NKURENKURU, 23 October 2026 - Kavango West Governor Verna Sinimbo met with stakeholders in Nkurenkuru on Thursday to discuss the current status and future of the region’s cattle market. (Photo: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 22 October 2026 – Finance Minister Ericah Shafudah tabled the Mid-Year Budget Review for the 2026/27 financial year in the National Assembly on Thursday. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 22 October 2026 – Finance Minister Ericah Shafudah tabled the Mid-Year Budget Review for the 2026/27 financial year in the National Assembly on Thursday. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 22 October 2026 - Cuba's Ambassador to Namibia, Sergio Vigoa de la Uz. (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 22 October 2026 - The Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry has organised the Swakopmund International Trade Expo (SWAiTEX) returned to Swakopmund on Thursday after a two-year hiatus, aiming to bring together businesses, entrepreneurs, investors and policymakers to explore trade, investment and industrial development opportunities. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

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NKURENKURU, 22 October 2026 - Deputy Minister of Justice and Labour Relations Theresia Brandt, Kavango West Governor Verna Sinimbo and other leaders on Thursday visited land allocated by the Nkurenkuru Town Council for the Ministry of Justice’s regional office. (Photo: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

NKURENKURU, 22 October 2026 - Deputy Minister of Justice and Labour Relations Theresia Brandt, Kavango West Governor Verna Sinimbo and other leaders on Thursday visited land allocated by the Nkurenkuru Town Council for the Ministry of Justice’s regional office. (Photo: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

(261023) -- LHASA, Oct. 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 23, 2026 shows damaged houses at an earthquake-hit village in Maru Township of Baqen County, Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Sixteen people have been killed and 76 others are injured following a 7.0-magnitude earthquake which struck Baqen County of the city of Nagqu in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region at 10:33 p.m. on Thursday, local authorities said. The Ministry of Emergency Management and authorities in Xizang have mobilized resources for rescue and relief operations. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

An illustration picture taken on October 23, 2026 shows the PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) logo on a smartphone screen and a computer code on a laptop screen in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany. Government agencies and companies around the world shut down websites on October 21, 2026 after two critical flaws came to light involving PHP, a programming language that is the basis for a large share of the internet. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)

An illustration picture taken on October 23, 2026 shows the PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) logo on a smartphone screen in front of laptop keyboard in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany. Government agencies and companies around the world shut down websites on October 21, 2026 after two critical flaws came to light involving PHP, a programming language that is the basis for a large share of the internet. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)

An illustration picture taken on October 23, 2026 shows the PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) logo on a smartphone screen and the AI letters on a laptop screen in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany. Government agencies and companies around the world shut down websites on October 21, 2026 after two critical flaws came to light involving PHP, a programming language that is the basis for a large share of the internet. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)

Britain's King Charles III presents the King's Medal for Music to Dame Sarah Connolly, during an audience at Windsor Castle, west of London on October 23, 2026. (Photo by Aaron Chown / POOL / AFP)

Britain's King Charles III presents the King's Medal for Music to Dame Sarah Connolly, during an audience at Windsor Castle, west of London on October 23, 2026. (Photo by Aaron Chown / POOL / AFP)

The King's Medal for Music is pictured, before being presented at Windsor Castle, west of London on October 23, 2026. (Photo by Aaron Chown / POOL / AFP)

Czech Republic's Marie Bouzkova hits a return to Czech Republic's Sara Bejlek during their women's singles quarter final match at the Ningbo Open tennis tournament in Ningbo, China's eastern Zhejiang province on October 23, 2026. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP) / China OUT