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KATIMA MULILO, 02 January 2026 - Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Katima Mulilo Town Council, Charles Nawa Nawa (50), died in a Windhoek hospital on Friday. (Photo: Contributed)
OSHAKATI, 02 January 2025 - The new councillor of Oshakati west constituency, Ndilimeke Iileka. (photo: contributed).
KAOKO-OTAVI, 30 December 2025- Deputy minister of International Relations and Trade Jennely Matundu, Kunene Region Governor Vipuakuje Muharukua, Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security Minister Lucia Iipumbu (middle), Namibia Correctional Service Commissioner (NCS) General Raphael Tuhafeni Hamunyela, Inspector General of the Namibian Police Force, Lieutenant Joseph Shikongo pictured with various leaders in the Kunene region and NCS staff members during the inauguration of the Kaoko-Otavi Correctional Facility on Tuesday. (Photo: Kaviveterue Virere) NAMPA
TSUMEB, 01 January 2026- The town of Tsumeb in the Oshikoto Region. (Photo: contributed)
NKURENKURU, 30 December 2025-Kavango West Police Spokesperson Chief Inspector Raimbert Muronga. (Photo:Contributed) NAMPA
KONGOLA, 29 December 2025 – Kongola youth activist Kiddo Manyando addressing a media conference on the banned United Democratic Party’s secessions ideologies to separate the Zambezi region from Namibia. (Photo: Contributed)
WINDHOEK, 26 December 2025 - The Katutura State Hospital maternity ward. (Photo by: Edward Tenete) NAMPA
OTJIWARONGO, 26 December 2025 - A newly born baby girl at the Otjiwarongo State Hospital on Christmas Day. Otjiwarongo recorded two births of Christmas babies this year. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA
(260108) -- HARBIN, Jan. 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Passengers prepare to board the buses at a joint inspection hall of the Suifenhe highway port, in Suifenhe City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Jan. 8, 2026. China announced on Sept. 2, 2025 a one-year trial of a 30-day visa-free policy for Russian nationals holding ordinary passports, which took effect on Sept. 15, 2025, while Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Dec. 1, 2025 allowing Chinese nationals to enter Russia visa-free for tourism or business purposes for a period not exceeding 30 days until Sept. 14, 2026. Upon the mutual visa exemption implementation, cross-border tourism has thrived between China and Russia. Statistics show that from Jan. 1 to Jan. 7 of 2026, the number of foreign tourists entering and leaving Suifenhe port reached 10,007, registering an increase of 83 percent year on year. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)
(260108) -- HARBIN, Jan. 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Inbound passengers go through customs at a joint inspection hall of the Suifenhe highway port, in Suifenhe City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Jan. 8, 2026. China announced on Sept. 2, 2025 a one-year trial of a 30-day visa-free policy for Russian nationals holding ordinary passports, which took effect on Sept. 15, 2025, while Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Dec. 1, 2025 allowing Chinese nationals to enter Russia visa-free for tourism or business purposes for a period not exceeding 30 days until Sept. 14, 2026. Upon the mutual visa exemption implementation, cross-border tourism has thrived between China and Russia. Statistics show that from Jan. 1 to Jan. 7 of 2026, the number of foreign tourists entering and leaving Suifenhe port reached 10,007, registering an increase of 83 percent year on year. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)
(260108) -- HARBIN, Jan. 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Tourists get off from a train at the platform of Suifenhe Railway Station in Suifenhe City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Jan. 8, 2026. China announced on Sept. 2, 2025 a one-year trial of a 30-day visa-free policy for Russian nationals holding ordinary passports, which took effect on Sept. 15, 2025, while Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Dec. 1, 2025 allowing Chinese nationals to enter Russia visa-free for tourism or business purposes for a period not exceeding 30 days until Sept. 14, 2026. Upon the mutual visa exemption implementation, cross-border tourism has thrived between China and Russia. Statistics show that from Jan. 1 to Jan. 7 of 2026, the number of foreign tourists entering and leaving Suifenhe port reached 10,007, registering an increase of 83 percent year on year. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)
