SWAKOPMUND, 11 September 2026 - National Planning Commission Director General Ambassador Kaire Mbuende, Erongo Governor Natalia /Goagoses, Chief Regional Officer Sam Ntelamo and other regional leaders among beneficiaries at the Erongo Governor’s Fish Consumption Promotion Project in Swakopmund. (Photo contributed)

WINDHOEK, 14 September 2026 - Petrol and diesel price rises pushed Windhoek's inflation to 5.9% in August 2026, above the national rate of 5.0%, Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) said recently. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 13 September 2026 - Liberation struggle veteran, former Robben Island prisoner, and lifelong workers' rights advocate Helao Joseph Shityuwete was laid to rest at the Gammams Cemetery in Pionierspark, Windhoek, on Sunday following a state funeral. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 12 September 2026 - Vipers and Keetmanshoop Rams Rugby Clubs players (in blue/dark blue and white, blue and red) while in action during the second semifinals of the Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) First Division championship trophy at the Hage Geingob Stadium. Oranjemund won the match 26-19 to qualify for the final against Vipers. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 12 September 2026 - Oceans and Oranjemund Rugby Clubs players (in blue/black and orange and red) while in action during the second semifinals of the Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) First Division championship trophy at the Hage Geingob Stadium. Oranjemund won the match 26-19 to qualify for the final against Vipers. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 12 September 2026 - Oceans Rugby Clubs players while in action during the second semifinals of the Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) First Division championship trophy at the Hage Geingob Stadium. Oranjemund won the match 26-19 to qualify for the final against Vipers. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 12 September 2026 - Oceans and Oranjemund Rugby Clubs players (in blue/black and orange and red) while in action during the second semifinals of the Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) First Division championship trophy at the Hage Geingob Stadium. Oranjemund won the match 26-19 to qualify for the final against Vipers. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 12 September 2026 - Oceans and Oranjemund Rugby Clubs players (in blue/black and orange and red) while in action during the second semifinals of the Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) First Division championship trophy at the Hage Geingob Stadium. Oranjemund won the match 26-19 to qualify for the final against Vipers. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

(260914) -- HASAKAH, Sept. 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Vehicles are stranded behind rocks and other obstacles near Tal Tamr in Hasakah province, northeastern Syria, Sept. 14, 2026. Residents blocked road to protest increases in fuel prices in Syria. (Str/Xinhua)

(260914) -- NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A trader works on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, the United States, on Sept. 14, 2026. U.S. stocks ended lower on Monday, pressured by unexpected calls from AI executives for an industry-wide slowdown in AI development. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 152.09 points, or 0.29 percent, to 52,421.2. The S&P 500 sank 37 points, or 0.48 percent, to 7,619.98. The Nasdaq Composite Index shed 146.62 points, or 0.56 percent, to 26,186.41. (Xinhua/Liu Yanan)

(260914) -- NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Traders work on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, the United States, on Sept. 14, 2026. U.S. stocks ended lower on Monday, pressured by unexpected calls from AI executives for an industry-wide slowdown in AI development. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 152.09 points, or 0.29 percent, to 52,421.2. The S&P 500 sank 37 points, or 0.48 percent, to 7,619.98. The Nasdaq Composite Index shed 146.62 points, or 0.56 percent, to 26,186.41. (Xinhua/Liu Yanan)

(260914) -- NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A trader works on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, the United States, on Sept. 14, 2026. U.S. stocks ended lower on Monday, pressured by unexpected calls from AI executives for an industry-wide slowdown in AI development. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 152.09 points, or 0.29 percent, to 52,421.2. The S&P 500 sank 37 points, or 0.48 percent, to 7,619.98. The Nasdaq Composite Index shed 146.62 points, or 0.56 percent, to 26,186.41. (Xinhua/Liu Yanan)

US actress Quinta Brunson arrives for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theatre at LA Live in Los Angeles on September 14, 2026. (Photo by LISA O'CONNOR / AFP)

US actress Quinta Brunson arrives for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theatre at LA Live in Los Angeles on September 14, 2026. (Photo by LISA O'CONNOR / AFP)

Heavy machinery clears the rubble of a collapsed building in Caraballeda, Venezuela, on September 14, 2026. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)

Heavy machinery clears the rubble of a collapsed building in Caraballeda, Venezuela on September 14, 2026. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)