WINDHOEK, 30 January 2026 - Bank BIC Namibia has appointed Erastus Hoveka as its new chief executive officer, effective 02 February 2026. (Photo: Contributed)
NKURENKURU, 30 January 2026 - The Kavango West Region on Friday commemorated International Leprosy Day under the theme "Leprosy is curable. The real challenge is stigma." (Photo by: Lylie Joel) NAMPA
NKURENKURU, 30 January 2026 - The Kavango West Region on Friday commemorated International Leprosy Day under the theme "Leprosy is curable. The real challenge is stigma." (Photo by: Lylie Joel) NAMPA
OTJIWARONGO, 30 January 2026 - More than 150 school principals, teachers and learners from across the Otjozondjupa Region on Friday gathered at Otjiwarongo to launch their 2026 education academic year. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA
OTJIWARONGO, 30 January 2026 - Otjozondjupa Education Director, Gerhard Ndafenongo, speaks at the 2026 annual education conference at Otjiwarongo. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA
OTJIWARONGO, 30 January 2026 - Otjozondjupa Education Director, Gerhard Ndafenongo, speaks at the 2026 annual education conference at Otjiwarongo. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA
WINDHOEK, 30 January 2026 - Deputy Governor of the Bank of Namibia (BoN), Leonie Dunn. (Photo by: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA
WINDHOEK, 30 January 2026 - Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare addressed learners at Hochland High School on Thursday. (Photo: Contributed)
(260131) -- BEIJING, Jan. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People perform lion dance at "A Taste of China, Chinese Food Nights" event held at Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden in Budapest, Hungary, Jan. 30, 2026. The Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden was filled with the aromas of Chinese food and snacks on Friday evening as an event themed "A Taste of China, Chinese Food Nights" got underway. (Photo by David Balogh/Xinhua)
(260131) -- BEIJING, Jan. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 29, 2026 shows a scene of the Hongya Tableland in Siziwang Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Located in the northern part of Siziwang Banner in Ulanqab, the Hongya Tableland is a key component of the Siziwang National Geopark in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Featuring towering red hills and deep gullies, the landscape forms a majestic painting with lingering snow. (Xinhua/Bei He)
(260131) -- BEIJING, Jan. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Venezuela's National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez (L, front) hands over the bill on a partial reform of the Organic Law on Hydrocarbons to the country's acting president Delcy Rodriguez (R, front) in Caracas, capital of Venezuela, Jan. 29, 2026. Venezuela's National Assembly on Thursday passed a partial reform proposed by Delcy Rodriguez earlier this month. (Photo by Marcos Salgado/Xinhua)
(260131) -- BEIJING, Jan. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Artists stage a puppet performance during a culture and tourism promotion event for Xiamen City of southeast China's Fujian Province, in Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 29, 2026. (Xinhua/Xin Mengchen)
(260131) -- BEIJING, Jan. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A tourist poses for photo at the Saladin Citadel in Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 30, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Haobo)
(260131) -- BEIJING, Jan. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A lantern inspired by the Chinese zodiac horse is pictured in Singapore on Jan. 30, 2026. Lanterns in celebration of the upcoming Chinese New Year were officially lit up in Singapore's Chinatown on Friday evening. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)
(260131) -- BEIJING, Jan. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An award ceremony is held by China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) to confer honors on individuals and entities for their achievements, contributions, and services to the SAR in 2025, in Macao, south China, Jan. 30, 2026. Sam Hou Fai, chief executive of the Macao SAR, presented the decorations, medals, and certificates of merit to 28 individuals and entities at the award ceremony. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)
(260131) -- MELBOURNE, Jan. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Shuai (2nd L)/Elise Mertens (2nd R) enter the court before the women's doubles final match between Zhang Shuai (China)/Elise Mertens (Belgium) and Anna Danilina (Kazakhstan)/Aleksandra Krunic (Serbia) at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, Jan. 31, 2026. (Xinhua/Ma Ping)