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

WINDHOEK, 15 October 2026 - Deputy Minister of Justice and Labour Relations, Theresia Brandt. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 15 October 2026 - European Union Ambassador to Namibia, Anna Beatriz Martins. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 15 October 2026 - Participants pictured during the Roundtable on Trade, Investment and Decent Work at Hilton Hotel on Thursday. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

(261016) -- ROME, Oct. 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People chat before the World Food Day ceremony at the headquarter of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome, Italy, Oct. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)

(261016) -- ROME, Oct. 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Italy's Minister of Agriculture Francesco Lollobrigida delivers a speech during the World Food Day ceremony at the headquarter of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome, Italy, Oct. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)

(261016) -- ROME, Oct. 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Dong Minfang (L) and Yu Qiujin, honorees of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)'s 100 Women Heroes in Agrifood Systems and Rural Development, attend the World Food Day ceremony at the FAO headquarter in Rome, Italy, Oct. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)

(261016) -- ROME, Oct. 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- King Letsie III of Lesotho delivers a speech during the World Food Day ceremony at the headquarter of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome, Italy, Oct. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)

(261016) -- ROME, Oct. 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Yin Yuzhen, Chinese sand-control pioneer, honoree of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)'s 100 Women Heroes in Agrifood Systems and Rural Development, attends the FAO's World Food Day ceremony in Rome, Italy, Oct. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)

(261016) -- ROME, Oct. 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Qu Dongyu delivers a speech during the World Food Day ceremony at the FAO headquarter in Rome, Italy, Oct. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)

(261016) -- ROME, Oct. 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Artists perform during the World Food Day ceremony at the headquarter of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome, Italy, Oct. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)

The Norte Fire burns in San Juan Capistrano, California, on October 16, 2026. Evacuation orders have been issued for parts of Orange County. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP)