WINDHOEK, 16 September 2026 - Cuba's Ambassador to Namibia, Sergio Vigoa de la Uz, delivering his address during the Cuba Solidarity Fundraising Gala Dinner held at the NamPower Convention Centre in Windhoek on Wednesday. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 16 September 2026 - Helmut Angula, Chairperson of the Namibian National Solidarity Campaign in support of Cuba, delivering his address during the Cuba Solidarity Fundraising Gala Dinner held at the NamPower Convention Centre in Windhoek on Wednesday. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 17 September 2026 - Minister of Information Communication and Technology, Emma Theofelus, delivering her remarks during the high-profile Cuba Solidarity Fundraising Gala Dinner held at the NamPower Convention Centre in Windhoek on Wednesday evening. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 16 September 2026 – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, alongside the First Gentleman, Epaphras Denga Ndaitwah, pictured during the high-profile Cuba Solidarity Fundraising Gala Dinner held at the NamPower Convention Centre in Windhoek on Wednesday evening. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah attended a fundraising gala dinner in support of Cuba at the Nampower Convention Centre in Windhoek on Wednesday. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 16 September 2026 - The Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy convened stakeholders in Windhoek on Wednesday for World Ozone Day, themed "Global Action for a Cooler Planet". (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 16 September 2026 - The Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy convened stakeholders in Windhoek on Wednesday for World Ozone Day, themed "Global Action for a Cooler Planet." (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

OTJIWARONGO, 16 September 2026 - Vevangaune Mungendje, Willem Boois and Martin Stephanus, who were arrested after they allegedly robbed two tourists at a hotel in Otjiwarongo, appeared in court on Wednesday. (Photo by Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

(260918) -- HARBIN, Sept. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Li Jikai, leader of a germplasm resource collection and preservation project team, inspects newly-collected soybean germplasm resources at National Frigid Zone Crop and Soybean Germplasm Resources Mid-term Bank (Harbin) in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 17, 2026. Heilongjiang, China's top grain-producing province, has entered the autumn harvest season. A germplasm resource collection and preservation project team, led by the National Frigid Zone Crop and Soybean Germplasm Resources Mid-term Bank (Harbin), is conducting germplasm collection and research across black soil fields and in laboratories.   Since 2024, the team has collected more than 5,400 crop germplasm resource samples, providing solid scientific and technological support for the high-quality development of Heilongjiang's seed industry. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

(260918) -- HARBIN, Sept. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Hailing, a member of a germplasm resource collection and preservation project team, tests the vitality of newly-collected soybean seeds at National Frigid Zone Crop and Soybean Germplasm Resources Mid-term Bank (Harbin) in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 17, 2026. Heilongjiang, China's top grain-producing province, has entered the autumn harvest season. A germplasm resource collection and preservation project team, led by the National Frigid Zone Crop and Soybean Germplasm Resources Mid-term Bank (Harbin), is conducting germplasm collection and research across black soil fields and in laboratories.   Since 2024, the team has collected more than 5,400 crop germplasm resource samples, providing solid scientific and technological support for the high-quality development of Heilongjiang's seed industry. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

(260918) -- HARBIN, Sept. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Sun Minghao, a member of a germplasm resource collection and preservation project team, inspects corn plants at a national modern agricultural demonstration zone of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 16, 2026. Heilongjiang, China's top grain-producing province, has entered the autumn harvest season. A germplasm resource collection and preservation project team, led by the National Frigid Zone Crop and Soybean Germplasm Resources Mid-term Bank (Harbin), is conducting germplasm collection and research across black soil fields and in laboratories.   Since 2024, the team has collected more than 5,400 crop germplasm resource samples, providing solid scientific and technological support for the high-quality development of Heilongjiang's seed industry. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

(260918) -- HARBIN, Sept. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Ma Chen, a member of a germplasm resource collection and preservation project team, collects soybean germplasm resources at a national modern agricultural demonstration zone of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 16, 2026. Heilongjiang, China's top grain-producing province, has entered the autumn harvest season. A germplasm resource collection and preservation project team, led by the National Frigid Zone Crop and Soybean Germplasm Resources Mid-term Bank (Harbin), is conducting germplasm collection and research across black soil fields and in laboratories.   Since 2024, the team has collected more than 5,400 crop germplasm resource samples, providing solid scientific and technological support for the high-quality development of Heilongjiang's seed industry. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

(260918) -- HARBIN, Sept. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Li Jikai (R), leader of a germplasm resource collection and preservation project team, checks the moisture content of newly-collected soybean germplasm resources at National Frigid Zone Crop and Soybean Germplasm Resources Mid-term Bank (Harbin) in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 17, 2026. Heilongjiang, China's top grain-producing province, has entered the autumn harvest season. A germplasm resource collection and preservation project team, led by the National Frigid Zone Crop and Soybean Germplasm Resources Mid-term Bank (Harbin), is conducting germplasm collection and research across black soil fields and in laboratories.   Since 2024, the team has collected more than 5,400 crop germplasm resource samples, providing solid scientific and technological support for the high-quality development of Heilongjiang's seed industry. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

(260918) -- HARBIN, Sept. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on Sept. 16, 2026 shows Wang Yongli, a member of a germplasm resource collection and preservation project team, inspecting the condition of crops at a national modern agricultural demonstration zone of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Heilongjiang, China's top grain-producing province, has entered the autumn harvest season. A germplasm resource collection and preservation project team, led by the National Frigid Zone Crop and Soybean Germplasm Resources Mid-term Bank (Harbin), is conducting germplasm collection and research across black soil fields and in laboratories.   Since 2024, the team has collected more than 5,400 crop germplasm resource samples, providing solid scientific and technological support for the high-quality development of Heilongjiang's seed industry. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

(260918) -- HARBIN, Sept. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Wang Xue (L) and Liu Siyu, members of a germplasm resource collection and preservation project team, checks chili plants at a greenhouse of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 16, 2026. Heilongjiang, China's top grain-producing province, has entered the autumn harvest season. A germplasm resource collection and preservation project team, led by the National Frigid Zone Crop and Soybean Germplasm Resources Mid-term Bank (Harbin), is conducting germplasm collection and research across black soil fields and in laboratories.   Since 2024, the team has collected more than 5,400 crop germplasm resource samples, providing solid scientific and technological support for the high-quality development of Heilongjiang's seed industry. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

(260918) -- HARBIN, Sept. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Hailing, a member of a germplasm resource collection and preservation project team, tests the vitality of newly-collected soybean seeds at National Frigid Zone Crop and Soybean Germplasm Resources Mid-term Bank (Harbin) in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 17, 2026. Heilongjiang, China's top grain-producing province, has entered the autumn harvest season. A germplasm resource collection and preservation project team, led by the National Frigid Zone Crop and Soybean Germplasm Resources Mid-term Bank (Harbin), is conducting germplasm collection and research across black soil fields and in laboratories.   Since 2024, the team has collected more than 5,400 crop germplasm resource samples, providing solid scientific and technological support for the high-quality development of Heilongjiang's seed industry. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)