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

(261018) -- BEIJING, Oct. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 17, 2026 shows a view at a job fair in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Photo by Yang Suping/Xinhua)

(261018) -- BEIJING, Oct. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 17, 2026 shows vehicles driving at the Shapotou scenic area in Zhongwei, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Marking the beginning of a desert self-driving event, a ceremony was held here on Saturday, gathering more than 500 vehicles for self-driving tours and over 1,000 tourists. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)

(261018) -- BEIJING, Oct. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Siberian tigers attempt to catch a live animal served as their food at the Siberian Tiger Park in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Oct. 16, 2026. The Hengdaohezi Siberian Tiger Park and the Siberian Tiger Park, both located in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, have been collaborating to conserve Siberian tigers through rewilding training, conservation research and public engagement. (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo)

(261018) -- BEIJING, Oct. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A maintenance and protection worker builds a water retention pit in the Shannan section of an afforestation project covering mountainous regions between Lhasa and Shannan, in Shannan City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Oct. 17, 2026. In various areas of the Shannan section of this afforestation project, staff members have carried out forest and grassland fire prevention patrols, cleared flammable materials, opened firebreaks, and checked and repaired irrigation facilities to prepare for this year's first winter irrigation. The Shannan section of the project, which kicked off in 2022, has completed a total of 317,500 mu (about 21,166.67 hectares) of afforestation and generated more than 2.15 million jobs opportunities as of 2026. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

(261018) -- BEIJING, Oct. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Artists perform Fushun Yangge dance during a grand parade in Chaoyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Oct. 17, 2026. A grand parade of intangible cultural heritage dances was held here on Saturday, as part of the 4th Annual Conference on Intangible Cultural Heritage Safeguarding in China. The event brought together over 20 performing groups, presenting an array of folk dances and drumming performances. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

(261018) -- BEIJING, Oct. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Health officials monitor the body temperature of a man entering Kenya at the One-Stop Border Post in Busia, Kenya, Oct. 16, 2026. Kenya's Ministry of Health on Saturday confirmed four new cases of Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease, bringing the total number of cases to seven, as efforts to prevent community transmission of the disease gathered pace. Kenya has stepped up Ebola screening and control measures at its border crossings. (Photo by John Okoyo/Xinhua)

(261018) -- BEIJING, Oct. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 16, 2026 shows a scene during Tbourida, a Moroccan equestrian performance, at the 17th Horse Show of El Jadida, in El Jadida, Morocco. Tbourida is a Moroccan equestrian performance dating back to the 16th century. It was inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2021. (Photo by Aissa/Xinhua)

(261018) -- BEIJING, Oct. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on Oct. 16, 2026 shows hooded cranes at the Sanhuanpao National Nature Reserve in Fujin City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Migrant birds in the nature reserve rest and gather before their migration to the south. (Photo by Chen Zhiguo/Xinhua)