WINDHOEK, 16 September 2026 - The Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy convened stakeholders in Windhoek on Wednesday for World Ozone Day, themed "Global Action for a Cooler Planet". (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 16 September 2026 - The Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy convened stakeholders in Windhoek on Wednesday for World Ozone Day, themed "Global Action for a Cooler Planet." (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

OTJIWARONGO, 16 September 2026 - Vevangaune Mungendje, Willem Boois and Martin Stephanus, who were arrested after they allegedly robbed two tourists at a hotel in Otjiwarongo, appeared in court on Wednesday. (Photo by Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

REHOBOTH, 16 September 2026 - Deputy Executive Director and Chief Registrar in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security (MHAISS) Jackson Wandjiva (L) and Deputy Minister of MHAISS Edward Wambo (R) during the commemoration of Identity Day. (Photo: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 16 September 2026 - 300 students graduated at the 25th NAMCOL Graduation Ceremony in Windhoek on Wednesday. Armed with degrees, diplomas, and vocational certificates, these graduates embody the theme "Learning Without Limits: Empowered Today, Leading Namibia Tomorrow." (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 16 September 2026 - 300 students graduated at the 25th NAMCOL Graduation Ceremony in Windhoek on Wednesday. Armed with degrees, diplomas, and vocational certificates, these graduates embody the theme "Learning Without Limits: Empowered Today, Leading Namibia Tomorrow." (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 16 September 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. (Photo: Contributed)

SWAKOPMUND, 11 September 2026 - National Planning Commission Director General Ambassador Kaire Mbuende, Erongo Governor Natalia /Goagoses, Chief Regional Officer Sam Ntelamo and other regional leaders among beneficiaries at the Erongo Governor’s Fish Consumption Promotion Project in Swakopmund. (Photo contributed)

Newly-appointed Japanese Minister of Justice Takashi Yamashita arrives at the prime minister’s office in Tokyo on September 17, 2026, ahead of an expected cabinet reshuffle. (Photo by Rie KIKUCHI / AFP)

Newly-appointed Japanese Minister of State for Regulatory Reform Hiroshi Nakatuska arrives at the prime minister’s office in Tokyo on September 17, 2026, ahead of an expected cabinet reshuffle. (Photo by Rie KIKUCHI / AFP)

(FILES) This picture taken on April 20, 2026 shows an HIV awareness poster displayed along a main road in Suva, as health authorities and aid agencies step up public messaging amid a surge in HIV cases in Fiji. Fiji has declared a national HIV crisis as sexual transmission and illicit drug use help to spread the virus, now infecting an estimated one in 60 adults in the Pacific nation. "I am formally declaring a national HIV emergency in Fiji," Health Minister Atonio Lalabalavu told reporters on September 17, 2026. (Photo by AFP)

(FILES) This picture taken on March 19, 2026 shows a Medical Services Pacific Moonlight programme team offering free HIV testing during an outreach visit to a suburb of Suva. Fiji has declared a national HIV crisis as sexual transmission and illicit drug use help to spread the virus, now infecting an estimated one in 60 adults in the Pacific nation. "I am formally declaring a national HIV emergency in Fiji," Health Minister Atonio Lalabalavu told reporters on September 17, 2026. (Photo by AFP)

(FILES) This picture taken on March 19, 2026 shows a Medical Services Pacific Moonlight programme team offering free HIV testing during an outreach visit to a suburb of Suva. Fiji has declared a national HIV crisis as sexual transmission and illicit drug use help to spread the virus, now infecting an estimated one in 60 adults in the Pacific nation. "I am formally declaring a national HIV emergency in Fiji," Health Minister Atonio Lalabalavu told reporters on September 17, 2026. (Photo by AFP)

Newly-appointed Japanese Minister of Reconstruction Goshi Hosono arrives at the prime minister’s office in Tokyo on September 17, 2026, ahead of an expected cabinet reshuffle. (Photo by Rie KIKUCHI / AFP)

Newly-appointed Japanese Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Kazuo Yana arrives at the prime minister’s office in Tokyo on September 17, 2026, ahead of an expected cabinet reshuffle. (Photo by Rie KIKUCHI / AFP)

TOPSHOT - A man sits on a car inner tube to fish in a lake in Hanoi on September 17, 2026. (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP)