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WINDHOEK, 13 August 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah speaking during the commemoration of the centenary of the birth of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

STAMPRIET, 13 August 2026 - Hardap Regional Council Chairperson, Simon Kooper. (Photo: Joe-Chintha Garises) Nampa

ETANGA, 13 August 2026 - Kunene Governor Vipuakuje Muharukua addressing the gathering during World Day Against Trafficking in Persons commemoration at Etanga village. (Photos: Contributed) NAMPA

CAPE TOWN, 12 August 2026 – A Namibian traditional practitioner performs a spiritual cleansing ritual alongside members of the Namibian delegation in Cape Town. Cultural rites form a pivotal part of the exhumation process to honour the spirits of fallen liberation heroes Simon Petrus Niilenge, Festus Nehale, and their comrades before their repatriation back home. (Photo Contributed: MICT) NAMPA

CAPE TOWN, 12 August 2026 – Delegates walk through the concourse of the Iziko Museum in Cape Town during the official mission to coordinate the exhumation and repatriation of Namibian liberation combatants, including Simon Petrus Niilenge and Festus Nehale. (Photo Contributed: MICT) NAMPA

CAPE TOWN, 12 August 2026 – Members of the Namibian delegation outside the Iziko Museum and Planetarium in Cape Town, South Africa. The delegation, comprising government representatives, traditional leaders, surviving veterans, and affected family members, is in South Africa from 06 to 21 August to oversee the exhumation and repatriation of former Namibian political prisoners and liberation heroes who died in exile during the apartheid era. (Photo Contributed: MICT) NAMPA

NKURENKURU, 13 August 2026 - Kavango West Regional Council Chairperson and Nkurenkuru Constituency Councillor, Fillipus Tenga. (Photo: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

(260814) -- CHANGDE, Aug. 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Staff members work at a lab of the Hunan Lier Biotech Co., Ltd. in Jinshi City of Changde, central China's Hunan Province, on Aug. 13, 2026. In recent years, Jinshi City has stepped up efforts to develop its bio-manufacturing industry which dates back to the 1950s. The city is now home to 41 relevant companies engaged in fields including bio-agriculture, bio-pharmaceuticals and bio-food, with more than 200 high-end synthetic biology products in production. In the first half of this year, the bio-manufacturing industry generated an output value of 2.09 billion yuan (about 310 million U.S. dollars), providing fresh impetus to the local economy. (Xinhua/Dai Mingxuan)

(260814) -- CHANGDE, Aug. 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A staff member works at a fermentation room of the Hunan Lier Biotech Co., Ltd. in Jinshi City of Changde, central China's Hunan Province, on Aug. 13, 2026. In recent years, Jinshi City has stepped up efforts to develop its bio-manufacturing industry which dates back to the 1950s. The city is now home to 41 relevant companies engaged in fields including bio-agriculture, bio-pharmaceuticals and bio-food, with more than 200 high-end synthetic biology products in production. In the first half of this year, the bio-manufacturing industry generated an output value of 2.09 billion yuan (about 310 million U.S. dollars), providing fresh impetus to the local economy. (Xinhua/Dai Mingxuan)

(260814) -- CHANGDE, Aug. 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A staff member works at the Hunan Lier Biotech Co., Ltd. in Jinshi City of Changde, central China's Hunan Province, on Aug. 13, 2026. In recent years, Jinshi City has stepped up efforts to develop its bio-manufacturing industry which dates back to the 1950s. The city is now home to 41 relevant companies engaged in fields including bio-agriculture, bio-pharmaceuticals and bio-food, with more than 200 high-end synthetic biology products in production. In the first half of this year, the bio-manufacturing industry generated an output value of 2.09 billion yuan (about 310 million U.S. dollars), providing fresh impetus to the local economy. (Xinhua/Dai Mingxuan)

(260814) -- OMIS, Aug. 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A massive wildfire rages at the coastal town of Omis, Croatia, on Aug. 13, 2026. At least 1,000 residents and tourists have been evacuated after a massive wildfire spread into the coastal town of Omis in southern Croatia, local media reported early Friday. (Zvonimir Barisin/PIXSELL via Xinhua)

(260814) -- OMIS, Aug. 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 13, 2026 shows a massive wildfire near the coastal town of Omis, Croatia. At least 1,000 residents and tourists have been evacuated after a massive wildfire spread into the coastal town of Omis in southern Croatia, local media reported early Friday. (Zvonimir Barisin/PIXSELL via Xinhua)

(260814) -- OMIS, Aug. 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Firefighters are pictured near a massive wildfire at the coastal town of Omis, Croatia, on Aug. 13, 2026. At least 1,000 residents and tourists have been evacuated after a massive wildfire spread into the coastal town of Omis in southern Croatia, local media reported early Friday. (Zvonimir Barisin/PIXSELL via Xinhua)

(260814) -- OMIS, Aug. 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 13, 2026 shows a massive wildfire near the coastal town of Omis, Croatia. At least 1,000 residents and tourists have been evacuated after a massive wildfire spread into the coastal town of Omis in southern Croatia, local media reported early Friday. (Zvonimir Barisin/PIXSELL via Xinhua)

(260814) -- OMIS, Aug. 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A vehicle runs as a massive wildfire rages at the coastal town of Omis, Croatia, on Aug. 13, 2026. At least 1,000 residents and tourists have been evacuated after a massive wildfire spread into the coastal town of Omis in southern Croatia, local media reported early Friday. (Zvonimir Barisin/PIXSELL via Xinhua)