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 - 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

A model presents a creation by FDCI x Pearl Academy First Cut during the Lakmé Fashion Week in Mumbai on March 22, 2026. (Photo by Sujit JAISWAL / AFP)

A model presents a creation by FDCI x Pearl Academy First Cut during the Lakmé Fashion Week in Mumbai on March 22, 2026. (Photo by Sujit JAISWAL / AFP)

A model presents a creation by FDCI x Pearl Academy First Cut during the Lakmé Fashion Week in Mumbai on March 22, 2026. (Photo by Sujit JAISWAL / AFP)

Germany's Defence Minister Boris Pistorius (L) and Japan's Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) shake hands at the end of their joint press statement at the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force naval base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo on March 22, 2026. (Photo by David Mareuil / POOL / AFP)