WINDHOEK, 30 January 2026 - Bank BIC Namibia has appointed Erastus Hoveka as its new chief executive officer, effective 02 February 2026. (Photo: Contributed)
NKURENKURU, 30 January 2026 - The Kavango West Region on Friday commemorated International Leprosy Day under the theme "Leprosy is curable. The real challenge is stigma." (Photo by: Lylie Joel) NAMPA
NKURENKURU, 30 January 2026 - The Kavango West Region on Friday commemorated International Leprosy Day under the theme "Leprosy is curable. The real challenge is stigma." (Photo by: Lylie Joel) NAMPA
OTJIWARONGO, 30 January 2026 - More than 150 school principals, teachers and learners from across the Otjozondjupa Region on Friday gathered at Otjiwarongo to launch their 2026 education academic year. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA
OTJIWARONGO, 30 January 2026 - Otjozondjupa Education Director, Gerhard Ndafenongo, speaks at the 2026 annual education conference at Otjiwarongo. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA
OTJIWARONGO, 30 January 2026 - Otjozondjupa Education Director, Gerhard Ndafenongo, speaks at the 2026 annual education conference at Otjiwarongo. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA
WINDHOEK, 30 January 2026 - Deputy Governor of the Bank of Namibia (BoN), Leonie Dunn. (Photo by: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA
WINDHOEK, 30 January 2026 - Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare addressed learners at Hochland High School on Thursday. (Photo: Contributed)
(260131) -- YANGON, Jan. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A zebra is seen at the Yangon Zoological Gardens in Yangon, Myanmar, Jan. 31, 2026. The Yangon Zoological Gardens, the oldest zoo in Myanmar, celebrated its 120th anniversary on Saturday. (Xinhua/Myo Kyaw Soe)
(260131) -- YANGON, Jan. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People feed deer at the Yangon Zoological Gardens in Yangon, Myanmar, Jan. 31, 2026. The Yangon Zoological Gardens, the oldest zoo in Myanmar, celebrated its 120th anniversary on Saturday. (Xinhua/Myo Kyaw Soe)
(260131) -- YANGON, Jan. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People pose for photos at the Yangon Zoological Gardens in Yangon, Myanmar, Jan. 31, 2026. The Yangon Zoological Gardens, the oldest zoo in Myanmar, celebrated its 120th anniversary on Saturday. (Xinhua/Myo Kyaw Soe)
(260131) -- WINDHOEK, Jan. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Four members of the 16th batch of the China Medical Team in Namibia pose for a photo at the Chinese Acupuncture Clinic at Katutura Intermediate Hospital in Windhoek, Namibia, on Jan. 28, 2026. The Chinese Acupuncture Clinic is combining acupuncture with traditional Chinese exercise methods to help improve the health of local residents. TO GO WITH "Feature: Needles and Qigong: Chinese medical team brings holistic healing to Namibia" (Photo by Ndalimpinga Iita/Xinhua)
(260131) -- WINDHOEK, Jan. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Dr. Huang Qin (L), head of the 16th batch of the China Medical Team in Namibia, diagnoses a patient at the Chinese acupuncture clinic at Katutura Intermediate Hospital in Windhoek, Namibia, on Jan. 28, 2026. The Chinese Acupuncture Clinic is combining acupuncture with traditional Chinese exercise methods to help improve the health of local residents. TO GO WITH "Feature: Needles and Qigong: Chinese medical team brings holistic healing to Namibia" (Photo by Ndalimpinga Iita/Xinhua)
(260131) -- WINDHOEK, Jan. 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Ding Jumei (R), a traditional medicine nursing specialist of the 16th batch of the China Medical Team in Namibia, guides a patient to practice Baduanjin, a traditional Chinese exercise, at the Chinese acupuncture clinic at Katutura Intermediate Hospital in Windhoek, Namibia, on Jan. 28, 2026. The Chinese Acupuncture Clinic is combining acupuncture with traditional Chinese exercise methods to help improve the health of local residents. TO GO WITH "Feature: Needles and Qigong: Chinese medical team brings holistic healing to Namibia" (Photo by Ndalimpinga Iita/Xinhua)
Pope Leo XIV delivers remarks during the unveiling of a Marian mosaic of the Virgin Mary along with a statue of 16th-century Saint Rose of Lima, by Peruvian artist Lenin Alvarez Medina, during an inauguration ceremony in the Vatican Gardens, at the Vatican, on January 31, 2026. (Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP)
Pope Leo XIV shakes hands with Peruvian artist Lenin Alvarez Medina during the inauguration of the Marian mosaic of the Virgin Mary along with a statue of 16th-century Saint Rose of Lima during a ceremony in the Vatican Gardens, at the Vatican, on January 31, 2026. (Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP)