WINDHOEK, 26 August 2026 – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah addressing the crowd during the Heroes Day commemoration in Windhoek on Wednesday. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 26 August 2026 – Namibian leaders (from left): Vice President Lucia Witbooi, President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, First Gentleman retired Army General Epapharas Ndenga Ndaitwah, and Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare, pictured during the Heroes Day commemoration in Windhoek on Wednesday. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 26 August 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has granted national hero status to 16-year-old Cornelius Tulotokela Shimwaafeni, making him the youngest recipient in history. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

ONGWEDIVA, 26 August 2026 - The Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (NAMFISA) mobile office at the 25th edition of the Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair. (Photo: Ali Negumbo) NAMPA

WINDHOEK 26 August 2026 - Bank Windhoek Managing Director, James Chapman. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

OSHIKUNDE, 17 August 2026 - Former war veterans who were injured in the armed liberation struggle, Anna Thomas and her husband, Julius Petrus, at their home in Omutwewomunhu village, Oshikunde Constituency. (Photo: Eba Kandovazu) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 25 August 2026 - Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) Manager for Licensing, Standards and Regulatory Compliance, Sheleen Kavikairiua. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

ONDANGWA, 25 August 2026 - Emilia Nghikembua, Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia's (CRAN) Chief Executive Officer (L); Silvester Wayiti, NORED’s Chief Executive Officer (R) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance infrastructure developmet. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

Cows search for food in a pasture in Tecoluca, San Vicente department, El Salvador, on August 26, 2026. The lack of rainfall has reduced the availability of grass and other forage for livestock, forcing farmers to cope with feed shortages and economic losses. The drought, associated with the El Nino phenomenon, prompted El Salvador to declare a red alert for meteorological and agricultural drought nationwide on August 25, 2026. (Photo by Marvin RECINOS / AFP)

A farmer cuts a drought-damaged corn crop in Tecoluca, San Vicente department, El Salvador, on August 26, 2026. The failed harvest will be used as livestock feed, while the lack of rainfall, associated with the El Nino phenomenon, has caused economic losses for many farmers. El Salvador declared a red alert for meteorological and agricultural drought nationwide on August 25, 2026drough. (Photo by Marvin RECINOS / AFP)

A farmer cuts a drought-damaged corn crop in Tecoluca, San Vicente department, El Salvador, on August 26, 2026. The failed harvest will be used as livestock feed, while the lack of rainfall, associated with the El Nino phenomenon, has caused economic losses for many farmers. El Salvador declared a red alert for meteorological and agricultural drought nationwide on August 25, 2026drough. (Photo by Marvin RECINOS / AFP)

(FILES) Uruguayan singer songwriter Ruben Rada performs during his show "Rada 80 Años" celebrating his 80th birthday, at the Sodre theatre in Montevideo, on August 22, 2023. Uruguayan musician and composer Ruben Rada, who forged a distinctive musical identity by blending candombe with genres such as rock and jazz, died of pneumonia at the age of 83 on August 26, 2026, his family announced. (Photo by Pablo PORCIUNCULA / AFP)

(FILES) Uruguayan singer songwriter Ruben Rada performs during his show "Rada 80 Años" celebrating his 80th birthday, at the Sodre theatre in Montevideo, on August 22, 2023. Uruguayan musician and composer Ruben Rada, who forged a distinctive musical identity by blending candombe with genres such as rock and jazz, died of pneumonia at the age of 83 on August 26, 2026, his family announced. (Photo by Pablo PORCIUNCULA / AFP)

(FILES) Uruguayan singer songwriter Ruben Rada performs during his show "Rada 80 Años" celebrating his 80th birthday, at the Sodre theatre in Montevideo, on August 22, 2023. Uruguayan musician and composer Ruben Rada, who forged a distinctive musical identity by blending candombe with genres such as rock and jazz, died of pneumonia at the age of 83 on August 26, 2026, his family announced. (Photo by Pablo PORCIUNCULA / AFP)

(FILES) Uruguayan musician and songwriter Ruben Rada performs during the Medio y Medio music festival at Circo Voador in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 5, 2025. Uruguayan musician and composer Ruben Rada, who forged a distinctive musical identity by blending candombe with genres such as rock and jazz, died of pneumonia at the age of 83 on August 26, 2026, his family announced. (Photo by Pablo PORCIUNCULA / AFP)

Colombia's President Abelardo de la Espriella (C) and his Defense Minister Jorge Mora (2nd L) descend from the stands to receive military honors during the change of command ceremony at the Jose Maria Cordova Military School in Bogota on August 26, 2026. Colombia's new hard-right government announced on August 25, 2026, plans to classify guerrilla fighters, drug traffickers and other criminal groups as "terrorists." (Photo by Raul ARBOLEDA / AFP)