SWAKOPMUND, 11 September 2026 - National Planning Commission Director General Ambassador Kaire Mbuende, Erongo Governor Natalia /Goagoses, Chief Regional Officer Sam Ntelamo and other regional leaders among beneficiaries at the Erongo Governor’s Fish Consumption Promotion Project in Swakopmund. (Photo contributed)

WINDHOEK, 14 September 2026 - Petrol and diesel price rises pushed Windhoek's inflation to 5.9% in August 2026, above the national rate of 5.0%, Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) said recently. (Photo: Contributed)

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, 12 September 2026 - Vipers and Keetmanshoop Rams Rugby Clubs players (in blue/dark blue and white, blue and red) while in action during the second semifinals of the Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) First Division championship trophy at the Hage Geingob Stadium. Oranjemund won the match 26-19 to qualify for the final against Vipers. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 12 September 2026 - Oceans and Oranjemund Rugby Clubs players (in blue/black and orange and red) while in action during the second semifinals of the Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) First Division championship trophy at the Hage Geingob Stadium. Oranjemund won the match 26-19 to qualify for the final against Vipers. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 12 September 2026 - Oceans Rugby Clubs players while in action during the second semifinals of the Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) First Division championship trophy at the Hage Geingob Stadium. Oranjemund won the match 26-19 to qualify for the final against Vipers. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 12 September 2026 - Oceans and Oranjemund Rugby Clubs players (in blue/black and orange and red) while in action during the second semifinals of the Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) First Division championship trophy at the Hage Geingob Stadium. Oranjemund won the match 26-19 to qualify for the final against Vipers. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 12 September 2026 - Oceans and Oranjemund Rugby Clubs players (in blue/black and orange and red) while in action during the second semifinals of the Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) First Division championship trophy at the Hage Geingob Stadium. Oranjemund won the match 26-19 to qualify for the final against Vipers. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

(FILES) DeepMind co-founder and chairman Demis Hassabis attend an AI summit at Imperial College London, in central London on July 9, 2025. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP)

(FILES) DeepMind co-founder and chairman Demis Hassabis looks on during the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on February 19, 2026. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)

This photograph shows a general view with the Basilique Notre-Dame du Rosaire, in Lourdes on September 15, 2026. Pope Leo XIV will travel to Lourdes, a site of pilgrimage for Christians worldwide, where he will hold an open-air mass on Sunday, September 27, before presiding over another at the cathedral in the northeastern city of Metz on September 28. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP)

This photograph shows a general view of the Basilique Notre-Dame du Rosaire, in Lourdes on September 15, 2026. Pope Leo XIV will travel to Lourdes, a site of pilgrimage for Christians worldwide, where he will hold an open-air mass on Sunday, September 27, before presiding over another at the cathedral in the northeastern city of Metz on September 28. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP)

This photograph shows religious statues displayed for sale at a shop in Lourdes on September 15, 2026. Pope Leo XIV will travel to Lourdes, a site of pilgrimage for Christians worldwide, where he will hold an open-air mass on Sunday, September 27, before presiding over another at the cathedral in the northeastern city of Metz on September 28. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP)

A man browses through relgious gifts and trinkets in Lourdes on September 15, 2026. Pope Leo XIV will travel to Lourdes, a site of pilgrimage for Christians worldwide, where he will hold an open-air mass on Sunday, September 27, before presiding over another at the cathedral in the northeastern city of Metz on September 28. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP)

This photograph shows souvenirs displayed in a shop in Lourdes on September 15, 2026. Pope Leo XIV will travel to Lourdes, a site of pilgrimage for Christians worldwide, where he will hold an open-air mass on Sunday, September 27, before presiding over another at the cathedral in the northeastern city of Metz on September 28. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP)

This photograph shows a general view of the Basilique Notre-Dame du Rosaire, in Lourdes on September 15, 2026. Pope Leo XIV will travel to Lourdes, a site of pilgrimage for Christians worldwide, where he will hold an open-air mass on Sunday, September 27, before presiding over another at the cathedral in the northeastern city of Metz on September 28. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP)