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 - 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

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 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

(260915) -- NAIROBI, Sept. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese teacher Meng Lingyao (3rd R) gives guidance to Miriam Achieng Kenyatta (2nd L) during a Chinese class at the Confucius Institute at the University of Nairobi in Nairobi, Kenya, Sept. 8, 2026. Miriam Achieng Kenyatta, a 23-year-old geospatial engineering student at the University of Nairobi, received a warm reception upon returning home after making history at the 25th "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students. Raised in Nairobi's Kibera informal settlement, Achieng's life trajectory was transformed by a childhood curiosity sparked by a television movie. Her passion culminated in the highest-ever ranking by a Kenyan in the prestigious global contest, where she placed among the Top 15 worldwide. TO GO WITH "From Kibera to world top 15: Kenyan student makes history in Chinese competition" (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

(260915) -- NAIROBI, Sept. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Miriam Achieng Kenyatta (2nd L) studies at a library of the University of Nairobi in Nairobi, Kenya, Sept. 8, 2026. Miriam Achieng Kenyatta, a 23-year-old geospatial engineering student at the University of Nairobi, received a warm reception upon returning home after making history at the 25th "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students. Raised in Nairobi's Kibera informal settlement, Achieng's life trajectory was transformed by a childhood curiosity sparked by a television movie. Her passion culminated in the highest-ever ranking by a Kenyan in the prestigious global contest, where she placed among the Top 15 worldwide. TO GO WITH "From Kibera to world top 15: Kenyan student makes history in Chinese competition" (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

(260915) -- NAIROBI, Sept. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Miriam Achieng Kenyatta (R) communicates with her brother at Kibera informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya, Sept. 5, 2026. Miriam Achieng Kenyatta, a 23-year-old geospatial engineering student at the University of Nairobi, received a warm reception upon returning home after making history at the 25th "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students. Raised in Nairobi's Kibera informal settlement, Achieng's life trajectory was transformed by a childhood curiosity sparked by a television movie. Her passion culminated in the highest-ever ranking by a Kenyan in the prestigious global contest, where she placed among the Top 15 worldwide. TO GO WITH "From Kibera to world top 15: Kenyan student makes history in Chinese competition" (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

(260915) -- NAIROBI, Sept. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Miriam Achieng Kenyatta takes a Chinese class at the Confucius Institute at the University of Nairobi in Nairobi, Kenya, Sept. 8, 2026. Miriam Achieng Kenyatta, a 23-year-old geospatial engineering student at the University of Nairobi, received a warm reception upon returning home after making history at the 25th "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students. Raised in Nairobi's Kibera informal settlement, Achieng's life trajectory was transformed by a childhood curiosity sparked by a television movie. Her passion culminated in the highest-ever ranking by a Kenyan in the prestigious global contest, where she placed among the Top 15 worldwide. TO GO WITH "From Kibera to world top 15: Kenyan student makes history in Chinese competition" (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

(260915) -- NAIROBI, Sept. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Miriam Achieng Kenyatta's mother (L) seals bags of peanuts for sale at her home in Kibera informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya, Sept. 8, 2026. Miriam Achieng Kenyatta, a 23-year-old geospatial engineering student at the University of Nairobi, received a warm reception upon returning home after making history at the 25th "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students. Raised in Nairobi's Kibera informal settlement, Achieng's life trajectory was transformed by a childhood curiosity sparked by a television movie. Her passion culminated in the highest-ever ranking by a Kenyan in the prestigious global contest, where she placed among the Top 15 worldwide. TO GO WITH "From Kibera to world top 15: Kenyan student makes history in Chinese competition" (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

(260915) -- NAIROBI, Sept. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Miriam Achieng Kenyatta (2nd L) recites a poem during a culture event organized by the Confucius Institute at the University of Nairobi in Kiambu County, Kenya, April 15, 2026. Miriam Achieng Kenyatta, a 23-year-old geospatial engineering student at the University of Nairobi, received a warm reception upon returning home after making history at the 25th "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students. Raised in Nairobi's Kibera informal settlement, Achieng's life trajectory was transformed by a childhood curiosity sparked by a television movie. Her passion culminated in the highest-ever ranking by a Kenyan in the prestigious global contest, where she placed among the Top 15 worldwide. TO GO WITH "From Kibera to world top 15: Kenyan student makes history in Chinese competition" (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

(260915) -- NAIROBI, Sept. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Miriam Achieng Kenyatta walks to campus at Kibera informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya, Sept. 8, 2026. Miriam Achieng Kenyatta, a 23-year-old geospatial engineering student at the University of Nairobi, received a warm reception upon returning home after making history at the 25th "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students. Raised in Nairobi's Kibera informal settlement, Achieng's life trajectory was transformed by a childhood curiosity sparked by a television movie. Her passion culminated in the highest-ever ranking by a Kenyan in the prestigious global contest, where she placed among the Top 15 worldwide. TO GO WITH "From Kibera to world top 15: Kenyan student makes history in Chinese competition" (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

(260915) -- NAIROBI, Sept. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 5, 2026 shows a view of Kibera informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya. Miriam Achieng Kenyatta, a 23-year-old geospatial engineering student at the University of Nairobi, received a warm reception upon returning home after making history at the 25th "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students. Raised in Nairobi's Kibera informal settlement, Achieng's life trajectory was transformed by a childhood curiosity sparked by a television movie. Her passion culminated in the highest-ever ranking by a Kenyan in the prestigious global contest, where she placed among the Top 15 worldwide. TO GO WITH "From Kibera to world top 15: Kenyan student makes history in Chinese competition" (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)