WINDHOEK, 30 October 2026 – Warrant Officer Julia Ndeulyatele and her colleagues who formed part of the protection team for the late First Lady Penehupifo Pohamba. (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

SHARUKWE, 30 October 2026 - The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism on Thursday held a Traditional Seed Fair at the Sharukwe Community Seed Bank in Kavango West. (Photo: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 30 October 2026 - The Bank of Namibia headquarters in Windhoek. (Photo: Contributed)

KALKRAND, 30 October 2026 - The inaugural Kalkrand Marketing Expo officially started on Thursday. (Photo: Joe-Chintha Garises)

SHARUKWE, 30 October 2026 - The Sharukwe Community Seed Bank at Sharukwe village in Kavango West. (Photo: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

NANKUTWE, 28 October 2026 - The Namibian Defence Force (NDF) has donated sanitary pads and toiletries to learners at Nankutwe Combined School in the Kabbe South Constituency of the Zambezi Region. Pictured here is Colonel Glenda Lukubwe Simasiku, the Senior Staff Officer heading the Gender Division at MODVA, who spoke at the ceremony on behalf of the NDF Women’s Network. (Photo: Michael Mutonga Liswaniso) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 29 October 2026 - Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL) will invest approximately N$13 million over five years in a project aimed at improving water security in the Swakop River Basin, following the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement with WWF Namibia and Global Water Challenge (GWC) on Thursday. (Photo: Contributed)

OTJIWARONGO, 29 October 2026 - Okakarara Health Directorate Practitioner Olivia Mbabi speaks at an information-sharing session in Otjiwarongo on Thursday. (Photo: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

(261031) -- ALEPPO, Oct. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A damaged building inside Aleppo Citadel is seen in Aleppo, Syria, July 20, 2026. October 31 marks World Cities Day. In recent years, some cities across the Middle East have been battered by war. Buildings have been damaged, infrastructure destroyed, and once-bustling streets and houses have been reduced to rubble. War has not only transformed the urban landscape but also profoundly affected the daily lives of local residents. (Photo by Monsef Memari/Xinhua)

(261031) -- BEIRUT, Oct. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 29, 2026 shows a building destroyed by war in Beirut, Lebanon. October 31 marks World Cities Day. In recent years, some cities across the Middle East have been battered by war. Buildings have been damaged, infrastructure destroyed, and once-bustling streets and houses have been reduced to rubble. War has not only transformed the urban landscape but also profoundly affected the daily lives of local residents. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

(261031) -- GAZA CITY, Oct. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A Palestinian woman and her grandchildren are seen in their residence in Gaza City, Oct. 25, 2026. October 31 marks World Cities Day. In recent years, some cities across the Middle East have been battered by war. Buildings have been damaged, infrastructure destroyed, and once-bustling streets and houses have been reduced to rubble. War has not only transformed the urban landscape but also profoundly affected the daily lives of local residents. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

(261031) -- BEIRUT, Oct. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 29, 2026 shows a building destroyed by war in Beirut, Lebanon. October 31 marks World Cities Day. In recent years, some cities across the Middle East have been battered by war. Buildings have been damaged, infrastructure destroyed, and once-bustling streets and houses have been reduced to rubble. War has not only transformed the urban landscape but also profoundly affected the daily lives of local residents. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

(261031) -- BEIRUT, Oct. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 29, 2026 shows a building destroyed by war in Beirut, Lebanon. October 31 marks World Cities Day. In recent years, some cities across the Middle East have been battered by war. Buildings have been damaged, infrastructure destroyed, and once-bustling streets and houses have been reduced to rubble. War has not only transformed the urban landscape but also profoundly affected the daily lives of local residents. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

(261031) -- BEIRUT, Oct. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 29, 2026 shows a building destroyed by war in Beirut, Lebanon. October 31 marks World Cities Day. In recent years, some cities across the Middle East have been battered by war. Buildings have been damaged, infrastructure destroyed, and once-bustling streets and houses have been reduced to rubble. War has not only transformed the urban landscape but also profoundly affected the daily lives of local residents. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

(261031) -- GAZA CITY, Oct. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Tents are seen in central Gaza City, on Oct. 28, 2026. October 31 marks World Cities Day. In recent years, some cities across the Middle East have been battered by war. Buildings have been damaged, infrastructure destroyed, and once-bustling streets and houses have been reduced to rubble. War has not only transformed the urban landscape but also profoundly affected the daily lives of local residents. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

(261031) -- GAZA CITY, Oct. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 28, 2026 shows a view in central Gaza City. October 31 marks World Cities Day. In recent years, some cities across the Middle East have been battered by war. Buildings have been damaged, infrastructure destroyed, and once-bustling streets and houses have been reduced to rubble. War has not only transformed the urban landscape but also profoundly affected the daily lives of local residents. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)