WALVIS BAY, 15 October 2026 - The Municipality of Walvis Bay has installed 113 off-grid solar-powered streetlights at Farm 37 Portion 10 at a cost of N$6.1 million. (Photo contributed)

WINDHOEK, 16 OCT (NAMPA) – Minister of International Relations and Trade Selma Ashipala-Musavyi, pictured with the Russian Ambassador, along with the Congo ambassador, Lauria Nguele Makoulet, while touring exhibitors’ stalls at the inaugural Diplomatic Corps Fair in Windhoek on Friday. (Photo by Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 16 OCT (NAMPA) – Pictured seated, from left, are Dean and Ambassador of the Republic of Congo, Lauria Nguele Makoulet; Minister of International Relations and Trade, Selma Ashipala-Musavyi; and Acting Executive Director in the Ministry, Julia Imene Chanduru, at the inaugural Diplomatic Corps Fair underway in Windhoek, attended by regional governors and community members. (Photo by Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 16 October 2026 – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah pictured with the beneficiaries of the prefabricated houses that she sponsored, from left Johana Kambwela from Kilimanjaro, and Menesia Ngunovandu (right), from 8ste Laan (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 16 October 2026 - The Roads Authority (RA) says no road project has been abandoned and outstanding sections of ongoing projects will continue, subject to annual funding availability. RA chief executive officer Mbahupu Hippy Tjivikua issued the notice on Friday after road users, regional councils and communities raised concerns about the pace of road construction. (Photo contributed) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 15 October 2026 - Deputy Minister of Justice and Labour Relations, Theresia Brandt. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 15 October 2026 - European Union Ambassador to Namibia, Anna Beatriz Martins. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 15 October 2026 - Participants pictured during the Roundtable on Trade, Investment and Decent Work at Hilton Hotel on Thursday. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

(261017) -- BEIJING, Oct. 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang addresses the opening ceremony of the World Conference on Traditional Medicine 2026 in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 17, 2026. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

Bologna's Italian defender #36 Matteo Darmian fights for the ball with Inter Milan's Italian forward #94 Pio Esposito during the Italian Serie A football match between Bologna and Inter Milan at the Renato Dall'Ara stadium in Bologna on October 17, 2026. (Photo by Stefano RELLANDINI / AFP)

Inter Milan's Italian defender #95 Alessandro Bastoni fights for the ball with Bologna's Italian forward #10 Federico Bernardeschi during the Italian Serie A football match between Bologna and Inter Milan at the Renato Dall'Ara stadium in Bologna on October 17, 2026. (Photo by Stefano RELLANDINI / AFP)

ADO Den Haag's Dutch forward #11 Evan Rottier (L) fights for the ball with PSV Eindhoven's US defender #08 Sergino Dest during the Dutch Eredivisie football match between ADO Den Haag and PSV Eindhoven at the WerkTalent Stadion in The Hague on October 17, 2026. (Photo by Bas Czerwinski / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT

ADO Den Haag's Danish defender Jonas Jensen-Abbew fights for the ball with PSV Eindhoven's Dutch midfielder #35 Ayoni Santos during the Dutch Eredivisie football match between ADO Den Haag and PSV Eindhoven at the WerkTalent Stadion in The Hague on October 17, 2026. (Photo by Bas Czerwinski / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT

Strasbourg's Swedish defender #16 Genesis Antwi (L) kicks the ball past Paris Saint-Germain's Georgian forward #07 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia during the French L1 football match between RC Strasbourg Alsace and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at the Stade de la Meinau in Strasbourg, eastern France, on October 17, 2026. (Photo by ROMEO BOETZLE / AFP)

Firefighters extinguish a car on fire near the Porte Saint-Denis during a demonstration to protest against the "high cost of living", in Paris on October 17, 2026 as part of a nationwide call for mobilisation bringing together various groups expressing their anger: former "Yellow Vests", secondary school and university students, climate activists and even farmers. After weeks of student protests, France faces broader, nationwide demonstrations on October 17, 2026 over the cost of living, setting up a potentially fraught six months heading into a presidential election. A police source told AFP that authorities estimated nearly 200,000 people could take part, with 40,000 in Paris. (Photo by Kiran RIDLEY / AFP)

Protesters are surrounded by riot police during clashes that broke out at a demonstration against the "high cost of living", in Toulouse, southwestern France, on October 17, 2026 as part of a nationwide call for mobilisation bringing together various groups expressing their anger: former "Yellow Vests", secondary school and university students, climate activists and even farmers. After weeks of student protests, France faces broader, nationwide demonstrations on October 17, 2026 over the cost of living, setting up a potentially fraught six months heading into a presidential election. A police source told AFP that authorities estimated nearly 200,000 people could take part, with 40,000 in Paris. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP)