OPUWO, 01 May 2026- Governor of the Kunene Region Vipuakuje Muharukua addressing the International Workers' Day commemorations at Opuwo. (Photo: Contributed)

GROOTFONTEIN, 01 May 2026 - The Otjiwanda Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) and Youth Expo currently underway at the Omulunga Stadium in Grootfontein from 29 April to 03 May. The event has attracted more than 30 exhibitors, mainly youth-led businesses. (Photo by: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA

OTJIWARONGO, 01 May 2026 - The accident scene where a truck and a minibus belonging to the Ministry of Health and Social Services collided south of Otjiwarongo on Friday morning, along the B1 road. A total of 11 people from the minibus all died and some burned beyond recognition. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

OTJIWARONGO, 01 May 2026 - The accident scene where a truck and a minibus belonging to the Ministry of Health and Social Services collided south of Otjiwarongo on Friday morning, along the B1 road. A total of 11 people from the minibus all died and some burned beyond recognition. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

This photograph taken on April 28, 2026 shows a member of the transgender community buying "thali", a sacred thread symbolising marriage to Hindu warrior god Aravan during the annual Koovagam transgender festival at the Koothandavar temple in Tamil Nadu's Kallakurichi district. For a few fleeting days each year, at the heart of the Koothandavar Temple where ostracised transgender community members from across India come to honour the Hindu deity Aravan, a tradition rooted in millennia-old Hindu texts -- and to enjoy a brief oasis of freedom. (Photo by R.Satish BABU / AFP)

This photograph taken on April 29, 2026 shows Thilothama, a member of the transgender community arriving to get "thali" removed, a sacred thread tied to her neck symbolising end of her marriage to Hindu warrior god Aravan during the annual Koovagam transgender festival at the Koothandavar temple in Tamil Nadu's Kallakurichi district. For a few fleeting days each year, at the heart of the Koothandavar Temple where ostracised transgender community members from across India come to honour the Hindu deity Aravan, a tradition rooted in millennia-old Hindu texts -- and to enjoy a brief oasis of freedom, for the past 10 years Thilothama has returned to Koovagam, where a beauty pageant and singing contests are held alongside religious rituals. (Photo by R.Satish BABU / AFP)

This photograph taken on April 29, 2026 shows a devotee offering prayers to a chariot procession of Hindu warrior god Aravan during the annual Koovagam transgender festival at the Koothandavar temple in Tamil Nadu's Kallakurichi district. For a few fleeting days each year, at the heart of the Koothandavar Temple where ostracised transgender community members from across India come to honour the Hindu deity Aravan, a tradition rooted in millennia-old Hindu texts -- and to enjoy a brief oasis of freedom. (Photo by R.Satish BABU / AFP)

This photograph taken on April 29, 2026 shows Thilothama, a member of the transgender community taking selfies with local boys during the annual Koovagam transgender festival at the Koothandavar temple in Tamil Nadu's Kallakurichi district. For a few fleeting days each year, at the heart of the Koothandavar Temple where ostracised transgender community members from across India come to honour the Hindu deity Aravan, a tradition rooted in millennia-old Hindu texts -- and to enjoy a brief oasis of freedom, for the past 10 years Thilothama has returned to Koovagam, where a beauty pageant and singing contests are held alongside religious rituals. (Photo by R.Satish BABU / AFP)