OSHAKATI, 27 August 2026 - CRAN Chief Executive Officer, Emilia Nghikembua, (L) pictured with MTC Chief Technical and Information Officer, Monica Nehemia. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

ONGWEDIVA, 26 August 2026 - Tresia Shikomba and her mother at their stall at the 25th edition of the Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair. (Photo: Ali Negumbo) NAMPA

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

27 August 2026, Berlin: Felix Banaszak (L), federal chair of Alliance 90/The Greens, and Franziska Brantner, the federal chair of Alliance 90/The Greens, stand side by side before the start of a closed-door meeting. On Thursday and Friday, the party's Federal Executive Committee will convene for a closed-door meeting. Photo: Michael Brandt/dpa

27 August 2026, Hesse, Calden: A Rheinmetall Skyranger anti-aircraft tank stands behind table flags representing Rheinmetall and the state of Hesse. According to the company, Rheinmetall is one of the largest manufacturers of combat vehicles, such as recovery vehicles and armored personnel carriers. Photo: Swen Pförtner/dpa

Moldovan police officers stand ready to lay flowers at the monument of "Stephen the Great and Saint" (Stefan cel Mare si Sfant), a 15th-century ruler highly regarded as a national hero and symbol of Moldovan statehood, sovereignty and cultural identity, during celebrations marking Moldova’s National Day in central Chisinau, on August 27, 2026. Moldova marks National Day on August 27, commemorating its 1991 Declaration of Independence from the Soviet Union. (Photo by Elena COVALENCO / AFP)

Moldovan war veterans lays flowers at the “Maica Indurerata” (Grieving Mother) monument which honors those who died defending Moldova’s independence and territorial integrity, including in the 1992 Transnistria conflict, during a ceremony marking Moldova’s National Day, at the Eternitate Memorial Complex in Chisinau, on August 27, 2026. Moldova marks National Day on August 27, commemorating its 1991 Declaration of Independence from the Soviet Union. (Photo by Elena COVALENCO / AFP)

Moldovan President Maia Sandu lays flowers at the “Maica Indurerata” (Grieving Mother) monument which honors those who died defending Moldova’s independence and territorial integrity, including in the 1992 Transnistria conflict, during a ceremony marking Moldova’s National Day, at the Eternitate Memorial Complex in Chisinau, on August 27, 2026. Moldova marks National Day on August 27, commemorating its 1991 Declaration of Independence from the Soviet Union. (Photo by Elena COVALENCO / AFP)

Moldovan President Maia Sandu attends a ceremony at the “Maica Indurerata” (Grieving Mother) monument which honors those who died defending Moldova’s independence and territorial integrity, including in the 1992 Transnistria conflict, during a ceremony marking Moldova’s National Day, at the Eternitate Memorial Complex in Chisinau, on August 27, 2026. Moldova marks National Day on August 27, commemorating its 1991 Declaration of Independence from the Soviet Union. (Photo by Elena COVALENCO / AFP)

Rescue workers rescue stranded residents from a house buried in sludge after flash floods at Trishuli in Nepal's Nuwakot district on August 27, 2026. Rescue teams rushed on August 27 to find more than 1,300 people missing on the Nepal-Tibet border in flash floods and landslides that killed at least 165 and swept away entire villages. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP)

Moldovans stay in line to lay flowers at the monument of "Stephen the Great and Saint" (Stefan cel Mare si Sfant), a 15th-century ruler highly regarded as a national hero and symbol of Moldovan statehood, sovereignty and cultural identity, during celebrations marking Moldova’s National Day in central Chisinau, on August 27, 2026. Moldova marks National Day on August 27, commemorating its 1991 Declaration of Independence from the Soviet Union. (Photo by Elena COVALENCO / AFP)