WINDHOEK, 24 October 2026 – Opposition leader McHenry Venaani addressing mourners at the memorial service of former First Lady Penehupifo Pohamba (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 24 October 2026 – Former Health Minister Dr Richard Kamwi addressing mourners at the memorial service of former First Lady Penehupifo Pohamba (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 24 October 2024 – Ndapanda Pohamba flanked by four other siblings during the memorial service of their late mother, Penehupifo Pohamba (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 24 October 2026 – Swapo Party Secretary General Sophia Shaningwa addresses mourners during the memorial service of former First Lady Penehupifo Pohamba (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

MARIENTAL, 23 October 2026- Mariental Trade Festival officially opens. (Photo: Joe-Chintha Garises) Nampa

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)

SWAKOPMUND, 23 October 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah speaking at the opening of the Swakopmund International Trade Expo (SWAiTEX) at Swakopmund on Friday. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

Commercial buildings are seen through clear skies as haze conditions due to Indonesian wildfires improve in Kuala Lumpur on October 26, 2026. The haze has sent air pollution levels surging to dangerous levels not only in Indonesia, but also in Malaysia, Singapore and East Timor, prompting the ASEAN regional bloc to call a meeting over the crisis. (Photo by Mohd RASFAN / AFP)

(COMBO) A combination image created on October 26, 2026, shows commercial buildings shrouded in haze on October 13, 2026 (top), and the same buildings seen through clear skies as haze conditions improve in Kuala Lumpur on October 26, 2026 (bottom). The haze has sent air pollution levels surging to dangerous levels not only in Indonesia, but also in Malaysia, Singapore and East Timor, prompting the ASEAN regional bloc to call a meeting over the crisis. (Photo by Mohd RASFAN / AFP)

Commuters ride along a street in Ahmedabad on October 26, 2026. (Photo by Shammi MEHRA / AFP)

Passengers cram into an auto-rickshaw along a street in Ahmedabad on October 26, 2026. (Photo by Shammi MEHRA / AFP)

A pedestrian crosses a street in Ahmedabad on October 26, 2026. (Photo by Shammi MEHRA / AFP)

AFP presents 9 photos by photographer Reina taken on October 21 and 23, 2026 in Palangkaraya, Indonesia's Central Kalimantan province, of families living with haze. Wildfires have burned more than 1.9 million hectares in the nine months to September, according to deforestation monitor Nusantara Atlas -- a figure the government has not confirmed or denied. The resulting haze has sickened hundreds of thousands in Indonesia and reached as far as Malaysia, Singapore and East Timor.. Search for all these reportage images using: INDONESIA-POLLUTION-ENVIRONMENT-FIRE-PORTRAIT Search "REPORTAGE" to source all feature, magazine and visual stories. (Photo by REINA / AFP)

A tourist takes a selfie with the city skyline seen in the background as haze conditions due to Indonesian wildfires improve in Kuala Lumpur on October 26, 2026. The haze has sent air pollution levels surging to dangerous levels not only in Indonesia, but also in Malaysia, Singapore and East Timor, prompting the ASEAN regional bloc to call a meeting over the crisis. (Photo by Mohd Rasfan / AFP)

Malaysia's Petronas Twin Towers and commercial buildings are seen through clear skies as haze conditions due to Indonesian wildfires improve in Kuala Lumpur on October 26, 2026. The haze has sent air pollution levels surging to dangerous levels not only in Indonesia, but also in Malaysia, Singapore and East Timor, prompting the ASEAN regional bloc to call a meeting over the crisis. (Photo by Mohd Rasfan / AFP)