WINDHOEK, 30 October 2026 – Warrant Officer Julia Ndeulyatele and her colleagues who formed part of the protection team for the late First Lady Penehupifo Pohamba. (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

SHARUKWE, 30 October 2026 - The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism on Thursday held a Traditional Seed Fair at the Sharukwe Community Seed Bank in Kavango West. (Photo: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 30 October 2026 - The Bank of Namibia headquarters in Windhoek. (Photo: Contributed)

KALKRAND, 30 October 2026 - The inaugural Kalkrand Marketing Expo officially started on Thursday. (Photo: Joe-Chintha Garises)

SHARUKWE, 30 October 2026 - The Sharukwe Community Seed Bank at Sharukwe village in Kavango West. (Photo: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

NANKUTWE, 28 October 2026 - The Namibian Defence Force (NDF) has donated sanitary pads and toiletries to learners at Nankutwe Combined School in the Kabbe South Constituency of the Zambezi Region. Pictured here is Colonel Glenda Lukubwe Simasiku, the Senior Staff Officer heading the Gender Division at MODVA, who spoke at the ceremony on behalf of the NDF Women’s Network. (Photo: Michael Mutonga Liswaniso) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 29 October 2026 - Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL) will invest approximately N$13 million over five years in a project aimed at improving water security in the Swakop River Basin, following the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement with WWF Namibia and Global Water Challenge (GWC) on Thursday. (Photo: Contributed)

OTJIWARONGO, 29 October 2026 - Okakarara Health Directorate Practitioner Olivia Mbabi speaks at an information-sharing session in Otjiwarongo on Thursday. (Photo: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

(261031) -- CANBERRA, Oct. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Family members dressed in Halloween costumes interact with each other in Canberra, Australia, on Oct. 31, 2026. (Photo by Chu Chen/Xinhua)

(261031) -- CANBERRA, Oct. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A mother and her son dressed in Halloween costumes are pictured on a street in Canberra, Australia, on Oct. 31, 2026. (Photo by Chu Chen/Xinhua)

(261031) -- FUZHOU, Oct. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Guests attend a dialogue after the Awarding Ceremony of the 4th Cycle of the Global Award for Sustainable Development in Cities (Shanghai Award) during the Global Observance of World Cities Day 2026 at Fuzhou Strait International Convention and Exhibition Center in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province on Oct. 31, 2026. The event opened here on Saturday. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

(261031) -- FUZHOU, Oct. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 31, 2026 shows a scene during Global Observance of World Cities Day 2026 and the Awarding Ceremony of the 4th Cycle of the Global Award for Sustainable Development in Cities (Shanghai Award) at Fuzhou Strait International Convention and Exhibition Center in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province. The event opened here on Saturday. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

(261031) -- FUZHOU, Oct. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 31, 2026 shows an exterior view of Fuzhou Strait International Convention and Exhibition Center, the venue for Global Observance of World Cities Day 2026 and the Awarding Ceremony of the 4th Cycle of the Global Award for Sustainable Development in Cities (Shanghai Award) in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province. The event opened here on Saturday. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

Stade Français' English head coach Paul Gustard looks on as his players warm up before the French Top14 rugby union match between Stade Francais Paris and La Rochelle at the Jean-Bouin Stadium in Paris on October 31, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)

Stade Français' English head coach Paul Gustard looks on as his players warm up before the French Top14 rugby union match between Stade Francais Paris and La Rochelle at the Jean-Bouin Stadium in Paris on October 31, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)

La Rochelle's Irish head coach Ronan O'Gara looks on as his players warm up before the French Top14 rugby union match between Stade Francais Paris and La Rochelle at the Jean-Bouin Stadium in Paris on October 31, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)