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) -- HELSINKI, Oct. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Visitors view a light installation during celebrations inspired by old Kekri traditions at Suomenlinna, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Helsinki, Finland, Oct. 31, 2026. On Oct. 31, Suomenlinna hosted celebrations inspired by old Kekri traditions. Visitors enjoyed light installations, music and folk performances, experiencing Finnish culture and welcoming the arrival of winter. Kekri is an age-old Finnish festival rooted in the country's agricultural past. Traditionally celebrated at the end of the harvest season, it is a time to celebrate the harvest, honor ancestors and welcome the coming winter. (Photo by Matti Matikainen/Xinhua)

(261031) -- HELSINKI, Oct. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 31, 2026 shows a building illuminated for the celebrations inspired by old Kekri traditions at Suomenlinna, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Helsinki, Finland. On Oct. 31, Suomenlinna hosted celebrations inspired by old Kekri traditions. Visitors enjoyed light installations, music and folk performances, experiencing Finnish culture and welcoming the arrival of winter. Kekri is an age-old Finnish festival rooted in the country's agricultural past. Traditionally celebrated at the end of the harvest season, it is a time to celebrate the harvest, honor ancestors and welcome the coming winter. (Photo by Matti Matikainen/Xinhua)

(261031) -- HELSINKI, Oct. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A child poses for photos with a light installation during celebrations inspired by old Kekri traditions at Suomenlinna, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Helsinki, Finland, Oct. 31, 2026. On Oct. 31, Suomenlinna hosted celebrations inspired by old Kekri traditions. Visitors enjoyed light installations, music and folk performances, experiencing Finnish culture and welcoming the arrival of winter. Kekri is an age-old Finnish festival rooted in the country's agricultural past. Traditionally celebrated at the end of the harvest season, it is a time to celebrate the harvest, honor ancestors and welcome the coming winter. (Photo by Matti Matikainen/Xinhua)

(261031) -- HELSINKI, Oct. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 31, 2026 shows performers parading with lanterns during celebrations inspired by old Kekri traditions at Suomenlinna, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Helsinki, Finland. On Oct. 31, Suomenlinna hosted celebrations inspired by old Kekri traditions. Visitors enjoyed light installations, music and folk performances, experiencing Finnish culture and welcoming the arrival of winter. Kekri is an age-old Finnish festival rooted in the country's agricultural past. Traditionally celebrated at the end of the harvest season, it is a time to celebrate the harvest, honor ancestors and welcome the coming winter. (Photo by Matti Matikainen/Xinhua)

(261031) -- HELSINKI, Oct. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 31, 2026 shows people posing for a group photo during celebrations inspired by old Kekri traditions at Suomenlinna, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Helsinki, Finland. On Oct. 31, Suomenlinna hosted celebrations inspired by old Kekri traditions. Visitors enjoyed light installations, music and folk performances, experiencing Finnish culture and welcoming the arrival of winter. Kekri is an age-old Finnish festival rooted in the country's agricultural past. Traditionally celebrated at the end of the harvest season, it is a time to celebrate the harvest, honor ancestors and welcome the coming winter. (Photo by Matti Matikainen/Xinhua)

(261031) -- HELSINKI, Oct. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 31, 2026 shows performers parading with lanterns during celebrations inspired by old Kekri traditions at Suomenlinna, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Helsinki, Finland. On Oct. 31, Suomenlinna hosted celebrations inspired by old Kekri traditions. Visitors enjoyed light installations, music and folk performances, experiencing Finnish culture and welcoming the arrival of winter. Kekri is an age-old Finnish festival rooted in the country's agricultural past. Traditionally celebrated at the end of the harvest season, it is a time to celebrate the harvest, honor ancestors and welcome the coming winter. (Photo by Matti Matikainen/Xinhua)

Toulon's French centre Gael Fickou (R) jumps during the French Top14 rugby union match between USA Perpignan and RC Toulon at the Aime-Giral stadium in Perpignan, south-western France on October 31, 2026. (Photo by Valentine CHAPUIS / AFP)

FC Porto's Spanish midfielder #10 Gabriel Veiga scores his team's fourth goal during the Portuguese League football match between FC Porto and GD Estoril Praia at Dragao stadium in Porto on October 31, 2026. (Photo by Miguel RIOPA / AFP)