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

Argentina's midfielder #05 Leandro Paredes smiles in a training session at the Sporting KC Stadium in Kansas City on July 8, 2026, during the 2026 World Cup tournament. (Photo by JUAN MABROMATA / AFP)

(L-R) Argentina's midfielder #24 Enzo Fernandez, forward #10 Lionel Messi, and midfielder #05 Leandro Paredes arrive for a training session at the Sporting KC Stadium in Kansas City on July 8, 2026, during the 2026 World Cup tournament. (Photo by JUAN MABROMATA / AFP)

(L-R) Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi, midfielder #05 Leandro Paredes, and defender #13 Cristian Romero arrive for a training session at the Sporting KC Stadium in Kansas City on July 8, 2026, during the 2026 World Cup tournament. (Photo by JUAN MABROMATA / AFP)

Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi (C) looks on among teammates in a training session at the Sporting KC Stadium in Kansas City on July 8, 2026, during the 2026 World Cup tournament. (Photo by JUAN MABROMATA / AFP)

Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi (C) looks on among teammates in a training session at the Sporting KC Stadium in Kansas City on July 8, 2026, during the 2026 World Cup tournament. (Photo by JUAN MABROMATA / AFP)

Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi (C) looks on among teammates in a training session at the Sporting KC Stadium in Kansas City on July 8, 2026, during the 2026 World Cup tournament. (Photo by JUAN MABROMATA / AFP)

People wait at Imam Reza's shrine for the funeral of slain Iranian leader Ali Khamenei and members of his family in Mashhad early on July 9, 2026. Iranians were preparing on July 9 to bury their slain leader Ali Khamenei in his hometown of Mashhad in northeast Iran, as new US strikes threatened to trigger a fresh escalation in the Middle East war. The late supreme leader's burial follows a multi-day funeral ceremony that attracted millions of mourners across various cities in both Iran and Iraq. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) /

People wait at Imam Reza's shrine for the funeral of slain Iranian leader Ali Khamenei and members of his family in Mashhad early on July 9, 2026. Iranians were preparing on July 9 to bury their slain leader Ali Khamenei in his hometown of Mashhad in northeast Iran, as new US strikes threatened to trigger a fresh escalation in the Middle East war. The late supreme leader's burial follows a multi-day funeral ceremony that attracted millions of mourners across various cities in both Iran and Iraq. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) /