WINDHOEK, 30 January 2026 - Bank BIC Namibia has appointed Erastus Hoveka as its new chief executive officer, effective 02 February 2026. (Photo: Contributed)

NKURENKURU, 30 January 2026 - The Kavango West Region on Friday commemorated International Leprosy Day under the theme "Leprosy is curable. The real challenge is stigma." (Photo by: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

OTJIWARONGO, 30 January 2026 - Otjozondjupa Education Director, Gerhard Ndafenongo, speaks at the 2026 annual education conference at Otjiwarongo. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 30 January 2026 - Deputy Governor of the Bank of Namibia (BoN), Leonie Dunn. (Photo by: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA

(260130) -- HASAKAH, Jan. 30, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A displaced man rests in the courtyard of a school-converted shelter in Hasakah province, northeastern Syria, Jan. 29, 2026. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday it is scaling up food aid for tens of thousands of families displaced by renewed fighting in northeastern Syria. More than 165,000 people have fled homes in Al-Hasakah governorate, seeking shelter in schools, collective centers, and camps with few belongings, WFP said. (Str/Xinhua)

US Journalist Don Lemon speaks to the media after a hearing at the Edward R. Roybal Federal Courthouse in Los Angeles on January 30, 2026. The Trump administration charged Lemon with civil rights crimes over coverage of immigration protests in Minneapolis, as the US president branded a nurse shot dead by federal agents in the city an "agitator." The arrest of former CNN anchor came as President Donald Trump walked back his conciliatory tone following public outrage over the killings of Alex Pretti and another American citizen in the Minnesota city. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP)

People partake in a "National Shutdown" protest against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 30, 2026. Donald Trump's border chief said January 29, 2026 that some federal agents could be withdrawn from Minneapolis, the northern US city that has become the flashpoint for the president's immigration crackdown. The Trump administration, facing a public backlash over the shooting deaths of two Americans by federal agents in Minneapolis, also eased immigration operations in the northeastern state of Maine. (Photo by Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP)

People partake in a "National Shutdown" protest against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 30, 2026. Donald Trump's border chief said January 29, 2026 that some federal agents could be withdrawn from Minneapolis, the northern US city that has become the flashpoint for the president's immigration crackdown. The Trump administration, facing a public backlash over the shooting deaths of two Americans by federal agents in Minneapolis, also eased immigration operations in the northeastern state of Maine. (Photo by Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP)