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

(261018) -- FUZHOU, Oct. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Guests attending the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road Local Government Cooperation and International Friendship Cities Dialogue pose for photos with Minju Opera performers at the Three Lanes and Seven Alleys in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Oct. 18, 2026. Guests attending the dialogue made a tour in Fuzhou on Sunday. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

People cool off in the waters off Siloso Beach on Sentosa Island in Singapore on October 18, 2026, as the country continues to be shrouded in haze caused by fires in Indonesia. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP)

Mayor of Nice Eric Ciotti (C) speaks to the press at Jean-Medecin avenue in Nice, southeastern France on October 18, 2026, after a nationwide protests against the "high cost of living". France was reeling on October 18, 2026 from widespread damage caused in violent protests the day before that saw 1,800 people arrested, a historic town hall torched and widespread looting. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP)

People ride the SkyHelix Sentosa attraction in Singapore on October 18, 2026, as the country continues to be shrouded in haze caused by fires in Indonesia. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP)

People play beach volleyball at Siloso Beach on Sentosa Island in Singapore on October 18, 2026, as the country continues to be shrouded in haze caused by fires in Indonesia. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP)

Ships are seen in the Singapore Strait from Sentosa Island in Singapore on October 18, 2026, as the country continues to be shrouded in haze caused by fires in Indonesia. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP)

A cargo ship sails through the Singapore Strait in Singapore on October 18, 2026, as the country continues to be shrouded in haze caused by fires in Indonesia. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP)

Mayor of Nice Eric Ciotti looks at a damaged shop in Jean-Medecin avenue in Nice, southeastern France on October 18, 2026, after a nationwide protests against the "high cost of living". France was reeling on October 18, 2026 from widespread damage caused in violent protests the day before that saw 1,800 people arrested, a historic town hall torched and widespread looting. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP)