WINDHOEK, 28 JULY 2023 - Namibia mourns the loss of liberation veteran Helao Joseph Shityuwete, who passed away peacefully at 92 in Windhoek, just days after his birthday. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 28 July 2025 - Lamech Mwanyangapo, a prominent Namibian broadcaster and health advocate, died at 61 on 29 August after battling multiple myeloma. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 29 August 2026 - Swapo party secretary general Sophia Shaningwa and party president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah pictured at the 11th Central Committee meeting in Windhoek on Saturday. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 28 August 2026 - Namibia’s senior men’s national cricket team, the Eagles player JJ Smit (right) and Gerhard Erasmus celebrating the wicket against South Africa during the T20 Tri-Series campaign at the FNB Namibia Cricket Ground in Olympia, Windhoek. Namibia won the match by 18 runs and the victory marked Namibia’s second win over South Africa in a T20 international meeting, following their historic triumph over the Proteas earlier this year at the same venue. (Photo: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 28 August 2026 - Namibia’s senior men’s national cricket team, the Eagles player JJ Smit (right) and Gerhard Erasmus celebrating the wicket against South Africa during the T20 Tri-Series campaign at the FNB Namibia Cricket Ground in Olympia, Windhoek. Namibia won the match by 18 runs and the victory marked Namibia’s second win over South Africa in a T20 international meeting, following their historic triumph over the Proteas earlier this year at the same venue. (Photo: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 28 August 2026 - Namibia’s Eagles celebrating the wicket against South Africa during the T20 Tri-Series campaign at the FNB Namibia Cricket Ground in Olympia, Windhoek. Namibia won the match by 18 runs and the victory marked Namibia’s second win over South Africa in a T20 international meeting, following their historic triumph over the Proteas earlier this year at the same venue. (Photo: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 28 August 2026 - Namibia’s Eagles celebrating the wicket against South Africa during the T20 Tri-Series campaign at the FNB Namibia Cricket Ground in Olympia, Windhoek. Namibia won the match by 18 runs and the victory marked Namibia’s second win over South Africa in a T20 international meeting, following their historic triumph over the Proteas earlier this year at the same venue. (Photo: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 28 August 2026 - Namibia’s Eagles celebrating the wicket against South Africa during the T20 Tri-Series campaign at the FNB Namibia Cricket Ground in Olympia, Windhoek. Namibia won the match by 18 runs and the victory marked Namibia’s second win over South Africa in a T20 international meeting, following their historic triumph over the Proteas earlier this year at the same venue. (Photo: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

HANDOUT - 31 August 2026, North Rhine-Westphalia, Koenigswinter: The remains of an old compact car are being recovered from the Rhine. Firefighters had previously discovered the wrecked car at a launch site for emergency boats. The record-low water levels in the Rhine are bringing more and more curious finds to light. (undated press release from August 2026). Photo: -/Polizei Duisburg/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only in connection with the latest coverage and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

Mourners cremate the body of deceased victim Ayush Khadka, after flash floods in Nepal's Chitwan district on August 31, 2026. Nepal was burying on August 31 some of the hundreds of bodies retrieved after a deadly, tsunami-like flood crashed through the Himalayan region, sweeping away villages and leaving thousands still missing. Distraught families have packed rescue stations and hospitals in search of their missing relatives, while others have faced the grim task of identifying bodies at overflowing morgues. (Photo by Prakash MATHEMA / AFP)

TOPSHOT - Residents sit beside debris as they salvage belongings following flash floods at Devighat in Nepal's Nuwakot district on August 31, 2026. Nepal was burying on August 31 some of the hundreds of bodies retrieved after a deadly, tsunami-like flood crashed through the Himalayan region, sweeping away villages and leaving thousands still missing. Distraught families have packed rescue stations and hospitals in search of their missing relatives, while others have faced the grim task of identifying bodies at overflowing morgues. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP)

A man sits beside debris as he salvages belongings following flash floods at Devighat in Nepal's Nuwakot district on August 31, 2026. Nepal was burying on August 31 some of the hundreds of bodies retrieved after a deadly, tsunami-like flood crashed through the Himalayan region, sweeping away villages and leaving thousands still missing. Distraught families have packed rescue stations and hospitals in search of their missing relatives, while others have faced the grim task of identifying bodies at overflowing morgues. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP)

Mourners cremate the body of deceased victim Ayush Khadka, after flash floods in Nepal's Chitwan district on August 31, 2026. Nepal was burying on August 31 some of the hundreds of bodies retrieved after a deadly, tsunami-like flood crashed through the Himalayan region, sweeping away villages and leaving thousands still missing. Distraught families have packed rescue stations and hospitals in search of their missing relatives, while others have faced the grim task of identifying bodies at overflowing morgues. (Photo by PRAKASH MATHEMA / AFP)

Mourners cremate the body of deceased victim Ayush Khadka, after flash floods in Nepal's Chitwan district on August 31, 2026. Nepal was burying on August 31 some of the hundreds of bodies retrieved after a deadly, tsunami-like flood crashed through the Himalayan region, sweeping away villages and leaving thousands still missing. Distraught families have packed rescue stations and hospitals in search of their missing relatives, while others have faced the grim task of identifying bodies at overflowing morgues. (Photo by PRAKASH MATHEMA / AFP)

Mourners cremate the body of deceased victim Ayush Khadka, after flash floods in Nepal's Chitwan district on August 31, 2026. Nepal was burying on August 31 some of the hundreds of bodies retrieved after a deadly, tsunami-like flood crashed through the Himalayan region, sweeping away villages and leaving thousands still missing. Distraught families have packed rescue stations and hospitals in search of their missing relatives, while others have faced the grim task of identifying bodies at overflowing morgues. (Photo by PRAKASH MATHEMA / AFP)

(260831) -- TIANJIN, Aug. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A visitor takes photos during an exhibition titled "Crown of Glory: 18th-Century Italian Court Treasures from the House of Savoy" at the Tianjin Museum in north China's Tianjin Municipality on July 2, 2026. TO GO WITH "China Focus: Centuries-old artifacts bear witness to vibrant Sino-Italian cultural exchanges" (Xinhua)