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 - 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

WALVIS BAY, 15 October 2026 - The Hino 500 truck fitted with a 12-tonne skip loader and 10 heavy-duty skips worth over N$ 2,7 million were donated to the Walvis Bay Municipality by Namport, through its Social Investment Fund. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

This aerial photograph shows a pedestrian bridge on Lake Drennec, where water levels have dropped due to drought, in Sizun, western France, on October 14, 2026. Water resources in the Brest area and across the Finistère department are under severe pressure due to a significant rainfall deficit. (Photo by Fred TANNEAU / AFP)

This aerial photograph shows Lake Drennec, where water levels have dropped due to drought, in Sizun, western France, on October 14, 2026. Water resources in the Brest area and across the Finistère department are under severe pressure due to a significant rainfall deficit. (Photo by Fred TANNEAU / AFP)

This aerial photograph shows a person walking through footprints in the mud covering a football pitch, two days after flooding caused by what officials said was the heaviest rainfall in the city since records began more than 80 years ago, in the Ayazaga district of Istanbul on October 16, 2026. (Photo by Yasin AKGUL / AFP)

This aerial photograph shows a person walking through footprints in the mud covering a football pitch, two days after flooding caused by what officials said was the heaviest rainfall in the city since records began more than 80 years ago, in the Ayazaga district of Istanbul on October 16, 2026. (Photo by Yasin AKGUL / AFP)

This aerial photograph shows a football pitch covered with mud and debris, two days after flooding caused by what officials said was the heaviest rainfall in the city since records began more than 80 years ago, in the Ayazaga district of Istanbul on October 16, 2026. (Photo by Yasin AKGUL / AFP)

This aerial photograph shows a football pitch covered with mud and debris, with apartment towers in the background, two days after flooding caused by what officials said was the heaviest rainfall in the city since records began more than 80 years ago, in the Ayazaga district of Istanbul on October 16, 2026. (Photo by Yasin AKGUL / AFP)

This aerial photograph shows Lake Drennec, where water levels have dropped due to drought, in Sizun, western France, on October 14, 2026. Water resources in the Brest area and across the Finistère department are under severe pressure due to a significant rainfall deficit. (Photo by Fred TANNEAU / AFP)

(FILES) Sharks' Hyron Andrews (R) is tackled by Bulls' Walt Steenkamp (L) during the United Rugby Championship (URC) match between South African teams The Bulls from Pretoria and The Sharks from Durban at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria on October 30, 2022. South African rugby player Hyron Andrews of Johannesburg-based side the Lions was found dead at a hotel in France on October 16, 2026, on the eve of his team's Champions Cup match against La Rochelle, local authorities told AFP. (Photo by Phill Magakoe / AFP)