OVITOTO - Desmond Katjaimo, Ovitoto Sport Council Public Relations Officer (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

OSHAKATI, 27 August 2026 - CRAN Chief Executive Officer, Emilia Nghikembua, (L) pictured with MTC Chief Technical and Information Officer, Monica Nehemia. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

ONGWEDIVA, 26 August 2026 - Tresia Shikomba and her mother at their stall at the 25th edition of the Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair. (Photo: Ali Negumbo) NAMPA

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

27 August 2026, Hesse, Kassel: Hesse's Minister President Boris Rhein (R) and Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger ride in a Boxer armored personnel carrier on the test track at the Rheinmetall plant in Kassel. According to the company, Rheinmetall is one of the largest manufacturers of combat vehicles, such as recovery vehicles and armored personnel carriers. Photo: Swen Pförtner/dpa

27 August 2026, Hesse, Kassel: Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger (R) explains the Boxer armored personnel carrier to Hesse's Minister President Boris Rhein on the Rheinmetall factory grounds in Kassel. According to the company, Rheinmetall is one of the largest manufacturers of combat vehicles, such as recovery vehicles and armored personnel carriers. Photo: Swen Pförtner/dpa

27 August 2026, Hesse, Kassel: Hesse's Minister President Boris Rhein (R) speaks alongside Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger during a plant visit in Kassel. According to the company, Rheinmetall is one of the largest manufacturers of combat vehicles, such as recovery vehicles and armored personnel carriers. Photo: Swen Pförtner/dpa

27 August 2026, Hesse, Kassel: Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger (L) and Hesse's Minister-President Boris Rhein stand in front of Boxer armored personnel carriers during a presentation at the Rheinmetall plant in Kassel. According to the company, Rheinmetall is one of the largest manufacturers of combat vehicles, such as recovery vehicles and armored personnel carriers. Photo: Swen Pförtner/dpa

27 August 2026, Hesse, Kassel: Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger (C) and Hesse's Minister President Boris Rhein (3rd R) tour a Rheinmetall production hall in Kassel. According to the company, Rheinmetall is one of the largest manufacturers of combat vehicles, such as recovery vehicles and armored personnel carriers. Photo: Swen Pförtner/dpa

27 August 2026, Hesse, Kassel: A "Luna NG" reconnaissance drone from Rheinmetall is on display at the defense contractor's plant in Kassel. According to the company, Rheinmetall is one of the largest manufacturers of combat vehicles, such as recovery vehicles and armored personnel carriers. Photo: Swen Pförtner/dpa

FILED - 16 July 2026, Berlin: FILE PHOTO - Abdelmadjid Tebboune, President of Algeria, attends a press conference following a bilateral meeting with Chancellor Merz at the Federal Chancellery. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa

27 August 2026, Berlin: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz takes part in a press conference as part of a small EU summit on budget planning, at the Chancellery in Berlin. Merz is hosting the leaders of member states that aim to significantly reduce the European Commission's proposed budget for 2028-2034. Photo: Sebastian Gollnow/dpa