WINDHOEK, 14 August 2026 - Namibian international rider, Alex Miller, during stage two of the 2026 Pupkewitz Megabuild Tour de Windhoek on the Dordabis road. Miller won the stage with a huge time gap from the rest of the peloton. (Photo: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 14 August 2026 - Namibian international rider, Alex Miller, during stage two of the 2026 Pupkewitz Megabuild Tour de Windhoek on the Dordabis road. Miller won the stage with a huge time gap from the rest of the peloton. (Photo: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 14 August 2026 - Namibian international rider, Alex Miller, during stage two of the 2026 Pupkewitz Megabuild Tour de Windhoek on the Dordabis road. Miller won the stage with a huge time gap from the rest of the peloton. (Photo: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

MARIENTAL, 15 August 2026 - MTC Corporate Affairs Manager, John Ekongo, speaks during the MTC for Lab Training programme at the Kai//ganaxab Youth Skills Training Centre on the outskirts of Mariental, Hardap Region. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

MARIENTAL, 15 August 2026 - Education Minister, Sanet Steenkamp, engaging education officials, principals and other stakeholders in Mariental, Hardap Region. (Photo: Joe-Chintha Garises) NAMPA

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OPUWO, 14 August 2026 - Two of the four toilets at the Okarukoro Primary School that were handed over by the Wavena Fishing Company on Friday. (Photo: Kaviveterue Virere) NAMPA

CAPE TOWN, 13 August 2026 - Forensic workers dig up the gravesite of Namibian liberation struggle hero, Festus Nehale, at a cemetery in Cape Town, South Africa to exhume the remains for reburial in Namibia. (Photo Contributed: MICT) NAMPA

(260817) -- ULAN BATOR, Aug. 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Mongolian Prime Minister Nyam-Osor Uchral speaks at the opening ceremony of the 17th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) held in Ulan Bator, capital of Mongolia, Aug. 17, 2026. The UNCCD COP17 officially opened here on Monday.    Held under the theme "Restoring Land, Restoring Hope," COP17 brings together 12,000 representatives from the UNCCD's 197 Parties at a pivotal global forum aimed at accelerating action to combat desertification, land degradation and drought. (Xinhua/Bolortsetseg)

(260817) -- SANTIAGO, Aug. 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Players of the United States celebrate after the final match between the United States and Türkiye at the FIVB Volleyball Girls' U17 World Championship in Santiago, Chile, Aug. 16, 2026. (Photo by Jorge Villegas/Xinhua)

(260817) -- SANTIAGO, Aug. 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalists team the United States attend the awarding ceremony after the final match between the United States and Türkiye at the FIVB Volleyball Girls' U17 World Championship in Santiago, Chile, Aug. 16, 2026. (Photo by Jorge Villegas/Xinhua)

(260817) -- SANTIAGO, Aug. 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalists team the United States pose for a photo during the awarding ceremony after the final match between the United States and Türkiye at the FIVB Volleyball Girls' U17 World Championship in Santiago, Chile, Aug. 16, 2026. (Photo by Jorge Villegas/Xinhua)

(260817) -- SANTIAGO, Aug. 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Kari Knotts (top) of the United States spikes the ball during the final match between the United States and Türkiye at the FIVB Volleyball Girls' U17 World Championship in Santiago, Chile, Aug. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Jiayi)

(260817) -- SANTIAGO, Aug. 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Aylin Ecrin Uzuner (1st L) of Türkiye spikes the ball during the final match between the United States and Türkiye at the FIVB Volleyball Girls' U17 World Championship in Santiago, Chile, Aug. 16, 2026. (Photo by Jorge Villegas/Xinhua)

(260817) -- SANTIAGO, Aug. 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalists team the United States pose for a photo after the awarding ceremony after the final match between the United States and Türkiye at the FIVB Volleyball Girls' U17 World Championship in Santiago, Chile, Aug. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Jiayi)

(260817) -- SANTIAGO, Aug. 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Ellie Enger (back L) and Maija Mortensen (back R) of the United States block the ball during the final match between the United States and Türkiye at the FIVB Volleyball Girls' U17 World Championship in Santiago, Chile, Aug. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Jiayi)