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

Brazilian model Sofia Resing presents a creation by Celia Kritharioti for the Women Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2026-2027 collection fashion show as part of the Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, on July 9, 2026. (Photo by Behrouz MEHRI / AFP)

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (R) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hug on stage during a community event at Docklands Stadium in Melbourne on July 9, 2026. (Photo by WILLIAM WEST / AFP)

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (R) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greet each other on stage during a community event at Docklands Stadium in Melbourne on July 9, 2026. (Photo by WILLIAM WEST / AFP)

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (R) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hold hands on stage during a community event at Docklands Stadium in Melbourne on July 9, 2026. (Photo by WILLIAM WEST / AFP)

Protesters gather during an anti immigrant march to the Diepkloof police station in Soweto, on July 9, 2026. (Photo by Mzingenkosi Sibanda / AFP)

Protesters gather during an anti immigrant march to the Diepkloof police station in Soweto, on July 9, 2026. (Photo by Mzingenkosi Sibanda / AFP)

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (C) listens with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) to Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan (R) as she speaks during a community event at Docklands Stadium in Melbourne on July 9, 2026. (Photo by WILLIAM WEST / AFP)

Greek fashion designer Celia Kritharioti (R) acknowledges the audience at the end of the Celia Kritharioti Women Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2026-2027 collection fashion show as part of the Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, on July 9, 2026. (Photo by Behrouz MEHRI / AFP)