SWAKOPMUND, 19 June 2026 - Youth delegates gathered at the multipurpose centre in Swakopmund in January 2026 for the third National Youth Council of Namibia general assembly. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 23 October 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Netumbo officially inaugurates the Swakopmund International Expo at Swakopmund. (Photo contributed)

NKURENKURU, 23 October 2026 - Kavango West Governor Verna Sinimbo met with stakeholders in Nkurenkuru on Thursday to discuss the current status and future of the region’s cattle market. (Photo: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 22 October 2026 – Finance Minister Ericah Shafudah tabled the Mid-Year Budget Review for the 2026/27 financial year in the National Assembly on Thursday. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 22 October 2026 – Finance Minister Ericah Shafudah tabled the Mid-Year Budget Review for the 2026/27 financial year in the National Assembly on Thursday. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 22 October 2026 - Cuba's Ambassador to Namibia, Sergio Vigoa de la Uz. (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 22 October 2026 - The Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry has organised the Swakopmund International Trade Expo (SWAiTEX) returned to Swakopmund on Thursday after a two-year hiatus, aiming to bring together businesses, entrepreneurs, investors and policymakers to explore trade, investment and industrial development opportunities. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

SWAIiTEX

US' Frederick Richard celebrates after winning the Men's Floor Exercise Final during the 54th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, in Rotterdam, southern Netherlands, on October 24, 2026. (Photo by JOHN THYS / AFP)

A protester holding a French national flag sits atop a public road sign during a demonstration in favor of purchasing power, the protection of public services, and fiscal and social justice, in Paris on October 24, 2026 as part of a nationwide call for mobilisation bringing together former members of the Yellow Vest movement, labor unions, high school and university students. Protests by high school students over learning conditions sparked a movement that has since spread nationwide, fuelled by broader anger over the rising cost of living. About 70,000 security personnel will be deployed on October 24, 2026, Interior Minister said at a news conference, warning that calls for violence and looting were circulating on social media. (Photo by Sameer AL-DOUMY / AFP)

Israeli soldiers take position at the blocked northern checkpoint in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, on October 24, 2026. Israeli forces pushed into the West Bank city of Hebron on October 24 and displaced some 250 families, some in the middle of the night, vowing a heavy price over a deadly attack on soldiers. (Photo by HAZEM BADER / AFP)

This photograph shows a car and a cyclist amid a cloud of tear gas and next to a fuming tear gas pellet during a demonstration in favor of purchasing power, the protection of public services, and fiscal and social justice, in Lyon, central France on October 24, 2026 as part of a nationwide call for mobilisation bringing together former members of the Yellow Vest movement, labor unions, high school and university students. Protests by high school students over learning conditions sparked a movement that has since spread nationwide, fuelled by broader anger over the rising cost of living. About 70,000 security personnel will be deployed on October 24, 2026, Interior Minister said at a news conference, warning that calls for violence and looting were circulating on social media. (Photo by Olivier CHASSIGNOLE / AFP)

Israeli soldiers stand guard at the blocked northern checkpoint in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, on October 24, 2026. Israeli forces pushed into the West Bank city of Hebron on October 24 and displaced some 250 families, some in the middle of the night, vowing a heavy price over a deadly attack on soldiers. (Photo by HAZEM BADER / AFP)

An Israeli soldier speaks with a driver at the blocked northern checkpoint in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, on October 24, 2026. Israeli forces pushed into the West Bank city of Hebron on October 24 and displaced some 250 families, some in the middle of the night, vowing a heavy price over a deadly attack on soldiers. (Photo by HAZEM BADER / AFP)

An Israeli soldier speaks with a driver at the blocked northern checkpoint in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, on October 24, 2026. Israeli forces pushed into the West Bank city of Hebron on October 24 and displaced some 250 families, some in the middle of the night, vowing a heavy price over a deadly attack on soldiers. (Photo by HAZEM BADER / AFP)

A protester dressed as Spiderman rises his fist during a demonstration in favor of purchasing power, the protection of public services, and fiscal and social justice, in Paris on October 24, 2026 as part of a nationwide call for mobilisation bringing together former members of the Yellow Vest movement, labor unions, high school and university students. Protests by high school students over learning conditions sparked a movement that has since spread nationwide, fuelled by broader anger over the rising cost of living. About 70,000 security personnel will be deployed on October 24, 2026, Interior Minister said at a news conference, warning that calls for violence and looting were circulating on social media. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP)