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

People mourn by the bronze statue of late US singer-songwriter Dolly Parton in downtown Sevierville, Tennessee on August 25, 2026. Dolly Parton, the American country music singer who rose from poverty in Tennessee to become a US cultural giant with hits like "Jolene" and "9 to 5," has died at 80, her family said on August 25. (Photo by A.M. Stewart / AFP)

Flowers and notes left by fans are seen by the bronze statue of late US singer-songwriter Dolly Parton in downtown Sevierville, Tennessee on August 25, 2026. Dolly Parton, the American country music singer who rose from poverty in Tennessee to become a US cultural giant with hits like "Jolene" and "9 to 5," has died at 80, her family said on August 25. (Photo by A.M. Stewart / AFP)

A Colombian firefighter battles a wildfire in Coello, Tolima department, Colombia on August 25, 2026. (Photo by ESTEBAN VEGA LA-ROTTA / AFP)

People mourn by the bronze statue of late US singer-songwriter Dolly Parton in downtown Sevierville, Tennessee on August 25, 2026. Dolly Parton, the American country music singer who rose from poverty in Tennessee to become a US cultural giant with hits like "Jolene" and "9 to 5," has died at 80, her family said on August 25. (Photo by A.M. Stewart / AFP)

Colombian firefighters battle a wildfire in Coello, Tolima department, Colombia on August 25, 2026. (Photo by ESTEBAN VEGA LA-ROTTA / AFP)

A Colombian firefighter battles a wildfire in Coello, Tolima department, Colombia on August 25, 2026. (Photo by ESTEBAN VEGA LA-ROTTA / AFP)

TOPSHOT - Colombian firefighters prepare a blower to battle a wildfire in Coello, Tolima department, Colombia on August 25, 2026. (Photo by ESTEBAN VEGA LA-ROTTA / AFP)

Colombian firefighters battle a wildfire in Coello, Tolima department, Colombia on August 25, 2026. (Photo by ESTEBAN VEGA LA-ROTTA / AFP)