OSHAKATI, 27 August 2026 - CRAN Chief Executive Officer, Emilia Nghikembua, (L) pictured with MTC Chief Technical and Information Officer, Monica Nehemia. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

ONGWEDIVA, 26 August 2026 - Tresia Shikomba and her mother at their stall at the 25th edition of the Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair. (Photo: Ali Negumbo) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 26 August 2026 – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah addressing the crowd during the Heroes Day commemoration in Windhoek on Wednesday. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 26 August 2026 – Namibian leaders (from left): Vice President Lucia Witbooi, President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, First Gentleman retired Army General Epapharas Ndenga Ndaitwah, and Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare, pictured during the Heroes Day commemoration in Windhoek on Wednesday. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 26 August 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has granted national hero status to 16-year-old Cornelius Tulotokela Shimwaafeni, making him the youngest recipient in history. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

ONGWEDIVA, 26 August 2026 - The Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (NAMFISA) mobile office at the 25th edition of the Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair. (Photo: Ali Negumbo) NAMPA

WINDHOEK 26 August 2026 - Bank Windhoek Managing Director, James Chapman. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

OSHIKUNDE, 17 August 2026 - Former war veterans who were injured in the armed liberation struggle, Anna Thomas and her husband, Julius Petrus, at their home in Omutwewomunhu village, Oshikunde Constituency. (Photo: Eba Kandovazu) NAMPA

Visitors stand in front of an adverstisement for the "Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare" video game of Infinity Ward during the Gamescom video games trade fair on the fair grounds in Cologne, western Germany, on August 27, 2026. The 2026 edition of the vast Gamescom trade fair in Cologne, Germany, had its opening night on August 25, 2025 and will be running from August 26 to 30, 2026. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP)

Gamers wait to play the "Control Resonant" video game of Remedy Entertainment during the Gamescom video games trade fair on the fair grounds in Cologne, western Germany, on August 27, 2026. The 2026 edition of the vast Gamescom trade fair in Cologne, Germany, had its opening night on August 25, 2025 and will be running from August 26 to 30, 2026. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP)

Gamers play video games during the Gamescom video games trade fair on the fair grounds in Cologne, western Germany, on August 27, 2026. The 2026 edition of the vast Gamescom trade fair in Cologne, Germany, had its opening night on August 25, 2025 and will be running from August 26 to 30, 2026. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP)

Gamers wait to play the "Control Resonant" video game of Remedy Entertainment during the Gamescom video games trade fair on the fair grounds in Cologne, western Germany, on August 27, 2026. The 2026 edition of the vast Gamescom trade fair in Cologne, Germany, had its opening night on August 25, 2025 and will be running from August 26 to 30, 2026. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP)

Gamers play the "Control Resonant" video game of Remedy Entertainment during the Gamescom video games trade fair on the fair grounds in Cologne, western Germany, on August 27, 2026. The 2026 edition of the vast Gamescom trade fair in Cologne, Germany, had its opening night on August 25, 2025 and will be running from August 26 to 30, 2026. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP)

Gamers are seen at the "Star Wars: Galactic Racer" video game stand of Studio Fuse Games during the Gamescom video games trade fair on the fair grounds in Cologne, western Germany, on August 27, 2026. The 2026 edition of the vast Gamescom trade fair in Cologne, Germany, had its opening night on August 25, 2025 and will be running from August 26 to 30, 2026. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP)

Gamers stand at the "Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy" video games booth of Asobo Studio during the Gamescom video games trade fair on the fair grounds in Cologne, western Germany, on August 27, 2026. The 2026 edition of the vast Gamescom trade fair in Cologne, Germany, had its opening night on August 25, 2025 and will be running from August 26 to 30, 2026. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP)

Gamers are seen at the "Star Wars: Galactic Racer" video game stand of Studio Fuse Games during the Gamescom video games trade fair on the fair grounds in Cologne, western Germany, on August 27, 2026. The 2026 edition of the vast Gamescom trade fair in Cologne, Germany, had its opening night on August 25, 2025 and will be running from August 26 to 30, 2026. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP)