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

(261025) -- CHENGDU, Oct. 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 22, 2026 shows the opening ceremony of the 19th Europe-China Business and Technology Cooperation Fair in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. TO GO WITH "Economic Watch: European firms put Chinese technology to work" (Xinhua)

(261025) -- CHENGDU, Oct. 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A guest interacts with a robot during the 19th Europe-China Business and Technology Cooperation Fair in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 22, 2026. TO GO WITH "Economic Watch: European firms put Chinese technology to work" (Xinhua/Kang Jinqian)

(261025) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Flavio Bolsonaro (C), presidential candidate of Brazil's Liberal Party, prepares to cast his ballot at a polling station in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Oct. 25, 2026. Voting in the second round of Brazil's 2026 presidential election officially began at 8 a.m. local time (1100 GMT) on Sunday, with polling stations across the nation set to close at 5 p.m. local time (2000 GMT). Incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of the ruling Workers' Party faces Flavio Bolsonaro, the Liberal Party candidate and son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, in the runoff after the two topped the first-round vote. (Xinhua/Jin Haoyuan)

(261025) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Flavio Bolsonaro, presidential candidate of Brazil's Liberal Party, poses for a photo with his wife after casting his ballot at a polling station in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Oct. 25, 2026. Voting in the second round of Brazil's 2026 presidential election officially began at 8 a.m. local time (1100 GMT) on Sunday, with polling stations across the nation set to close at 5 p.m. local time (2000 GMT). Incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of the ruling Workers' Party faces Flavio Bolsonaro, the Liberal Party candidate and son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, in the runoff after the two topped the first-round vote. (Xinhua/Jin Haoyuan)

(261025) -- BRASILIA, Oct. 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A voter casts a ballot at a polling station in Brasilia, Brazil, Oct. 25, 2026. Voting in the second round of Brazil's 2026 presidential election officially began at 8 a.m. local time (1100 GMT) on Sunday, with polling stations across the nation set to close at 5 p.m. local time (2000 GMT). Incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of the ruling Workers' Party faces Flavio Bolsonaro, the Liberal Party candidate and son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, in the runoff after the two topped the first-round vote. (Photo by Lucio Tavora/Xinhua)

(261025) -- BRASILIA, Oct. 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A voter prepares to cast a ballot at a polling station in Brasilia, Brazil, Oct. 25, 2026. Voting in the second round of Brazil's 2026 presidential election officially began at 8 a.m. local time (1100 GMT) on Sunday, with polling stations across the nation set to close at 5 p.m. local time (2000 GMT). Incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of the ruling Workers' Party faces Flavio Bolsonaro, the Liberal Party candidate and son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, in the runoff after the two topped the first-round vote. (Photo by Lucio Tavora/Xinhua)

(261025) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Flavio Bolsonaro (1st R), presidential candidate of Brazil's Liberal Party, undergoes an identity check before casting a ballot at a polling station in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Oct. 25, 2026. Voting in the second round of Brazil's 2026 presidential election officially began at 8 a.m. local time (1100 GMT) on Sunday, with polling stations across the nation set to close at 5 p.m. local time (2000 GMT). Incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of the ruling Workers' Party faces Flavio Bolsonaro, the Liberal Party candidate and son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, in the runoff after the two topped the first-round vote. (Xinhua/Jin Haoyuan)

(261025) -- SAO PAULO, Oct. 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, presidential candidate of the ruling Workers' Party, displays a national flag of Brazil after casting his ballot at a polling station in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, Oct. 25, 2026. Voting in the second round of Brazil's 2026 presidential election officially began at 8 a.m. local time (1100 GMT) on Sunday, with polling stations across the nation set to close at 5 p.m. local time (2000 GMT). Incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of the ruling Workers' Party faces Flavio Bolsonaro, the Liberal Party candidate and son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, in the runoff after the two topped the first-round vote. (Photo by Paulo Lopes/Xinhua)