OVITOTO - Desmond Katjaimo, Ovitoto Sport Council Public Relations Officer (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

OSHAKATI, 27 August 2026 - CRAN Chief Executive Officer, Emilia Nghikembua, (L) pictured with MTC Chief Technical and Information Officer, Monica Nehemia. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

ONGWEDIVA, 26 August 2026 - Tresia Shikomba and her mother at their stall at the 25th edition of the Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair. (Photo: Ali Negumbo) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 26 August 2026 – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah addressing the crowd during the Heroes Day commemoration in Windhoek on Wednesday. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 26 August 2026 – Namibian leaders (from left): Vice President Lucia Witbooi, President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, First Gentleman retired Army General Epapharas Ndenga Ndaitwah, and Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare, pictured during the Heroes Day commemoration in Windhoek on Wednesday. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 26 August 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has granted national hero status to 16-year-old Cornelius Tulotokela Shimwaafeni, making him the youngest recipient in history. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

ONGWEDIVA, 26 August 2026 - The Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (NAMFISA) mobile office at the 25th edition of the Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair. (Photo: Ali Negumbo) NAMPA

WINDHOEK 26 August 2026 - Bank Windhoek Managing Director, James Chapman. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

(260827) -- CHONGQING, Aug. 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 26, 2026 shows the scenery of Jinyun Mountain in southwest China's Chongqing. Located along the Jialing River, Jinyun Mountain Reserve is an important ecological barrier in Chongqing and one of the best-preserved subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest ecosystems in China. Years ago, ecological conservation in the reserve was under severe strain, as unauthorized construction, irregular business activities, and unregulated expansion of farm-stay tourism ran rampant. In June 2018, Chongqing launched the comprehensive ecological environment improvement project of Jinyun Mountain. To date, the reserve has restored 774,000 square meters of ecology and planted about 1 million ornamental plants. The forest coverage rate has increased from 94 percent to 98 percent. In 2025, the collective economic income of villages in the Jinyun Mountain area reached 27.784 million yuan (about 4.13 million U.S. dollars), and villagers' per capita annual income increased by 9.5 percent year-on-year, achieving a win-win situation for ecological protection, industrial development, and villagers' income growth. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

(260827) -- CHONGQING, Aug. 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Girls have fun by the lakeside of Daihu Lake on Jinyun Mountain, Beibei District, southwest China's Chongqing, Aug. 26, 2026. Located along the Jialing River, Jinyun Mountain Reserve is an important ecological barrier in Chongqing and one of the best-preserved subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest ecosystems in China. Years ago, ecological conservation in the reserve was under severe strain, as unauthorized construction, irregular business activities, and unregulated expansion of farm-stay tourism ran rampant. In June 2018, Chongqing launched the comprehensive ecological environment improvement project of Jinyun Mountain. To date, the reserve has restored 774,000 square meters of ecology and planted about 1 million ornamental plants. The forest coverage rate has increased from 94 percent to 98 percent. In 2025, the collective economic income of villages in the Jinyun Mountain area reached 27.784 million yuan (about 4.13 million U.S. dollars), and villagers' per capita annual income increased by 9.5 percent year-on-year, achieving a win-win situation for ecological protection, industrial development, and villagers' income growth. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

(260827) -- CHONGQING, Aug. 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 26, 2026 shows the sunrise scenery of Jinyun Mountain, Beibei District, southwest China's Chongqing. Located along the Jialing River, Jinyun Mountain Reserve is an important ecological barrier in Chongqing and one of the best-preserved subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest ecosystems in China. Years ago, ecological conservation in the reserve was under severe strain, as unauthorized construction, irregular business activities, and unregulated expansion of farm-stay tourism ran rampant. In June 2018, Chongqing launched the comprehensive ecological environment improvement project of Jinyun Mountain. To date, the reserve has restored 774,000 square meters of ecology and planted about 1 million ornamental plants. The forest coverage rate has increased from 94 percent to 98 percent. In 2025, the collective economic income of villages in the Jinyun Mountain area reached 27.784 million yuan (about 4.13 million U.S. dollars), and villagers' per capita annual income increased by 9.5 percent year-on-year, achieving a win-win situation for ecological protection, industrial development, and villagers' income growth. (Photo by Qin Tingfu/Xinhua)

(260827) -- CHONGQING, Aug. 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 26, 2026 shows tourists enjoying the scenery on a glass observation deck on Jinyun Mountain, Beibei District, southwest China's Chongqing. Located along the Jialing River, Jinyun Mountain Reserve is an important ecological barrier in Chongqing and one of the best-preserved subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest ecosystems in China. Years ago, ecological conservation in the reserve was under severe strain, as unauthorized construction, irregular business activities, and unregulated expansion of farm-stay tourism ran rampant. In June 2018, Chongqing launched the comprehensive ecological environment improvement project of Jinyun Mountain. To date, the reserve has restored 774,000 square meters of ecology and planted about 1 million ornamental plants. The forest coverage rate has increased from 94 percent to 98 percent. In 2025, the collective economic income of villages in the Jinyun Mountain area reached 27.784 million yuan (about 4.13 million U.S. dollars), and villagers' per capita annual income increased by 9.5 percent year-on-year, achieving a win-win situation for ecological protection, industrial development, and villagers' income growth. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

(260827) -- CHONGQING, Aug. 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Tourists enjoy the sunset at a homestay in Jinyun Mountain, Beibei District, southwest China's Chongqing, Aug. 16, 2026. Located along the Jialing River, Jinyun Mountain Reserve is an important ecological barrier in Chongqing and one of the best-preserved subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest ecosystems in China. Years ago, ecological conservation in the reserve was under severe strain, as unauthorized construction, irregular business activities, and unregulated expansion of farm-stay tourism ran rampant. In June 2018, Chongqing launched the comprehensive ecological environment improvement project of Jinyun Mountain. To date, the reserve has restored 774,000 square meters of ecology and planted about 1 million ornamental plants. The forest coverage rate has increased from 94 percent to 98 percent. In 2025, the collective economic income of villages in the Jinyun Mountain area reached 27.784 million yuan (about 4.13 million U.S. dollars), and villagers' per capita annual income increased by 9.5 percent year-on-year, achieving a win-win situation for ecological protection, industrial development, and villagers' income growth. (Photo by Qin Tingfu/Xinhua)

(260827) -- CHONGQING, Aug. 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A staff member tidies up a room at a homestay on Jinyun Mountain, Beibei District, southwest China's Chongqing, Aug. 26, 2026. Located along the Jialing River, Jinyun Mountain Reserve is an important ecological barrier in Chongqing and one of the best-preserved subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest ecosystems in China. Years ago, ecological conservation in the reserve was under severe strain, as unauthorized construction, irregular business activities, and unregulated expansion of farm-stay tourism ran rampant. In June 2018, Chongqing launched the comprehensive ecological environment improvement project of Jinyun Mountain. To date, the reserve has restored 774,000 square meters of ecology and planted about 1 million ornamental plants. The forest coverage rate has increased from 94 percent to 98 percent. In 2025, the collective economic income of villages in the Jinyun Mountain area reached 27.784 million yuan (about 4.13 million U.S. dollars), and villagers' per capita annual income increased by 9.5 percent year-on-year, achieving a win-win situation for ecological protection, industrial development, and villagers' income growth. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

(260827) -- CHONGQING, Aug. 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows a scene before the renovation of Tenglongya on Jinyun Mountain, Beibei District, southwest China's Chongqing, April 23, 2019 (above, photo by Qin Tingfu/Xinhua) and a scene after the renovation of Tenglongya on Aug. 26, 2026 (below, photo by Xinhua photographer Huang Wei). Located along the Jialing River, Jinyun Mountain Reserve is an important ecological barrier in Chongqing and one of the best-preserved subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest ecosystems in China. Years ago, ecological conservation in the reserve was under severe strain, as unauthorized construction, irregular business activities, and unregulated expansion of farm-stay tourism ran rampant. In June 2018, Chongqing launched the comprehensive ecological environment improvement project of Jinyun Mountain. To date, the reserve has restored 774,000 square meters of ecology and planted about 1 million ornamental plants. The forest coverage rate has increased from 94 percent to 98 percent. In 2025, the collective economic income of villages in the Jinyun Mountain area reached 27.784 million yuan (about 4.13 million U.S. dollars), and villagers' per capita annual income increased by 9.5 percent year-on-year, achieving a win-win situation for ecological protection, industrial development, and villagers' income growth. (Xinhua)

(260827) -- CHONGQING, Aug. 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Tourists enjoy their leisure time at a homestay in Jinyun Village, Beibei District, southwest China's Chongqing, Aug. 26, 2026. Located along the Jialing River, Jinyun Mountain Reserve is an important ecological barrier in Chongqing and one of the best-preserved subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest ecosystems in China. Years ago, ecological conservation in the reserve was under severe strain, as unauthorized construction, irregular business activities, and unregulated expansion of farm-stay tourism ran rampant. In June 2018, Chongqing launched the comprehensive ecological environment improvement project of Jinyun Mountain. To date, the reserve has restored 774,000 square meters of ecology and planted about 1 million ornamental plants. The forest coverage rate has increased from 94 percent to 98 percent. In 2025, the collective economic income of villages in the Jinyun Mountain area reached 27.784 million yuan (about 4.13 million U.S. dollars), and villagers' per capita annual income increased by 9.5 percent year-on-year, achieving a win-win situation for ecological protection, industrial development, and villagers' income growth. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)