WINDHOEK, 24 October 2026 – Opposition leader McHenry Venaani addressing mourners at the memorial service of former First Lady Penehupifo Pohamba (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 24 October 2026 – Former Health Minister Dr Richard Kamwi addressing mourners at the memorial service of former First Lady Penehupifo Pohamba (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 24 October 2024 – Ndapanda Pohamba flanked by four other siblings during the memorial service of their late mother, Penehupifo Pohamba (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 24 October 2026 – Swapo Party Secretary General Sophia Shaningwa addresses mourners during the memorial service of former First Lady Penehupifo Pohamba (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

MARIENTAL, 23 October 2026- Mariental Trade Festival officially opens. (Photo: Joe-Chintha Garises) Nampa

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)

SWAKOPMUND, 23 October 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah speaking at the opening of the Swakopmund International Trade Expo (SWAiTEX) at Swakopmund on Friday. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

German referee Felix Zwayer shows a red card to one member of the bench from SC Freiburg team during the German first division Bundesliga football match between SC Freiburg and FC Bayern Munich in Freiburg, south-western Germany, on October 25, 2026. (Photo by THOMAS KIENZLE / AFP) / DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO

Auxerre’s English forward #9 Cameron Archer controls the ball during the French L1 football match between AJ Auxerre and Le Mans at the Stade de l'Abbe-Deschamps in Auxerre, central France, on October 25, 2026. (Photo by ARNAUD FINISTRE / AFP)

A dog waits while its owner votes at a polling station in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, during the presidential runoff election on October 25, 2026. Brazilians head to the polls for a runoff between President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and right-wing senator Flavio Bolsonaro that will determine whether Brazil remains one of the few leftist nations in the region or joins a regional swing to the right championed by US President Donald Trump, a Bolsonaro ally. (Photo by Douglas SHINEIDR / AFP)

Team mates celebrate Bayern Munich's French midfielder #17 Michael Olise (hidden) after he scored the 1:3 goal during the German first division Bundesliga football match between SC Freiburg and FC Bayern Munich in Freiburg, south-western Germany, on October 25, 2026. (Photo by THOMAS KIENZLE / AFP) / DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO

Red Bull Racing's Dutch driver Max Verstappen walks back toward the garages after taking part in the drivers' parade before the start of the United States Formula One Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, on October 25, 2026. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

Team mates celebrate Bayern Munich's French midfielder #17 Michael Olise (hidden) after he scored the 1:3 goal during the German first division Bundesliga football match between SC Freiburg and FC Bayern Munich in Freiburg, south-western Germany, on October 25, 2026. (Photo by THOMAS KIENZLE / AFP) / DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO

Team mates celebrate Bayern Munich's French midfielder #17 Michael Olise (hidden) after he scored the 1:3 goal during the German first division Bundesliga football match between SC Freiburg and FC Bayern Munich in Freiburg, south-western Germany, on October 25, 2026. (Photo by THOMAS KIENZLE / AFP) / DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO

Mercedes' British driver George Russell (R) walks toward the garages after taking part in the drivers' parade before the start of the United States Formula One Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, on October 25, 2026. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)