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STAMPRIET, 25 November 2025 - Stampriet resident Katriena Rooi (59) says she will not vote on Wednesday, citing years of unresolved sanitation problems. (Photo by: Chelva Wells) NAMPA
||NHOMA, 24 November 2025 - Kommsa Kaesie pictured together with some of his family members at ||Nhoma. (Photo by: Edward Tenete) NAMPA
GOBABIS, 25 November 2025 - Community activist Lesley Pienaar. (Photo: Contributed)
OSHAKATI, 18 November 2025 - NamPol's Oshana reginal commander, Commissioner Naftal Lungameni Sakaria, pictured during a media briefing here on Tuesday. (Photo by: Ester Hakaala) NAMPA
WINDHOEK, 24 November 2025 - Representatives of Oonani and SocioPartners sign a cooperation agreement aimed at strengthening economic inclusion and community development in Namibia. (Photo: Contributed)
RUNDU, 24 November 2025 - Electoral Commission of Namibia Kavango East Region Electoral Officer, Paulus Sifire. ( Photo by: Sawi Hausiku) NAMPA
NKURENKURU, 24 November 2025 - The special voting for the 2025 elections, which took place nationwide on 23 November 2025, recorded a disappointing turnout across several Kavango West constituencies on Monday. (Photo by: Lylie Joel) NAMPA
KATIMA MULILO, 24 November 2025 - All ballot boxes were sealed and booked in at the Zambezi regional police headquarters after the Special Voting exercise on Monday. The boxes will only be booked out for counting on Wednesday after the Regional Councils and Local Authorities Elections. (Photo: Michael Mutonga Liswaniso) NAMPA
(251125) -- JIUQUAN, Nov. 25, 2025 (Xinhua) -- The Shenzhou-22 spacecraft is being hoisted on Nov. 12, 2025. China on Tuesday launched the Shenzhou-22 spaceship to provide a return vessel for the three Shenzhou-21 astronauts in orbit. This momentous occasion marked the accomplishment of the first emergency launch mission in the country's manned space program. The launch of the new spaceship followed the return of the three Shenzhou-20 astronauts back to Earth on Nov. 14 by the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft. The return mission, initially scheduled for Nov. 5 by the Shenzhou-20 spaceship, was delayed due to a suspected debris impact on the Shenzhou-20 return capsule's viewport window. The Long March-2F Y22 rocket and the Shenzhou-22 spaceship -- already on standby at the launch site upon the contingency -- were swiftly prepared for launch. After the initiation of the contingency plan, all teams involved in the project demonstrated a composed and methodical approach. Within 20 days, all participating research and testing units collaborated and completed a series of critical tasks, including risk assessment, solution analysis and decision-making, personnel and material deployment, crew return aboard a replacement vessel, as well as an emergency launch, offering a world-class example of managing an in-orbit emergency, the China Manned Space Agency said. The success of this mission fully demonstrated the strengths of China's new system for mobilizing resources nationwide, it noted. (Photo by Song Ying'ao/Xinhua)
(251125) -- JIUQUAN, Nov. 25, 2025 (Xinhua) -- The escape tower is being transferred on Nov. 18, 2025. China on Tuesday launched the Shenzhou-22 spaceship to provide a return vessel for the three Shenzhou-21 astronauts in orbit. This momentous occasion marked the accomplishment of the first emergency launch mission in the country's manned space program. The launch of the new spaceship followed the return of the three Shenzhou-20 astronauts back to Earth on Nov. 14 by the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft. The return mission, initially scheduled for Nov. 5 by the Shenzhou-20 spaceship, was delayed due to a suspected debris impact on the Shenzhou-20 return capsule's viewport window. The Long March-2F Y22 rocket and the Shenzhou-22 spaceship -- already on standby at the launch site upon the contingency -- were swiftly prepared for launch. After the initiation of the contingency plan, all teams involved in the project demonstrated a composed and methodical approach. Within 20 days, all participating research and testing units collaborated and completed a series of critical tasks, including risk assessment, solution analysis and decision-making, personnel and material deployment, crew return aboard a replacement vessel, as well as an emergency launch, offering a world-class example of managing an in-orbit emergency, the China Manned Space Agency said. The success of this mission fully demonstrated the strengths of China's new system for mobilizing resources nationwide, it noted. (Photo by Pang Zhaoqi/Xinhua)
