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OUTJO, 22 January 2026 - SummerJive tournament organisers Bonny Haeseb, Macdonald Tjaritje and Daniel Hafeni. The tournament is set to take place at the Etoshapoort Sports Stadium in Outjo on 29 and 30 August. (Photo: Contributed)
OSHAKATI- 22 January 2026 - The Oshana Police Regional Commander, Naftal Lungameni Sakaria pictured during his new year address and the launch of Operation Ndjadila at the regional headquarters in Oshakati on Thursday. (Photo by: Ester Hakaala) NAMPA
WINDHOEK, 22 January 2026 - Nanso's Secretary for Basic and Secondary Education, Lavinia Leonard, speaking at a press conference in Windhoek. (Photo by: Edward Tenete) NAMPA
OTJIWARONGO, 22 January 2026 - Sports officer in the Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, Jeaneth Kaundje talks about the Under-20 football trials set to take place on Saturday at the Mokoati Sports Stadium. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA
DAVOS, 21 January 2026 - Director-General of the National Planning Commission (NPC), Kaire Mbuende, addressed a high-level session on ‘The Future of Nuclear Energy in Africa’ at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland on Tuesday. (Photo: Contributed)
KATIMA MULILO, 22 January 2026 - Security guards from various firms staged a peaceful demonstration at Katima Mulilo on Thursday to demand higher wages and an end to alleged labour exploitation. (Photo by: Michael Mutonga Liswaniso) NAMPA
KATIMA MULILO, 22 January 2026 - Lorna Shalyefu, the acting administration head at the regional office of the Ministry of Justice and Labour Relations, receives a petition from security guards from various firms who staged a peaceful demonstration at Katima Mulilo on Thursday. (Photo by: Michael Mutonga Liswaniso) NAMPA
GROOTFONTEIN, 21 January 2026 - The Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Gender Equality, Health and Social Service, Nono Katjingisiua pictured at Kombat Clinic on Wednesday. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA
(260122) -- BEIJING, Jan. 22, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Ryom Tae Ok (top) and Han Kum Chol of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) perform during the pairs short program at the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Beijing, China, Jan. 22, 2026. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
(260122) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 22, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 19, 2026 shows a "fiber chip" at Fudan University in east China's Shanghai. Scientists in China have created a flexible, thread-like "fiber chip" that can be woven into fabric, opening the door to garments that function as interactive screens, advanced brain implants capable of processing signals internally and hyperrealistic virtual reality touch. TO GO WITH "China Focus: Computing power woven into hair-thin fibers, paving way for smart clothes, brain implants" (Xinhua/Liu Ying)
(260122) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 22, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A researcher displays an enlarged image of a "fiber chip" on a computer screen at Fudan University in east China's Shanghai, Jan. 19, 2026. Scientists in China have created a flexible, thread-like "fiber chip" that can be woven into fabric, opening the door to garments that function as interactive screens, advanced brain implants capable of processing signals internally and hyperrealistic virtual reality touch. TO GO WITH "China Focus: Computing power woven into hair-thin fibers, paving way for smart clothes, brain implants" (Xinhua/Liu Ying)
(260122) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 22, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A researcher displays rolled-up "fiber chips" and a smart tactile glove made by weaving the chips into textiles at Fudan University in east China's Shanghai, Jan. 19, 2026. Scientists in China have created a flexible, thread-like "fiber chip" that can be woven into fabric, opening the door to garments that function as interactive screens, advanced brain implants capable of processing signals internally and hyperrealistic virtual reality touch. TO GO WITH "China Focus: Computing power woven into hair-thin fibers, paving way for smart clothes, brain implants" (Xinhua/Liu Ying)
(260122) -- YANGON, Jan. 22, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Women make handmade paper animal figures at a workshop in Yangon, Myanmar, Jan. 21, 2026. In Yangon's Dagon Seikkan township, a small workshop named La Min Eain is alive with quiet concentration as three artisans carefully paint animal figures made entirely from paper, working steadily to meet incoming orders. TO GO WITH "Feature: Passion over profit: one man's struggle to keep Myanmar's paper art alive" (Xinhua/Myo Kyaw Soe)
(260122) -- YANGON, Jan. 22, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 21, 2026 shows handmade paper animal figures at a workshop in Yangon, Myanmar. In Yangon's Dagon Seikkan township, a small workshop named La Min Eain is alive with quiet concentration as three artisans carefully paint animal figures made entirely from paper, working steadily to meet incoming orders. TO GO WITH "Feature: Passion over profit: one man's struggle to keep Myanmar's paper art alive" (Xinhua/Myo Kyaw Soe)
(260122) -- ANKARA, Jan. 22, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People shop at a local market in Ankara, Türkiye, on Jan. 22, 2026. Türkiye's central bank cut its benchmark interest rate by 100 basis points to 37 percent on Thursday, continuing a gradual cycle of easing as inflation shows signs of cooling. The move marks the fifth reduction since last summer, signaling a cautious shift away from the tight monetary policy previously used to curb soaring prices. (Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua)
(260122) -- ANKARA, Jan. 22, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People walk past the Turkish central bank in Ankara, Türkiye, on Jan. 22, 2026. Türkiye's central bank cut its benchmark interest rate by 100 basis points to 37 percent on Thursday, continuing a gradual cycle of easing as inflation shows signs of cooling. The move marks the fifth reduction since last summer, signaling a cautious shift away from the tight monetary policy previously used to curb soaring prices. (Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua)