(260108) -- HARBIN, Jan. 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Tourists are pictured at a joint inspection hall of the Suifenhe highway port, in Suifenhe City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Jan. 8, 2026. China announced on Sept. 2, 2025 a one-year trial of a 30-day visa-free policy for Russian nationals holding ordinary passports, which took effect on Sept. 15, 2025, while Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Dec. 1, 2025 allowing Chinese nationals to enter Russia visa-free for tourism or business purposes for a period not exceeding 30 days until Sept. 14, 2026. Upon the mutual visa exemption implementation, cross-border tourism has thrived between China and Russia. Statistics show that from Jan. 1 to Jan. 7 of 2026, the number of foreign tourists entering and leaving Suifenhe port reached 10,007, registering an increase of 83 percent year on year. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)
(260108) -- HARBIN, Jan. 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Passengers are seen at a joint inspection hall of the Suifenhe highway port, in Suifenhe City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Jan. 8, 2026. China announced on Sept. 2, 2025 a one-year trial of a 30-day visa-free policy for Russian nationals holding ordinary passports, which took effect on Sept. 15, 2025, while Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Dec. 1, 2025 allowing Chinese nationals to enter Russia visa-free for tourism or business purposes for a period not exceeding 30 days until Sept. 14, 2026. Upon the mutual visa exemption implementation, cross-border tourism has thrived between China and Russia. Statistics show that from Jan. 1 to Jan. 7 of 2026, the number of foreign tourists entering and leaving Suifenhe port reached 10,007, registering an increase of 83 percent year on year. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)
(260108) -- HARBIN, Jan. 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Passengers are pictured at a joint inspection hall of the Suifenhe highway port, in Suifenhe City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Jan. 8, 2026. China announced on Sept. 2, 2025 a one-year trial of a 30-day visa-free policy for Russian nationals holding ordinary passports, which took effect on Sept. 15, 2025, while Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Dec. 1, 2025 allowing Chinese nationals to enter Russia visa-free for tourism or business purposes for a period not exceeding 30 days until Sept. 14, 2026. Upon the mutual visa exemption implementation, cross-border tourism has thrived between China and Russia. Statistics show that from Jan. 1 to Jan. 7 of 2026, the number of foreign tourists entering and leaving Suifenhe port reached 10,007, registering an increase of 83 percent year on year. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)
(260108) -- HARBIN, Jan. 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Inbound passengers queue for information inspection at a joint inspection hall of the Suifenhe highway port, in Suifenhe City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Jan. 8, 2026. China announced on Sept. 2, 2025 a one-year trial of a 30-day visa-free policy for Russian nationals holding ordinary passports, which took effect on Sept. 15, 2025, while Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Dec. 1, 2025 allowing Chinese nationals to enter Russia visa-free for tourism or business purposes for a period not exceeding 30 days until Sept. 14, 2026. Upon the mutual visa exemption implementation, cross-border tourism has thrived between China and Russia. Statistics show that from Jan. 1 to Jan. 7 of 2026, the number of foreign tourists entering and leaving Suifenhe port reached 10,007, registering an increase of 83 percent year on year. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)
(260108) -- HARBIN, Jan. 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Tourists head to the hotel at the exit of Suifenhe Railway Station in Suifenhe City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Jan. 8, 2026. China announced on Sept. 2, 2025 a one-year trial of a 30-day visa-free policy for Russian nationals holding ordinary passports, which took effect on Sept. 15, 2025, while Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Dec. 1, 2025 allowing Chinese nationals to enter Russia visa-free for tourism or business purposes for a period not exceeding 30 days until Sept. 14, 2026. Upon the mutual visa exemption implementation, cross-border tourism has thrived between China and Russia. Statistics show that from Jan. 1 to Jan. 7 of 2026, the number of foreign tourists entering and leaving Suifenhe port reached 10,007, registering an increase of 83 percent year on year. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)
