WINDHOEK, 14 August 2026 - Namibian international rider, Alex Miller, during stage two of the 2026 Pupkewitz Megabuild Tour de Windhoek on the Dordabis road. Miller won the stage with a huge time gap from the rest of the peloton. (Photo: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 14 August 2026 - Namibian international rider, Alex Miller, during stage two of the 2026 Pupkewitz Megabuild Tour de Windhoek on the Dordabis road. Miller won the stage with a huge time gap from the rest of the peloton. (Photo: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 14 August 2026 - Namibian international rider, Alex Miller, during stage two of the 2026 Pupkewitz Megabuild Tour de Windhoek on the Dordabis road. Miller won the stage with a huge time gap from the rest of the peloton. (Photo: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

MARIENTAL, 15 August 2026 - MTC Corporate Affairs Manager, John Ekongo, speaks during the MTC for Lab Training programme at the Kai//ganaxab Youth Skills Training Centre on the outskirts of Mariental, Hardap Region. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

MARIENTAL, 15 August 2026 - Education Minister, Sanet Steenkamp, engaging education officials, principals and other stakeholders in Mariental, Hardap Region. (Photo: Joe-Chintha Garises) NAMPA

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OPUWO, 14 August 2026 - Two of the four toilets at the Okarukoro Primary School that were handed over by the Wavena Fishing Company on Friday. (Photo: Kaviveterue Virere) NAMPA

CAPE TOWN, 13 August 2026 - Forensic workers dig up the gravesite of Namibian liberation struggle hero, Festus Nehale, at a cemetery in Cape Town, South Africa to exhume the remains for reburial in Namibia. (Photo Contributed: MICT) NAMPA

FILED - 05 September 2025, Berlin: FILE PHOTO - Christian Haase, budget policy spokesperson for the Christian Democratic Union (CDU)/Chrisitan Social Union (CSU) parliamentary group in the Bundestag, comments on the results of the Budget Committee's final review session on the 2025 German budget. Photo: Britta Pedersen/dpa

(260817) -- DURBAN, Aug. 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 16, 2026 shows the tail fin of a humpback whale off the coast of Durban, South Africa. Humpback whales travel annually from Antarctic waters through the coastal waters off Durban during the Southern Hemisphere's winter, heading to warmer waters to breed and give birth. (Xinhua/Chen Wei)

(260817) -- DURBAN, Aug. 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 16, 2026 shows part of a humpback whale off the coast of Durban, South Africa. Humpback whales travel annually from Antarctic waters through the coastal waters off Durban during the Southern Hemisphere's winter, heading to warmer waters to breed and give birth. (Xinhua/Chen Wei)

(260817) -- DURBAN, Aug. 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 16, 2026 shows a humpback whale shooting water off the coast of Durban, South Africa. Humpback whales travel annually from Antarctic waters through the coastal waters off Durban during the Southern Hemisphere's winter, heading to warmer waters to breed and give birth. (Xinhua/Chen Wei)

(260817) -- ULAN BATOR, Aug. 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Mongolian artists perform at the venue of the 17th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) held in Ulan Bator, capital of Mongolia, Aug. 17, 2026. The UNCCD COP17 officially opened here on Monday.    Held under the theme "Restoring Land, Restoring Hope," COP17 brings together 12,000 representatives from the UNCCD's 197 Parties at a pivotal global forum aimed at accelerating action to combat desertification, land degradation and drought. (Xinhua/Bolortsetseg)

(260817) -- ULAN BATOR, Aug. 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 17, 2026 shows the opening ceremony of the 17th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) held in Ulan Bator, capital of Mongolia. The UNCCD COP17 officially opened here on Monday.    Held under the theme "Restoring Land, Restoring Hope," COP17 brings together 12,000 representatives from the UNCCD's 197 Parties at a pivotal global forum aimed at accelerating action to combat desertification, land degradation and drought. (Xinhua/Bolortsetseg)

(260817) -- ULAN BATOR, Aug. 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 17, 2026 shows the China pavilion at the 17th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Ulan Bator, capital of Mongolia. The UNCCD COP17 officially opened here on Monday.    Held under the theme "Restoring Land, Restoring Hope," COP17 brings together 12,000 representatives from the UNCCD's 197 Parties at a pivotal global forum aimed at accelerating action to combat desertification, land degradation and drought. (Xinhua/Bolortsetseg)

(260817) -- ULAN BATOR, Aug. 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Mongolian Prime Minister Nyam-Osor Uchral speaks at the opening ceremony of the 17th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) held in Ulan Bator, capital of Mongolia, Aug. 17, 2026. The UNCCD COP17 officially opened here on Monday.    Held under the theme "Restoring Land, Restoring Hope," COP17 brings together 12,000 representatives from the UNCCD's 197 Parties at a pivotal global forum aimed at accelerating action to combat desertification, land degradation and drought. (Xinhua/Bolortsetseg)