits: Empowered Today, Leading Namibia Tomorrow." (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 16 September 2026 - 300 students graduated at the 25th NAMCOL Graduation Ceremony in Windhoek on Wednesday. Armed with degrees, diplomas, and vocational certificates, these graduates embody the theme "Learning Without Limits: Empowered Today, Leading Namibia Tomorrow." (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 16 September 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. (Photo: Contributed)

SWAKOPMUND, 11 September 2026 - National Planning Commission Director General Ambassador Kaire Mbuende, Erongo Governor Natalia /Goagoses, Chief Regional Officer Sam Ntelamo and other regional leaders among beneficiaries at the Erongo Governor’s Fish Consumption Promotion Project in Swakopmund. (Photo contributed)

(260916) -- LOS ANGELES, Sept. 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Workers are seen at the site of a helicopter crash in Los Angeles, California, the United States, Sept. 16, 2026. A helicopter crashed between two commercial buildings in suburban Los Angeles on Tuesday night, killing at least three people, local authorities said. (Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua)

(260916) -- LOS ANGELES, Sept. 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Workers are seen at the site of a helicopter crash in Los Angeles, California, the United States, Sept. 16, 2026. A helicopter crashed between two commercial buildings in suburban Los Angeles on Tuesday night, killing at least three people, local authorities said. (Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua)

(260916) -- LOS ANGELES, Sept. 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Police and firefighters investigate at the site of a helicopter crash in Los Angeles, California, the United States, Sept. 16, 2026. A helicopter crashed between two commercial buildings in suburban Los Angeles on Tuesday night, killing at least three people, local authorities said. (Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua)

(260916) -- KOH KONG, Sept. 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This undated photo shows a Large-spotted Civet in Koh Kong province of Cambodia. TO GO WITH "3 rare endangered mammals recorded for 1st time in southwestern Cambodia" (Cambodian Ministry of Environment/Handout via Xinhua)

(260916) -- KOH KONG, Sept. 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This undated photo shows a Hairy-nosed Otter in Koh Kong province of Cambodia. TO GO WITH "3 rare endangered mammals recorded for 1st time in southwestern Cambodia" (Cambodian Ministry of Environment/Handout via Xinhua)

(260916) -- KOH KONG, Sept. 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This undated photo shows a Hog Deer in Koh Kong province of Cambodia. TO GO WITH "3 rare endangered mammals recorded for 1st time in southwestern Cambodia" (Cambodian Ministry of Environment/Handout via Xinhua)

(260916) -- BEIJING, Sept. 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, meets with Special Advisor to the President of Brazil Celso Amorim, in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)

(COMBO) This combination of file photographs created on September 16, 2026 shows LtoR, Parti Socialiste (PS) first secretary and MP Olivier Faure in Paris on December 17, 2025; Gauche Democrate et Republicaine's MP Emmanuel Maurel in Paris on July 8, 2024, former French ecology minister Segolene Royal in Chateauneuf-sur-Isere, southeastern France on August 25, 2023; Socialistes et Apparentes' MP Jerome Guedj in Paris on June 27, 2025; and Place Publique MEP Raphael Glucksmann in Paris on April 23, 2019. There will finally only be five candidates on the starting line: the democratic and social left's primary starts on September 16, 2026, with the sidelining of one of the contenders, Socialist MP Philippe Brun, over accusations of violence. (Photo by AFP)