WINDHOEK, 24 October 2026 – Opposition leader McHenry Venaani addressing mourners at the memorial service of former First Lady Penehupifo Pohamba (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 24 October 2026 – Former Health Minister Dr Richard Kamwi addressing mourners at the memorial service of former First Lady Penehupifo Pohamba (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 24 October 2024 – Ndapanda Pohamba flanked by four other siblings during the memorial service of their late mother, Penehupifo Pohamba (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 24 October 2026 – Swapo Party Secretary General Sophia Shaningwa addresses mourners during the memorial service of former First Lady Penehupifo Pohamba (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

MARIENTAL, 23 October 2026- Mariental Trade Festival officially opens. (Photo: Joe-Chintha Garises) Nampa

SWAKOPMUND, 19 June 2026 - Youth delegates gathered at the multipurpose centre in Swakopmund in January 2026 for the third National Youth Council of Namibia general assembly. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 23 October 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Netumbo officially inaugurates the Swakopmund International Expo at Swakopmund. (Photo contributed)

SWAKOPMUND, 23 October 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah speaking at the opening of the Swakopmund International Trade Expo (SWAiTEX) at Swakopmund on Friday. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

Angers's Haitian defender #02 Carlens Arcus (L) fights for the ball with Lorient's Senegalese forward #19 Souleymane Faye during the French L1 football match between SCO Angers and FC Lorient at the Stade Raymond-Kopa in Angers on October 25, 2026. (Photo by Guillaume SALIGOT / AFP)

Lorient's French midfielder #08 Noah Cadiou fights for the ball with Angers's French forward #09 Prosper Peter (R) during the French L1 football match between SCO Angers and FC Lorient at the Stade Raymond-Kopa in Angers on October 25, 2026. Lorient's French midfielder #08 Noah Cadiou runs with the ball in front of Angers's French forward #09 Prosper Peter d (Photo by Guillaume SALIGOT / AFP)

Protesters clash with riot police during an anti-government demonstration - called by the student-led protest movement to denounce poor study conditions and corruption and to demand prime minister's resignation, in central Tirana on October 25, 2026. (Photo by Armend NIMANI / AFP)

(From L) Silver medallist Croatia's Illia Kovtun, gold medallist China's Jingyuan Zou and bronze medallist Individual Neutral Athlete Daniel Marinov celebrate on the podium after the Men's Parallel Bars Final during the 54th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, in Rotterdam, southern Netherlands, on October 25, 2026. (Photo by JOHN THYS / AFP)

US' Claire Pease celebrates on the podium after the Women's Floor Exercise Final during the 54th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, in Rotterdam, southern Netherlands, on October 25, 2026. (Photo by JOHN THYS / AFP)

US' Claire Pease celebrates on the podium after the Women's Floor Exercise Final during the 54th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, in Rotterdam, southern Netherlands, on October 25, 2026. (Photo by JOHN THYS / AFP)

(From L) Silver medallist US' Reese Esponda, gold medallist US' Claire Pease and bronze medallist France's Maiana Prat celebrate on the podium after the Women's Floor Exercise Final during the 54th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, in Rotterdam, southern Netherlands, on October 25, 2026. (Photo by JOHN THYS / AFP)

Auxerre's English headcoach Will Still looks on from the technical area during the French L1 football match between AJ Auxerre and Le Mans at the Stade de l'Abbe-Deschamps in Auxerre, central France, on October 25, 2026. (Photo by ARNAUD FINISTRE / AFP)