(251125) -- JIUQUAN, Nov. 25, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Staff members inspect equipment status at a fire station at the launch site on Nov. 13, 2025. China on Tuesday launched the Shenzhou-22 spaceship to provide a return vessel for the three Shenzhou-21 astronauts in orbit. This momentous occasion marked the accomplishment of the first emergency launch mission in the country's manned space program. The launch of the new spaceship followed the return of the three Shenzhou-20 astronauts back to Earth on Nov. 14 by the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft. The return mission, initially scheduled for Nov. 5 by the Shenzhou-20 spaceship, was delayed due to a suspected debris impact on the Shenzhou-20 return capsule's viewport window. The Long March-2F Y22 rocket and the Shenzhou-22 spaceship -- already on standby at the launch site upon the contingency -- were swiftly prepared for launch. After the initiation of the contingency plan, all teams involved in the project demonstrated a composed and methodical approach. Within 20 days, all participating research and testing units collaborated and completed a series of critical tasks, including risk assessment, solution analysis and decision-making, personnel and material deployment, crew return aboard a replacement vessel, as well as an emergency launch, offering a world-class example of managing an in-orbit emergency, the China Manned Space Agency said. The success of this mission fully demonstrated the strengths of China's new system for mobilizing resources nationwide, it noted. (Photo by Yang Junjie/Xinhua)
(251125) -- JIUQUAN, Nov. 25, 2025 (Xinhua) -- The Long March-2F Y22 rocket is transferred to the pre-launch test position on Nov. 8, 2025. China on Tuesday launched the Shenzhou-22 spaceship to provide a return vessel for the three Shenzhou-21 astronauts in orbit. This momentous occasion marked the accomplishment of the first emergency launch mission in the country's manned space program. The launch of the new spaceship followed the return of the three Shenzhou-20 astronauts back to Earth on Nov. 14 by the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft. The return mission, initially scheduled for Nov. 5 by the Shenzhou-20 spaceship, was delayed due to a suspected debris impact on the Shenzhou-20 return capsule's viewport window. The Long March-2F Y22 rocket and the Shenzhou-22 spaceship -- already on standby at the launch site upon the contingency -- were swiftly prepared for launch. After the initiation of the contingency plan, all teams involved in the project demonstrated a composed and methodical approach. Within 20 days, all participating research and testing units collaborated and completed a series of critical tasks, including risk assessment, solution analysis and decision-making, personnel and material deployment, crew return aboard a replacement vessel, as well as an emergency launch, offering a world-class example of managing an in-orbit emergency, the China Manned Space Agency said. The success of this mission fully demonstrated the strengths of China's new system for mobilizing resources nationwide, it noted. (Photo by Li Mingtang/Xinhua)
(251125) -- JIUQUAN, Nov. 25, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 20, 2025 shows the combination of the Shenzhou-22 spaceship and the Long March-2F Y22 rocket being transferred to the launching area. China on Tuesday launched the Shenzhou-22 spaceship to provide a return vessel for the three Shenzhou-21 astronauts in orbit. This momentous occasion marked the accomplishment of the first emergency launch mission in the country's manned space program. The launch of the new spaceship followed the return of the three Shenzhou-20 astronauts back to Earth on Nov. 14 by the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft. The return mission, initially scheduled for Nov. 5 by the Shenzhou-20 spaceship, was delayed due to a suspected debris impact on the Shenzhou-20 return capsule's viewport window. The Long March-2F Y22 rocket and the Shenzhou-22 spaceship -- already on standby at the launch site upon the contingency -- were swiftly prepared for launch. After the initiation of the contingency plan, all teams involved in the project demonstrated a composed and methodical approach. Within 20 days, all participating research and testing units collaborated and completed a series of critical tasks, including risk assessment, solution analysis and decision-making, personnel and material deployment, crew return aboard a replacement vessel, as well as an emergency launch, offering a world-class example of managing an in-orbit emergency, the China Manned Space Agency said. The success of this mission fully demonstrated the strengths of China's new system for mobilizing resources nationwide, it noted. (Photo by Hao Yutong/Xinhua)
