TUGUVA, 20 October 2026 - Kavango West Regional Council Chairperson Fillipus Tenga led a delegation to the residence of former President Hifikepunye Pohamba at Tuguva village in the Kavango West Region on Tuesday to offer condolences following the death of Pohamba's spouse, Namibia's second First Lady, Penehupifo Pohamba, who passed on Saturday. (Photo: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 20 October 2026 - Commuters heading from Okahandja to Windhoek hitch a ride with the seven-seater vehicles at B1 City Station. (Photo: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 20 October 2026 - The Bank of Namibia head office in Windhoek. (Photo by: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 20 October 2026 - The Bank of Namibia head office in Windhoek. (Photo by: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 19 October 2026 (NAMPA) – Florida Ruhoze Haakuria of Ketungoutji Investment CC, trading as Pukaa Catering Services, confirmed that the restaurant is feeling the impact of the ongoing foot-and-mouth disease outbreak. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 19 October 2026 – The usually bustling Oshetu Kapana Market in Katutura stands unusually quiet following a three-week strain caused by Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) restrictions, which have choked the meat supply that drives the market’s local economy. (Photo: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 19 October 2026 – Helmut Angula paying tribute to former first lady Penehupifo Pohamba during a prayer service held in her honour. (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

GOBABIS - Ruth Kaukuata-Mbura, Swapo Regional Coordinator for the Omaheke Region (Photo: Contributed)

Phil Haines (L), husband of Australian politician Helen Haines, who lost both legs in an attack, and his cousin Jules Muir (R) take part in a media update on Helen Haines' condition at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne on October 21, 2026. Australian lawmaker Helen Haines has had both legs removed, her husband told journalists on October 21, after what police called a "targeted" attack. (Photo by William WEST / AFP)

Phil Haines, husband of Australian politician Helen Haines, who lost both legs in an attack, speaks to the media with his cousin Jules Muir (L) during an update of Helen Haines' condition at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne on October 21, 2026. Australian lawmaker Helen Haines has had both legs removed, her husband told journalists on October 21, after what police called a "targeted" attack. (Photo by William WEST / AFP)

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin (R) shakes hand with Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Saint Petersburg on October 21, 2026. (Photo by Alexander Miridonov / POOL / AFP)

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin (R) welcomes Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Saint Petersburg on October 21, 2026. (Photo by Alexander Miridonov / POOL / AFP)

Phil Haines, husband of Australian politician Helen Haines, who lost both legs in an attack, speaks to the media with his cousin Jules Muir (L) during an update of Helen Haines' condition at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne on October 21, 2026. Australian lawmaker Helen Haines has had both legs removed, her husband told journalists on October 21, after what police called a "targeted" attack. (Photo by William WEST / AFP)

A man on a motorcycle pulls a cart loaded with bags of waste in Hanoi on October 21, 2026. (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP)

Amundi Middle East CEO Jerome Perrier (L) and Francois-Aissa Touazi, a member of the Executive Committee at Ardian, attend the 9th Annual One Planet Sovereign Wealth Funds (OPSWF) Summit at the Rosewood Hotel in Lusail on October 21, 2026. The French president is undertaking a tour of key energy suppliers in the Gulf in an effort to secure oil and diesel and bring down prices in France. (Photo by Benoit Tessier / POOL / AFP)

(261021) -- RIZHAO, Oct. 21, 2026 (Xinhua) -- The CERES-1 Y8 carrier rocket carrying a new satellite blasts off from the waters near the city of Rizhao, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 21, 2026. China launched a rocket from the ocean waters near the city of Rizhao in east China's Shandong Province on Wednesday, placing a new satellite into planned orbit. The CERES-1 Y8 carrier rocket blasted off at 11:39 a.m. (Beijing Time). The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center carried out this offshore launch. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)