OSHAKATI, 20 March 2026 - Oshana Chief Regional Officer Teopolina Hamutumua. (Photo: Contributed)
OSHAKATI, 21 March 2026 - Chairperson of the Uukwambi Traditional Authority, Herman Iipumbu, pictured during the 36th independence anniversary celebration in Oshakati. (Photo by: Ester Hakaala) NAMPA
WINDHOEK, 21 March 2026 - Members of the public at the 36 Independence celebrations at the Sam Nujoma Stadium in Windhoek. (Photo by: Ali Negumbo) NAMPA
WINDHOEK, 21 March 2026 - Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs, Frans Kapofi, speaks at the Independence celebrations at the Sam Nujoma Stadium. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA
WINDHOEK, 21 March 2026 - Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs, Frans Kapofi, speaks at the Independence celebrations at the Sam Nujoma Stadium. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA
WINDHOEK, 21 March 2026 - Former Trade and Industry Minister and liberation struggle veteran Ben Amathila pictured at the 36th independence celebrations in Windhoek. (Photo by: Eba Kandovazu) NAMPA
WINDHOEK, 21 March 2026 - Swapo Member of Parliament, Fenny Tutjavi, speaks at the independence celebrations at the Sam Nujoma Stadium in Windhoek. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA
WINDHOEK, 21 March 2026 - Swapo Member of Parliament, Fenny Tutjavi, speaks at the independence celebrations at the Sam Nujoma Stadium in Windhoek. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA
(LtoR) Maël Bertho, Michele Anahory, Christophe Michaud and Flavian Ruda, lawyers for Nestle Waters, get ready for the opening hearing of the Nestle Waters trial over the maintenance of four illegal waste dumps in the Vosges department at the judicial complex in Nancy on March 23, 2026. (Photo by Jean-Christophe VERHAEGEN / AFP)
Lawyer Francois Zind, representing environmental associations France Nature Environnement, Lorraine Nature Environnement, Vosges Nature Environnement and Robins des Bois is pictured ahead of the opening hearing of the Nestle Waters trial over the maintenance of four illegal waste dumps in the Vosges department at the judicial complex in Nancy on March 23, 2026. (Photo by Jean-Christophe VERHAEGEN / AFP)
Lawyer Francois Zind, representing environmental associations France Nature Environnement, Lorraine Nature Environnement, Vosges Nature Environnement and Robins des Bois is pictured ahead of the opening hearing of the Nestle Waters trial over the maintenance of four illegal waste dumps in the Vosges department at the judicial complex in Nancy on March 23, 2026. (Photo by Jean-Christophe VERHAEGEN / AFP)
Lawyer Francois Zind, representing environmental associations France Nature Environnement, Lorraine Nature Environnement, Vosges Nature Environnement and Robins des Bois is pictured ahead of the opening hearing of the Nestle Waters trial over the maintenance of four illegal waste dumps in the Vosges department at the judicial complex in Nancy on March 23, 2026. (Photo by Jean-Christophe VERHAEGEN / AFP)
Nestle Waters lawyers Maël Bertho (L) and Flavian Ruda (R) speak together ahead of the opening hearing of the Nestle Waters trial over the maintenance of four illegal waste dumps in the Vosges department at the judicial complex in Nancy on March 23, 2026. (Photo by Jean-Christophe VERHAEGEN / AFP)
Nestle Waters lawyers Maël Bertho (L) and Flavian Ruda (C) speak together ahead of the opening hearing of the Nestle Waters trial over the maintenance of four illegal waste dumps in the Vosges department at the judicial complex in Nancy on March 23, 2026. (Photo by Jean-Christophe VERHAEGEN / AFP)
Lawyer Amine Ouajjid, representing consumer association Que Choisir-Ensemble, gets ready for the opening hearing of the Nestle Waters trial over the maintenance of four illegal waste dumps in the Vosges department at the judicial complex in Nancy on March 23, 2026. (Photo by Jean-Christophe VERHAEGEN / AFP)
Lawyer Amine Ouajjid, representing consumer association Que Choisir-Ensemble, gets ready for the opening hearing of the Nestle Waters trial over the maintenance of four illegal waste dumps in the Vosges department at the judicial complex in Nancy on March 23, 2026. (Photo by Jean-Christophe VERHAEGEN / AFP)