(251125) -- JIUQUAN, Nov. 25, 2025 (Xinhua) -- The Shenzhou-22 spacecraft is being hoisted on Nov. 12, 2025. China on Tuesday launched the Shenzhou-22 spaceship to provide a return vessel for the three Shenzhou-21 astronauts in orbit. This momentous occasion marked the accomplishment of the first emergency launch mission in the country's manned space program. The launch of the new spaceship followed the return of the three Shenzhou-20 astronauts back to Earth on Nov. 14 by the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft. The return mission, initially scheduled for Nov. 5 by the Shenzhou-20 spaceship, was delayed due to a suspected debris impact on the Shenzhou-20 return capsule's viewport window. The Long March-2F Y22 rocket and the Shenzhou-22 spaceship -- already on standby at the launch site upon the contingency -- were swiftly prepared for launch. After the initiation of the contingency plan, all teams involved in the project demonstrated a composed and methodical approach. Within 20 days, all participating research and testing units collaborated and completed a series of critical tasks, including risk assessment, solution analysis and decision-making, personnel and material deployment, crew return aboard a replacement vessel, as well as an emergency launch, offering a world-class example of managing an in-orbit emergency, the China Manned Space Agency said. The success of this mission fully demonstrated the strengths of China's new system for mobilizing resources nationwide, it noted. (Photo by Li Yuxiang/Xinhua)
(251125) -- JIUQUAN, Nov. 25, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A staff member carries out battery handover and installation work on Nov. 16, 2025. China on Tuesday launched the Shenzhou-22 spaceship to provide a return vessel for the three Shenzhou-21 astronauts in orbit. This momentous occasion marked the accomplishment of the first emergency launch mission in the country's manned space program. The launch of the new spaceship followed the return of the three Shenzhou-20 astronauts back to Earth on Nov. 14 by the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft. The return mission, initially scheduled for Nov. 5 by the Shenzhou-20 spaceship, was delayed due to a suspected debris impact on the Shenzhou-20 return capsule's viewport window. The Long March-2F Y22 rocket and the Shenzhou-22 spaceship -- already on standby at the launch site upon the contingency -- were swiftly prepared for launch. After the initiation of the contingency plan, all teams involved in the project demonstrated a composed and methodical approach. Within 20 days, all participating research and testing units collaborated and completed a series of critical tasks, including risk assessment, solution analysis and decision-making, personnel and material deployment, crew return aboard a replacement vessel, as well as an emergency launch, offering a world-class example of managing an in-orbit emergency, the China Manned Space Agency said. The success of this mission fully demonstrated the strengths of China's new system for mobilizing resources nationwide, it noted. (Photo by Li Yuxiang/Xinhua)
(251125) -- JIUQUAN, Nov. 25, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Staff members conduct operations on the gas supply pipelines of the Shenzhou-22 spaceship on Nov. 9, 2025. China on Tuesday launched the Shenzhou-22 spaceship to provide a return vessel for the three Shenzhou-21 astronauts in orbit. This momentous occasion marked the accomplishment of the first emergency launch mission in the country's manned space program. The launch of the new spaceship followed the return of the three Shenzhou-20 astronauts back to Earth on Nov. 14 by the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft. The return mission, initially scheduled for Nov. 5 by the Shenzhou-20 spaceship, was delayed due to a suspected debris impact on the Shenzhou-20 return capsule's viewport window. The Long March-2F Y22 rocket and the Shenzhou-22 spaceship -- already on standby at the launch site upon the contingency -- were swiftly prepared for launch. After the initiation of the contingency plan, all teams involved in the project demonstrated a composed and methodical approach. Within 20 days, all participating research and testing units collaborated and completed a series of critical tasks, including risk assessment, solution analysis and decision-making, personnel and material deployment, crew return aboard a replacement vessel, as well as an emergency launch, offering a world-class example of managing an in-orbit emergency, the China Manned Space Agency said. The success of this mission fully demonstrated the strengths of China's new system for mobilizing resources nationwide, it noted. (Photo by Li Mingtang/Xinhua)
