Walvis Bay, 07 August 2026 - Traffic on the Independence Road in along Kuisebmund in Walvis Bay. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 07 August 2026 - (l-f) Works and Transport Minister Veikko Nekundi, Erongo Governor Natalia /Goagoses, Erongo Regional Council Chairperson Lazarus Kanelombe, Walvis Bay Rural Constituency Councillor Ruben Shikongo and Walvis Bay Chief Executive Officer Victoria Kapenda among others photographed at the handover of the N$132 million project for the rehabilitation of six dilapidated roads covering approximately eight kilometres in Walvis Bay. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 22 June 2026 - Plans for Namibia Air are advancing following a significant regulatory breakthrough on Thursday, as the Transport Commission granted Air Operating Licenses to the Ministry of Works and Transport. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 06 August 2026 - Namibia University of Science and Technology Council Chairperson Leake Hangala. (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 06 August 2026 - Finance Minister Ericah Shafudah. (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 06 August 2026 - Finance Minister Ericah Shafudah. (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 06 August 2026 – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah addresses an engagement with chief executive officers and chairpersons of Namibia's 78 State-owned enterprises, organised by the Public Enterprises CEOs' Forum. (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

OPUWO, 06 August 2026 - Some of the 24 completed Mass Housing Development Programme houses handed over to beneficiaries in Opuwo, Kunene Region, on Thursday. (Photo: Kaviveterue Virere) NAMPA

(260809) -- VANCOUVER, Aug. 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A performer presents traditional Thai dance during the 2026 Thai Festival in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Aug. 8, 2026. The annual Thai Festival featured traditional food, music, dance, crafts and cultural performances, highlighting Thailand's rich and vibrant culture. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

(260809) -- VANCOUVER, Aug. 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A performer presents traditional Thai dance during the 2026 Thai Festival in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Aug. 8, 2026. The annual Thai Festival featured traditional food, music, dance, crafts and cultural performances, highlighting Thailand's rich and vibrant culture. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

(260809) -- VANCOUVER, Aug. 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Models present traditional Thai costumes during the 2026 Thai Festival in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Aug. 8, 2026. The annual Thai Festival featured traditional food, music, dance, crafts and cultural performances, highlighting Thailand's rich and vibrant culture. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

(FILES) US President Joe Biden (L) and son Hunter Biden step out of a bookstore while shopping in Nantucket, Massachusetts on November 29, 2024. Former president Biden's cancer has metastasized further, according to his son Hunter Biden, who shared the update in an interview with the BBC broadcasted on August 7, 2026. In May 2025, just four months after he left office as the oldest sitting president, the elder Biden revealed he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that had spread to his bones. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)

(FILES) US President Joe Biden speaks during a conference of the Advocates, Counselors and Representatives for the Disabled (ACRD) at the Sofitel Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, on April 15, 2025. Former president Biden's cancer has metastasized further, according to his son Hunter Biden, who shared the update in an interview with the BBC broadcasted on August 7, 2026. In May 2025, just four months after he left office as the oldest sitting president, the elder Biden revealed he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that had spread to his bones. (Photo by tannen MAURY / AFP)

(FILES) Former US president Joe Biden speaks during the opening of the Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, Illinois, on June 18, 2026. Former president Biden's cancer has metastasized further, according to his son Hunter Biden, who shared the update in an interview with the BBC broadcasted on August 7, 2026. In May 2025, just four months after he left office as the oldest sitting president, the elder Biden revealed he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that had spread to his bones. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP)

(260809) -- BEIJING, Aug. 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Members of the Chinese team pose for group photos with representatives from International Atomic Energy Agency and organizing committee of the International Nuclear Science Olympiad (INSO) after the third INSO in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Aug. 8, 2026. China won one gold and three silver medals at the third INSO in Jeddah on Saturday, marking the country's debut at the competition. (Xinhua)

(260809) -- OTTAWA, Aug. 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo provided by the BC Wildfire Service on Aug. 6, 2026 shows a wildfire near Kamloops in south-central British Columbia, Canada. The western Canadian province of British Columbia (B.C.) declared a provincial state of emergency on Saturday as fast-spreading wildfires threatened several communities. (BC Wildfire Service/Handout via Xinhua)