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

09 July 2026, Berlin: Alice Weidel, chairwoman of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) parliamentary group in the Bundestag, speaks during the plenary session of the German Parliament (Bundestag). Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa

09 July 2026, Berlin: Alice Weidel, chairwoman of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) parliamentary group in the Bundestag, speaks during the plenary session of the German Parliament (Bundestag). Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa

FILED - 02 December 2025, North Rhine-Westphalia, Dortmund: FILE PHOTO - Borussia Dortmund's Karim Adeyemi reacts during the German DFB Cup soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen at the Signal Iduna Park. Photo: David Inderlied/dpa

09 July 2026, Berlin: Heidi Reichinnek, Left Party's chair of the parliamentary group, speaks during the plenary session of the German Parliament (Bundestag). Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa

09 July 2026, Berlin: Tino Chrupalla, Federal Chairman and Leader of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) parliamentary group in the Bundestag, speaks during the plenary session of the German Parliament (Bundestag). Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa

(260709) -- HANGZHOU, July 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Railway workers inspect a railway bridge with a drone in Ningbo City, east China's Zhejiang Province, July 9, 2026. China's State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters on Wednesday activated a Level-IV emergency response for flood control and typhoon prevention in the provinces of Zhejiang and Fujian, the Ministry of Emergency Management said. Super Typhoon Bavi is forecast to move westward before turning northwestward at a speed of around 15 to 20 km per hour, and may make landfall along the coast between Fuqing in Fujian Province and Wenling in Zhejiang Province on Saturday night, as either a strong typhoon or a typhoon. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

(260709) -- HANGZHOU, July 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Railway workers prepare to inspect a railway bridge with an unmanned vessel in Ningbo City, east China's Zhejiang Province, July 9, 2026. China's State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters on Wednesday activated a Level-IV emergency response for flood control and typhoon prevention in the provinces of Zhejiang and Fujian, the Ministry of Emergency Management said. Super Typhoon Bavi is forecast to move westward before turning northwestward at a speed of around 15 to 20 km per hour, and may make landfall along the coast between Fuqing in Fujian Province and Wenling in Zhejiang Province on Saturday night, as either a strong typhoon or a typhoon. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

(260709) -- HANGZHOU, July 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Police officers help fishermen evacuate from a fishing boat at a port in Daishan County, Zhoushan City, east China's Zhejiang Province, July 9, 2026. China's State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters on Wednesday activated a Level-IV emergency response for flood control and typhoon prevention in the provinces of Zhejiang and Fujian, the Ministry of Emergency Management said. Super Typhoon Bavi is forecast to move westward before turning northwestward at a speed of around 15 to 20 km per hour, and may make landfall along the coast between Fuqing in Fujian Province and Wenling in Zhejiang Province on Saturday night, as either a strong typhoon or a typhoon. (Photo by Xing Shoumiao/Xinhua)