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WINDHOEK, 07 MAY 2026 - Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism Indileni Daniel (L) and the Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security Lucia Iipumbu (R) officially launched the National Customer Service Excellence Initiative to enhance customer service standards at all ports of entry. (Photo: Contributed)
TSUMEB, 05 May 2026 - Members of the Namibian Police Force and Tsumeb Municipality addressing residents that have occupied land illegally at Kuvukiland location. (Photo: Contributed)
WINDHOEK, 06 May 2026 - Newly appointed Capricorn Private Wealth Head, Elize Smith. (Photo: Contributed)
WINDHOEK, 06 May 2026 - Newly appointed CEO of the Chamber of Mines of Namibia, Fabian Shaanika. (Photo: Contributed)
WINDHOEK, 06 May 2026 - Deputy Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy Gaudentia Kröhne (C) and stakeholders of the African Green Industries (AGI) Summit launch pose for a photo. (Photo by: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA
WINDHOEK, 05 May 2026 - A bull at the Namibia Genetics Stud Livestock Auction in Windhoek. (Photo: Contributed)
OSHAKATI, 05 May 2026 - Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Ruthy Masake, adressing the Oshana youth during the agricultural engagement on Monday held in Oshakati. (photo: contributed)
NDIYONA, 05 May 2026 - Newly recognised Hompa of the VaGciriku community, Bartholomeus Aruvita Kayoka, greets members of the public after he was announced as the new Hompa at Ndiyona on Tuesday. (Photo by: Sawi Hausiku) NAMPA
This photograph taken on April 28, 2026 shows Lata Solanki (L), a clothes seller and policyholder of a heat insurance scheme, conducting a door-to-door sales in Ahmedabad. Solanki used to face a devastating choice when India's summer heat hit dangerous levels: risk her health going door-to-door for sales, or lose her income? But now the 42-year-old is part of a insurance scheme that pays out when temperatures hit a threshold, so she can stay home without jeopardising her finances. (Photo by Shammi MEHRA / AFP) / To go with 'INDIA-CLIMATE-INSURANCE, FOCUS' by Uzmi ATHAR with Aishwarya KUMAR
This photograph taken on April 28, 2026 shows Hasumati Parmar, a policyholder of a heat insurance scheme, preparing a meal inside her house in Ahmedabad. The scheme pays out when temperatures hit a threshold. Unlike traditional insurance, parametric policies do not require individual damage assessments. Instead, payouts are triggered automatically by heavy rain, high heat or even air pollution. (Photo by Shammi MEHRA / AFP) / To go with 'INDIA-CLIMATE-INSURANCE, FOCUS' by Uzmi ATHAR with Aishwarya KUMAR
This photograph taken on April 9, 2026 shows Go Digit Insurance employees working behind the reception desk at their office in Bengaluru. Adarsh Agarwal, appointed actuary at Go Digit, said his company has covered more than 50,000 people since it began working on parametric insurance two years ago. While still a "niche product", he said demand has increased. There is now "more knowledge and more curiosity," he told AFP, and his firm has offered both heat and air-quality parametric schemes. (Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP) / To go with 'INDIA-CLIMATE-INSURANCE, FOCUS' by Uzmi ATHAR with Aishwarya KUMAR
This photograph taken on April 9, 2026 shows Go Digit Insurance employees working at their office in Bengaluru. Adarsh Agarwal, appointed actuary at Go Digit, said his company has covered more than 50,000 people since it began working on parametric insurance two years ago. While still a "niche product", he said demand has increased. There is now "more knowledge and more curiosity," he told AFP, and his firm has offered both heat and air-quality parametric schemes. (Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP) / To go with 'INDIA-CLIMATE-INSURANCE, FOCUS' by Uzmi ATHAR with Aishwarya KUMAR
This photograph taken on April 9, 2026 shows Go Digit Insurance employees working at their office in Bengaluru. Adarsh Agarwal, appointed actuary at Go Digit, said his company has covered more than 50,000 people since it began working on parametric insurance two years ago. While still a "niche product", he said demand has increased. There is now "more knowledge and more curiosity," he told AFP, and his firm has offered both heat and air-quality parametric schemes. (Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP) / To go with 'INDIA-CLIMATE-INSURANCE, FOCUS' by Uzmi ATHAR with Aishwarya KUMAR
This photograph taken on April 9, 2026 shows Adarsh Agarwal, appointed actuary at Go Digit Insurance, working inside their office in Bengaluru. Agarwal said his company has covered more than 50,000 people since it began working on parametric insurance two years ago. While still a "niche product", he said demand has increased. There is now "more knowledge and more curiosity," he told AFP, and his firm has offered both heat and air-quality parametric schemes. (Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP) / To go with 'INDIA-CLIMATE-INSURANCE, FOCUS' by Uzmi ATHAR with Aishwarya KUMAR
This photograph taken on April 9, 2026 shows Adarsh Agarwal, appointed actuary at Go Digit Insurance, speaking during an interview with AFP inside their office in Bengaluru. Agarwal said his company has covered more than 50,000 people since it began working on parametric insurance two years ago. While still a "niche product", he said demand has increased. There is now "more knowledge and more curiosity," he told AFP, and his firm has offered both heat and air-quality parametric schemes. (Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP) / To go with 'INDIA-CLIMATE-INSURANCE, FOCUS' by Uzmi ATHAR with Aishwarya KUMAR
America's goalkeeper #30 Rodolfo Cota celebrates a goal later disallowed for offside after a VAR review during the Liga MX Clausura quarter-final second leg football match between Pumas and America at Olimpico Universitario stadium in Mexico City on May 10, 2026. (Photo by Rodrigo Oropeza / AFP)
