WINDHOEK, 19 October 2026 - Veteran diplomat Tuliameni Kalomoh expresses deep grief over the passing of former First Lady Penexupifo Pohamba. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 18 October 2026 — Former Cabinet Minister Ben Amathila, along with other politicians, diplomats, and family friends, joined former President Hifikepunye Pohamba on Sunday to pay tribute following the passing of his wife, former First Lady Penexupifo Pohamba, who died in Windhoek on Saturday. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 18 October 2026 — A candle-lighting vigil was carried out today by politicians and diplomats in mourning of former First Lady Penexupifo Pohamba, who passed away in Windhoek on Saturday. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

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

Pope Leo XIV addresses the crowd from the window of the apostolic palace overlooking St. Peter's square during the Angelus prayer a day after his return to The Vatican following a surgery to remove a cancerous tumour in his right lung, on October 18, 2026. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP)

Pope Leo XIV waves from the window of the apostolic palace overlooking St. Peter's square during the Angelus prayer a day after his return to The Vatican following a surgery to remove a cancerous tumour in his right lung, on October 18, 2026. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP)

South Africa's Aiden Markram plays a shot on day one of the second Test match between South Africa and Australia at St Georges Park in Gqeberha on October 18, 2026. (Photo by Marco Longari / AFP)

People listen to Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter's square during the Angelus prayer, a day after his return to The Vatican following a surgery to remove a cancerous tumour in his right lung, on October 18, 2026. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP)

TOPSHOT - A general view shows the crowd as Pope Leo XIV stands at the window of the apostolic palace overlooking St. Peter's square during the Angelus prayer a day after his return to The Vatican following a surgery to remove a cancerous tumour in his right lung, on October 18, 2026. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP)

A general view shows the crowd at St. Peter's square during Pope Leo XIV Angelus prayer, a day after his return to The Vatican following a surgery to remove a cancerous tumour in his right lung, on October 18, 2026. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP)

Spanish police escort migrants onto buses after rounding up migrants sleeping rough outside the Tarajal warehouses on the outskirts of Spain's north African enclave of Ceuta on October 18, 2026. Scores of migrants remain sleeping rough in outlying neighborhoods of the city since the massive influx of tens of thousands of migrants from Morocco in late July, fueling tension in this Spanish North African enclave of some 80,000 inhabitants. Migrants are being transported by bus to police facilities, with minors taken to the National Police headquarters and adults transferred to the Tarajal Temporary Assistance Centre for Foreigners (CATE) for identification, registration and screening. (Photo by Antonio Sempere / AFP)

(261018) -- BANGKOK, Oct. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Thomas Helbling, deputy director in the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s Asia and Pacific Department, speaks in an interview with Xinhua in Bangkok, Thailand on Oct. 12, 2026. TO GO WITH "Interview: IMF official says China makes proactive efforts for maintaining multilateral, rules-based trading system" (Photo by Rachen Sageamsak/Xinhua)