WINDHOEK, 30 October 2026 – Warrant Officer Julia Ndeulyatele and her colleagues who formed part of the protection team for the late First Lady Penehupifo Pohamba. (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

SHARUKWE, 30 October 2026 - The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism on Thursday held a Traditional Seed Fair at the Sharukwe Community Seed Bank in Kavango West. (Photo: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 30 October 2026 - The Bank of Namibia headquarters in Windhoek. (Photo: Contributed)

KALKRAND, 30 October 2026 - The inaugural Kalkrand Marketing Expo officially started on Thursday. (Photo: Joe-Chintha Garises)

SHARUKWE, 30 October 2026 - The Sharukwe Community Seed Bank at Sharukwe village in Kavango West. (Photo: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

NANKUTWE, 28 October 2026 - The Namibian Defence Force (NDF) has donated sanitary pads and toiletries to learners at Nankutwe Combined School in the Kabbe South Constituency of the Zambezi Region. Pictured here is Colonel Glenda Lukubwe Simasiku, the Senior Staff Officer heading the Gender Division at MODVA, who spoke at the ceremony on behalf of the NDF Women’s Network. (Photo: Michael Mutonga Liswaniso) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 29 October 2026 - Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL) will invest approximately N$13 million over five years in a project aimed at improving water security in the Swakop River Basin, following the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement with WWF Namibia and Global Water Challenge (GWC) on Thursday. (Photo: Contributed)

OTJIWARONGO, 29 October 2026 - Okakarara Health Directorate Practitioner Olivia Mbabi speaks at an information-sharing session in Otjiwarongo on Thursday. (Photo: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

(261031) -- CHANGCHUN, Oct. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A woman takes photos at a hotel in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, Oct. 27, 2026. Carpeted with golden leaves on some roads and in some parks, Changchun's autumn boasts stunning and inviting views. Thanks to the decision of the city's urban management authority, fallen leaves have been postponed for sweeping, and retained for public viewing in designated area since 2020, on the premise of not affecting road traffic. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

(261031) -- CHANGCHUN, Oct. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on Oct. 27, 2026 shows a tram gliding along Chuncheng Street in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province. Carpeted with golden leaves on some roads and in some parks, Changchun's autumn boasts stunning and inviting views. Thanks to the decision of the city's urban management authority, fallen leaves have been postponed for sweeping, and retained for public viewing in designated area since 2020, on the premise of not affecting road traffic. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

(261031) -- CHANGCHUN, Oct. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A tram glides along Chuncheng Street in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, Oct. 27, 2026. Carpeted with golden leaves on some roads and in some parks, Changchun's autumn boasts stunning and inviting views. Thanks to the decision of the city's urban management authority, fallen leaves have been postponed for sweeping, and retained for public viewing in designated area since 2020, on the premise of not affecting road traffic. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

(261031) -- CHANGCHUN, Oct. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A man jogs along a wooden trail on Xinmin Avenue in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, Oct. 30, 2026. Carpeted with golden leaves on some roads and in some parks, Changchun's autumn boasts stunning and inviting views. Thanks to the decision of the city's urban management authority, fallen leaves have been postponed for sweeping, and retained for public viewing in designated area since 2020, on the premise of not affecting road traffic. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

(261031) -- CHANGCHUN, Oct. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on Oct. 30, 2026 shows an autumn scenery of Xinmin Avenue in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province. Carpeted with golden leaves on some roads and in some parks, Changchun's autumn boasts stunning and inviting views. Thanks to the decision of the city's urban management authority, fallen leaves have been postponed for sweeping, and retained for public viewing in designated area since 2020, on the premise of not affecting road traffic. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

(261031) -- CHANGCHUN, Oct. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People walk along the pedestrian walkway on Xinmin Avenue in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, Oct. 30, 2026. Carpeted with golden leaves on some roads and in some parks, Changchun's autumn boasts stunning and inviting views. Thanks to the decision of the city's urban management authority, fallen leaves have been postponed for sweeping, and retained for public viewing in designated area since 2020, on the premise of not affecting road traffic. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

Spain's Kaitlin Quevedo hits a return to Austria's Lilli Tagger during their women's singles semi-final match at the Guangzhou Open tennis tournament in Guangzhou, China's southern Guangdong province on October 31, 2026. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP) / China OUT

Spain's Kaitlin Quevedo hits a return to Austria's Lilli Tagger during their women's singles semi-final match at the Guangzhou Open tennis tournament in Guangzhou, China's southern Guangdong province on October 31, 2026. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP) / China OUT