OSHAKATI, 27 August 2026 - CRAN Chief Executive Officer, Emilia Nghikembua, (L) pictured with MTC Chief Technical and Information Officer, Monica Nehemia. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

ONGWEDIVA, 26 August 2026 - Tresia Shikomba and her mother at their stall at the 25th edition of the Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair. (Photo: Ali Negumbo) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 26 August 2026 – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah addressing the crowd during the Heroes Day commemoration in Windhoek on Wednesday. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 26 August 2026 – Namibian leaders (from left): Vice President Lucia Witbooi, President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, First Gentleman retired Army General Epapharas Ndenga Ndaitwah, and Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare, pictured during the Heroes Day commemoration in Windhoek on Wednesday. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 26 August 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has granted national hero status to 16-year-old Cornelius Tulotokela Shimwaafeni, making him the youngest recipient in history. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

ONGWEDIVA, 26 August 2026 - The Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (NAMFISA) mobile office at the 25th edition of the Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair. (Photo: Ali Negumbo) NAMPA

WINDHOEK 26 August 2026 - Bank Windhoek Managing Director, James Chapman. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

OSHIKUNDE, 17 August 2026 - Former war veterans who were injured in the armed liberation struggle, Anna Thomas and her husband, Julius Petrus, at their home in Omutwewomunhu village, Oshikunde Constituency. (Photo: Eba Kandovazu) NAMPA

27 August 2026, Berlin: (L-R) Austria's Chancellor Christian Stocker, Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and Finland's Prime Minister Petteri Orpo attend a press conference as part of a small EU summit on budget planning, at the Chancellery in Berlin. Merz is gathering the leaders of countries that want to significantly reduce the European Commission's proposed budget for 2028-2034. Photo: Sebastian Gollnow/dpa

27 August 2026, Berlin: (R-L) Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Finland's Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, and Austria's Chancellor Christian Stocker arrive at the Chancellery for a press conference as part of a small EU summit on budget planning. At the Chancellery in Berlin, Merz is bringing together the leaders of countries that want to significantly reduce the European Commission's proposed budget for 2028-2034. Photo: Sebastian Gollnow/dpa

27 August 2026, Berlin: (R-L) Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Finland's Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, and Austria's Chancellor Christian Stocker arrive at the Chancellery for a press conference as part of a small EU summit on budget planning. At the Chancellery in Berlin, Merz is bringing together the leaders of countries that want to significantly reduce the European Commission's proposed budget for 2028-2034. Photo: Sebastian Gollnow/dpa

(260827) -- YICHUN, Aug. 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 27, 2026 shows a waiting hall of the Yichunxi Railway Station of the Harbin-Yichun high-speed railway, in Yichun, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The construction of the 318-km Harbin-Yichun high-speed railway is underway. Upon completion, the railway travel time between Harbin and Yichun is expected to be shortened to about 2 hours. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

(260827) -- YICHUN, Aug. 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 27, 2026 shows a platform at the Yichunxi Railway Station of the Harbin-Yichun high-speed railway, in Yichun, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The construction of the 318-km Harbin-Yichun high-speed railway is underway. Upon completion, the railway travel time between Harbin and Yichun is expected to be shortened to about 2 hours. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

(260827) -- YICHUN, Aug. 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on Aug. 27, 2026 shows the Yichunxi Railway Station of the Harbin-Yichun high-speed railway, in Yichun, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The construction of the 318-km Harbin-Yichun high-speed railway is underway. Upon completion, the railway travel time between Harbin and Yichun is expected to be shortened to about 2 hours. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

(260827) -- YICHUN, Aug. 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 27, 2026 shows the Yichunxi Railway Station of the Harbin-Yichun high-speed railway, in Yichun, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The construction of the 318-km Harbin-Yichun high-speed railway is underway. Upon completion, the railway travel time between Harbin and Yichun is expected to be shortened to about 2 hours. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

(260827) -- YICHUN, Aug. 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 27, 2026 shows a service center at the Yichunxi Railway Station of the Harbin-Yichun high-speed railway, in Yichun, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The construction of the 318-km Harbin-Yichun high-speed railway is underway. Upon completion, the railway travel time between Harbin and Yichun is expected to be shortened to about 2 hours. (Xinhua/Wang Song)