OSHAKATI, 27 August 2026 - CRAN Chief Executive Officer, Emilia Nghikembua, (L) pictured with MTC Chief Technical and Information Officer, Monica Nehemia. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

ONGWEDIVA, 26 August 2026 - Tresia Shikomba and her mother at their stall at the 25th edition of the Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair. (Photo: Ali Negumbo) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 26 August 2026 – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah addressing the crowd during the Heroes Day commemoration in Windhoek on Wednesday. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 26 August 2026 – Namibian leaders (from left): Vice President Lucia Witbooi, President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, First Gentleman retired Army General Epapharas Ndenga Ndaitwah, and Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare, pictured during the Heroes Day commemoration in Windhoek on Wednesday. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 26 August 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has granted national hero status to 16-year-old Cornelius Tulotokela Shimwaafeni, making him the youngest recipient in history. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

ONGWEDIVA, 26 August 2026 - The Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (NAMFISA) mobile office at the 25th edition of the Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair. (Photo: Ali Negumbo) NAMPA

WINDHOEK 26 August 2026 - Bank Windhoek Managing Director, James Chapman. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

OSHIKUNDE, 17 August 2026 - Former war veterans who were injured in the armed liberation struggle, Anna Thomas and her husband, Julius Petrus, at their home in Omutwewomunhu village, Oshikunde Constituency. (Photo: Eba Kandovazu) NAMPA

27 August 2026, Berlin: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (R) welcomes Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker to a small EU summit on budget planning at the Federal Chancellery. At the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, the Chancellor is bringing together the heads of state and government of the countries that want to significantly reduce the budget proposal put forward by the European Commission for the years 2028 through 2034. Photo: Sebastian Gollnow/dpa

27 August 2026, Berlin: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (R) welcomes Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of Denmark, to a small EU summit on budget planning at the Federal Chancellery. At the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, the Chancellor is bringing together the heads of state and government of the countries that want to significantly reduce the budget proposal put forward by the European Commission for the years 2028 through 2034. Photo: Sebastian Gollnow/dpa

27 August 2026, Berlin: Chancellor Friedrich Merz (R) welcomes Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of Denmark, to a small EU summit on budget planning at the Federal Chancellery. At the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, the Chancellor is bringing together the heads of state and government of the countries that want to significantly reduce the budget proposal put forward by the European Commission for the years 2028 through 2034. Photo: Sebastian Gollnow/dpa

27 August 2026, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: Nathanael Liminski (L-R), Minister for Federal and European Affairs, International Affairs, and Media of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia; Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier; and Gerald Böse, Chairman of the Executive Board of Koelnmesse, pose with cosplayers Paulina (Shadowheart from "Baldur's Gate") and Katharina (Ciri from "The Witcher") at the Cosplay Repair Station booth at Gamescom, the world's largest computer and video game trade show. Photo: Christoph Reichwein/dpa

27 August 2026, Brandenburg, Lebus: A small pearl-spotted fritillary (Issoria lathonia) rests on a withered flower early in the morning. According to Germany's national weather service (DWD), heavy showers and thunderstorms are expected in the region as the week progresses, following a spell of pleasant weather. Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa

India's captain Shubman Gill (L) and teammate Ravindra Jadeja (R) gesture during the fifth day of the second Test cricket match between Sri Lanka and India at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo on August 27, 2026. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz makes his way to pose for a group photo prior to a meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, on August 27, 2026. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)

India's captain Shubman Gill looks on during the fifth day of the second Test cricket match between Sri Lanka and India at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo on August 27, 2026. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)