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)

NKURENKURU, 23 October 2026 - Kavango West Governor Verna Sinimbo met with stakeholders in Nkurenkuru on Thursday to discuss the current status and future of the region’s cattle market. (Photo: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 22 October 2026 – Finance Minister Ericah Shafudah tabled the Mid-Year Budget Review for the 2026/27 financial year in the National Assembly on Thursday. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 22 October 2026 – Finance Minister Ericah Shafudah tabled the Mid-Year Budget Review for the 2026/27 financial year in the National Assembly on Thursday. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 22 October 2026 - Cuba's Ambassador to Namibia, Sergio Vigoa de la Uz. (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 22 October 2026 - The Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry has organised the Swakopmund International Trade Expo (SWAiTEX) returned to Swakopmund on Thursday after a two-year hiatus, aiming to bring together businesses, entrepreneurs, investors and policymakers to explore trade, investment and industrial development opportunities. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

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A pedestrian walks past electric scooters that have been disconnected in the vicinity of the city center, to ensure they are not used as makeshift barricades or obstacles in Lyon, on October 23, 2026 ahead of protests. France will deploy some 70,000 security personnel nationwide for new protests this weekend, Interior Minister said on October 23, warning that calls for violence and looting were already circulating on social media. (Photo by OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE / AFP)

People and security forces gather outside a Greek Orthodox Church in the village of Hammoud village in Jordan's Karak governorate following a shooting on October 23, 2026. Gunmen killed at least seven people and wounded 10 more in an attack on a church in southern Jordan on October 23, authorities said. Two assailants stormed the compound of a Greek Orthodox church in the village of Hammoud in Karak governorate before opening fire, the public security directorate said in a statement. (Photo by AFP)

McLaren's Australian driver Oscar Piastri arrives in the paddock ahead of the practice session for the United States Formula One Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, on October 23, 2026. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

McLaren's Australian driver Oscar Piastri arrives in the paddock ahead of the practice session for the United States Formula One Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, on October 23, 2026. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

Red Bull Racing's French driver Isack Hadjar arrives in the paddock ahead of the practice session for the United States Formula One Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, on October 23, 2026. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

Red Bull Racing's French driver Isack Hadjar arrives in the paddock ahead of the practice session for the United States Formula One Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, on October 23, 2026. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

Red Bull Racing's French driver Isack Hadjar arrives in the paddock ahead of the practice session for the United States Formula One Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, on October 23, 2026. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

McLaren's Australian driver Oscar Piastri arrives ahead of the practice session for the United States Formula One Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, on October 23, 2026. (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP)