WINDHOEK, 01 OCt 2026 - The newly opened MTC Mobile Home in Kuisebmond, Walvis Bay. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 30 September 2026 - A close up photo of the 176.29-carat natural diamond unveiled at Namdeb in Windhoek on Wednesday. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 30 September 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah views the 176.29-carat natural diamond unveiled by Namdeb on Wednesday. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 30 September 2026 - The Windhoek Show started on Tuesday and ends Saturday. (Photo by: Justina Shuumbwa) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 30 September 2026 - FirstRand's newly appointed Chief People Officer, Moses Shitaleni. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 30 September 2026 - Legal professionals paying tribute to former Chief Justice Johan Strydom at the Supreme Court. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 30 September 2026 - Former Chief Justice Johan Strydom was remembered on Wednesday as one of the architects of Namibia’s post-independence judiciary. (Photo: Contributed)

OKONDJATU, 30 September 2026 - The Government has allocated N$305 million under the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework to upgrade the extensive 224-kilometre Okondjatu-Hochfeld-Otjozondu-Okahandja road corridor. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

(261001) -- WASHINGTON, Oct. 1, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Ryan Corkery, who took part in the "50,000 in Five Years" initiative, delivers a speech at the Chinese Embassy in the United States in Washington, D.C., Sept. 30, 2026. The Chinese Embassy in the United States on Wednesday hosted a reception to mark the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC), drawing more than 800 guests to the event. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

(261001) -- WASHINGTON, Oct. 1, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chase Robinson, director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art, delivers a speech at the Chinese Embassy in the United States in Washington, D.C., Sept. 30, 2026. The Chinese Embassy in the United States on Wednesday hosted a reception to mark the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC), drawing more than 800 guests to the event. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

(261001) -- WASHINGTON, Oct. 1, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Angelie Melara, who took part in the "50,000 in Five Years" initiative, delivers a speech at the Chinese Embassy in the United States in Washington, D.C., Sept. 30, 2026. The Chinese Embassy in the United States on Wednesday hosted a reception to mark the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC), drawing more than 800 guests to the event. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

(261001) -- WASHINGTON, Oct. 1, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Ronald Sakolsky, a retired U.S. teacher who supported China's efforts to combat desertification, delivers a speech at the Chinese Embassy in the United States in Washington, D.C., Sept. 30, 2026. The Chinese Embassy in the United States on Wednesday hosted a reception to mark the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC), drawing more than 800 guests to the event. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

(261001) -- WASHINGTON, Oct. 1, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to the United States Xie Feng delivers a speech at the Chinese Embassy in the United States in Washington, D.C., Sept. 30, 2026. The Chinese Embassy in the United States on Wednesday hosted a reception to mark the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC), drawing more than 800 guests to the event. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

(261001) -- WASHINGTON, Oct. 1, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Sean Stein, president of the U.S.-China Business Council, delivers a speech at the Chinese Embassy in the United States in Washington, D.C., Sept. 30, 2026. The Chinese Embassy in the United States on Wednesday hosted a reception to mark the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC), drawing more than 800 guests to the event. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

A model presents a creation for Uma Wang Women's Spring/Summer 2027 collection fashion show as part of the Paris Fashion Week, in Paris on October 1, 2026. (Photo by SIMON WOHLFAHRT / AFP)

A model presents a creation for Uma Wang Women's Spring/Summer 2027 collection fashion show as part of the Paris Fashion Week, in Paris on October 1, 2026. (Photo by SIMON WOHLFAHRT / AFP)