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

(261026) -- BEIJING, Oct. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo shows a commemorative stamp issued by China Post to mark Taiwan Recovery Day. China Post issued a commemorative stamp marking Taiwan Recovery Day on Sunday. Featuring the Great Wall, Alishan and Sun Moon Lake, the stamp attracted strong interest from collectors at postal outlets and online platforms across the mainland. (Xinhua)

(261026) -- BEIJING, Oct. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People watch sheep and goats walking through a street during the Transhumance Festival in Madrid, Spain, Oct. 25, 2026. The festival originated from the transhumance practice, in which shepherds in winter drove their cattle and sheep from the mountains to the warm meadows to ensure feeding of their animals. (Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Xinhua)

(261026) -- BEIJING, Oct. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, presidential candidate of the ruling Workers' Party, poses for a photo after casting his ballot at a polling station in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, Oct. 25, 2026. Brazilian incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, candidate of the ruling Workers' Party, won Sunday's presidential runoff, according to results released by Brazil's Superior Electoral Court on Sunday night. (Photo by Paulo Lopes/Xinhua)

(261026) -- BEIJING, Oct. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An electric worker is pictured at a resettlement site of a quake-hit village in Maru Township of Baqen County, Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Oct. 25, 2026. Power supply lines are being installed for prefabricated houses in the quake-hit Baqen County. According to the State Grid, power connection supplies for 2,724 tents and 2,400 prefabricated houses have been deployed to meet electricity connection needs in the quake-hit area. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

(261026) -- BEIJING, Oct. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This long exposure photo taken on Oct. 25, 2026 shows a Long March-8A carrier rocket carrying the 28th group of low-orbit internet satellites blasting off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in south China's Hainan Province. The rocket lifted off at 10:03 a.m. (Beijing Time) on Sunday. The payloads entered the designated orbit. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

(261026) -- BEIJING, Oct. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Supporters of center-left parties gather for a rally ahead of the election day at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv, Israel, Oct. 24, 2026. Israelis will vote on Oct. 27 to elect the 26th Knesset, the country's parliament, with about 7.3 million eligible voters. It will be Israel's first election since the Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7, 2023, which killed about 1,200 people in Israel and triggered a devastating Israeli offensive in Gaza, followed by a wider regional escalation involving Lebanon and Iran. The right-wing coalition led by incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a major challenge in its bid to remain in power. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

(261026) -- ROTTERDAM, Oct. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Lia Grace Redick of Canada competes during the women's floor exercise final at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2026 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Oct. 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

(261026) -- ROTTERDAM, Oct. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Reese Esponda of the United States competes during the women's floor exercise final at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2026 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Oct. 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)