SWAKOPMUND, 11 September 2026 - National Planning Commission Director General Ambassador Kaire Mbuende, Erongo Governor Natalia /Goagoses, Chief Regional Officer Sam Ntelamo and other regional leaders among beneficiaries at the Erongo Governor’s Fish Consumption Promotion Project in Swakopmund. (Photo contributed)

WINDHOEK, 14 September 2026 - Petrol and diesel price rises pushed Windhoek's inflation to 5.9% in August 2026, above the national rate of 5.0%, Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) said recently. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 13 September 2026 - Liberation struggle veteran, former Robben Island prisoner, and lifelong workers' rights advocate Helao Joseph Shityuwete was laid to rest at the Gammams Cemetery in Pionierspark, Windhoek, on Sunday following a state funeral. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 12 September 2026 - Vipers and Keetmanshoop Rams Rugby Clubs players (in blue/dark blue and white, blue and red) while in action during the second semifinals of the Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) First Division championship trophy at the Hage Geingob Stadium. Oranjemund won the match 26-19 to qualify for the final against Vipers. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 12 September 2026 - Oceans and Oranjemund Rugby Clubs players (in blue/black and orange and red) while in action during the second semifinals of the Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) First Division championship trophy at the Hage Geingob Stadium. Oranjemund won the match 26-19 to qualify for the final against Vipers. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 12 September 2026 - Oceans Rugby Clubs players while in action during the second semifinals of the Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) First Division championship trophy at the Hage Geingob Stadium. Oranjemund won the match 26-19 to qualify for the final against Vipers. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 12 September 2026 - Oceans and Oranjemund Rugby Clubs players (in blue/black and orange and red) while in action during the second semifinals of the Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) First Division championship trophy at the Hage Geingob Stadium. Oranjemund won the match 26-19 to qualify for the final against Vipers. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 12 September 2026 - Oceans and Oranjemund Rugby Clubs players (in blue/black and orange and red) while in action during the second semifinals of the Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) First Division championship trophy at the Hage Geingob Stadium. Oranjemund won the match 26-19 to qualify for the final against Vipers. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

Alliance's national secretary Fabien Vanhemelryck (L) greets right wing party Les Republicains (LR) candidate in France's 2027 presidential election Bruno Retailleau during a demonstration at the call of French union Alliance Police Nationale demanding pay increases, more resources and greater recognition in Paris on September 15, 2025. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP)

Alliance's national secretary Fabien Vanhemelryck (L) greets right wing party Les Republicains (LR) candidate in France's 2027 presidential election Bruno Retailleau during a demonstration at the call of French union Alliance Police Nationale demanding pay increases, more resources and greater recognition in Paris on September 15, 2025. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP)

Shepherds take part in a protest in Bucharest, Romania, September 15, 2026. Some 2.000 people protested in front of the Romanian government in the capital Bucharest, a protest started by disgruntled farmers and shepherds, which was also promoted online by supporters of the far right. Several participants jostled one another and came to blows with law enforcement, which used tear gas. The shepherds call for the lifting of the ban on live sheep exports in the EU, a measure imposed after the livestock sector was affected by small ruminant plague. (Photo by Mihai Barbu / AFP)

A shepherd takes part in a protest in Bucharest, Romania, September 15, 2026. Some 2.000 people protested in front of the Romanian government in the capital Bucharest, a protest started by disgruntled farmers and shepherds, which was also promoted online by supporters of the far right. Several participants jostled one another and came to blows with law enforcement, which used tear gas. The shepherds call for the lifting of the ban on live sheep exports in the EU, a measure imposed after the livestock sector was affected by small ruminant plague. (Photo by Mihai Barbu / AFP)

A shepherd takes part in a protest in Bucharest, Romania, September 15, 2026. Some 2.000 people protested in front of the Romanian government in the capital Bucharest, a protest started by disgruntled farmers and shepherds, which was also promoted online by supporters of the far right. Several participants jostled one another and came to blows with law enforcement, which used tear gas. The shepherds call for the lifting of the ban on live sheep exports in the EU, a measure imposed after the livestock sector was affected by small ruminant plague. (Photo by Mihai Barbu / AFP)

A shepherd takes part in a protest in Bucharest, Romania, September 15, 2026. Some 2.000 people protested in front of the Romanian government in the capital Bucharest, a protest started by disgruntled farmers and shepherds, which was also promoted online by supporters of the far right. Several participants jostled one another and came to blows with law enforcement, which used tear gas. The shepherds call for the lifting of the ban on live sheep exports in the EU, a measure imposed after the livestock sector was affected by small ruminant plague. (Photo by Mihai Barbu / AFP)

Italian President Sergio Mattarella arrives at the state funeral for Emma Bonino, a longtime Italian politician and one of the country's best-known advocates for civil and human rights, at Rome's city hall, in Rome, on September 15, 2026. (Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP)

(FILES) French singer and musician Catherine Ringer performs on stage during the opening of the 42nd edition of "Le Printemps de Bourges" rock and pop music festival in Bourges, central France, on April 24, 2018. Catherine Ringer, lead singer of the legendary duo Les Rita Mitsouko, died of cancer at the age of 68, her children told AFP on September 15, 2026. (Photo by GUILLAUME SOUVANT / AFP)