OSHAKATI, 20 March 2026 - Oshana Chief Regional Officer Teopolina Hamutumua. (Photo: Contributed)
OSHAKATI, 21 March 2026 - Chairperson of the Uukwambi Traditional Authority, Herman Iipumbu, pictured during the 36th independence anniversary celebration in Oshakati. (Photo by: Ester Hakaala) NAMPA
WINDHOEK, 21 March 2026 - Members of the public at the 36 Independence celebrations at the Sam Nujoma Stadium in Windhoek. (Photo by: Ali Negumbo) NAMPA
WINDHOEK, 21 March 2026 - Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs, Frans Kapofi, speaks at the Independence celebrations at the Sam Nujoma Stadium. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA
WINDHOEK, 21 March 2026 - Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs, Frans Kapofi, speaks at the Independence celebrations at the Sam Nujoma Stadium. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA
WINDHOEK, 21 March 2026 - Former Trade and Industry Minister and liberation struggle veteran Ben Amathila pictured at the 36th independence celebrations in Windhoek. (Photo by: Eba Kandovazu) NAMPA
WINDHOEK, 21 March 2026 - Swapo Member of Parliament, Fenny Tutjavi, speaks at the independence celebrations at the Sam Nujoma Stadium in Windhoek. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA
WINDHOEK, 21 March 2026 - Swapo Member of Parliament, Fenny Tutjavi, speaks at the independence celebrations at the Sam Nujoma Stadium in Windhoek. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA
Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (center-L) talks with his German counterpart Boris Pistorius (center-R) during their meeting at the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF)'s naval base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo on March 22, 2026. (Photo by Ng Han Guan / POOL / AFP)
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius (center-R) talks with his Japanese counterpart Shinjiro Koizumi (not pictured) during their meeting at the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF)'s naval base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo on March 22, 2026. (Photo by Ng Han Guan / POOL / AFP)
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius (center-R) and his Japan's counterpart Shinjiro Koizumi (center-L) meet at the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF)'s naval base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo on March 22, 2026. (Photo by Ng Han Guan / POOL / AFP)
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius (L) is welcomed by his Japan's counterpart Shinjiro Koizumi (R) prior to their meeting at the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF)'s naval base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo on March 22, 2026. (Photo by Ng Han Guan / POOL / AFP)
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius (L) is welcomed by his Japan's counterpart Shinjiro Koizumi (R) prior to their meeting at the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF)'s naval base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo on March 22, 2026. (Photo by Ng Han Guan / POOL / AFP)
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius (L) is welcomed by his Japan's counterpart Shinjiro Koizumi (R) prior to their meeting at the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF)'s naval base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo on March 22, 2026. (Photo by Ng Han Guan / POOL / AFP)
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius (center-R) and Japan's Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) attend a welcome ceremony at the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF)'s naval base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo on March 22, 2026. (Photo by Ng Han Guan / POOL / AFP)
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius (L) is welcomed by his Japan's counterpart Shinjiro Koizumi (R) prior to their meeting at the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF)'s naval base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo on March 22, 2026. (Photo by Ng Han Guan / POOL / AFP)