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

This photo taken on June 24, 2026 shows Mongolian wrestlers taking part in a training camp ahead of the Naadam Festival on the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar. The whistle blows, sending dozens of hulking wrestlers chasing a football in the Mongolian grasslands -- a World Cup twist in their gruelling training for one of the country's oldest sporting traditions. (Photo by Adek BERRY / AFP) / To go with 'MONGOLIA-LIFESTYLE-TRADITION-WRESTLING,FOCUS' by Mungunsor Purevsuren

This photo taken on June 24, 2026 shows Mongolian wrestlers sparring at a training camp ahead of the Naadam Festival on the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar. The whistle blows, sending dozens of hulking wrestlers chasing a football in the Mongolian grasslands -- a World Cup twist in their gruelling training for one of the country's oldest sporting traditions. (Photo by Adek BERRY / AFP) / To go with 'MONGOLIA-LIFESTYLE-TRADITION-WRESTLING,FOCUS' by Mungunsor Purevsuren

This photo taken on June 24, 2026 shows Mongolian wrestlers at a training camp ahead of the Naadam Festival on the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar. The whistle blows, sending dozens of hulking wrestlers chasing a football in the Mongolian grasslands -- a World Cup twist in their gruelling training for one of the country's oldest sporting traditions. (Photo by Adek BERRY / AFP) / To go with 'MONGOLIA-LIFESTYLE-TRADITION-WRESTLING,FOCUS' by Mungunsor Purevsuren

This photo taken on June 24, 2026 shows Mongolian wrestlers sparring at a training camp ahead of the Naadam Festival on the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar. The whistle blows, sending dozens of hulking wrestlers chasing a football in the Mongolian grasslands -- a World Cup twist in their gruelling training for one of the country's oldest sporting traditions. (Photo by Adek BERRY / AFP) / To go with 'MONGOLIA-LIFESTYLE-TRADITION-WRESTLING,FOCUS' by Mungunsor Purevsuren

This photo taken on June 24, 2026 shows a Mongolian wrestler posing at a training camp ahead of the Naadam Festival on the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar. The whistle blows, sending dozens of hulking wrestlers chasing a football in the Mongolian grasslands -- a World Cup twist in their gruelling training for one of the country's oldest sporting traditions. (Photo by Adek BERRY / AFP) / To go with 'MONGOLIA-LIFESTYLE-TRADITION-WRESTLING,FOCUS' by Mungunsor Purevsuren

This photo taken on June 24, 2026 shows Mongolian wrestlers posing with their flexed muscles at a training camp ahead of the Naadam Festival on the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar. The whistle blows, sending dozens of hulking wrestlers chasing a football in the Mongolian grasslands -- a World Cup twist in their gruelling training for one of the country's oldest sporting traditions. (Photo by Adek BERRY / AFP) / To go with 'MONGOLIA-LIFESTYLE-TRADITION-WRESTLING,FOCUS' by Mungunsor Purevsuren

This photo taken on June 24, 2026 shows Mongolian wrestlers posing next to a traditional ger tent at a training camp ahead of the Naadam Festival on the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar. The whistle blows, sending dozens of hulking wrestlers chasing a football in the Mongolian grasslands -- a World Cup twist in their gruelling training for one of the country's oldest sporting traditions. (Photo by Adek BERRY / AFP) / To go with 'MONGOLIA-LIFESTYLE-TRADITION-WRESTLING,FOCUS' by Mungunsor Purevsuren

This photo taken on June 24, 2026 shows Mongolian wrestlers performing a bird dance at a training camp ahead of the Naadam Festival on the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar. The whistle blows, sending dozens of hulking wrestlers chasing a football in the Mongolian grasslands -- a World Cup twist in their gruelling training for one of the country's oldest sporting traditions. (Photo by Adek BERRY / AFP) / To go with 'MONGOLIA-LIFESTYLE-TRADITION-WRESTLING,FOCUS' by Mungunsor Purevsuren