TUGUVA, 20 October 2026 - Kavango West Regional Council Chairperson Fillipus Tenga led a delegation to the residence of former President Hifikepunye Pohamba at Tuguva village in the Kavango West Region on Tuesday to offer condolences following the death of Pohamba's spouse, Namibia's second First Lady, Penehupifo Pohamba, who passed on Saturday. (Photo: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 20 October 2026 - Commuters heading from Okahandja to Windhoek hitch a ride with the seven-seater vehicles at B1 City Station. (Photo: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 20 October 2026 - The Bank of Namibia head office in Windhoek. (Photo by: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 20 October 2026 - The Bank of Namibia head office in Windhoek. (Photo by: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 19 October 2026 (NAMPA) – Florida Ruhoze Haakuria of Ketungoutji Investment CC, trading as Pukaa Catering Services, confirmed that the restaurant is feeling the impact of the ongoing foot-and-mouth disease outbreak. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 19 October 2026 – The usually bustling Oshetu Kapana Market in Katutura stands unusually quiet following a three-week strain caused by Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) restrictions, which have choked the meat supply that drives the market’s local economy. (Photo: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 19 October 2026 – Helmut Angula paying tribute to former first lady Penehupifo Pohamba during a prayer service held in her honour. (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

GOBABIS - Ruth Kaukuata-Mbura, Swapo Regional Coordinator for the Omaheke Region (Photo: Contributed)

(261020) -- TOKYO, Oct. 20, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People protest during a rally in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 20, 2026. Japanese citizens staged a protest rally in front of the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo on Tuesday evening, opposing the large-scale Japan-U.S. joint military exercises and the military buildup. (Xinhua/Li Ziyue)

(261020) -- TOKYO, Oct. 20, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People holding signs attend a protest rally in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 20, 2026. Japanese citizens staged a protest rally in front of the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo on Tuesday evening, opposing the large-scale Japan-U.S. joint military exercises and the military buildup. (Xinhua/Li Ziyue)

A photo shows wind turbines near the western German opencast mining region at Erkelenz-Holzweiler, western Germany on October 20, 2026. Two new wind turbines at the Erkelenz-Holzweiler wind farm, located on the edge of the Garzweiler II open-pit mine, were officially commissioned today. With a total height of approximately 250 meters each and a capacity of 7.2 megawatts each, they are the tallest wind turbines in the Heinsberg district. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP)

An aerial view shows a wind turbine near the western German opencast mining region at Erkelenz-Holzweiler, western Germany on October 20, 2026. Two new wind turbines at the Erkelenz-Holzweiler wind farm, located on the edge of the Garzweiler II open-pit mine, were officially commissioned today. With a total height of approximately 250 meters each and a capacity of 7.2 megawatts each, they are the tallest wind turbines in the Heinsberg district. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP)

(FILES) US President Donald Trump (C) and US Vice President JD Vance (R) meet with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 4, 2025. US Vice President JD Vance said he would not be following Donald Trump in endorsing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and wanted to stay on the sidelines. "I'm not anti-endorsing him. I'm not pro-endorsing him. I'm not getting involved in Israeli elections," Vance said of Netanyahu, in an interview October 19 with journalist Mark Halperin. Trump on October 18 issued a public endorsement of his right-wing ally Netanyahu, who is seeking a new term as premier in Israel's October 27 parliamentary election. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)

A large screen displays an image of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (C) during a speech by US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor (R) as India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (L) listens during the Freedom 250 reception at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai on October 20, 2026. (Photo by Kylie Cooper / POOL / AFP)

This aerial photograph shows 'Graine de Courage' French skipper Florian Gueguen abroad his multihull arriving in the harbor of Saint-Malo, a few days prior to the start of the Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe solo sailing race from Saint-Malo to Pointe-a-Pitre, in Saint-Malo, western France on October 20, 2026. (Photo by Lou BENOIST / AFP)

Pakistan's Haris Rauf (2R) celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of England's Sam Curran during the one-day international (ODI) tri-series cricket match between Pakistan and England at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on October 20, 2026. (Photo by Aamir QURESHI / AFP)