GABORONE, 06 July 2026 - Southern African officials will meet in Johannesburg from 15 to 17 July to advance public spending efficiency through cost-benefit analysis. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA.

NEW YORK, 07 July 2026 - Diene Keita, Executive Director of UNFPA. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 07 July 2026 - Ana Beatriz Martins, European Union (EU) Ambassador to Namibia. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

GENEVA, 06 July 2026 - Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Emma Theofelus, pictured with Chairperson of the PowerCom Board, Eldorette Harmse, Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Dr Cosmas Luckyson Zavazava; and Namibia's Ambassador to the Swiss Confederation and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Geneva, Elvis Shiweda, during the Global Dialogue on AI Governance in Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday. (Photo by: Josephina Simeon) NAMPA

GUANGZHOU, 06 July 2026 - A car assembly line at the Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC) car company. GAC is China’s state-owned automaker. Which manufactures vehicles under its own marques (GAC Motor and AION) and operates highly successful joint ventures with Honda and Toyota. With global reach across 86 regions, it is rapidly expanding into EVs and international production. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

GUANGZHOU, 06 July 2026 - China's GAC International plans to establish a vehicle assembly operation in Namibia before the end of 2026 as part of its expansion into Southern Africa. The right-hand-drive AION V electric vehicle (pictured here) will be among the models assembled at the envisioned motor assembly plant. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

GUANGZHOU, 06 July 2026 - China's GAC International plans to establish a vehicle assembly operation in Namibia before the end of 2026 as part of its expansion into Southern Africa. The right-hand-drive AION V electric vehicle (pictured here) will be among the models assembled at the envisioned motor assembly plant. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

WALVIS BAY, 24 April 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and Vice President Lucia Witbooi accompanied by other senior officials during a recent visit to the Seaworks fishing factory in Walvis Bay. They are looking at some of the most popularly imported seafood. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

(260708) -- SHANGHAI, July 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 6, 2026 shows a view of Interdisciplinary Research Center on Biology and Chemistry under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Shanghai, east China. Basic research is the foundation of all scientific and technological innovation. In recent years, the CAS Shanghai Branch has worked closely with Shanghai to foster basic research. It also provides stable support for young researchers, creating an environment where long-term scientific exploration can generate breakthroughs that serve national priorities and advance cutting-edge research. (Xinhua/Chen Shuo)

(260708) -- SHANGHAI, July 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 6, 2026 shows Yuan Junying (front), an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), posing for a group photo with her students at Interdisciplinary Research Center on Biology and Chemistry under the CAS in Shanghai, east China. Basic research is the foundation of all scientific and technological innovation. In recent years, the CAS Shanghai Branch has worked closely with Shanghai to foster basic research. It also provides stable support for young researchers, creating an environment where long-term scientific exploration can generate breakthroughs that serve national priorities and advance cutting-edge research. (Xinhua/Chen Shuo)

(260708) -- SHANGHAI, July 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A researcher checks plants at a laboratory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences in Shanghai, east China, July 7, 2026. Basic research is the foundation of all scientific and technological innovation. In recent years, the CAS Shanghai Branch has worked closely with Shanghai to foster basic research. It also provides stable support for young researchers, creating an environment where long-term scientific exploration can generate breakthroughs that serve national priorities and advance cutting-edge research. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

(260708) -- SHANGHAI, July 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A researcher checks plants at a laboratory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences in Shanghai, east China, July 7, 2026. Basic research is the foundation of all scientific and technological innovation. In recent years, the CAS Shanghai Branch has worked closely with Shanghai to foster basic research. It also provides stable support for young researchers, creating an environment where long-term scientific exploration can generate breakthroughs that serve national priorities and advance cutting-edge research. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

(260708) -- SHANGHAI, July 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A researcher conducts an experiment at a laboratory of Interdisciplinary Research Center on Biology and Chemistry under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Shanghai, east China, July 6, 2026. Basic research is the foundation of all scientific and technological innovation. In recent years, the CAS Shanghai Branch has worked closely with Shanghai to foster basic research. It also provides stable support for young researchers, creating an environment where long-term scientific exploration can generate breakthroughs that serve national priorities and advance cutting-edge research. (Xinhua/Chen Shuo)

(260708) -- SHANGHAI, July 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 7, 2026 shows a building of controlled-environment growth chamber at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences in Shanghai, east China. Basic research is the foundation of all scientific and technological innovation. In recent years, the CAS Shanghai Branch has worked closely with Shanghai to foster basic research. It also provides stable support for young researchers, creating an environment where long-term scientific exploration can generate breakthroughs that serve national priorities and advance cutting-edge research. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

(260708) -- SHANGHAI, July 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A researcher conducts an experiment at a laboratory of Interdisciplinary Research Center on Biology and Chemistry under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Shanghai, east China, July 6, 2026. Basic research is the foundation of all scientific and technological innovation. In recent years, the CAS Shanghai Branch has worked closely with Shanghai to foster basic research. It also provides stable support for young researchers, creating an environment where long-term scientific exploration can generate breakthroughs that serve national priorities and advance cutting-edge research. (Xinhua/Chen Shuo)

(260708) -- SHANGHAI, July 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Lin Hongxuan, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), introduces research findings on paddy rice at a laboratory of CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences in Shanghai, east China, July 7, 2026. Basic research is the foundation of all scientific and technological innovation. In recent years, the CAS Shanghai Branch has worked closely with Shanghai to foster basic research. It also provides stable support for young researchers, creating an environment where long-term scientific exploration can generate breakthroughs that serve national priorities and advance cutting-edge research. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)