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

(260915) -- NAIROBI, Sept. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Miriam Achieng Kenyatta (2nd R) walks on the campus of the University of Nairobi in Nairobi, Kenya, Sept. 8, 2026. Miriam Achieng Kenyatta, a 23-year-old geospatial engineering student at the University of Nairobi, received a warm reception upon returning home after making history at the 25th "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students. Raised in Nairobi's Kibera informal settlement, Achieng's life trajectory was transformed by a childhood curiosity sparked by a television movie. Her passion culminated in the highest-ever ranking by a Kenyan in the prestigious global contest, where she placed among the Top 15 worldwide. TO GO WITH "From Kibera to world top 15: Kenyan student makes history in Chinese competition" (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

(260915) -- NAIROBI, Sept. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Miriam Achieng Kenyatta is pictured during the global finals of the 25th "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, Aug. 23, 2026. Miriam Achieng Kenyatta, a 23-year-old geospatial engineering student at the University of Nairobi, received a warm reception upon returning home after making history at the 25th "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students. Raised in Nairobi's Kibera informal settlement, Achieng's life trajectory was transformed by a childhood curiosity sparked by a television movie. Her passion culminated in the highest-ever ranking by a Kenyan in the prestigious global contest, where she placed among the Top 15 worldwide. TO GO WITH "From Kibera to world top 15: Kenyan student makes history in Chinese competition" (Xinhua)

(260915) -- NAIROBI, Sept. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Miriam Achieng Kenyatta competes during the third round of the points competition in the global finals of the 25th "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, Aug. 14, 2026. Miriam Achieng Kenyatta, a 23-year-old geospatial engineering student at the University of Nairobi, received a warm reception upon returning home after making history at the 25th "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students. Raised in Nairobi's Kibera informal settlement, Achieng's life trajectory was transformed by a childhood curiosity sparked by a television movie. Her passion culminated in the highest-ever ranking by a Kenyan in the prestigious global contest, where she placed among the Top 15 worldwide. TO GO WITH "From Kibera to world top 15: Kenyan student makes history in Chinese competition" (Xinhua)

(260915) -- NAIROBI, Sept. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Miriam Achieng Kenyatta shows her talent during the second round of the points competition in the global finals of the 25th "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Aug. 11, 2026. Miriam Achieng Kenyatta, a 23-year-old geospatial engineering student at the University of Nairobi, received a warm reception upon returning home after making history at the 25th "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students. Raised in Nairobi's Kibera informal settlement, Achieng's life trajectory was transformed by a childhood curiosity sparked by a television movie. Her passion culminated in the highest-ever ranking by a Kenyan in the prestigious global contest, where she placed among the Top 15 worldwide. TO GO WITH "From Kibera to world top 15: Kenyan student makes history in Chinese competition" (Xinhua)

(260915) -- NAIROBI, Sept. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Miriam Achieng Kenyatta looks at Kibera informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya, Sept. 8, 2026. Miriam Achieng Kenyatta, a 23-year-old geospatial engineering student at the University of Nairobi, received a warm reception upon returning home after making history at the 25th "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students. Raised in Nairobi's Kibera informal settlement, Achieng's life trajectory was transformed by a childhood curiosity sparked by a television movie. Her passion culminated in the highest-ever ranking by a Kenyan in the prestigious global contest, where she placed among the Top 15 worldwide. TO GO WITH "From Kibera to world top 15: Kenyan student makes history in Chinese competition" (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

(260915) -- NAIROBI, Sept. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Miriam Achieng Kenyatta's mother (L) massages her daughter's head at Kibera informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya, Sept. 8, 2026. Miriam Achieng Kenyatta, a 23-year-old geospatial engineering student at the University of Nairobi, received a warm reception upon returning home after making history at the 25th "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students. Raised in Nairobi's Kibera informal settlement, Achieng's life trajectory was transformed by a childhood curiosity sparked by a television movie. Her passion culminated in the highest-ever ranking by a Kenyan in the prestigious global contest, where she placed among the Top 15 worldwide. TO GO WITH "From Kibera to world top 15: Kenyan student makes history in Chinese competition" (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

(260915) -- NAIROBI, Sept. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Miriam Achieng Kenyatta (L) poses for a photo while visiting the Juyongguan section of the Great Wall in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 5, 2026. Miriam Achieng Kenyatta, a 23-year-old geospatial engineering student at the University of Nairobi, received a warm reception upon returning home after making history at the 25th "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students. Raised in Nairobi's Kibera informal settlement, Achieng's life trajectory was transformed by a childhood curiosity sparked by a television movie. Her passion culminated in the highest-ever ranking by a Kenyan in the prestigious global contest, where she placed among the Top 15 worldwide. TO GO WITH "From Kibera to world top 15: Kenyan student makes history in Chinese competition" (Xinhua)

(260915) -- NAIROBI, Sept. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Miriam Achieng Kenyatta shares her experience on participating in the global finals of the 25th "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students in China during a Chinese class at the Confucius Institute at the University of Nairobi in Nairobi, Kenya, Sept. 8, 2026. Miriam Achieng Kenyatta, a 23-year-old geospatial engineering student at the University of Nairobi, received a warm reception upon returning home after making history at the 25th "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students. Raised in Nairobi's Kibera informal settlement, Achieng's life trajectory was transformed by a childhood curiosity sparked by a television movie. Her passion culminated in the highest-ever ranking by a Kenyan in the prestigious global contest, where she placed among the Top 15 worldwide. TO GO WITH "From Kibera to world top 15: Kenyan student makes history in Chinese competition" (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)