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 – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah pictured with the beneficiaries of the prefabricated houses that she sponsored, from left Johana Kambwela from Kilimanjaro, and Menesia Ngunovandu (right), from 8ste Laan (Photo: Andreas Thomas) 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

(261017) -- CHENGDU, Oct. 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on Aug. 13, 2026 shows a monument commemorating the Red Army's Long March at a wetland in Hongyuan County of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province. TO GO WITH "Across China: A young returnee's bet on the 'sea of death'" (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

(261017) -- CHENGDU, Oct. 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 2, 2026 shows the construction site of the Hongyuan Station along the Xining-Chengdu Railway in Hongyuan County of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province. TO GO WITH "Across China: A young returnee's bet on the 'sea of death'" (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

(261017) -- CHENGDU, Oct. 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Tourists enjoy meals at the "Chi Yun Qu" (Cloud-Eating) cafe in Xiahalama Village of Hongyuan County of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 13, 2026. TO GO WITH "Across China: A young returnee's bet on the 'sea of death'" (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

(261017) -- CHENGDU, Oct. 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 13, 2026 shows homestays in Xiahalama Village of Hongyuan County of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province. TO GO WITH "Across China: A young returnee's bet on the 'sea of death'" (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

(261017) -- CHENGDU, Oct. 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Luo Lan (R) poses for a photo with a foreign tourist at her homestay in Xiahalama Village of Hongyuan County of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 9, 2026. TO GO WITH "Across China: A young returnee's bet on the 'sea of death'" (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

(261017) -- SHENZHEN, Oct. 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo shows a flower decoration themed on the 2026 APEC "China Year," in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Oct. 17, 2026. The APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting will be held in Shenzhen next month. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

(261017) -- SHENZHEN, Oct. 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People pose for photos with a flower decoration themed on the 2026 APEC "China Year," in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Oct. 17, 2026. The APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting will be held in Shenzhen next month. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

(261017) -- SHENZHEN, Oct. 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People pose for photos with a flower decoration themed on the 2026 APEC "China Year," in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Oct. 17, 2026. The APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting will be held in Shenzhen next month. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)