WINDHOEK, 10 October 2026 - An architectural design of the proposed Windhoek District Hospital in the Havana suburb. Project proposals and preliminary bulk works are underway, with major construction set to begin in 2027. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 07 October 2026 - Manager of Public Relations and Media Operations Corporate Engagement & International Relations University of Namibia Simon Namesho. (Photo contributed)

Otjozongombe, 07 October 2026- A wildfire burns across grazing areas in the Otjozongombe area of the Opuwo Rural Constituency in the Kunene Region on Wednesday. (Photo: Kaviveterue Virere) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 06 October 2026- Omusati Regional Commander Ismael Basson. ( Photo by Eba Kandovazu). NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 06 October 2026- Oshana Regional Commander, Andreas Shilelo. (Photo contributed). NAMPA

GABORONE, 05 October 2026- National U23 player while warming up ahead of their match against Angola during the 2028 Olympic Qualifiers in Gaborone, Botswana. (Photo: contribute) NAMPA

GABORONE, 05 October 2026- National U23 player Brago Rukoro while warming up ahead of their match against Angola during the 2028 Olympic Qualifiers in Gaborone, Botswana. (Photo: contributed) NAMPA

GABORONE, 05 October 2026- National U23 player while warming up ahead of their match against Angola during the 2028 Olympic Qualifiers in Gaborone, Botswana. (Photo: contribute) NAMPA

(261012) -- NANCHANG, Oct. 12, 2026 (Xinhua) -- The Long March Origin choir rehearse at the cultural center in Yudu County, east China's Jiangxi Province, July 28, 2026. This year marks the 90th anniversary of the victory of the Long March. As one of its important starting points, Yudu County in east China's Jiangxi Province, a place best known as the starting point of the Long March by the Central Red Army, the historic military maneuver in modern Chinese history, has become more than a place of remembrance. It was from Yudu that more than 80,000 Red Army soldiers crossed the Yudu River and began the Long March in 1934, the roughly 12,500-kilometer trek later described by American journalist Harrison Salisbury as "a great human epic." On the stone tablet in front of the memorial museum of the Central Red Army's departure for the Long March here in Yudu, three Chinese characters meaning "Long March Origin" are engraved. The "Long March Origin" not only indicates that this place was the starting point of the important strategic transfer of the Red Army at that time, but also carries the profound understanding of the Long March spirit by the people of Yudu to this day. You can see the words "Long March Origin" frequently in Yudu, and the Long March Origin choir is a prominent presence. In this red revolutionary land of Yudu, almost everyone can share family stories connected to the Red Army's Long March. The Long March Origin choir, established in 2010, is composed of over 100 descendants of Red Army soldiers from all walks of life in the county. Over these years, they have not only performed the "Suite of Songs on the Long March" in Yudu and across Jiangxi in their spare time, but also carried forward the spirit of the Long March along the Long March route with their songs. The choir's first performance was staged on June 30, 2011, which was dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. So far the choir has performed over 730 charity performances. "We hope that the choir will complete 1,000 performances by the 100th anniversary of the victory of the Long March," said Zou Weimin, the director of the choir. (Xinhua/Liu Jinhai)

(261012) -- NANCHANG, Oct. 12, 2026 (Xinhua) -- The Long March Origin choir perform at a middle school in Yudu County, east China's Jiangxi Province, Sept. 3, 2026. This year marks the 90th anniversary of the victory of the Long March. As one of its important starting points, Yudu County in east China's Jiangxi Province, a place best known as the starting point of the Long March by the Central Red Army, the historic military maneuver in modern Chinese history, has become more than a place of remembrance. It was from Yudu that more than 80,000 Red Army soldiers crossed the Yudu River and began the Long March in 1934, the roughly 12,500-kilometer trek later described by American journalist Harrison Salisbury as "a great human epic." On the stone tablet in front of the memorial museum of the Central Red Army's departure for the Long March here in Yudu, three Chinese characters meaning "Long March Origin" are engraved. The "Long March Origin" not only indicates that this place was the starting point of the important strategic transfer of the Red Army at that time, but also carries the profound understanding of the Long March spirit by the people of Yudu to this day. You can see the words "Long March Origin" frequently in Yudu, and the Long March Origin choir is a prominent presence. In this red revolutionary land of Yudu, almost everyone can share family stories connected to the Red Army's Long March. The Long March Origin choir, established in 2010, is composed of over 100 descendants of Red Army soldiers from all walks of life in the county. Over these years, they have not only performed the "Suite of Songs on the Long March" in Yudu and across Jiangxi in their spare time, but also carried forward the spirit of the Long March along the Long March route with their songs. The choir's first performance was staged on June 30, 2011, which was dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. So far the choir has performed over 730 charity performances. "We hope that the choir will complete 1,000 performances by the 100th anniversary of the victory of the Long March," said Zou Weimin, the director of the choir. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

(261012) -- NANCHANG, Oct. 12, 2026 (Xinhua) -- The Long March Origin choir perform at a middle school in Yudu County, east China's Jiangxi Province, Sept. 3, 2026. This year marks the 90th anniversary of the victory of the Long March. As one of its important starting points, Yudu County in east China's Jiangxi Province, a place best known as the starting point of the Long March by the Central Red Army, the historic military maneuver in modern Chinese history, has become more than a place of remembrance. It was from Yudu that more than 80,000 Red Army soldiers crossed the Yudu River and began the Long March in 1934, the roughly 12,500-kilometer trek later described by American journalist Harrison Salisbury as "a great human epic." On the stone tablet in front of the memorial museum of the Central Red Army's departure for the Long March here in Yudu, three Chinese characters meaning "Long March Origin" are engraved. The "Long March Origin" not only indicates that this place was the starting point of the important strategic transfer of the Red Army at that time, but also carries the profound understanding of the Long March spirit by the people of Yudu to this day. You can see the words "Long March Origin" frequently in Yudu, and the Long March Origin choir is a prominent presence. In this red revolutionary land of Yudu, almost everyone can share family stories connected to the Red Army's Long March. The Long March Origin choir, established in 2010, is composed of over 100 descendants of Red Army soldiers from all walks of life in the county. Over these years, they have not only performed the "Suite of Songs on the Long March" in Yudu and across Jiangxi in their spare time, but also carried forward the spirit of the Long March along the Long March route with their songs. The choir's first performance was staged on June 30, 2011, which was dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. So far the choir has performed over 730 charity performances. "We hope that the choir will complete 1,000 performances by the 100th anniversary of the victory of the Long March," said Zou Weimin, the director of the choir. (Xinhua/Wang Jingqiang)

(261012) -- NANCHANG, Oct. 12, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A short performance, titled "Farewell," is staged before the Long March Origin choir's performance at a middle school in Yudu County, east China's Jiangxi Province, Sept. 3, 2026. This year marks the 90th anniversary of the victory of the Long March. As one of its important starting points, Yudu County in east China's Jiangxi Province, a place best known as the starting point of the Long March by the Central Red Army, the historic military maneuver in modern Chinese history, has become more than a place of remembrance. It was from Yudu that more than 80,000 Red Army soldiers crossed the Yudu River and began the Long March in 1934, the roughly 12,500-kilometer trek later described by American journalist Harrison Salisbury as "a great human epic." On the stone tablet in front of the memorial museum of the Central Red Army's departure for the Long March here in Yudu, three Chinese characters meaning "Long March Origin" are engraved. The "Long March Origin" not only indicates that this place was the starting point of the important strategic transfer of the Red Army at that time, but also carries the profound understanding of the Long March spirit by the people of Yudu to this day. You can see the words "Long March Origin" frequently in Yudu, and the Long March Origin choir is a prominent presence. In this red revolutionary land of Yudu, almost everyone can share family stories connected to the Red Army's Long March. The Long March Origin choir, established in 2010, is composed of over 100 descendants of Red Army soldiers from all walks of life in the county. Over these years, they have not only performed the "Suite of Songs on the Long March" in Yudu and across Jiangxi in their spare time, but also carried forward the spirit of the Long March along the Long March route with their songs. The choir's first performance was staged on June 30, 2011, which was dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. So far the choir has performed over 730 charity performances. "We hope that the choir will complete 1,000 performances by the 100th anniversary of the victory of the Long March," said Zou Weimin, the director of the choir. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

(261012) -- NANCHANG, Oct. 12, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Yi Kemei, a descendant of a Red Army soldier, also a member of the Long March Origin choir, shows a letter her granduncle Yi Guanmei wrote to her family in wartime, at her home in Yudu County, east China's Jiangxi Province, Sept. 4, 2026. This year marks the 90th anniversary of the victory of the Long March. As one of its important starting points, Yudu County in east China's Jiangxi Province, a place best known as the starting point of the Long March by the Central Red Army, the historic military maneuver in modern Chinese history, has become more than a place of remembrance. It was from Yudu that more than 80,000 Red Army soldiers crossed the Yudu River and began the Long March in 1934, the roughly 12,500-kilometer trek later described by American journalist Harrison Salisbury as "a great human epic." On the stone tablet in front of the memorial museum of the Central Red Army's departure for the Long March here in Yudu, three Chinese characters meaning "Long March Origin" are engraved. The "Long March Origin" not only indicates that this place was the starting point of the important strategic transfer of the Red Army at that time, but also carries the profound understanding of the Long March spirit by the people of Yudu to this day. You can see the words "Long March Origin" frequently in Yudu, and the Long March Origin choir is a prominent presence. In this red revolutionary land of Yudu, almost everyone can share family stories connected to the Red Army's Long March. The Long March Origin choir, established in 2010, is composed of over 100 descendants of Red Army soldiers from all walks of life in the county. Over these years, they have not only performed the "Suite of Songs on the Long March" in Yudu and across Jiangxi in their spare time, but also carried forward the spirit of the Long March along the Long March route with their songs. The choir's first performance was staged on June 30, 2011, which was dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. So far the choir has performed over 730 charity performances. "We hope that the choir will complete 1,000 performances by the 100th anniversary of the victory of the Long March," said Zou Weimin, the director of the choir. (Xinhua/Wang Jingqiang)

View of a partially destroyed restaurant at Playa Venao, in Los Santos province, Panama, on October 11, 2026. A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake rocked Panama on October 9, 2026, collapsing buildings and roads in the center of the country and injuring at least 27 people, with no deaths reported. (Photo by DANIEL DE CARTERET / AFP)

This aerial view shows a partially destroyed house in Playa Venao, Los Santos province, about 360 km southwest of Panama City, on October 11, 2026. A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake rocked Panama on October 9, 2026, collapsing buildings and roads in the center of the country and injuring at least 27 people, with no deaths reported. (Photo by DANIEL DE CARTERET / AFP)

Cruz Azul's head coach Joel Huiqui gestures ahead of the Liga MX Apertura tournament football match between Pumas and Cruz Azul at Olimpico Universitario stedium in Mexico City on October 11, 2026. (Photo by CARL DE SOUZA / AFP)