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)

NKURENKURU, 23 October 2026 - Kavango West Governor Verna Sinimbo met with stakeholders in Nkurenkuru on Thursday to discuss the current status and future of the region’s cattle market. (Photo: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 22 October 2026 – Finance Minister Ericah Shafudah tabled the Mid-Year Budget Review for the 2026/27 financial year in the National Assembly on Thursday. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 22 October 2026 – Finance Minister Ericah Shafudah tabled the Mid-Year Budget Review for the 2026/27 financial year in the National Assembly on Thursday. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 22 October 2026 - Cuba's Ambassador to Namibia, Sergio Vigoa de la Uz. (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 22 October 2026 - The Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry has organised the Swakopmund International Trade Expo (SWAiTEX) returned to Swakopmund on Thursday after a two-year hiatus, aiming to bring together businesses, entrepreneurs, investors and policymakers to explore trade, investment and industrial development opportunities. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

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This aerial view shows a huge blackened area in the Lake Titicaca National Reserve near the floating islands of the Uros in Puno, Peru, on October 23, 2026, following a fire that ravaged around 400 hectares of totora reeds on October 21. Forest fires fueled by El Nino have killed 12 people and left hundreds homeless in Peru since June, authorities in the Andean country said on October 21. (Photo by URIEL MONTEFUR / AFP)

This aerial view shows a huge blackened area in the Lake Titicaca National Reserve near the floating islands of the Uros in Puno, Peru, on October 23, 2026, following a fire that ravaged around 400 hectares of totora reeds on October 21. Forest fires fueled by El Nino have killed 12 people and left hundreds homeless in Peru since June, authorities in the Andean country said on October 21. (Photo by URIEL MONTEFUR / AFP)

This aerial view shows a huge blackened area in the Lake Titicaca National Reserve near the floating islands of the Uros in Puno, Peru, on October 23, 2026, following a fire that ravaged around 400 hectares of totora reeds on October 21. Forest fires fueled by El Nino have killed 12 people and left hundreds homeless in Peru since June, authorities in the Andean country said on October 21. (Photo by URIEL MONTEFUR / AFP)

This aerial view shows a huge blackened area in the Lake Titicaca National Reserve near the floating islands of the Uros in Puno, Peru, on October 23, 2026, following a fire that ravaged around 400 hectares of totora reeds on October 21. Forest fires fueled by El Nino have killed 12 people and left hundreds homeless in Peru since June, authorities in the Andean country said on October 21. (Photo by URIEL MONTEFUR / AFP)

This aerial view shows a huge blackened area in the Lake Titicaca National Reserve near the floating islands of the Uros in Puno, Peru, on October 23, 2026, following a fire that ravaged around 400 hectares of totora reeds on October 21. Forest fires fueled by El Nino have killed 12 people and left hundreds homeless in Peru since June, authorities in the Andean country said on October 21. (Photo by URIEL MONTEFUR / AFP)

This aerial view shows a huge blackened area in the Lake Titicaca National Reserve near the floating islands of the Uros in Puno, Peru, on October 23, 2026, following a fire that ravaged around 400 hectares of totora reeds on October 21. Forest fires fueled by El Nino have killed 12 people and left hundreds homeless in Peru since June, authorities in the Andean country said on October 21. (Photo by URIEL MONTEFUR / AFP)

This aerial view shows a huge blackened area in the Lake Titicaca National Reserve near the floating islands of the Uros in Puno, Peru, on October 23, 2026, following a fire that ravaged around 400 hectares of totora reeds on October 21. Forest fires fueled by El Nino have killed 12 people and left hundreds homeless in Peru since June, authorities in the Andean country said on October 21. (Photo by URIEL MONTEFUR / AFP)

This aerial view shows a huge blackened area in the Lake Titicaca National Reserve near the floating islands of the Uros in Puno, Peru, on October 23, 2026, following a fire that ravaged around 400 hectares of totora reeds on October 21. Forest fires fueled by El Nino have killed 12 people and left hundreds homeless in Peru since June, authorities in the Andean country said on October 21. (Photo by URIEL MONTEFUR / AFP)