WINDHOEK, 28 SEP (NAMPA) - Emma Haiyambo Director, Research and Financial Sector Development Department at the Bank of Namibia. (Photo: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA

CHINCHIMANI, 27 September 2026 – Mafwe Chief Litunga George Simasiku Mamili VII has commended the government’s continued commitment to improving the quality of life for his people and creating opportunities for future generations. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 27 September 2026 - Meatco Deputy Chairperson Stephanie De Klerk. (Photo contributed) NAMPA

CHINCHIMANI, 27 September 2026 – Zambezi Governor Dorothy Kabula-Simushi has urged crop farmers in the region not to sell all their produce ahead of the upcoming plowing season, warning that an impending El Niño weather pattern is an inevitable reality for the 2026/2027 agricultural cycle. (Photo: Contributed)

TONDORO, 26 September 2026- Rupeho Junior Primary School in Tondoro Constituency received a new classroom block and ablution facility on Friday. (Photo: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

TONDORO, 26 September 2026- Rupeho Junior Primary School in Tondoro Constituency has moved from lessons under trees and zinc-sheet classrooms to a new classroom block. (Photo: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 26 September 2026 - Acting Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform Charles Mubita giving an update about the Foot-and-Mouth Disease outbreak (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

GOBABIS- Rocco Nguvauva, chairperson of Omaheke Regional Council (Photo: Zebaldt Ngaruka) NAMPA

(260928) -- JOHANNESBURG, Sept. 28, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 28, 2026 shows a scene at the regional capacity-building workshop on Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) in Africa, in Johannesburg, South Africa. TO GO WITH "FAO-China workshop on agricultural heritage systems opens in South Africa" (Xinhua/Chen Wei)

(260928) -- JOHANNESBURG, Sept. 28, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Du Lei, counselor at the Chinese Embassy in South Africa, speaks during an interview with Xinhua in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sept. 28, 2026. TO GO WITH "FAO-China workshop on agricultural heritage systems opens in South Africa" (Xinhua/Chen Wei)

(260928) -- JOHANNESBURG, Sept. 28, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Morongoa Leseke, chief director at South Africa's Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, speaks during an interview with Xinhua in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sept. 28, 2026. TO GO WITH "FAO-China workshop on agricultural heritage systems opens in South Africa" (Xinhua/Chen Wei)

(260928) -- JOHANNESBURG, Sept. 28, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Jeremie Mbairamadji, senior coordinator of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems Secretariat, speaks during an interview with Xinhua in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sept. 28, 2026. TO GO WITH "FAO-China workshop on agricultural heritage systems opens in South Africa" (Xinhua/Chen Wei)

(260928) -- LIAOCHENG, Sept. 28, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Gourd artworks are displayed in Tangyi Town, Liaocheng City of east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 28, 2026. Gourd cultivation and processing is a traditional industry in Tangyi Town of Liaocheng City, east China's Shandong Province. Local government has laid great importance on the development of the industry, regarding it as an impetus in its rural revitalization. Nowadays, the planting area of gourd here has surpassed 10,000 mu (about 666.67 hectares), and the processing crafts have developed into 10 plus categories. (Xinhua/Yin Gang)

(260928) -- LIAOCHENG, Sept. 28, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A worker peels a gourd in Tangyi Town, Liaocheng City of east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 28, 2026. Gourd cultivation and processing is a traditional industry in Tangyi Town of Liaocheng City, east China's Shandong Province. Local government has laid great importance on the development of the industry, regarding it as an impetus in its rural revitalization. Nowadays, the planting area of gourd here has surpassed 10,000 mu (about 666.67 hectares), and the processing crafts have developed into 10 plus categories. (Xinhua/Yin Gang)

(260928) -- LIAOCHENG, Sept. 28, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Tourists record gourd artworks in Tangyi Town, Liaocheng City of east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 28, 2026. Gourd cultivation and processing is a traditional industry in Tangyi Town of Liaocheng City, east China's Shandong Province. Local government has laid great importance on the development of the industry, regarding it as an impetus in its rural revitalization. Nowadays, the planting area of gourd here has surpassed 10,000 mu (about 666.67 hectares), and the processing crafts have developed into 10 plus categories. (Xinhua/Yin Gang)

(260928) -- LIAOCHENG, Sept. 28, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A woman shows a gourd artwork in Tangyi Town, Liaocheng City of east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 28, 2026. Gourd cultivation and processing is a traditional industry in Tangyi Town of Liaocheng City, east China's Shandong Province. Local government has laid great importance on the development of the industry, regarding it as an impetus in its rural revitalization. Nowadays, the planting area of gourd here has surpassed 10,000 mu (about 666.67 hectares), and the processing crafts have developed into 10 plus categories. (Xinhua/Yin Gang)