TUGUVA, 20 October 2026 - Kavango West Regional Council Chairperson Fillipus Tenga led a delegation to the residence of former President Hifikepunye Pohamba at Tuguva village in the Kavango West Region on Tuesday to offer condolences following the death of Pohamba's spouse, Namibia's second First Lady, Penehupifo Pohamba, who passed on Saturday. (Photo: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 19 October 2026 (NAMPA) – Florida Ruhoze Haakuria of Ketungoutji Investment CC, trading as Pukaa Catering Services, confirmed that the restaurant is feeling the impact of the ongoing foot-and-mouth disease outbreak. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 19 October 2026 – The usually bustling Oshetu Kapana Market in Katutura stands unusually quiet following a three-week strain caused by Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) restrictions, which have choked the meat supply that drives the market’s local economy. (Photo: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 19 October 2026 – Helmut Angula paying tribute to former first lady Penehupifo Pohamba during a prayer service held in her honour. (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 19 October 2025 – Charlotte Neuhäuser, a member of the left-wing party Die Linke, affirmed her party’s support for Ovaherero and Nama demands for recognition, an apology, and justice for colonial atrocities. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 19 October 2025 – Ovaherero Chief Professor Mutjinde Katjiua pictured with Charlotte Neuhäuser, a member of the German Bundestag from the left-wing party Die Linke, at a press briefing in Windhoek on Monday. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

RUNDU, 19 October 2026 - The Public Service Commission Chairperson Ambassador Patrick Nandago speaking during a consultation meeting at Rundu on Monday. (Photo by: Sawi Hausiku) NAMPA

OKANGHUDI, 11 February 2025 - Former President Hifikepunye Pohamba pictured at his village home in Okanghudi, located in the Ondobe Constituency of the Ohangwena Region in Northern Namibia. (Photo: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

(261020) -- SUVA, Oct. 20, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Juncao plants are pictured at a farm of the Navuso Agricultural Technical Institute, near Suva, Fiji, Oct. 20, 2026. Experts from the China-Fiji Juncao Technology Demonstration Center visited a farm of the Navuso Agricultural Technical Institute near Suva on Tuesday, teaching local students and farm staff about Juncao technology. Since 2014, the China-Fiji Juncao Technology Demonstration Center has carried out three phases of technical assistance projects. To date, it has organized 67 training sessions, trained more than 2,900 local technicians, promoted Juncao cultivation on over 2,500 hectares of land, and helped more than 3,500 households achieve sustained income growth. (Xinhua/Bai Yongquan)

(261020) -- SUVA, Oct. 20, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Lin Xingsheng (L), an expert from the China-Fiji Juncao Technology Demonstration Center, teaches local people about Juncao technology at a farm of the Navuso Agricultural Technical Institute, near Suva, Fiji, Oct. 20, 2026. Experts from the China-Fiji Juncao Technology Demonstration Center visited a farm of the Navuso Agricultural Technical Institute near Suva on Tuesday, teaching local students and farm staff about Juncao technology. Since 2014, the China-Fiji Juncao Technology Demonstration Center has carried out three phases of technical assistance projects. To date, it has organized 67 training sessions, trained more than 2,900 local technicians, promoted Juncao cultivation on over 2,500 hectares of land, and helped more than 3,500 households achieve sustained income growth. (Xinhua/Bai Yongquan)

(261020) -- SUVA, Oct. 20, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Staff members use a machine imported from China to harvest Juncao plants at a farm of the Navuso Agricultural Technical Institute, near Suva, Fiji, Oct. 20, 2026. Experts from the China-Fiji Juncao Technology Demonstration Center visited a farm of the Navuso Agricultural Technical Institute near Suva on Tuesday, teaching local students and farm staff about Juncao technology. Since 2014, the China-Fiji Juncao Technology Demonstration Center has carried out three phases of technical assistance projects. To date, it has organized 67 training sessions, trained more than 2,900 local technicians, promoted Juncao cultivation on over 2,500 hectares of land, and helped more than 3,500 households achieve sustained income growth. (Xinhua/Bai Yongquan)

(261020) -- SUVA, Oct. 20, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Experts inspect the growth of Juncao plants at a farm of the Navuso Agricultural Technical Institute, near Suva, Fiji, Oct. 20, 2026. Experts from the China-Fiji Juncao Technology Demonstration Center visited a farm of the Navuso Agricultural Technical Institute near Suva on Tuesday, teaching local students and farm staff about Juncao technology. Since 2014, the China-Fiji Juncao Technology Demonstration Center has carried out three phases of technical assistance projects. To date, it has organized 67 training sessions, trained more than 2,900 local technicians, promoted Juncao cultivation on over 2,500 hectares of land, and helped more than 3,500 households achieve sustained income growth. (Xinhua/Bai Yongquan)

(261020) -- SUVA, Oct. 20, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Staff members use a machine imported from China to shred Juncao plants for livestock feed at a farm of the Navuso Agricultural Technical Institute, near Suva, Fiji, Oct. 20, 2026. Experts from the China-Fiji Juncao Technology Demonstration Center visited a farm of the Navuso Agricultural Technical Institute near Suva on Tuesday, teaching local students and farm staff about Juncao technology. Since 2014, the China-Fiji Juncao Technology Demonstration Center has carried out three phases of technical assistance projects. To date, it has organized 67 training sessions, trained more than 2,900 local technicians, promoted Juncao cultivation on over 2,500 hectares of land, and helped more than 3,500 households achieve sustained income growth. (Xinhua/Bai Yongquan)

(261020) -- BEIJING, Oct. 20, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, addresses a gathering marking the 70th founding anniversary of the Central Institute of Socialism in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 20, 2026. Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, on Tuesday sent a congratulatory letter to the Central Institute of Socialism, celebrating its 70th founding anniversary. The congratulatory letter was read out at the gathering marking the institute's anniversary in Beijing. (Xinhua/Liu Bin)

(261020) -- HAIYAN, Oct. 20, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on Oct. 20, 2026 shows a view of the northern navigation channel bridge of the Hangzhou Bay Cross-Sea Railway Bridge in east China's Zhejiang Province. The northern navigation channel bridge of the Hangzhou Bay Cross-Sea Railway Bridge has been successfully joined, marking a major step toward completion of the main construction work. The 29.2-km-long Hangzhou Bay Cross-Sea Railway Bridge, which is a crucial segment of the Nantong-Ningbo high-speed railway, consists of three sections over navigation channels, and its ballastless double-track design allows trains to run at a speed of 350 kilometers per hour. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

(261020) -- HAIYAN, Oct. 20, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on Oct. 20, 2026 shows a view of the northern navigation channel bridge of the Hangzhou Bay Cross-Sea Railway Bridge in east China's Zhejiang Province. The northern navigation channel bridge of the Hangzhou Bay Cross-Sea Railway Bridge has been successfully joined, marking a major step toward completion of the main construction work. The 29.2-km-long Hangzhou Bay Cross-Sea Railway Bridge, which is a crucial segment of the Nantong-Ningbo high-speed railway, consists of three sections over navigation channels, and its ballastless double-track design allows trains to run at a speed of 350 kilometers per hour. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)