SWAKOPMUND, 11 September 2026 - National Planning Commission Director General Ambassador Kaire Mbuende, Erongo Governor Natalia /Goagoses, Chief Regional Officer Sam Ntelamo and other regional leaders among beneficiaries at the Erongo Governor’s Fish Consumption Promotion Project in Swakopmund. (Photo contributed)

WINDHOEK, 14 September 2026 - Petrol and diesel price rises pushed Windhoek's inflation to 5.9% in August 2026, above the national rate of 5.0%, Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) said recently. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 13 September 2026 - Liberation struggle veteran, former Robben Island prisoner, and lifelong workers' rights advocate Helao Joseph Shityuwete was laid to rest at the Gammams Cemetery in Pionierspark, Windhoek, on Sunday following a state funeral. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 12 September 2026 - Vipers and Keetmanshoop Rams Rugby Clubs players (in blue/dark blue and white, blue and red) while in action during the second semifinals of the Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) First Division championship trophy at the Hage Geingob Stadium. Oranjemund won the match 26-19 to qualify for the final against Vipers. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 12 September 2026 - Vipers and Keetmanshoop Rams Rugby Clubs players (in blue/dark blue and white, blue and red) while in action during the second semifinals of the Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) First Division championship trophy at the Hage Geingob Stadium. Oranjemund won the match 26-19 to qualify for the final against Vipers. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 12 September 2026 - Vipers and Keetmanshoop Rams Rugby Clubs players (in blue/dark blue and white, blue and red) while in action during the second semifinals of the Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) First Division championship trophy at the Hage Geingob Stadium. Oranjemund won the match 26-19 to qualify for the final against Vipers. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 12 September 2026 - Oceans and Oranjemund Rugby Clubs players (in blue/black and orange and red) while in action during the second semifinals of the Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) First Division championship trophy at the Hage Geingob Stadium. Oranjemund won the match 26-19 to qualify for the final against Vipers. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 12 September 2026 - Oceans Rugby Clubs players while in action during the second semifinals of the Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) First Division championship trophy at the Hage Geingob Stadium. Oranjemund won the match 26-19 to qualify for the final against Vipers. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

(260916) -- NANNING, Sept. 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A cargo vessel prepares to depart for Yangpu Port in south China's Hainan Province along the Pinglu Canal at an operation area in Nanning Port, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 16, 2026. China opened a major new canal on Wednesday, giving its landlocked southwest a shortcut to the coast and overseas markets, particularly those in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the country's largest trading partner. Built at a cost of 72.7 billion yuan (about 10.75 billion U.S. dollars), the 134.2-kilometer Pinglu Canal runs from Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, to the Beibu Gulf, the closest maritime outlet for much of southwest China. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

(FILES) This aerial view shows the Grand Mosque complex in Mecca, as Muslims perform the evening prayer around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, on May 24, 2026, ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. The Saudi-led coalition battling Yemen's Houthis accused the rebels on September 16, 2026, of targeting Islam's holy city Mecca, sparking outrage across the Muslim world and deepening the conflict roiling the region. (Photo by Zain JAAFAR / AFP)

(FILES) This picture taken on December 11, 2019, shows an oil tanker at the port of Ras al-Khair, about 185 kilometres north of Dammam in Saudi Arabia's eastern province overlooking the Gulf. The Saudi-led coalition battling Yemen's Houthis accused the rebels on September 16, 2026, of targeting Islam's holy city Mecca, sparking outrage across the Muslim world and deepening the conflict roiling the region. (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP)

British actor Tom Hiddleston attends the premiere of "Tenzing" during the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on September 15, 2026. The 2026 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) runs September 10-20, 2026. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP)

British actor Tom Hiddleston attends the premiere of "Tenzing" during the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on September 15, 2026. The 2026 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) runs September 10-20, 2026. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP)

British actor Tom Hiddleston attends the premiere of "Tenzing" during the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on September 15, 2026. The 2026 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) runs September 10-20, 2026. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP)

British actor Tom Hiddleston attends the premiere of "Tenzing" during the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on September 15, 2026. The 2026 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) runs September 10-20, 2026. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP)

British actor Tom Hiddleston attends the premiere of "Tenzing" during the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on September 15, 2026. The 2026 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) runs September 10-20, 2026. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP)