WINDHOEK, 26 August 2026 - Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare, Minister of Finance Ericah Shafudah, Minister of Urban and Rural Development James Sankwasa and Minister in the Presidency Dr Charles Mubita pictured with regional governors during the official handover of a N$25 million donation from the Namibia Special Risks Insurance Association (NASRIA) in Windhoek on Thursday. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA.

OVITOTO - Desmond Katjaimo, Ovitoto Sport Council Public Relations Officer (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

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

Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) and Chile's Foreign Minister Francisco Perez Mackenna shake hands prior to their meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tokyo on August 28, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP)

Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) and Chile's Foreign Minister Francisco Perez Mackenna shake hands prior to their meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tokyo on August 28, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP)

Chile's Foreign Minister Francisco Perez Mackenna (L) speaks during a meeting with Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tokyo on August 28, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP)

Workers remove mud and debris from a road after heavy rainfall in Takaoka, Toyama prefecture on August 28, 2026. (Photo by JIJI PRESS / AFP) / Japan OUT

Workers remove mud and debris from a road after heavy rainfall in Takaoka, Toyama prefecture on August 28, 2026. (Photo by JIJI PRESS / AFP) / Japan OUT

Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) and Chile's Foreign Minister Francisco Perez Mackenna (L) attend a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tokyo on August 28, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP)

Chile's Foreign Minister Francisco Perez Mackenna speaks during a meeting with Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (not pictured) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tokyo on August 28, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP)

The moon enters the Earth's umbra during a partial lunar eclipse over Panama City on August 27, 2026. (Photo by MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP)