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

(261017) -- ADDIS ABABA, Oct. 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A capsized boat is seen off the coast of Djibouti on Oct. 9, 2026. Following yet another deadly shipwreck off the coast of Djibouti, international experts emphasized that the escalating humanitarian crisis along the Red Sea migration corridor demands targeted preventive measures beyond reactive emergency responses. The eastern migration corridor continues to claim hundreds of lives each year, with more than 900 migrants dead or missing along the route in 2025 alone. However, the number of people who undertake the journey is increasing, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). In one of the deadliest shipwrecks recorded on the route in recent times, at least 139 migrants died last week, while 84 remain missing after their boat, carrying 305 people toward war-torn Yemen, capsized off the Djibouti coast. Only 82 people survived. Another shipwreck in March this year left nine people dead and 45 missing. (International Organization for Migration/Handout via Xinhua)

(261017) -- ADDIS ABABA, Oct. 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A piece of clothing is seen along the coast of Djibouti on Oct. 9, 2026. Following yet another deadly shipwreck off the coast of Djibouti, international experts emphasized that the escalating humanitarian crisis along the Red Sea migration corridor demands targeted preventive measures beyond reactive emergency responses. The eastern migration corridor continues to claim hundreds of lives each year, with more than 900 migrants dead or missing along the route in 2025 alone. However, the number of people who undertake the journey is increasing, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). In one of the deadliest shipwrecks recorded on the route in recent times, at least 139 migrants died last week, while 84 remain missing after their boat, carrying 305 people toward war-torn Yemen, capsized off the Djibouti coast. Only 82 people survived. Another shipwreck in March this year left nine people dead and 45 missing. (International Organization for Migration/Handout via Xinhua)

(261017) -- ADDIS ABABA, Oct. 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 9, 2026 shows migrants walking in Djibouti, trying to travel through Djibouti and cross the Red Sea. Following yet another deadly shipwreck off the coast of Djibouti, international experts emphasized that the escalating humanitarian crisis along the Red Sea migration corridor demands targeted preventive measures beyond reactive emergency responses. The eastern migration corridor continues to claim hundreds of lives each year, with more than 900 migrants dead or missing along the route in 2025 alone. However, the number of people who undertake the journey is increasing, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). In one of the deadliest shipwrecks recorded on the route in recent times, at least 139 migrants died last week, while 84 remain missing after their boat, carrying 305 people toward war-torn Yemen, capsized off the Djibouti coast. Only 82 people survived. Another shipwreck in March this year left nine people dead and 45 missing. (International Organization for Migration/Handout via Xinhua)

Strasbourg's Moroccan midfielder #80 Gessime Yassine (L) and Paris Saint-Germain's French defender #12 Lucas Digne jump to head the ball during the French L1 football match between RC Strasbourg Alsace and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at the Stade de la Meinau in Strasbourg, eastern France, on October 17, 2026. (Photo by ROMEO BOETZLE / AFP)

TOPSHOT - Villarreal's Georgian forward #09 Georges Mikautadze fights for the ball with Elche's Spanish defender #23 Victor Chust during the Spanish league football match between Villarreal CF and Elche CF at La Ceramica Stadium in Vila-real on October 17, 2026. (Photo by JOSE JORDAN / AFP)

Clermont’s New Zealand fly-half Harry Plummer (R) is tackled by Leinster’s Irish outside centre Garry Ringrose (L) 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)

Demonstrators march during a "No Kings: Vote Early" rally near Memorial Circle in Arlington, Virginia, on October 17, 2026. The national day of action is taking place in cities across the country focusing on voter turnout, early voting and election protection, ahead of the midterm elections. (Photo by Amid FARAHI / AFP)

Villarreal's Georgian forward #09 Georges Mikautadze challenges Elche's Argentine goalkeeper #01 Matias Dituro during the Spanish league football match between Villarreal CF and Elche CF at La Ceramica Stadium in Vila-real on October 17, 2026. (Photo by JOSE JORDAN / AFP)