TUGUVA, 20 October 2026 - Kavango West Regional Council Chairperson Fillipus Tenga led a delegation to the residence of former President Hifikepunye Pohamba at Tuguva village in the Kavango West Region on Tuesday to offer condolences following the death of Pohamba's spouse, Namibia's second First Lady, Penehupifo Pohamba, who passed on Saturday. (Photo: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 20 October 2026 - Commuters heading from Okahandja to Windhoek hitch a ride with the seven-seater vehicles at B1 City Station. (Photo: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 20 October 2026 - The Bank of Namibia head office in Windhoek. (Photo by: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 20 October 2026 - The Bank of Namibia head office in Windhoek. (Photo by: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 19 October 2026 (NAMPA) – Florida Ruhoze Haakuria of Ketungoutji Investment CC, trading as Pukaa Catering Services, confirmed that the restaurant is feeling the impact of the ongoing foot-and-mouth disease outbreak. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 19 October 2026 – The usually bustling Oshetu Kapana Market in Katutura stands unusually quiet following a three-week strain caused by Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) restrictions, which have choked the meat supply that drives the market’s local economy. (Photo: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 19 October 2026 – Helmut Angula paying tribute to former first lady Penehupifo Pohamba during a prayer service held in her honour. (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

GOBABIS - Ruth Kaukuata-Mbura, Swapo Regional Coordinator for the Omaheke Region (Photo: Contributed)

(261021) -- ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 21, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin co-chair the 31st regular meeting between Chinese and Russian heads of government in St. Petersburg, Russia, Oct. 21, 2026. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)

(261021) -- ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 21, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin sign a joint communique after the 31st regular meeting between Chinese and Russian heads of government in St. Petersburg, Russia, Oct. 21, 2026. Li Qiang co-chaired the meeting with Mikhail Mishustin on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Gao Jie)

US Vice President JD Vance speaks during a stop at the FBI Cincinnati Field Office, October 21, 2026, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Vance is in Ohio to support gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin / POOL / AFP)

British skipper Sam Goodchild poses for a photo session aboard his Imoca monohull Macif at the village of the Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe, a few days prior to the start of this solo sailing race from Saint-Malo, western France to Pointe-a-Pitre in the French overseas island of Guadeloupe, in Saint-Malo, western France, on October 21, 2026. (Photo by Loic VENANCE / AFP)

British skipper Sam Goodchild poses for a photo session aboard his Imoca monohull Macif at the village of the Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe, a few days prior to the start of this solo sailing race from Saint-Malo, western France to Pointe-a-Pitre in the French overseas island of Guadeloupe, in Saint-Malo, western France, on October 21, 2026. (Photo by Loic VENANCE / AFP)

British skipper Sam Goodchild poses for a photo session aboard his Imoca monohull Macif at the village of the Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe, a few days prior to the start of this solo sailing race from Saint-Malo, western France to Pointe-a-Pitre in the French overseas island of Guadeloupe, in Saint-Malo, western France, on October 21, 2026. (Photo by Loic VENANCE / AFP)

British skipper Sam Goodchild poses for a photo session aboard his Imoca monohull Macif at the village of the Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe, a few days prior to the start of this solo sailing race from Saint-Malo, western France to Pointe-a-Pitre in the French overseas island of Guadeloupe, in Saint-Malo, western France, on October 21, 2026. (Photo by Loic VENANCE / AFP)

British skipper Sam Goodchild poses for a photo session aboard his Imoca monohull Macif at the village of the Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe, a few days prior to the start of this solo sailing race from Saint-Malo, western France to Pointe-a-Pitre in the French overseas island of Guadeloupe, in Saint-Malo, western France, on October 21, 2026. (Photo by Loic VENANCE / AFP)