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

(261017) -- SHANGHAI, Oct. 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Miriam Wickertsheim, general manager of recruitment firm Direct HR, speaks about legal and HR updates for international companies in China at an event in Shanghai, east China, Feb. 25, 2026. (Xinhua)

(261017) -- SHANGHAI, Oct. 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A foreign tourist tries on hair ornaments at a mall in Shanghai, east China, May 5, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Haoming)

(261017) -- SHANGHAI, Oct. 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This undated photo shows Salvadoran engineer Federico Flamenco working at robotics company JAKA Robotics in Shanghai, east China. (Xinhua)

(261017) -- SHANGHAI, Oct. 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Guests attend the 38th edition of International Business Leaders' Advisory Council for the Mayor of Shanghai (IBLAC), in Shanghai, east China, Oct. 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)

(261017) -- SHANGHAI, Oct. 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Hamza Boukili (L), founder of Shanghai Yunsuan Tech Company, talks to young entrepreneurs during the 2026 World AI Conference in Shanghai, east China, July 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)

(FILES) French cinematographer Marine Atlan poses on the red carpet upon arrival for the 51st edition of the Cesar Film Awards ceremony at the Olympia venue in Paris on February 26, 2026. The film "La Gradiva" that received unanimous critical reviews and was acclaim at the last Cannes Film Festival – a daring teen film about a Year 13 class’s trip to Pompeii – is generating a level of enthusiasm that has taken even its director, Marine Atlan, by surprise. (Photo by ALAIN JOCARD / AFP)

Medical workers talk with a local resident following a Russian missile attack of residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia, on October 17, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Daria Nazarova / AFP)

Rescuers put out a fire outside a residential buildings damaged following a Russian missile attack in Zaporizhzhia, on October 17, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Daria Nazarova / AFP)