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

Simpatizantes del senador brasileño de derecha y candidato presidencial del Partido Liberal (PL), Flavio Bolsonaro, observan el conteo de votos durante la segunda vuelta de las elecciones presidenciales de Brasil, en Brasilia, Brasil, el 25 de octubre de 2026. Lula da Silva faces right-wing senator Flavio Bolsonaro in a runoff that will determine whether Brazil remains one of the few leftist nations in the region or joins a regional swing to the right championed by US President Donald Trump, Bolsonaro's ally. (Photo by Evaristo SA / AFP)

Supporters of Brazil's right-wing Senator and Liberal Party (PL) presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro react in Copacabana, Rio de janeiro , Brazil, on October 25, 2026, the day of the presidential runoff election. Brazilians head to the polls for a runoff between President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and right-wing senator Flavio Bolsonaro that will determine whether Brazil remains one of the few leftist nations in the region or joins a regional swing to the right championed by US President Donald Trump, a Bolsonaro ally. (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP)

Supporters of the Students’ List celebrate their victory in the Serbian parliamentary elections, in downtown Belgrade on October 25, 2026. Voters cast ballots in record numbers on October 25, 2026, with the country recording its highest parliamentary election turnout in more than three decades. Celebrations erupted on the streets of the capital; passing cars honked their horns as crowds began to party at the news that Serbia's ruling party had lost parliamentary snap elections. (Photo by MARKO LJUTICA / AFP)

Supporters of the Students’ List celebrate their victory in the Serbian parliamentary elections, in downtown Belgrade on October 25, 2026. Voters cast ballots in record numbers on October 25, 2026, with the country recording its highest parliamentary election turnout in more than three decades. Celebrations erupted on the streets of the capital; passing cars honked their horns as crowds began to party at the news that Serbia's ruling party had lost parliamentary snap elections. (Photo by MARKO LJUTICA / AFP)

Supporters of the Students’ List gather to celebrate their victory in the Serbian parliamentary elections, in downtown Belgrade on October 25, 2026. Voters cast ballots in record numbers on October 25, 2026, with the country recording its highest parliamentary election turnout in more than three decades. Celebrations erupted on the streets of the capital; passing cars honked their horns as crowds began to party at the news that Serbia's ruling party had lost parliamentary snap elections. (Photo by MARKO LJUTICA / AFP)

Supporters of the Students’ List gather to celebrate their victory in the Serbian parliamentary elections, in downtown Belgrade on October 25, 2026. Voters cast ballots in record numbers on October 25, 2026, with the country recording its highest parliamentary election turnout in more than three decades. Celebrations erupted on the streets of the capital; passing cars honked their horns as crowds began to party at the news that Serbia's ruling party had lost parliamentary snap elections. (Photo by MARKO LJUTICA / AFP)

Simpatizantes del senador brasileño de derecha y candidato presidencial del Partido Liberal (PL), Flavio Bolsonaro, observan el conteo de votos durante la segunda vuelta de las elecciones presidenciales de Brasil, en Brasilia, Brasil, el 25 de octubre de 2026. Lula da Silva faces right-wing senator Flavio Bolsonaro in a runoff that will determine whether Brazil remains one of the few leftist nations in the region or joins a regional swing to the right championed by US President Donald Trump, Bolsonaro's ally. (Photo by Evaristo SA / AFP)

Supporters of the Students’ List gather to celebrate their victory in the Serbian parliamentary elections, in downtown Belgrade on October 25, 2026. Voters cast ballots in record numbers on October 25, 2026, with the country recording its highest parliamentary election turnout in more than three decades. Celebrations erupted on the streets of the capital; passing cars honked their horns as crowds began to party at the news that Serbia's ruling party had lost parliamentary snap elections. (Photo by MARKO LJUTICA / AFP)