WINDHOEK, 30 January 2026 - Bank BIC Namibia has appointed Erastus Hoveka as its new chief executive officer, effective 02 February 2026. (Photo: Contributed)

NKURENKURU, 30 January 2026 - The Kavango West Region on Friday commemorated International Leprosy Day under the theme "Leprosy is curable. The real challenge is stigma." (Photo by: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

OTJIWARONGO, 30 January 2026 - Otjozondjupa Education Director, Gerhard Ndafenongo, speaks at the 2026 annual education conference at Otjiwarongo. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 30 January 2026 - Deputy Governor of the Bank of Namibia (BoN), Leonie Dunn. (Photo by: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA

30 January 2026, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: Cologne's Sebastian Sebulonsen and Wolfsburg's Dzenan Pejcinovic battle for the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer match between 1. FC Cologne and VfL Wolfsburg at the RheinEnergieStadion. Photo: Marius Becker/dpa - IMPORTANT NOTICE: DFL and DFB regulations prohibit any use of photographs as image sequences and/or quasi-video.

30 January 2026, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: Cologne Coach Lukasz Kwasniok is pictured before the start of the German Bundesliga soccer match between 1. FC Cologne and VfL Wolfsburg at the RheinEnergieStadion. Photo: Marius Becker/dpa - IMPORTANT NOTE: In accordance with the regulations of the DFL German Football League and the DFB German Football Association, it is prohibited to utilize or have utilized photographs taken in the stadium and/or of the match in the form of sequential images and/or video-like photo series.

This photograph shows the explosion after a drone strike at an undisclosed location in eastern Ukraine on January 28, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by AFP)

This photograph shows the explosion after a drone strike at an undisclosed location in eastern Ukraine on January 28, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by AFP)