OTJOMBINDE, 04 August 2026 - The Otjombinde Constituency office in the Omaheke Region. (Photo: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA

OTJOMBINDE, 04 August 2026 - Minister of Information and Communication Technology and Otjombinde Constituency councillor Wenzel Kavaka. (Photo: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 04 AUG (NAMPA) - The Chamber of Mines of Namibia opened the 13th edition of the Mining Expo and Conference at the Windhoek Show Grounds on Tuesday with an inaugural safety conference, ahead of Wednesday’s official opening by Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy Modestus Amutse. (Photo by: Chelva Wells) NAMPA

KATIMA MULILO, 09 July 2026 - Acting Chairperson of the Zambezi Volleyball Association, Kamwi Sezuni. (Photo: Contributed)

KATIMA MULILO, 09 July 2026 - Acting Chairperson of the Zambezi Volleyball Association, Kamwi Sezuni. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 04 August 2026 - Newly appointed NUST Vice Chancellor, Frednard Gideon, pictured at the welcoming ceremony at the NUST main campus. (Photo: Esther Gabriel) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 04 August 2026 - Secretary to the National Council Tousy Namiseb. (Photo by: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 03 August 2026 - Namibians from across the political, academic and civic spectrum gathered at the UNAM Hage G Geingob Campus to commemorate the democratic legacy and administrative footprint of the late President Hage Geingob. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

(260804) -- BAGHDAD, Aug. 4, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A man pours cold water over his head to cool off during a heatwave in Baghdad, Iraq, on Aug. 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

Campaign material featuring a portrait of the Left Party's (Die Linke) main candidate in upcoming regional elections in Berlin Elif Eralp is laid out in front of a cafe during a campaign stop in Berlin's Schoeneberg district on August 4, 2026. Berlin goes to the polls on September 20, 2026. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP)

The Left Party's (Die Linke) main candidate in upcoming regional elections in Berlin Elif Eralp (L) hands out a leaflet at a cafe during a campaign stop in Berlin's Schoeneberg district on August 4, 2026. Berlin goes to the polls on September 20, 2026. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP)

The Left Party's (Die Linke) main candidate in upcoming regional elections in Berlin Elif Eralp (L) interacts with a resident at a cafe during a campaign stop in Berlin's Schoeneberg district on August 4, 2026. Berlin goes to the polls on September 20, 2026. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP)

(FILES) This photograph shows the logo of the BPCE group, a French banking group, on a building facade in Charenton-le-Pont, on June 17, 2025. French banking group BPCE saw its profits jump 38% in the second quarter, to 1.3 billion euros, driven by its retail banking networks in France and by the integration of Portuguese bank Novobanco, according to a statement released on August 4, 2026. (Photo by Martin LELIEVRE / AFP)

The Left Party's (Die Linke) main candidate in upcoming regional elections in Berlin Elif Eralp (2nd from R) poses for a picture at a cafe during a campaign stop in Berlin's Schoeneberg district on August 4, 2026. Berlin goes to the polls on September 20, 2026. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP)

The Left Party's (Die Linke) main candidate in upcoming regional elections in Berlin Elif Eralp (R) poses for a selfie at a cafe during a campaign stop in Berlin's Schoeneberg district on August 4, 2026. Berlin goes to the polls on September 20, 2026. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP)

Elif Eralp (R), The Left Party's (Die Linke) main candidate in upcoming regional elections in Berlin serves Gazpacho at a cafe during a campaign stop in Berlin's Schoeneberg district on August 4, 2026. Berlin goes to the polls on September 20, 2026. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP)