WINDHOEK, 13 September 2026 - Liberation struggle veteran, former Robben Island prisoner, and lifelong workers' rights advocate Helao Joseph Shityuwete was laid to rest at the Gammams Cemetery in Pionierspark, Windhoek, on Sunday following a state funeral. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 13 September 2026 - One Economy Foundation Executive Chairperson and United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Advocate Monica Geingos. (Photo: Contributed)

NKURENKURU, 13 September 2026- Kavango West Governor Verna Sinimbo speaking at the Namibia’s National Prayer Day 2026, in Nkurenkuru on Saturday. (Photo: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 12 September 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, Vice President Lucia Witbooi, and Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare and members of parliament joined hundreds of Namibians at the Independence Arena to observe the National Day of Prayer. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 12 September 2026 - Hundreds gathered at the Independence Arena in Windhoek to observe the National Day of Prayer, uniting to seek divine intervention against social challenges. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 12 September 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah addresses the nation at the Independence Arena in Katutura during the National Day of Prayer, calling for behavioral transformation to save lives. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaeku) NAMPA.

KATIMA MULILO, 12 September 2026 – Hundreds of people gathered at Kamunu Hall in Katima Mulilo on Saturday to join the rest of the country in observing National Day of Prayer. (Photo: Contributed)

KATIMA MULILO, 12 September 2026 - Zambezi Governor, Dorothy Kabula-Simushi delivered the regional keynote address at the National Day of Prayer. (Photo: Contributed)

Algeria's Djamel Sedjati (C) celebrates winning the men's 800m final during the World Athletics Ultimate Championship at the Gyula Zsivotzky National Athletics Centre, in Budapest on September 13, 2026. (Photo by Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP)

French tribute artist Fabien Pierrel waits backstage to perform on board a Celine Dion tribute cruise on the Seine river, held to mark the start of the singer's Paris concert residency, in Paris on September 13, 2026. The Canadian singer is performing a series of concerts at the Plenitude Arena between September 12 and October 17, 2026, her first live shows since a hiatus caused by health issues. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)

Ethiopia's Likina Amebaw celebrates her victory in the women's 5000m final during the World Athletics Ultimate Championship at the Gyula Zsivotzky National Athletics Centre, in Budapest on September 13, 2026. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP)

Ethiopia's Likina Amebaw celebrates her victory in the women's 5000m final during the World Athletics Ultimate Championship at the Gyula Zsivotzky National Athletics Centre, in Budapest on September 13, 2026. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP)

Napoli's Italian defender #02 Costantino Favasuli controls the ball during the during the Italian Serie A football match SSC Napoli vs Bologna FC 1909 at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in Naples on September 13, 2026. (Photo by CARLO HERMANN / AFP)

Azerbaijan’s Dzhamal Gamzatkhanov celebrates after defeating Ukraine’s Yakiv Khammo in the men’s over 100kg bronze medal contest at the Hungary Grand Slam 2026 judo tournament in Budapest, Hungary, on September 13, 2026. (Photo by Ferenc ISZA / AFP)

Azerbaijan’s Dzhamal Gamzatkhanov (white) and Ukraine’s Yakiv Khammo (blue) compete in the men’s over 100kg bronze medal contest at the Hungary Grand Slam 2026 judo tournament in Budapest, Hungary, on September 13, 2026. (Photo by Ferenc ISZA / AFP)

Ethiopia's Likina Amebaw celebrates her victory in the women's 5000m final during the World Athletics Ultimate Championship at the Gyula Zsivotzky National Athletics Centre, in Budapest on September 13, 2026. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP)