WINDHOEK, 27 October 2026 - China's Ambassador to Namibia Zhao Weiping speaking at the China-Africa Cooperation Symposium in Windhoek on Tuesday. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 27 October 2026 - Economic Association of Namibia chairperson Jason Kasuto speaking at the China-Africa Cooperation Symposium in Windhoek on Tuesday. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 07 October 2026 - Acting Secretary General of the Namibia Football Association Mabos Vries pictured at the Sam Nujoma Stadium in Katutura during the prime minister's surprise visit to assess renovations that are being carried out in preparation of Confederation of African Football accredited matches. (Photo: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

WINDHOEK , 07 October 2026 - Acting Secretary General of the Namibia Football Association, Mabos Vries, pictured at the Sam Nujoma Stadium in Windhoek. (Photo: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

WINDHOEK , 07 October 2026 - Acting Secretary General of the Namibia Football Association, Mabos Vries, pictured at the Sam Nujoma Stadium in Windhoek. (Photo: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 07 October 2026 - The Sam Nujoma Stadium in Katutura is undergoing structural renovations in preparation of the Confederation of African Football accredited matches. (Photo: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 27 November - Journalists’ working conditions, including low pay, lack of employment contracts and safety concerns, were highlighted in a 2026 Federation of African Journalists report. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 27 October 2026 - (From left) Senior coach at Mindsinaction STEAM Centre, Hirukevi Mbinga; Nedbank Namibia marketing and communications intern, Stephen Eiseb; manager at Mindsinaction STEAM Centre, Petrus Amutenya; and Nedbank Namibia communications and corporate social investment specialist, Ndatala Angula pictured at the Mindsinaction STEAM Centre. (Photo: Contributed)

(261027) -- TEL AVIV, Oct. 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A bloc of parties led by former military chief Gadi Eisenkot won 53 seats in Israel's 120-member parliament, ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing bloc with 50 seats, according to an exit poll released Tuesday night by Israel's public broadcaster Kan. Neither bloc secured the 61 seats needed to form an outright majority government. This photo taken on Oct. 27, 2026 shows supporters of Gadi Eisenkot at the centrist Yashar party campaign headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Xinhua/Zhang Haobo)

(261027) -- GABORONE, Oct. 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Botswana's Minister for State President, Defense and Security Moeti Mohwasa speaks at the official opening of the Botswana Mining Show in Gaborone, Botswana, Oct. 27, 2026. Botswana's mining sector must be a catalyst for broader national transformation, extending beyond the extraction of minerals to the empowerment of people, said Botswana's Minister for State President, Defense and Security Moeti Mohwasa on Tuesday. TO GO WITH "Botswana taps mining as catalyst for national transformation, citizen empowerment" (Xinhua/Guo Chunju)

(261027) -- GABORONE, Oct. 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A participant of the Botswana Mining Show visits an exhibitor's stall at the Gaborone International Convention Center in Gaborone, Botswana, Oct. 27, 2026. Botswana's mining sector must be a catalyst for broader national transformation, extending beyond the extraction of minerals to the empowerment of people, said Botswana's Minister for State President, Defense and Security Moeti Mohwasa on Tuesday. TO GO WITH "Botswana taps mining as catalyst for national transformation, citizen empowerment" (Xinhua/Guo Chunju)

(261027) -- ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 27, 2026 shows an autumn view of the Tauride Garden in St. Petersburg, Russia. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua)

(261027) -- ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 27, 2026 shows an autumn view of the Tauride Garden in St. Petersburg, Russia. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua)

(261027) -- ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 27, 2026 shows an autumn view of the Tauride Garden in St. Petersburg, Russia. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua)

(261027) -- ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 27, 2026 shows an autumn view of the Tauride Garden in St. Petersburg, Russia. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua)

(261027) -- ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 27, 2026 shows an autumn view of the Tauride Garden in St. Petersburg, Russia. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua)