WINDHOEK, 01 OCt 2026 - The newly opened MTC Mobile Home in Kuisebmond, Walvis Bay. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 30 September 2026 - A close up photo of the 176.29-carat natural diamond unveiled at Namdeb in Windhoek on Wednesday. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 30 September 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah views the 176.29-carat natural diamond unveiled by Namdeb on Wednesday. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 30 September 2026 - The Windhoek Show started on Tuesday and ends Saturday. (Photo by: Justina Shuumbwa) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 30 September 2026 - FirstRand's newly appointed Chief People Officer, Moses Shitaleni. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 30 September 2026 - Legal professionals paying tribute to former Chief Justice Johan Strydom at the Supreme Court. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 30 September 2026 - Former Chief Justice Johan Strydom was remembered on Wednesday as one of the architects of Namibia’s post-independence judiciary. (Photo: Contributed)

OKONDJATU, 30 September 2026 - The Government has allocated N$305 million under the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework to upgrade the extensive 224-kilometre Okondjatu-Hochfeld-Otjozondu-Okahandja road corridor. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

(261001) -- SHENZHEN, Oct. 1, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Stephen Maguire competes during the round 4 match between Mark Selby of England and Stephen Maguire of Scotland at World Snooker Tour Shenzhen Open 2026 in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Oct. 1, 2026. (Xinhua/Lu Hanxin)

(261001) -- SHENZHEN, Oct. 1, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Mark Selby reacts during the round 4 match between Mark Selby of England and Stephen Maguire of Scotland at World Snooker Tour Shenzhen Open 2026 in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Oct. 1, 2026. (Xinhua/Lu Hanxin)

(261001) -- SHENZHEN, Oct. 1, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Mark Selby competes during the round 4 match between Mark Selby of England and Stephen Maguire of Scotland at World Snooker Tour Shenzhen Open 2026 in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Oct. 1, 2026. (Xinhua/Lu Hanxin)

(261001) -- SHENZHEN, Oct. 1, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Mark Selby competes during the round 4 match between Mark Selby of England and Stephen Maguire of Scotland at World Snooker Tour Shenzhen Open 2026 in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Oct. 1, 2026. (Xinhua/Lu Hanxin)

(261001) -- SHENZHEN, Oct. 1, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Mark Selby competes during the round 4 match between Mark Selby of England and Stephen Maguire of Scotland at World Snooker Tour Shenzhen Open 2026 in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Oct. 1, 2026. (Xinhua/Lu Hanxin)

(261001) -- DALIAN, Oct. 1, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A researcher debugs an underwater robot at Liaoning Underwater Robot Engineering Research Center in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 30, 2026. Liaoning Underwater Robot Engineering Research Center, located at Dalian Maritime University in Dalian, was officially established in November 2020. Aligning with major national needs such as the development of marine ranching and marine resources, the center focuses on research of seafood fishing, seabed ecological environment exploration, etc. The center has undertaken more than 40 national-level projects and has so far independently developed over ten generations of underwater robot products. Many of its research results have been widely used in fields ranging from seafood fishing, submarine cable inspection to offshore platform dismantling, alongside marine environmental exploration. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

(261001) -- DALIAN, Oct. 1, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 30, 2026 shows an underwater robot under debugging at Liaoning Underwater Robot Engineering Research Center in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province. Liaoning Underwater Robot Engineering Research Center, located at Dalian Maritime University in Dalian, was officially established in November 2020. Aligning with major national needs such as the development of marine ranching and marine resources, the center focuses on research of seafood fishing, seabed ecological environment exploration, etc. The center has undertaken more than 40 national-level projects and has so far independently developed over ten generations of underwater robot products. Many of its research results have been widely used in fields ranging from seafood fishing, submarine cable inspection to offshore platform dismantling, alongside marine environmental exploration. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

(261001) -- DALIAN, Oct. 1, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 17, 2026 shows an underwater robot manufactured by Dalian Maritime University competing in the 10th Underwater Robot Professional Contest held in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province. Liaoning Underwater Robot Engineering Research Center, located at Dalian Maritime University in Dalian, was officially established in November 2020. Aligning with major national needs such as the development of marine ranching and marine resources, the center focuses on research of seafood fishing, seabed ecological environment exploration, etc. The center has undertaken more than 40 national-level projects and has so far independently developed over ten generations of underwater robot products. Many of its research results have been widely used in fields ranging from seafood fishing, submarine cable inspection to offshore platform dismantling, alongside marine environmental exploration. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)