SHARUKWE, 30 October 2026 - The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism on Thursday held a Traditional Seed Fair at the Sharukwe Community Seed Bank in Kavango West. (Photo: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 30 October 2026 - The Bank of Namibia headquarters in Windhoek. (Photo: Contributed)

KALKRAND, 30 October 2026 - The inaugural Kalkrand Marketing Expo officially started on Thursday. (Photo: Joe-Chintha Garises)

SHARUKWE, 30 October 2026 - The Sharukwe Community Seed Bank at Sharukwe village in Kavango West. (Photo: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

NANKUTWE, 28 October 2026 - The Namibian Defence Force (NDF) has donated sanitary pads and toiletries to learners at Nankutwe Combined School in the Kabbe South Constituency of the Zambezi Region. Pictured here is Colonel Glenda Lukubwe Simasiku, the Senior Staff Officer heading the Gender Division at MODVA, who spoke at the ceremony on behalf of the NDF Women’s Network. (Photo: Michael Mutonga Liswaniso) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 29 October 2026 - Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL) will invest approximately N$13 million over five years in a project aimed at improving water security in the Swakop River Basin, following the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement with WWF Namibia and Global Water Challenge (GWC) on Thursday. (Photo: Contributed)

OTJIWARONGO, 29 October 2026 - Okakarara Health Directorate Practitioner Olivia Mbabi speaks at an information-sharing session in Otjiwarongo on Thursday. (Photo: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 01 July 2026 - The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Agricultural Bank of Namibia (Agribank), Dr Robert Eiman. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

(261030) -- BEIJING, Oct. 30, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, chats over tea with Elke Budenbender, wife of German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 30, 2026. Budenbender is accompanying her husband who is on a state visit to China. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)

(261030) -- ADDIS ABABA, Oct. 30, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People enjoy coffee at an AWO coffee shop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Oct. 24, 2026. As the 9th China International Import Expo (CIIE) approaches, executives of Ethiopian coffee company AWO Coffee are making final preparations for the event, seeking to tap the potential of China's fast-growing coffee market. TO GO WITH "Feature: Ethiopian coffee firm eyes greater opportunities in China through CIIE" (Xinhua/Liu Fangqiang)

(261030) -- ADDIS ABABA, Oct. 30, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Kaleab Fekad, marketing manager of AWO Coffee, presents a bag of coffee product at a coffee shop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Oct. 24, 2026. As the 9th China International Import Expo (CIIE) approaches, executives of Ethiopian coffee company AWO Coffee are making final preparations for the event, seeking to tap the potential of China's fast-growing coffee market. TO GO WITH "Feature: Ethiopian coffee firm eyes greater opportunities in China through CIIE" (Xinhua/Liu Fangqiang)

(261030) -- XINGYE, Oct. 30, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Villagers enjoy leisure time at a park in Kuilian Village of Xingye County, Yulin City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Oct. 30, 2026. Since the beginning of this year, Xingye County has been implementing a "six improvements" program in villages, focusing on the practical improvements in manufacturing, agricultural industry, green space, road access, water facilities, and streetlights. These measures are creating fresh momentum for rural revitalization. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

(261030) -- XINGYE, Oct. 30, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on Oct. 30, 2026 shows a paved road and solar streetlights in Kuilian Village of Xingye County, Yulin City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Since the beginning of this year, Xingye County has been implementing a "six improvements" program in villages, focusing on the practical improvements in manufacturing, agricultural industry, green space, road access, water facilities, and streetlights. These measures are creating fresh momentum for rural revitalization. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

(261030) -- XINGYE, Oct. 30, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Technicians check the fermentation of dark tea at a tea company in Pengtang Village of Xingye County, Yulin City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Oct. 30, 2026. Since the beginning of this year, Xingye County has been implementing a "six improvements" program in villages, focusing on the practical improvements in manufacturing, agricultural industry, green space, road access, water facilities, and streetlights. These measures are creating fresh momentum for rural revitalization. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

(261030) -- XINGYE, Oct. 30, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Village officials and a villager (C) check the growth of guava at a guava planting base in Liulian Village of Xingye County of Yulin City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Oct. 30, 2026. Since the beginning of this year, Xingye County has been implementing a "six improvements" program in villages, focusing on the practical improvements in manufacturing, agricultural industry, green space, road access, water facilities, and streetlights. These measures are creating fresh momentum for rural revitalization. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

(261030) -- XINGYE, Oct. 30, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A tourist poses for photos in Kuishan Village of Xingye County, Yulin City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Oct. 30, 2026. Since the beginning of this year, Xingye County has been implementing a "six improvements" program in villages, focusing on the practical improvements in manufacturing, agricultural industry, green space, road access, water facilities, and streetlights. These measures are creating fresh momentum for rural revitalization. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)