WINDHOEK, 30 January 2026 - Bank BIC Namibia has appointed Erastus Hoveka as its new chief executive officer, effective 02 February 2026. (Photo: Contributed)

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

WINDHOEK, 30 January 2026 - Deputy Governor of the Bank of Namibia (BoN), Leonie Dunn. (Photo by: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA

People visit the makeshift memorial for Alex Pretti, set up in the area where he was recently shot and killed by federal immigration agents, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 30, 2026. Donald Trump's border chief said January 29, 2026 that some federal agents could be withdrawn from Minneapolis, the northern US city that has become the flashpoint for the president's immigration crackdown. The Trump administration, facing a public backlash over the shooting deaths of two Americans by federal agents in Minneapolis, also eased immigration operations in the northeastern state of Maine. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) shakes hands with Shanghai Party Secretary Chen Jining (R) in Shanghai on January 31, 2026. (Photo by Kin Cheung / POOL / AFP)

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) talks with Shanghai Party Secretary Chen Jining during a bilateral meeting in Shanghai on January 31, 2026. (Photo by Kin Cheung / POOL / AFP)

US singer-songwriter Margo Price attends Musicares Person of the Year 2026 at the LA Convention Center in Los Angeles on January 30, 2026. (Photo by Michael Tran / AFP)