SWAKOPMUND, 19 September 2024 - Minister of Trade and Industrialisation (MIT) Lucia Iipumbu, Erongo Governor Neville Andre Itope and MIT Erongo Regional Coordinator Deputy Director Pinehas Shinyala witnessing the handover of ownership letters to beneficiaries of the Equipment Aid Scheme (EAS) and the Industrial Upgrading and Modernisation Programme (IUMP) grants in Erongo Region. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

SWAKOPUND, 19 September 2024 - Erongo Governor Neville Andre Itope photographed with the members appointed to the Erongo Regional Gender Permanent Task Force (ERGPTF) at Swakopmund. The task force aims to gain high-level support for prioritising gender issues, including the national gender plan of action and gender-responsive budget. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 19 September 2024 - Windhoek High School learners being taught by the Yyeni AI teacher. (Photo by: Sheila Perestrelo) NAMPA

ONDANGWA, 18 September 2024 - The Namibian Surgical Society annual laparoscopic workshop is underway in Ondangwa. (Photo by: Maria David) NAMPA

20 September 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: An object is lying on the roof of a police car. Because of a suspicious object on a police car, the police have closed off an area on Breslauer Platz at the main station. Photo: Federico Gambarini/dpa

20 September 2024, Thuringia, Erfurt: A Ferris wheel stands on the cathedral square at the Erfurt Oktoberfest 2024, which opened today and runs until October 6. Photo: Michael Reichel/dpa

20 September 2024, Saxony, Dresden: Passers-by stand on the banks of the Elbe in front of the partially collapsed Carola Bridge and see themselves reflected in a puddle. Photo: Sebastian Kahnert/dpa

20 September 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: Police officers close off Breslauer Platz in Cologne. Due to a suspicious object on a police car, the police in Cologne have closed off an area on Breslauer Platz at the main railway station. Photo: Federico Gambarini/dpa