WINDHOEK, 26 August 2026 – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah addressing the crowd during the Heroes Day commemoration in Windhoek on Wednesday. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 26 August 2026 – Namibian leaders (from left): Vice President Lucia Witbooi, President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, First Gentleman retired Army General Epapharas Ndenga Ndaitwah, and Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare, pictured during the Heroes Day commemoration in Windhoek on Wednesday. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 26 August 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has granted national hero status to 16-year-old Cornelius Tulotokela Shimwaafeni, making him the youngest recipient in history. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

ONGWEDIVA, 26 August 2026 - The Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (NAMFISA) mobile office at the 25th edition of the Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair. (Photo: Ali Negumbo) NAMPA

WINDHOEK 26 August 2026 - Bank Windhoek Managing Director, James Chapman. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

OSHIKUNDE, 17 August 2026 - Former war veterans who were injured in the armed liberation struggle, Anna Thomas and her husband, Julius Petrus, at their home in Omutwewomunhu village, Oshikunde Constituency. (Photo: Eba Kandovazu) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 25 August 2026 - Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) Manager for Licensing, Standards and Regulatory Compliance, Sheleen Kavikairiua. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

ONDANGWA, 25 August 2026 - Emilia Nghikembua, Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia's (CRAN) Chief Executive Officer (L); Silvester Wayiti, NORED’s Chief Executive Officer (R) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance infrastructure developmet. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

Elite members of the Ecuadorian Army stand outside a property in the El Porvenir neighbourhood during a patrol operation in Manta, Ecuador, on August 26, 2026. (Photo by ARIEL OCHOA / AFP)

A shirtless man stands near elite members of the Ecuadorian Army during a patrol operation in the El Porvenir neighbourhood in Manta, Ecuador, on August 26, 2026. (Photo by ARIEL OCHOA / AFP)

Elite members of the Ecuadorian Army stand guard inside a property during a raid in the El Porvenir neighbourhood as part of a patrol operation in Manta, Ecuador, on August 26, 2026. (Photo by ARIEL OCHOA / AFP)

Elite members of the Ecuadorian Army raid a property in the El Porvenir neighbourhood during a patrol operation in Manta, Ecuador, on August 26, 2026. (Photo by ARIEL OCHOA / AFP)

France's Gael Monfils and Ukraine's Elina Svitolina confer during their mixed doubles semi-finals tennis match against Switzerland's Belinda Bencic and Italy's Flavio Cobolli during the 2026 US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on August 26, 2026. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP)

France's Gael Monfils interacts with Ukraine's Elina Svitolina during their mixed doubles semi-finals tennis match against Switzerland's Belinda Bencic and Italy's Flavio Cobolli during the 2026 US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on August 26, 2026. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP)

Italy's Flavio Cobolli and Switzerland's Belinda Bencic confer during their mixed doubles semi-finals tennis match against France's Gael Monfils and Ukraine's Elina Svitolina during the 2026 US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on August 26, 2026. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP)

France's Gael Monfils hits a forehand during the mixed doubles semi-finals tennis match against Switzerland's Belinda Bencic and Italy's Flavio Cobolli during the 2026 US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on August 26, 2026. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP)