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) -- LONDON, Oct. 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- David Haigh, chairman and CEO of brand valuation consultancy Brand Finance, receives an interview with Xinhua in London, Britain, Oct. 14, 2026. Chinese brands are breaking down prejudice through technological innovation and high-quality products, and are gaining recognition, David Haigh has said. TO GO WITH "Interview: Chinese brands gaining recognition with innovation, quality: Brand Finance chairman" (Xinhua/Zhang Feng)

Toulouse's Norwegian midfielder #15 Aron Donnum (L) acknowledges the crowd at the end of the French L1 football match between Le Mans FC and Toulouse FC at the Stade Marie-Marvingt in Le Mans, northwestern France, on October 16, 2026. (Photo by Guillaume SALIGOT / AFP)

Toulouse's Danish headcoach Jens Berthel Askou (L) and Le Mans' French headcoach Patrick Videira (R) embrace at the end of the French L1 football match between Le Mans FC and Toulouse FC at the Stade Marie-Marvingt in Le Mans, northwestern France, on October 16, 2026. (Photo by Guillaume SALIGOT / AFP)

Toulouse's Danish headcoach Jens Berthel Askou looka on ahead of the French L1 football match between Le Mans FC and Toulouse FC at the Stade Marie-Marvingt in Le Mans, northwestern France, on October 16, 2026. (Photo by Guillaume SALIGOT / AFP)

Brazilian co-owner and President of Le Mans FC, Pedro Oliveira, looks on ahead of the French L1 football match between Le Mans FC and Toulouse FC at the Stade Marie-Marvingt in Le Mans, northwestern France, on October 16, 2026. (Photo by Guillaume SALIGOT / AFP)

(FILES) The United Nations Security Council holds an emergency meeting on the Ukraine-Russia war at UN Headquarters in New York, on July 27, 2026. All seven candidates to lead the United Nations received a vote of "discourage," effectively a veto, from a permanent UN Security Council member in the latest informal poll, a diplomat said October 16, 2026. October 16th's vote was the first time in six rounds of informal straw polling that Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States anonymously used colored straws to indicate vetoes, while the 10 elected members continued to use plain markers. (Photo by Leonardo MUNOZ / AFP)

(FILES) A person walks past the UN logo at UN headquarters in New York City on February 8, 2024. All seven candidates to lead the United Nations received a vote of "discourage," effectively a veto, from a permanent UN Security Council member in the latest informal poll, a diplomat said October 16, 2026. October 16th's vote was the first time in six rounds of informal straw polling that Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States anonymously used colored straws to indicate vetoes, while the 10 elected members continued to use plain markers. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

Brazilian co-owner and President of Le Mans FC, Pedro Oliveira, looks on ahead of the French L1 football match between Le Mans FC and Toulouse FC at the Stade Marie-Marvingt in Le Mans, northwestern France, on October 16, 2026. (Photo by Guillaume SALIGOT / AFP)