WINDHOEK, 13 August 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah speaking during the commemoration of the centenary of the birth of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

STAMPRIET, 13 August 2026 - Hardap Regional Council Chairperson, Simon Kooper. (Photo: Joe-Chintha Garises) Nampa

ETANGA, 13 August 2026 - Kunene Governor Vipuakuje Muharukua addressing the gathering during World Day Against Trafficking in Persons commemoration at Etanga village. (Photos: Contributed) NAMPA

CAPE TOWN, 12 August 2026 – A Namibian traditional practitioner performs a spiritual cleansing ritual alongside members of the Namibian delegation in Cape Town. Cultural rites form a pivotal part of the exhumation process to honour the spirits of fallen liberation heroes Simon Petrus Niilenge, Festus Nehale, and their comrades before their repatriation back home. (Photo Contributed: MICT) NAMPA

CAPE TOWN, 12 August 2026 – Delegates walk through the concourse of the Iziko Museum in Cape Town during the official mission to coordinate the exhumation and repatriation of Namibian liberation combatants, including Simon Petrus Niilenge and Festus Nehale. (Photo Contributed: MICT) NAMPA

CAPE TOWN, 12 August 2026 – Members of the Namibian delegation outside the Iziko Museum and Planetarium in Cape Town, South Africa. The delegation, comprising government representatives, traditional leaders, surviving veterans, and affected family members, is in South Africa from 06 to 21 August to oversee the exhumation and repatriation of former Namibian political prisoners and liberation heroes who died in exile during the apartheid era. (Photo Contributed: MICT) NAMPA

NKURENKURU, 13 August 2026 - Kavango West Regional Council Chairperson and Nkurenkuru Constituency Councillor, Fillipus Tenga. (Photo: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

NKURENKURU, 13 August 2026 - Kavango West Regional Council Chairperson and Nkurenkuru Constituency Councillor, Fillipus Tenga. (Photo: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

(FILES) US Ambassador to Japan George Glass speaks to reporters after a meeting with Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi regarding the United States' unwavering commitment to the Japan-US alliance, at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on November 20, 2025. "The United States remains unwavering in its support of its most important ally and in its recognition of Japanese sovereignty over the Northern Territories," George Glass said on X on August 14, 2026, using the Japanese name for the Kuril islands visited for the first time by Russian President Vladimir Putin on August 13. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP)

This photo shows the Putra Mosque (L) and Malaysia’s Prime Minister’s Office covered in haze in Putrajaya on August 14, 2026, as authorities in Malaysia warned of high levels of air pollution from regional wildfires. (Photo by Mohd RASFAN / AFP)

Indian actress Tara Sutaria poses for photographs during the music launch of her upcoming film 'Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups' in Mumbai on August 13, 2026. (Photo by Sujit JAISWAL / AFP)

(FILES) US Ambassador to Japan George Glass speaks to reporters after a meeting with Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi regarding the United States' unwavering commitment to the Japan-US alliance, at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on November 20, 2025. "The United States remains unwavering in its support of its most important ally and in its recognition of Japanese sovereignty over the Northern Territories," George Glass said on X on August 14, 2026, using the Japanese name for the Kuril islands visited for the first time by Russian President Vladimir Putin on August 13. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP)

Members of the Monster Raving Looney Party bose with a character wearing a bin on its head, following the declaration of the Clacton by-election at Clacton Leisure Centre, eastern England on August 14, 2026. Hard-right British politician Nigel Farage of the Reform UK party, was declared on August 14, the winner of an unusual by-election that pitted him against joke candidate Count Binface. (Photo by Henry NICHOLLS / AFP)

Candidates, including Count Binface (C), poses with other candidates following the declaration of the Clacton by-election at Clacton Leisure Centre, eastern England on August 14, 2026. Hard-right British politician Nigel Farage of the Reform UK party, was declared on August 14, the winner of an unusual by-election that pitted him against joke candidate Count Binface. (Photo by Henry NICHOLLS / AFP)

Candidates, including Count Binface (C), poses with other candidates following the declaration of the Clacton by-election at Clacton Leisure Centre, eastern England on August 14, 2026. Hard-right British politician Nigel Farage of the Reform UK party, was declared on August 14, the winner of an unusual by-election that pitted him against joke candidate Count Binface. (Photo by Henry NICHOLLS / AFP)

Candidates, including Count Binface (C), listen to the results for the by-election result for the parliamentary seat of Clacton, at the count centre venue, the Clacton Leisure Centre, eastern England on August 14, 2026. Hard-right British politician Nigel Farage of the Reform UK party, was declared on August 14, in an unusual by-election that pitted him against joke candidate Count Binface. (Photo by Henry NICHOLLS / AFP)