GROOTFONTEIN, 19 December 2025 - The accident scene where two trucks and a passenger bus were involved in a collision Friday afternoon outside Grootfontein in the Otjozondjupa Region. (Photo: Contributed)

KATIMA MULILO, 18 December 2025 - Zambezi Region Governor, Dorothy Kabula is urging residents to guard against gender-based violence and human trafficking this festive season. (Photo: Contributed)

MAPOREZA, 19 December 2025 - The Kavango West Regional Directorate of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture officially handing over construction sites to the Namibia Training Authority (NTA) at Maporeza village in the Kavango West Region on Friday. (Photo by: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

NKURENKURU, 18 December 2025 - Twenty-seven coaches completed the first NFA C-License coaching course in Nkurenkuru from 08-18 December 2025. (Photo by: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

(FILES) US singer-songwriter Barry Manilow performs during the Recording Academy and Clive Davis' Salute To Industry Icons 50-Year Anniversary of the pre-Grammy gala at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California, on February 1, 2025. songwriter Barry Manilow announced December 22 he has been diagnosed with lung cancer, with plans to surgically treat the disease. The Grammy winner, 82, said in a post on Instagram that an MRI ordered after an extended bout of bronchitis "discovered a cancerous spot on my left lung that needs to be removed." "It's pure luck (and a great doctor) that it was found so early," he added. Manilow continued by saying he was planning to undergo surgery to remove the cancer, cancelling shows scheduled for the rest of December and January as a result. (Photo by Michael Tran / AFP)

Motorcyclists supporting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro take part in a motorcade to protest against the United States in Caracas on December 22, 2025. Dressed as pirates, dozens of motorcyclists rode through Caracas on December 22 to protest the seizure of ships carrying Venezuelan oil by the United States as part of its blockade against sanctioned tankers. (Photo by Pedro MATTEY / AFP)

A motorcyclist with an image of US President Donald Trump dressed as a pirate attached to his bike takes part in a motorcade to protest against the United States in Caracas on December 22, 2025. Dressed as pirates, dozens of motorcyclists rode through Caracas on December 22 to protest the seizure of ships carrying Venezuelan oil by the United States as part of its blockade against sanctioned tankers. (Photo by Pedro MATTEY / AFP)

A motorcyclist with an image of US President Donald Trump dressed as a pirate attached to his bike takes part in a motorcade to protest against the United States in Caracas on December 22, 2025. Dressed as pirates, dozens of motorcyclists rode through Caracas on December 22 to protest the seizure of ships carrying Venezuelan oil by the United States as part of its blockade against sanctioned tankers. (Photo by Pedro MATTEY / AFP)