WALVIS BAY, 15 October 2026 - The Municipality of Walvis Bay has installed 113 off-grid solar-powered streetlights at Farm 37 Portion 10 at a cost of N$6.1 million. (Photo contributed)

WINDHOEK, 16 OCT (NAMPA) – Minister of International Relations and Trade Selma Ashipala-Musavyi, pictured with the Russian Ambassador, along with the Congo ambassador, Lauria Nguele Makoulet, while touring exhibitors’ stalls at the inaugural Diplomatic Corps Fair in Windhoek on Friday. (Photo by Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 16 OCT (NAMPA) – Pictured seated, from left, are Dean and Ambassador of the Republic of Congo, Lauria Nguele Makoulet; Minister of International Relations and Trade, Selma Ashipala-Musavyi; and Acting Executive Director in the Ministry, Julia Imene Chanduru, at the inaugural Diplomatic Corps Fair underway in Windhoek, attended by regional governors and community members. (Photo by Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 16 October 2026 – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah pictured with the beneficiaries of the prefabricated houses that she sponsored, from left Johana Kambwela from Kilimanjaro, and Menesia Ngunovandu (right), from 8ste Laan (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 16 October 2026 - The Roads Authority (RA) says no road project has been abandoned and outstanding sections of ongoing projects will continue, subject to annual funding availability. RA chief executive officer Mbahupu Hippy Tjivikua issued the notice on Friday after road users, regional councils and communities raised concerns about the pace of road construction. (Photo contributed) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 15 October 2026 - Deputy Minister of Justice and Labour Relations, Theresia Brandt. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 15 October 2026 - European Union Ambassador to Namibia, Anna Beatriz Martins. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 15 October 2026 - Participants pictured during the Roundtable on Trade, Investment and Decent Work at Hilton Hotel on Thursday. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

A protester wearing a yellow vest waves a French flag during a demonstration to protest against the "high cost of living", in Bordeaux, southwestern France, on October 17, 2026 as part of a nationwide call for mobilisation bringing together various groups expressing their anger: former "Yellow Vest", secondary school and university students, climate activists and even farmers. After weeks of student protests, France faces broader, nationwide demonstrations on October 17, 2026 over the cost of living, setting up a potentially fraught six months heading into a presidential election. A police source told AFP that authorities estimated nearly 200,000 people could take part, with 40,000 in Paris. (Photo by Christophe ARCHAMBAULT / AFP)

This general view shows graffiti 'October 17-we're doing it again' which is linked to nationwide demonstrations, adorning a building at the University of Rouen at Mont-Saint-Aignan on the outskirts of Rouen, north-western France on October 17, 2026, following a suspected act of arson at the establishment. A criminal investigation has started into the fire that severely damaged a building of the Faculty of Arts in Rouen, in Mont-Saint-Aignan (Seine-Maritime), early October 17. According to the initial findings, the fire started from a pile of rubbish or a garbage bin in front of the entrance to the building, according to a source close to the case and the public prosecutor of Rouen, Sébastien Gallois. (Photo by Manuel SANSON / AFP)

This general view shows the entrance to the Faculty of Arts 'Michel Serres' building of the University of Rouen at Mont-Saint-Aignan on the outskirts of Rouen, north-western France on October 17, 2026, following a suspected act of arson at the establishment. A criminal investigation has started into the fire that severely damaged a building of the Faculty of Arts in Rouen, in Mont-Saint-Aignan (Seine-Maritime), early October 17. According to the initial findings, the fire started from a pile of rubbish or a garbage bin in front of the entrance to the building, according to a source close to the case and the public prosecutor of Rouen, Sébastien Gallois. (Photo by Manuel SANSON / AFP)

Dortmund's Norwegian defender #26 Julian Ryerson (L) and Union Berlin's German defender #15 Tom Rothe vie for the ball during the German first division Bundesliga football match between Union Berlin and Borussia Dortmund in Berlin on October 17, 2026. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP) / DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO

Leinster’s Irish hooker Dan Sheehan (C) is tackled during the European Rugby Champions Cup rugby union match between ASM Clermont Auvergne and Leinster Rugby at at the Marcel-Michelin stadium in Clermont-Ferrand, central France, on October 17, 2026. (Photo by Idriss Bigou-Gilles / AFP)

Dortmund's players gesture to the medics after one of their teammates was injured during the German first division Bundesliga football match between Union Berlin and Borussia Dortmund in Berlin on October 17, 2026. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP) / DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO

Great Britain's Millie Couzens celebrates after winning in the women's individual pursuit final match at the 2026 UCI Track World Championships at the Shanghai Velodrome in Shanghai on October 17, 2026. (Photo by JADE GAO / AFP)

Great Britain's Josie Knight competes in the women's individual pursuit final match at the 2026 UCI Track World Championships at the Shanghai Velodrome in Shanghai on October 17, 2026. (Photo by JADE GAO / AFP)