NKURENKURU, 30 January 2026 - The Kavango West Region on Friday commemorated International Leprosy Day under the theme "Leprosy is curable. The real challenge is stigma." (Photo by: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

OTJIWARONGO, 30 January 2026 - More than 150 school principals, teachers and learners from across the Otjozondjupa Region on Friday gathered at Otjiwarongo to launch their 2026 education academic year. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

OTJIWARONGO, 30 January 2026 - Otjozondjupa Education Director, Gerhard Ndafenongo, speaks at the 2026 annual education conference at Otjiwarongo. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 30 January 2026 - Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare addressed learners at Hochland High School on Thursday. (Photo: Contributed)

Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic (R) and Greece Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (L) during a two-day informal meeting of leaders of the European People’s Party (EPP), Europe’s largest political group, in Zagreb, on January 30, 2026. (Photo by MARKO PERKOV / AFP)

Athletes are pictured at the start of the women's Normal Hill Mass Start event at the FIS Ski Nordic Combined World Cup, on January 30, 2026 in Seefeld, Austria. (Photo by BARBARA GINDL / APA / AFP) / Austria OUT

Third placed Norway's Ida Marie Hagen reacts after competing in the women's Normal Hill Mass Start event at the FIS Ski Nordic Combined World Cup, on January 30, 2026 in Seefeld, Austria. (Photo by BARBARA GINDL / APA / AFP) / Austria OUT

Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic (L) European Parliament President Roberta Metsola (C) and EPP president Manfred Weber (R) pose during a two-day informal meeting of leaders of the European People’s Party (EPP), Europe’s largest political group, in Zagreb, on January 30, 2026. (Photo by MARKO PERKOV / AFP)