WINDHOEK, 08 April 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah delivered the 2026 State of the Nation Address on Wednesday. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 08 April 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah delivered the 2026 State of the Nation Address on Wednesday. (Photo: Contributed)

SWAKOPMUND, 07 April 2026 - Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA) Commissioner Sem Shivute and board chairperson Pieter Kruger photographed with Swakop Uranium Deputy Chief Financial Officer Pulani Maritz at the NamRA taxpayers/traders appreciation awards night. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 08 April 2026 - MTC's chief brand, marketing, communications and sustainability officer, Tim Ekandjo speaking at the opening of the second MTC Branding and Marketing Indaba in Windhoek on Wednesday. (Photo by: Chelva Wells) NAMPA

Lebanese first responders search for survivors in the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Maaroub on April 13, 2016. Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war on March 2 when Tehran-backed militant group Hezbollah launched attacks on Israel to avenge the killing of the Iranian leader. Israel has responded with broad strikes across Lebanon and a ground offensive. (Photo by Kawnat HAJU / AFP)

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz of the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party speaks during a press briefing on the results of overnight coalition committee consultations, on April 13, 2026 at the Chancellery in Berlin. Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that Germany would cut petrol and diesel taxes for two months to provide relief to households and businesses hit by the energy shock during the Middle East war. (Photo by RALF HIRSCHBERGER / AFP)

(L-R) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, German Minister for Labour and Social Affairs Baerbel Bas (SPD) and German Finance Minister and Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil (SPD) attend a press briefing on the results of their overnight coalition committee consultations, on April 13, 2026 at the Chancellery in Berlin. Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that Germany would cut petrol and diesel taxes for two months to provide relief to households and businesses hit by the energy shock during the Middle East war. (Photo by RALF HIRSCHBERGER / AFP)

(L-R) Bavaria's State Premier and leader of the conservative Christian Social Union (CSU) Markus Soeder, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz of the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), German Minister for Labour and Social Affairs Baerbel Bas from the social democratic SPD party, and German Finance Minister and Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil (SPD) attend a press briefing on the results of overnight coalition committee consultations, on April 13, 2026 at the Chancellery in Berlin. Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that Germany would cut petrol and diesel taxes for two months to provide relief to households and businesses hit by the energy shock during the Middle East war. (Photo by RALF HIRSCHBERGER / AFP)