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) Corinthians' players celebrate the first goal scored by midfielder #20 Mariza during the 2025 Women's Copa Libertadores quarter-final football match between Brazil's Corinthians and Brazil's Ferroviaria at the Florencio Sola Stadium in Banfield, Buenos Aires province on October 15, 2025. Brazil's Corinthians, the dominant force in South American women's football, tops the "group of death" in the 2026 Copa Libertadores, which will be held in Quito in October, according to the draw held in Paraguay on September 14. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / AFP)

(FILES) Corinthians' Brazilian midfielder #10 Gabi Zanotti (2R) celebrates with teammates after scoring their first goal during the FIFA Women's Champions Cup final football match between Arsenal and Corinthians at the Emirates Stadium in London on February 1, 2026. Brazil's Corinthians, the dominant force in South American women's football, tops the "group of death" in the 2026 Copa Libertadores, which will be held in Quito in October, according to the draw held in Paraguay on September 14. (Photo by Adrian Dennis / AFP)

(FILES) Corinthians' midfielder #10 Gabi Zanotti kisses her 2025 Women's Copa Libertadores top scorer trophy at the podium following the final football match between Colombia's Deportivo Cali and Brazil's Corinthians, at the Florencio Sola stadium in Banfield, Buenos Aires province on October 18, 2025. Brazil's Corinthians, the dominant force in South American women's football, tops the "group of death" in the 2026 Copa Libertadores, which will be held in Quito in October, according to the draw held in Paraguay on September 14. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / AFP)

(FILES) Platense's head coach Martin Palermo gives instructions to his players during the Copa Libertadores quarter-final first leg football match between Brazil's Fluminense and Argentina's Platense at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 8, 2026. Martin Palermo, the iconic Argentine forward known for his dramatic comebacks and unforgettable feats in the Copa Libertadores, is now as head coach looking to infuse Platense with his cup aura to stage a comeback against Fluminense in Argentina on September 15, 2026, in order to advance to the semifinals. (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP)

(FILES) Platense's head coach Martin Palermo looks on during the Copa Libertadores quarter-final first leg football match between Brazil's Fluminense and Argentina's Platense at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 8, 2026. Martin Palermo, the iconic Argentine forward known for his dramatic comebacks and unforgettable feats in the Copa Libertadores, is now as head coach looking to infuse Platense with his cup aura to stage a comeback against Fluminense in Argentina on September 15, 2026, in order to advance to the semifinals. (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP)

(FILES) Platense's head coach Martin Palermo looks on ahead of the Copa Libertadores quarter-final first leg football match between Brazil's Fluminense and Argentina's Platense at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 8, 2026. Martin Palermo, the iconic Argentine forward known for his dramatic comebacks and unforgettable feats in the Copa Libertadores, is now as head coach looking to infuse Platense with his cup aura to stage a comeback against Fluminense in Argentina on September 15, 2026, in order to advance to the semifinals. (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP)

Members of a local election commission, accompanied by a Russian serviceman, visit voters at home during early voting in Russia's parliamentary election in the settlement of Verbovka in the Donetsk region, Russian-controlled Ukraine, on September 14, 2026, amid the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict. The 2026 parliamentary election will be held over a three-day period from September 18 to 20. (Photo by AFP)

A woman casts her ballot into a mobile ballot box held by a Russian serviceman, who is accompaniyng members of a local election commission, during early voting in Russia's parliamentary election in the settlement of Verbovka in the Donetsk region, Russian-controlled Ukraine, on September 14, 2026, amid the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict. The 2026 parliamentary election will be held over a three-day period from September 18 to 20. (Photo by AFP)