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WINDHOEK, 26 December 2025 - The Katutura State Hospital maternity ward. (Photo by: Edward Tenete) NAMPA
OTJIWARONGO, 26 December 2025 - A newly born baby girl at the Otjiwarongo State Hospital on Christmas Day. Otjiwarongo recorded two births of Christmas babies this year. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA
KATIMA MULILO, 25 December 2025 - Sister Emely Chidolo speaks to Nampa while 19-year-old first-time mother, Emelia Kachelo takes a recuperation nap on her hospital bed on Thursday afternoon. (Photo by: Michael Mutonga Liswaniso) NAMPA
Salome Kambala, acting national spokesperson of the National Organisation of Parents in Education (NAOPE). (Photo: Contributed)
Okatana Constituency councillor Petrus Shigwedha Ashipala. (Photo: Contributed)
ONTINDA - A Top Teenagers FC player in action. (Photo: Contributed)
GROOTFONTEIN, 19 December 2025 - The accident scene where two trucks and a passenger bus were involved in a collision Friday afternoon outside Grootfontein in the Otjozondjupa Region. (Photo: Contributed)
The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) Board of Directors chairperson, Tulimevava Mufeti. (Photo: Contributed)
(251227) -- BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2025 (Xinhua) -- As the sporting calendar draws to a close, Xinhua News Agency has selected the top 10 Chinese athletes for 2025. 2. Gong Lijiao (female, athletics) 36-year-old Gong overcame lingering injuries to win the women's shot put title in her National Games farewell, achieving an unprecedented fifth consecutive National Games crown in athletics. Over a 25-year career, Gong has completed a career Grand Slam, winning titles at the Olympic Games, World Championships and National Games. This file photo taken on Nov. 16, 2025 shows gold medalist Gong Lijiao of Hebei posing during the awarding ceremony for the women's shot put of athletics at China's 15th National Games in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)
(251227) -- BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2025 (Xinhua) -- As the sporting calendar draws to a close, Xinhua News Agency has selected the top 10 Chinese athletes for 2025. 3. Liu Huanhua (male, weightlifting) Liu lifted a total of 414kg to win the men's 102kg title at the 15th National Games, beating the previous world record of 413kg that he had set and establishing a new national record. With the victory, he completed a full set of gold medals from the Olympic Games, World Championships, World Cup, Asian Games and National Games, becoming the first Chinese male heavyweight lifter to achieve a career Grand Slam. This file photo taken on Nov. 19, 2025 shows Liu Huanhua of Tianjin competing in snatch during the weightlifting men's 102kg final at China's 15th National Games in Dongguan, south China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhua/Yang Chenguang)
(251227) -- BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2025 (Xinhua) -- As the sporting calendar draws to a close, Xinhua News Agency has selected the top 10 Chinese athletes for 2025. 4. Sun Yingsha (female, table tennis) Sun retained her women's singles titles at this year's World Championships and World Cup. Partnering with Wang Chuqin, she also completed a third consecutive mixed doubles world title. Meanwhile, Sun has remained as the year-end world No. 1 in women's singles for four consecutive years. This file photo taken on May 25, 2025 shows gold medslist Sun Yingsha of China posing with the trophy during the awarding ceremony for the women's singles event at ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals Doha 2025 in Doha, Qatar. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)
(251227) -- BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2025 (Xinhua) -- As the sporting calendar draws to a close, Xinhua News Agency has selected the top 10 Chinese athletes for 2025. 5. Chen Yuxi (female, diving) Chen won three gold medals at the World Championships in women's 10m platform, women's synchronized 10m platform and mixed team. Her victory in the individual platform marked her fourth world title in the event, making her the first diver in history to achieve the feat. She also secured a fourth consecutive synchronized world title, second only to the five-title record held by compatriot Chen Ruolin. Chen added two gold medals in the women's individual and synchronized 10m platform at the National Games. She was named the 2025 Female Diving Athlete of the Year by World Aquatics. This file photo taken on July 31, 2025 shows Chen Yuxi of China posing with the medal after the awarding ceremony for the women's 10m platform final of diving at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore. (Xinhua/Luo Yuan)
(251227) -- BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2025 (Xinhua) -- As the sporting calendar draws to a close, Xinhua News Agency has selected the top 10 Chinese athletes for 2025. 6. Su Yiming (male, snowboarding) After recovering from injuries, Su returned in strong form during the Olympic season. He claimed back-to-back victories at the FIS Snowboard and Freestyle Ski Big Air World Cup, which earned him the overall Big Air World Cup title for the 2025-26 season. This file photo taken on Dec. 6, 2025 shows Su Yiming of China reacting after the awarding ceremony for the men's big air at the FIS Snowboard World Cup in Beijing, China. (Xinhua/Tao Xiyi)
This photograph taken on December 27, 2025 shows smoke rising above residential buildings following Russian drones and missiles attack, in Kyiv, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine. Several powerful explosions rocked Kyiv on December 27, 2025 as authorities warned that the Ukrainian capital was under threat of missile attack. (Photo by AFP)
This photograph taken on December 27, 2025 shows smoke rising above residential buildings following Russian drones and missiles attack, in Kyiv, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine. Several powerful explosions rocked Kyiv on December 27, 2025 as authorities warned that the Ukrainian capital was under threat of missile attack. (Photo by AFP)
Farmers of "Coordination Rurale" (CR32) union stand next to tractors as they drive towards the Gers prefecture to protest against the French government's mandatory culling protocol for cattle herds affected by lumpy skin disease (dermatose nodulaire contagieuse), in Auch, southwestern France, on December 27, 2025. (Photo by Matthieu RONDEL / AFP)
