WINDHOEK, 19 October 2026 - Veteran diplomat Tuliameni Kalomoh expresses deep grief over the passing of former First Lady Penexupifo Pohamba. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 18 October 2026 — Former Cabinet Minister Ben Amathila, along with other politicians, diplomats, and family friends, joined former President Hifikepunye Pohamba on Sunday to pay tribute following the passing of his wife, former First Lady Penexupifo Pohamba, who died in Windhoek on Saturday. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 18 October 2026 — A candle-lighting vigil was carried out today by politicians and diplomats in mourning of former First Lady Penexupifo Pohamba, who passed away in Windhoek on Saturday. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

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

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (R) meets with Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (Back), in Tehran on October 19, 2026. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Iran on October 19, Russian media said, in his first visit since the outbreak of the Middle East war in February 2026, as Moscow seeks to play a mediating role. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)

Workers clear the rubble from a metro station following a Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv on October 19, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine did not receive an early warning from its international partners about incoming Russian ballistic strikes overnight that targeted energy facilities in Kyiv and the region, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on October 19, 2026. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)

A local resident crosses the street with his broom on Rue Yves Toudic after a weekend of protests against the "high cost of living", in central Paris on October 19, 2026. France's Prime Minister said 1,200 people were arrested in protests across the country on October 17, and 150 police were hurt during clashes between police and protesters. Massive looting and multiple blazes gripped France as nationwide marches against soaring inflation degenerated into street violence of "extreme intensity". (Photo by Kiran RIDLEY / AFP)

A local resident looks inside a burnt out van on Rue Yves Toudic destroyed after a weekend of protests against the "high cost of living", in central Paris on October 19, 2026. France's Prime Minister said 1,200 people were arrested in protests across the country on October 17, and 150 police were hurt during clashes between police and protesters. Massive looting and multiple blazes gripped France as nationwide marches against soaring inflation degenerated into street violence of "extreme intensity". (Photo by Kiran RIDLEY / AFP)

A man walks past a burnt out car on Rue Yves Toudic destroyed after a weekend of protests against the "high cost of living", in central Paris on October 19, 2026. France's Prime Minister said 1,200 people were arrested in protests across the country on October 17, and 150 police were hurt during clashes between police and protesters. Massive looting and multiple blazes gripped France as nationwide marches against soaring inflation degenerated into street violence of "extreme intensity". (Photo by Kiran RIDLEY / AFP)

Municipal workers and a member of the public look at the burnt out remains of a barricade on Boulevard de Sebastapol during a clean up of the capital after a weekend of protests against the "high cost of living", in central Paris on October 19, 2026. France's Prime Minister said 1,200 people were arrested in protests across the country on October 17, and 150 police were hurt during clashes between police and protesters. Massive looting and multiple blazes gripped France as nationwide marches against soaring inflation degenerated into street violence of "extreme intensity". (Photo by Kiran RIDLEY / AFP)

A man walks past a burnt out car on Rue Yves Toudic destroyed after a weekend of protests against the "high cost of living", in central Paris on October 19, 2026. France's Prime Minister said 1,200 people were arrested in protests across the country on October 17, and 150 police were hurt during clashes between police and protesters. Massive looting and multiple blazes gripped France as nationwide marches against soaring inflation degenerated into street violence of "extreme intensity". (Photo by Kiran RIDLEY / AFP)

Workers clear the rubble from a metro station following a Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv on October 19, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine did not receive an early warning from its international partners about incoming Russian ballistic strikes overnight that targeted energy facilities in Kyiv and the region, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on October 19, 2026. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)