Walvis Bay, 07 August 2026 - Traffic on the Independence Road in along Kuisebmund in Walvis Bay. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 07 August 2026 - (l-f) Works and Transport Minister Veikko Nekundi, Erongo Governor Natalia /Goagoses, Erongo Regional Council Chairperson Lazarus Kanelombe, Walvis Bay Rural Constituency Councillor Ruben Shikongo and Walvis Bay Chief Executive Officer Victoria Kapenda among others photographed at the handover of the N$132 million project for the rehabilitation of six dilapidated roads covering approximately eight kilometres in Walvis Bay. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 22 June 2026 - Plans for Namibia Air are advancing following a significant regulatory breakthrough on Thursday, as the Transport Commission granted Air Operating Licenses to the Ministry of Works and Transport. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 06 August 2026 - Namibia University of Science and Technology Council Chairperson Leake Hangala. (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 06 August 2026 - Finance Minister Ericah Shafudah. (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 06 August 2026 - Finance Minister Ericah Shafudah. (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 06 August 2026 – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah addresses an engagement with chief executive officers and chairpersons of Namibia's 78 State-owned enterprises, organised by the Public Enterprises CEOs' Forum. (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

OPUWO, 06 August 2026 - Some of the 24 completed Mass Housing Development Programme houses handed over to beneficiaries in Opuwo, Kunene Region, on Thursday. (Photo: Kaviveterue Virere) NAMPA

(260809) -- BEIJING, Aug. 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 5, 2026 shows people experiencing water sports in Tian'e County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

(260809) -- BEIJING, Aug. 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara (1st R) attends a military parade marking the 66th anniversary of Cote d'Ivoire's independence in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, Aug. 7, 2026. A total of 5,423 personnel from Cote d'Ivoire's defense and security forces, together with military contingents from Benin, Guinea, Gabon and India, took part on Friday in a grand military parade on Boulevard de la Solidarite in the Yopougon commune of Abidjan, as part of the official celebrations marking the 66th anniversary of the country's independence. (Photo by Yvan Sonh/Xinhua)

(260809) -- BEIJING, Aug. 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- He Yifan of Jiangsu competes during the men's high jump competition of China Athletics Street Tour (CAST) in front of the National Aquatics Center in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Ming)

(260809) -- BEIJING, Aug. 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 7, 2026 shows a piano and a piano bench surrounded by candles before the Candlelight Open Air concert at Villa Appia Antica in Rome, Italy. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)

(260809) -- BEIJING, Aug. 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A woman performs during a parade marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Bouyei-Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Qiannan in Duyun City, the Bouyei-Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Qiannan, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 8, 2026. The Bouyei-Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Qiannan, established on Aug. 8, 1956, is home to more than 4.2 million people from the Bouyei, Miao, Shui, Han, Yao, Maonan and other ethnic groups. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

(260809) -- BEIJING, Aug. 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on Aug. 8, 2026 shows a view at dawn during a tent festival in Shiqu County of Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province. A tent festival is held here from Friday to Sunday. During the festival, local residents and tourists set up tents and enjoy activities including horse racing, singing and dancing performances, and traditional sports competitions. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

(260809) -- BEIJING, Aug. 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A chassis for unmanned logistics vehicle is pictured at the Hefei Institute of Technology Innovation under the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 4, 2026. (Photo by Lin Qiujin/Xinhua)

(260809) -- BEIJING, Aug. 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A child has her face colored like a lion during an event marking the upcoming World Lion Day at Bucharest Zoo in Bucharest, Romania, Aug. 8, 2026. World Lion Day is observed on Aug. 10 every year to raise people's awareness of lion conservation. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)