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

(261026) -- ROTTERDAM, Oct. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Qingying of China competes during the women's balance beam final at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2026 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Oct. 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

(261026) -- ROTTERDAM, Oct. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Qingying of China competes during the women's balance beam final at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2026 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Oct. 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

(261026) -- BEIJING, Oct. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chen Yi (R) of China celebrates with her coach Li Dacheng after the women's singles final against Harimoto Miwa of Japan at the 29th ITTF-Asian Table Tennis Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Oct. 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)

(261026) -- BEIJING, Oct. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese porcelain pieces are on display at the newly opened Porcelain Museum within the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, Türkiye, Oct. 25, 2026. Türkiye on Saturday inaugurated a new museum district within Istanbul's historic Topkapi Palace, where thousands of Chinese porcelain pieces are on display, reflecting centuries of cultural exchanges between China and Türkiye. (Xinhua/Liu Lei)

(261026) -- BEIJING, Oct. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on Oct. 17, 2026 shows a goitered gazelle at the southeastern edge of the Tengger Desert in the Zhongwei Shapotou National Nature Reserve, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The Zhongwei Shapotou National Nature Reserve in Ningxia has been carrying out sustained sand control efforts in recent years, achieving a significant increase in vegetation coverage and a continuous improvement in wildlife habitats. Monitoring shows that the goitered gazelle, a species under second-class national protection in China, has established several multiple colonies here and its population is on a steady rise. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)

(261026) -- BEIJING, Oct. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo shows a commemorative stamp issued by China Post to mark Taiwan Recovery Day. China Post issued a commemorative stamp marking Taiwan Recovery Day on Sunday. Featuring the Great Wall, Alishan and Sun Moon Lake, the stamp attracted strong interest from collectors at postal outlets and online platforms across the mainland. (Xinhua)

(261026) -- BEIJING, Oct. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People watch sheep and goats walking through a street during the Transhumance Festival in Madrid, Spain, Oct. 25, 2026. The festival originated from the transhumance practice, in which shepherds in winter drove their cattle and sheep from the mountains to the warm meadows to ensure feeding of their animals. (Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Xinhua)

(261026) -- BEIJING, Oct. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, presidential candidate of the ruling Workers' Party, poses for a photo after casting his ballot at a polling station in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, Oct. 25, 2026. Brazilian incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, candidate of the ruling Workers' Party, won Sunday's presidential runoff, according to results released by Brazil's Superior Electoral Court on Sunday night. (Photo by Paulo Lopes/Xinhua)