WINDHOEK, 30 December 2024 - The City of Windhoek (CoW) setting up to host an exciting New Year’s Eve event. (Photo by: Sheila Perestrelo) NAMPA

KHORIXAS, 30 December 2024 - The Khorixas Town Council building. (Photo: Contributed)

OSHAKATI, 30 December 2024 - The heavy rainfall in Oshakati has caused flash floods, leaving many homes submerged. Ndapandula Paulus, a resident of Okandjengedi South, expressed her concerns about the rising water levels, saying they are finding it difficult to move around and their properties are damaged. (Photo by: Maria David) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 26 December 2025 - Utii Tjiho is one of the mothers who delivered a baby in Windhoek on Christmas Day. (Photo: Contributed)

This photo taken on January 2, 2025 shows men in masks and costumes shouting loudly and startling children to drive away evil spirits for the "Noto no amamehagi" tradition, where participants go from house to house in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, one year after an earthquake devastated the region. The quake on New Year's Day 2024 was Japan's deadliest in over a decade, claiming nearly 470 lives. (Photo by JIJI Press / AFP) / Japan OUT

Plastic waste and garbage washed ashore has accumulated thickly at a beach in Kedonganan Badung regency, on the resort island of Bali on January 3, 2025. (Photo by SONNY TUMBELAKA / AFP)

Workers clear plastic waste and other garbage washed ashore that has accumulated thickly at a beach in Kedonganan Badung regency, on the resort island of Bali on January 3, 2025. (Photo by SONNY TUMBELAKA / AFP)

A man stands on plastic waste and other garbage washed ashore that has accumulated thickly at a beach in Kedonganan Badung regency, on the resort island of Bali on January 3, 2025. (Photo by SONNY TUMBELAKA / AFP)