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

08 July 2026, North Rhine-Westphalia, Wuppertal: The defendants sit in the dock at the Regional Court as the trial against them begins. Investigators had uncovered a murder plot in Velbert, involving a poisoned serving of beans and bacon. A 59-year-old woman allegedly attempted to kill her estranged husband with his favorite meal, according to police and prosecutors. The woman is said to have prepared the meal with a friend of the same age from Bavaria and given it to her husband. Photo: Christoph Reichwein/dpa

08 July 2026, Berlin: The defense attorneys stand in the court room during the trial against a palliative care physician who is accused of killing 15 patients. The defendant did not appear in court. Photo: Soeren Stache/dpa

08 July 2026, Berlin: The defense attorneys stand in the court room during the trial against a palliative care physician who is accused of killing 15 patients. The defendant did not appear in court. Photo: Soeren Stache/dpa

08 July 2026, Berlin: A "Berlin Institute of Forensic Medicine" personnel walks with a stretcher, after a dead baby was discovered in Lichterfelde. Photo: Annette Riedl/dpa

(260708) -- QINGDAO, July 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Journalists work during the 2026 Qingdao Venture Capital Conference at Qingdao International Conference Center in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, July 8, 2026. This conference focuses on the development of new quality productive forces and collaborative innovation in the fields of venture capital. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

(260708) -- QINGDAO, July 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Attendees communicate during the 2026 Qingdao Venture Capital Conference at Qingdao International Conference Center in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, July 8, 2026. This conference focuses on the development of new quality productive forces and collaborative innovation in the fields of venture capital. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

(260708) -- QINGDAO, July 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 8, 2026 shows a scene during the 2026 Qingdao Venture Capital Conference at Qingdao International Conference Center in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province. This conference focuses on the development of new quality productive forces and collaborative innovation in the fields of venture capital. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

(260708) -- QINGDAO, July 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Attendees communicate in a discussion during the 2026 Qingdao Venture Capital Conference at Qingdao International Conference Center in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, July 8, 2026. This conference focuses on the development of new quality productive forces and collaborative innovation in the fields of venture capital. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)