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WINDHOEK, 27 June 2025 - One of the trucks donated by the European Union to the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform. (Photo: Contributed)
Swapo Party Youth League regional secretary in the Kavango East Region, Anselm Marungu. (Photo: Contributed)
WINDHOEK, 30 June 2025 – Egypt's Ambassador to Namibia Wael Lotfy (L) pictured with President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (right) during a courtesy call on statehouse aimed at strengthening diplomatic ties and exploring bilateral cooperation. (Photo by: Negumbo Ali) NAMPA
WALVIS BAY, 30 June 2025 - Minister of International Relations and Trade Selma Ashipala-Musavyi hands over the trading certificate to the Walvis Bay Salt Company CEO Andre Snyman, the first company to trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) framework the during the official launch of the Namibia’s first export consignment under the framework at Walvis Bay on Monday. This marked the country’s formal entry into Africa’s largest trade agreement. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA
WALVIS BAY, 30 June 2025 - Minister and Deputy Minister of International Relations and Trade Selma Ashipala-Musavyi and Jennely Matundu (middle) photographed with Erongo Governor Neville Andre Itope, Namport CEO Andrew Kanime and Walvis Bay Salt Company CEO Andre Snyman among other leaders during the official launch of the Namibia’s first export consignment under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) framework at Walvis Bay on Monday, marking the country’s formal entry into Africa’s largest trade agreement. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA
WINDHOEK, 30 June 2025 – The International Paralympic Committee (IPC), in collaboration with the Namibia Paralympic Committee (NPC), launched a three-day regional sports training workshop in Windhoek on Monday. The workshop runs until Wednesday and brings together over 80 participants from 17 African countries for coaching and classification training. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA
WINDHOEK, 30 June 2025 – The International Paralympic Committee (IPC), in collaboration with the Namibia Paralympic Committee (NPC), launched a three-day regional sports training workshop in Windhoek on Monday. The workshop runs until Wednesday and brings together over 80 participants from 17 African countries for coaching and classification training. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA
WINDHOEK, 30 June 2025 – Minister of Health and Social Services Esperance Luvindao and pro bono doctors pose for a photo at the launch of the first phase of the Decongestion Strategy on Monday in Windhoek. (Photo by: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA
(250703) -- JAKARTA, July 3, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Members of Search And Rescue (SAR) teams depart for search and rescue mission from Tanjung Perak port in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, July 3, 2025. Four people have been confirmed dead, 23 were rescued, and 38 remained missing after a passenger boat carrying 65 people capsized in the Bali Strait early Thursday, according to East Java Search and Rescue Office official Thalib. According to a provisional report cited by the state-owned ANTARA news agency, the vessel KM Tunu Pratama Jaya was en route from Ketapang Port in East Java to Gilimanuk Port in Bali when it sank at around 00:19 local time. (National Search and Rescue Agency of Indonesia/Handout via Xinhua)
(250703) -- TONGWEI, July 3, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Liu Mancang performs shadow puppet show in Changjiahe Town of Tongwei County, northwest China's Gansu Province, June 25, 2025. After harvesting his own wheat, Liu Mancang, an inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage project Tongwei Shadow Puppetry, began traveling through the village to perform shadow play for his fellow villagers in Changjiahe Town, Tongwei County, making the most of his leisure time during the farming off season. Tongwei Shadow Puppetry is widely spread across Dingxi, Tianshui and Longnan in Gansu Province. It is a folk drama in which animal skins or cardboard are made into silhouettes to perform stories. Liu, now 60, began to learn shadow puppetry from his grandfather at the age of 12. After decades of study, he has mastered the skills of shadow puppetry proficiently and collected and sorted out over a hundred shadow puppetry scripts. In 2018, he was recognized as an inheritor of Tongwei Shadow Puppetry. Liu has visited and studied in provinces like Shaanxi, Henan and Guangdong. While improving his own skills, he also promoted Tongwei Shadow Puppetry through voluntary performances in schools, hoping that this ancient folk art would shine with new luster. (Photo by Wang Kexian/Xinhua)
(250703) -- TONGWEI, July 3, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Liu Mancang prepares to perform shadow puppet show in Changjiahe Town of Tongwei County, northwest China's Gansu Province, July 1, 2025. After harvesting his own wheat, Liu Mancang, an inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage project Tongwei Shadow Puppetry, began traveling through the village to perform shadow play for his fellow villagers in Changjiahe Town, Tongwei County, making the most of his leisure time during the farming off season. Tongwei Shadow Puppetry is widely spread across Dingxi, Tianshui and Longnan in Gansu Province. It is a folk drama in which animal skins or cardboard are made into silhouettes to perform stories. Liu, now 60, began to learn shadow puppetry from his grandfather at the age of 12. After decades of study, he has mastered the skills of shadow puppetry proficiently and collected and sorted out over a hundred shadow puppetry scripts. In 2018, he was recognized as an inheritor of Tongwei Shadow Puppetry. Liu has visited and studied in provinces like Shaanxi, Henan and Guangdong. While improving his own skills, he also promoted Tongwei Shadow Puppetry through voluntary performances in schools, hoping that this ancient folk art would shine with new luster. (Photo by Wang Kexian/Xinhua)
(250703) -- TONGWEI, July 3, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Liu Mancang instructs students to play shadow puppets in Changjiahe Town of Tongwei County, northwest China's Gansu Province, July 1, 2025. After harvesting his own wheat, Liu Mancang, an inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage project Tongwei Shadow Puppetry, began traveling through the village to perform shadow play for his fellow villagers in Changjiahe Town, Tongwei County, making the most of his leisure time during the farming off season. Tongwei Shadow Puppetry is widely spread across Dingxi, Tianshui and Longnan in Gansu Province. It is a folk drama in which animal skins or cardboard are made into silhouettes to perform stories. Liu, now 60, began to learn shadow puppetry from his grandfather at the age of 12. After decades of study, he has mastered the skills of shadow puppetry proficiently and collected and sorted out over a hundred shadow puppetry scripts. In 2018, he was recognized as an inheritor of Tongwei Shadow Puppetry. Liu has visited and studied in provinces like Shaanxi, Henan and Guangdong. While improving his own skills, he also promoted Tongwei Shadow Puppetry through voluntary performances in schools, hoping that this ancient folk art would shine with new luster. (Photo by Wang Kexian/Xinhua)
(250703) -- TONGWEI, July 3, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A student plays a shadow puppet under the guide of Liu Mancang in Changjiahe Town of Tongwei County, northwest China's Gansu Province, July 1, 2025. After harvesting his own wheat, Liu Mancang, an inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage project Tongwei Shadow Puppetry, began traveling through the village to perform shadow play for his fellow villagers in Changjiahe Town, Tongwei County, making the most of his leisure time during the farming off season. Tongwei Shadow Puppetry is widely spread across Dingxi, Tianshui and Longnan in Gansu Province. It is a folk drama in which animal skins or cardboard are made into silhouettes to perform stories. Liu, now 60, began to learn shadow puppetry from his grandfather at the age of 12. After decades of study, he has mastered the skills of shadow puppetry proficiently and collected and sorted out over a hundred shadow puppetry scripts. In 2018, he was recognized as an inheritor of Tongwei Shadow Puppetry. Liu has visited and studied in provinces like Shaanxi, Henan and Guangdong. While improving his own skills, he also promoted Tongwei Shadow Puppetry through voluntary performances in schools, hoping that this ancient folk art would shine with new luster. (Photo by Wang Kexian/Xinhua)
(250703) -- TONGWEI, July 3, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Liu Mancang carves on a shadow puppet at his home in Changjiahe Town of Tongwei County, northwest China's Gansu Province, June 25, 2025. After harvesting his own wheat, Liu Mancang, an inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage project Tongwei Shadow Puppetry, began traveling through the village to perform shadow play for his fellow villagers in Changjiahe Town, Tongwei County, making the most of his leisure time during the farming off season. Tongwei Shadow Puppetry is widely spread across Dingxi, Tianshui and Longnan in Gansu Province. It is a folk drama in which animal skins or cardboard are made into silhouettes to perform stories. Liu, now 60, began to learn shadow puppetry from his grandfather at the age of 12. After decades of study, he has mastered the skills of shadow puppetry proficiently and collected and sorted out over a hundred shadow puppetry scripts. In 2018, he was recognized as an inheritor of Tongwei Shadow Puppetry. Liu has visited and studied in provinces like Shaanxi, Henan and Guangdong. While improving his own skills, he also promoted Tongwei Shadow Puppetry through voluntary performances in schools, hoping that this ancient folk art would shine with new luster. (Photo by Wang Kexian/Xinhua)
(250703) -- TONGWEI, July 3, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Liu Mancang performs a shadow puppet show in Changjiahe Town of Tongwei County, northwest China's Gansu Province, June 25, 2025. After harvesting his own wheat, Liu Mancang, an inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage project Tongwei Shadow Puppetry, began traveling through the village to perform shadow play for his fellow villagers in Changjiahe Town, Tongwei County, making the most of his leisure time during the farming off season. Tongwei Shadow Puppetry is widely spread across Dingxi, Tianshui and Longnan in Gansu Province. It is a folk drama in which animal skins or cardboard are made into silhouettes to perform stories. Liu, now 60, began to learn shadow puppetry from his grandfather at the age of 12. After decades of study, he has mastered the skills of shadow puppetry proficiently and collected and sorted out over a hundred shadow puppetry scripts. In 2018, he was recognized as an inheritor of Tongwei Shadow Puppetry. Liu has visited and studied in provinces like Shaanxi, Henan and Guangdong. While improving his own skills, he also promoted Tongwei Shadow Puppetry through voluntary performances in schools, hoping that this ancient folk art would shine with new luster. (Photo by Wang Kexian/Xinhua)
(250703) -- TONGWEI, July 3, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Liu Mancang dries wheat at home in Changjiahe Town of Tongwei County, northwest China's Gansu Province, July 1, 2025. After harvesting his own wheat, Liu Mancang, an inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage project Tongwei Shadow Puppetry, began traveling through the village to perform shadow play for his fellow villagers in Changjiahe Town, Tongwei County, making the most of his leisure time during the farming off season. Tongwei Shadow Puppetry is widely spread across Dingxi, Tianshui and Longnan in Gansu Province. It is a folk drama in which animal skins or cardboard are made into silhouettes to perform stories. Liu, now 60, began to learn shadow puppetry from his grandfather at the age of 12. After decades of study, he has mastered the skills of shadow puppetry proficiently and collected and sorted out over a hundred shadow puppetry scripts. In 2018, he was recognized as an inheritor of Tongwei Shadow Puppetry. Liu has visited and studied in provinces like Shaanxi, Henan and Guangdong. While improving his own skills, he also promoted Tongwei Shadow Puppetry through voluntary performances in schools, hoping that this ancient folk art would shine with new luster. (Photo by Wang Kexian/Xinhua)
