WINDHOEK, 13 August 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah speaking during the commemoration of the centenary of the birth of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

STAMPRIET, 13 August 2026 - Hardap Regional Council Chairperson, Simon Kooper. (Photo: Joe-Chintha Garises) Nampa

ETANGA, 13 August 2026 - Kunene Governor Vipuakuje Muharukua addressing the gathering during World Day Against Trafficking in Persons commemoration at Etanga village. (Photos: Contributed) NAMPA

CAPE TOWN, 12 August 2026 – A Namibian traditional practitioner performs a spiritual cleansing ritual alongside members of the Namibian delegation in Cape Town. Cultural rites form a pivotal part of the exhumation process to honour the spirits of fallen liberation heroes Simon Petrus Niilenge, Festus Nehale, and their comrades before their repatriation back home. (Photo Contributed: MICT) NAMPA

CAPE TOWN, 12 August 2026 – Delegates walk through the concourse of the Iziko Museum in Cape Town during the official mission to coordinate the exhumation and repatriation of Namibian liberation combatants, including Simon Petrus Niilenge and Festus Nehale. (Photo Contributed: MICT) NAMPA

CAPE TOWN, 12 August 2026 – Members of the Namibian delegation outside the Iziko Museum and Planetarium in Cape Town, South Africa. The delegation, comprising government representatives, traditional leaders, surviving veterans, and affected family members, is in South Africa from 06 to 21 August to oversee the exhumation and repatriation of former Namibian political prisoners and liberation heroes who died in exile during the apartheid era. (Photo Contributed: MICT) NAMPA

NKURENKURU, 13 August 2026 - Kavango West Regional Council Chairperson and Nkurenkuru Constituency Councillor, Fillipus Tenga. (Photo: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

NKURENKURU, 13 August 2026 - Kavango West Regional Council Chairperson and Nkurenkuru Constituency Councillor, Fillipus Tenga. (Photo: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

TOPSHOT - Passengers line up to enter the train station at the Narita International Airport in Narita, Chiba prefecture on August 14, 2026, after many of the train lines to the airport were closed. At least four people died in eastern Japan after "unprecedented" heavy rain that left thousands stranded at Narita airport overnight and snarled up roads and rail services, authorities said. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)

An airport employee explains to passengers that an entrance to the train station is closed at the Narita International Airport in Narita, Chiba prefecture on August 14, 2026. At least four people died in eastern Japan after "unprecedented" heavy rain that left thousands stranded at Narita airport overnight and snarled up roads and rail services, authorities said. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)

Passengers line up to enter the train station at the Narita International Airport in Narita, Chiba prefecture on August 14, 2026, after many of the train lines to the airport were closed. At least four people died in eastern Japan after "unprecedented" heavy rain that left thousands stranded at Narita airport overnight and snarled up roads and rail services, authorities said. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)

Passengers line up to enter the train station at the Narita International Airport in Narita, Chiba prefecture on August 14, 2026, after many of the train lines to the airport were closed. At least four people died in eastern Japan after "unprecedented" heavy rain that left thousands stranded at Narita airport overnight and snarled up roads and rail services, authorities said. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)

TOPSHOT - A passenger sleeps at the Narita International Airport in Narita, Chiba prefecture on August 14, 2026. At least four people died in eastern Japan after "unprecedented" heavy rain that left thousands stranded at Narita airport overnight and snarled up roads and rail services, authorities said. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)

Passengers line up to enter the train station at the Narita International Airport in Narita, Chiba prefecture on August 14, 2026, after many of the train lines to the airport were closed. At least four people died in eastern Japan after "unprecedented" heavy rain that left thousands stranded at Narita airport overnight and snarled up roads and rail services, authorities said. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)

Passengers line up to enter the train station at the Narita International Airport in Narita, Chiba prefecture on August 14, 2026, after many of the train lines to the airport were closed. At least four people died in eastern Japan after "unprecedented" heavy rain that left thousands stranded at Narita airport overnight and snarled up roads and rail services, authorities said. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)

TOPSHOT - A passenger sleeps at the Narita International Airport in Narita, Chiba prefecture on August 14, 2026. At least four people died in eastern Japan after "unprecedented" heavy rain that left thousands stranded at Narita airport overnight and snarled up roads and rail services, authorities said. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)