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) -- WUHAN, Sept. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This undated file photo shows a technician of a technology company working on a high-end semiconductor wafer dicing machine in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. Leveraging the advanced manufacturing cluster in the Wuhan Optics Valley, key technology companies in Wuhan have driven a coordinated development of more than 100 upstream and downstream enterprises. (Xinhua)

(260915) -- WUHAN, Sept. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This undated file photo shows the six-axis laser micro-hole processing equipment for complex curved surfaces at a technology company in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. Leveraging the advanced manufacturing cluster in the Wuhan Optics Valley, key technology companies in Wuhan have driven a coordinated development of more than 100 upstream and downstream enterprises. (Xinhua)

(260915) -- WUHAN, Sept. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 14, 2026 shows a GW-level automatic alkaline electrolyzer production line at a technology company in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. Leveraging the advanced manufacturing cluster in the Wuhan Optics Valley, key technology companies in Wuhan have driven a coordinated development of more than 100 upstream and downstream enterprises. (Xinhua/Lu Jinbo)

(260915) -- WUHAN, Sept. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This undated file photo shows a 12.8T XPO optical module at a technology company in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. Leveraging the advanced manufacturing cluster in the Wuhan Optics Valley, key technology companies in Wuhan have driven a coordinated development of more than 100 upstream and downstream enterprises. (Xinhua)

(260915) -- WUHAN, Sept. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A three-dimensional laser head is pictured at a technology company in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Sept. 14, 2026. Leveraging the advanced manufacturing cluster in the Wuhan Optics Valley, key technology companies in Wuhan have driven a coordinated development of more than 100 upstream and downstream enterprises. (Xinhua/Lu Jinbo)

(260915) -- WUHAN, Sept. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A staff member introduces the application of laser cutting in agricultural weeding at a technology company in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Sept. 14, 2026. Leveraging the advanced manufacturing cluster in the Wuhan Optics Valley, key technology companies in Wuhan have driven a coordinated development of more than 100 upstream and downstream enterprises. (Xinhua/Lu Jinbo)

Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker (R) and the CEO of German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall Armin Papperger shake hands during a visit at the Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV) plant in Vienna-Liesing, Austria, on September 15, 2026. The Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV) plant in Vienna is the biggest manufacturer of military vehicles in Europe. (Photo by Joe Klamar / AFP)

Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker (R) listens to CEO and Chairman of the Management Board of Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV) Christoph Mueller during a visit at the Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV) plant in Vienna-Liesing, Austria, on September 15, 2026. The Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV) plant in Vienna is the biggest manufacturer of military vehicles in Europe. (Photo by Joe Klamar / AFP)