OUTAPI, 06 December 2024 - Work on the Outapi Treatment Plant extension and upgrade officially commenced after a visit by Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform Calle Schlettwein to the project on Friday. (Photo by: Maria David) NAMPA

MARIENTAL, 05 December 2024 - Pinias Namwandi, who says his interest in gardening started at an early age. (Photo by: Charmaine Boois) NAMPA

EPUKIRO, 05 December 2024 - The settlement of Epukiro Post 3 in the Omaheke Region has in recent weeks been plagued by mosquitoes, owing to stagnant water bodies in the area. Here malaria control officials in the Ministry of Health and Social Services prepare a larvae siting exercise at the settlement sewerage pond. (Photo by: Michael Madhimba) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 03 December 2024 – President-elect Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah pictured with her spouse Epaphras Denga Ndaitwah, former Namibian Defence Force chief, after the announcement of the election results. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

14 December 2024, Hesse, Marburg: Anna Luehrmann (Alliance 90/The Greens), Minister of State for Europe, speaks at the Hesse Green Party conference in the Lokschuppen Marburg. Anna Lührmann is elected with 92.74 percent to first place on the state list for the 2025 Bundestag elections. Alongside Lührmann, Frankfurt MP and former federal chairman Nouripour ran for second place on the list (elected with 95.91%). Photo: Christian Lademann/dpa

(241214) -- ZHUHAI, Dec. 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Iao Chi Fai (R) checks the sauce for cooking at his restaurant in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 13, 2024. Iao Chi Fai, a young man from Macao, opened a restaurant in Zhuhai with his business partners in 2016. He hopes to promote Macao's food culture to the mainland. Iao combines Macao's cooking characteristics with the dining habits of mainland customers, and has introduced many creative dishes. Currently, Iao and his business partners run eight restaurants in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA). He looks forward to expanding his business on the mainland and building the restaurant into a time-honored brand featuring delicious dishes and high-quality service. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

(241214) -- ZHUHAI, Dec. 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Iao Chi Fai (R) talks with a staff member at his restaurant in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 13, 2024. Iao Chi Fai, a young man from Macao, opened a restaurant in Zhuhai with his business partners in 2016. He hopes to promote Macao's food culture to the mainland. Iao combines Macao's cooking characteristics with the dining habits of mainland customers, and has introduced many creative dishes. Currently, Iao and his business partners run eight restaurants in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA). He looks forward to expanding his business on the mainland and building the restaurant into a time-honored brand featuring delicious dishes and high-quality service. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

(241214) -- ZHUHAI, Dec. 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Iao Chi Fai (2nd R) checks the vegetable at his restaurant in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 13, 2024. Iao Chi Fai, a young man from Macao, opened a restaurant in Zhuhai with his business partners in 2016. He hopes to promote Macao's food culture to the mainland. Iao combines Macao's cooking characteristics with the dining habits of mainland customers, and has introduced many creative dishes. Currently, Iao and his business partners run eight restaurants in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA). He looks forward to expanding his business on the mainland and building the restaurant into a time-honored brand featuring delicious dishes and high-quality service. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)