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

Women work on a football pitch covered with mud, near a wrecked car one day after heavy rain caused flooding in the Ayazaga district of Istanbul on October 16, 2026. Istanbul was on October 15, 2026 battling to recover from flooding caused by what officials said was the heaviest rainfall in the city since records began more than 80 years ago, as the downpour continued. The rain began lashing Turkey's largest city in earnest on Wednesday morning and intensified throughout the day, causing chaos and flash flooding, with footage showing cars being dragged away by the fast-flowing waters. (Photo by YASIN AKGUL / AFP)

Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis makes a doorstep statement at the end of a European Union summit at the EU headquarters in Brussels on October 16, 2026. EU leaders head on October 15, 2026 for their biggest clash yet over the bloc's next long-term budget, as they race to lock in a deal before next year's French presidential election. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP)

Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis makes a doorstep statement at the end of a European Union summit at the EU headquarters in Brussels on October 16, 2026. EU leaders head on October 15, 2026 for their biggest clash yet over the bloc's next long-term budget, as they race to lock in a deal before next year's French presidential election. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP)

A picture shows the moon behind the statue of John Paul II outside the Gemelli University Hospital, where Pope Leo XIV is recovering after undergoing surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from his right lung, in Rome on October 16, 2026. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP)

Voting booths are seen in the town hall in Bangor, Maine, during early midterm voting on October 16, 2026. Americans voting in the November 3 midterm elections will decide who controls Congress for the final two years of Donald Trump's presidency, along with dozens of governorships and thousands of state offices. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)

Voting booths are seen in the town hall in Bangor, Maine, during early midterm voting on October 16, 2026. Americans voting in the November 3 midterm elections will decide who controls Congress for the final two years of Donald Trump's presidency, along with dozens of governorships and thousands of state offices. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)

Police tape blocks access to Silver Rail Elementary School a day after a shooting at the school in Bend, Oregon, on October 16, 2026. Three children and one teacher were shot dead at an elementary school on October 15 in the northwestern US state of Oregon, police said, adding that the assailant was a 16-year-old who was killed by an armed bystander. (Photo by Payton Bruni / AFP)

Police tape blocks access to Silver Rail Elementary School a day after a shooting at the school in Bend, Oregon, on October 16, 2026. Three children and one teacher were shot dead at an elementary school on October 15 in the northwestern US state of Oregon, police said, adding that the assailant was a 16-year-old who was killed by an armed bystander. (Photo by Payton Bruni / AFP)