NEU-SCHWABEN, 14 August 2026 -

Cape Town, 13 August 2026- Members of the Namibian government delegation, family members, and community representatives pose for a group photo at the cemetery following the successful exhumation of liberation struggle hero Festus Nehale in Cape Town, South Africa, on Thursday, 13 August 2026. (Photo Contributed: MICT) NAMPA

KATIMA MULILO, 14 August 2026 – Bush Bucks FC head coach Budstyn Mutau says the 2025/2026 Namport Zambezi Regional Second Division League champions are ready for the new challenge in the first division. (Photo: Michael Mutonga Liswaniso) NAMPA

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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

People attend the National War Memorial Ceremony at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on August 15, 2026, on the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. (Photo by JIJI Press / AFP) / Japan OUT

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (R) and Empress Masako (L) attend the National War Memorial Ceremony at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on August 15, 2026, on the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. (Photo by JIJI Press / AFP) / Japan OUT

People attend the National War Memorial Ceremony at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on August 15, 2026, on the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. (Photo by JIJI Press / AFP) / Japan OUT

People attend the National War Memorial Ceremony at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on August 15, 2026, on the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. (Photo by JIJI Press / AFP) / Japan OUT

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (L) and Empress Masako (R) attend the National War Memorial Ceremony at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on August 15, 2026, on the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. (Photo by JIJI Press / AFP) / Japan OUT

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon (C) and other participants wave South Korean flags during a ceremony to celebrate the 81st anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japanese colonial rule, at Bosingak Pavilion in Seoul on August 15, 2026. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon (C) and other participants wave South Korean flags during a ceremony to celebrate the 81st anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japanese colonial rule, at Bosingak Pavilion in Seoul on August 15, 2026. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) leaves after addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort during the celebrations to mark the country's Independence Day in New Delhi on August 15, 2026. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP)