SICHUAN, 08 July 2026 - Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Inge Zaamwani. (Photo: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

OSHITAYI, 08 July 2026 - Ondangwa Urban Constituency Councillor Leonard Negonga address learners during the Ondangwa Urban Annual Constituency Culture Festival 2026 on Wednesday. (Photo: Ester Hakaala) NAMPA

BEIJING, 09 July 2026 - Director of Sinomine Group and Chief Executive Officer of Sinomine Tsumeb Smelter, Logan Lou Yonggang. (Photo: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

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

(260709) -- BEIJING, July 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Consumers shop at a supermarket in Sihong County of Suqian, east China's Jiangsu Province, July 9, 2026. The consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 1 percent year on year in the first six months of 2026, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) revealed. In June alone, the CPI gained 1 percent year on year and edged down 0.3 percent month on month, with the core CPI, which excludes food and energy prices, increasing by 1 percent year on year, continuing the moderate upward trend. (Photo by Xu Changliang/Xinhua)

(260709) -- BEIJING, July 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Consumers shop at a supermarket in Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, July 9, 2026. The consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 1 percent year on year in the first six months of 2026, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) revealed. In June alone, the CPI gained 1 percent year on year and edged down 0.3 percent month on month, with the core CPI, which excludes food and energy prices, increasing by 1 percent year on year, continuing the moderate upward trend. (Photo by Meng Delong/Xinhua)

(260709) -- BEIJING, July 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Consumers buy eggs at a supermarket in Wuxi, east China's Jiangsu Province, July 9, 2026. The consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 1 percent year on year in the first six months of 2026, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) revealed. In June alone, the CPI gained 1 percent year on year and edged down 0.3 percent month on month, with the core CPI, which excludes food and energy prices, increasing by 1 percent year on year, continuing the moderate upward trend. (Photo by Huan Yueliang/Xinhua)

(260709) -- BEIJING, July 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A consumer shops at a supermarket in Congjiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 9, 2026. The consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 1 percent year on year in the first six months of 2026, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) revealed. In June alone, the CPI gained 1 percent year on year and edged down 0.3 percent month on month, with the core CPI, which excludes food and energy prices, increasing by 1 percent year on year, continuing the moderate upward trend. (Photo by Luo Jinglai/Xinhua)

(260709) -- FUZHOU, July 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on July 6, 2026 shows a view of China Three Gorges Corporation's 180 MW Dongshan Xingchen offshore solar farm in Zhangzhou City, southeast China's Fujian Province. The province of Fujian is rich in high-quality clean energy resources like wind power, solar energy, hydro power and nuclear power. In recent years, Fujian has relied on its local clean energy endowment and geographical advantages to build its smart new power grids and develop the region as a major clean energy hub in southeast China. It has accelerated the construction of power transmission channels, steadily upgraded urban and rural distribution networks, promoted the construction of smart micro-grids, continuously revitalized its clean energy advantages, and consolidated the foundation of energy security through the construction of smart new power grids. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

(260709) -- FUZHOU, July 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on July 7, 2026 shows the construction site of the unit 3 of the Zhangzhou nuclear power project in Yunxiao County, southeast China's Fujian Province. The province of Fujian is rich in high-quality clean energy resources like wind power, solar energy, hydro power and nuclear power. In recent years, Fujian has relied on its local clean energy endowment and geographical advantages to build its smart new power grids and develop the region as a major clean energy hub in southeast China. It has accelerated the construction of power transmission channels, steadily upgraded urban and rural distribution networks, promoted the construction of smart micro-grids, continuously revitalized its clean energy advantages, and consolidated the foundation of energy security through the construction of smart new power grids. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

(260709) -- FUZHOU, July 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone panorama photo taken on July 7, 2026 shows the construction site of the unit 3 of the Zhangzhou nuclear power project in Yunxiao County, southeast China's Fujian Province. The province of Fujian is rich in high-quality clean energy resources like wind power, solar energy, hydro power and nuclear power. In recent years, Fujian has relied on its local clean energy endowment and geographical advantages to build its smart new power grids and develop the region as a major clean energy hub in southeast China. It has accelerated the construction of power transmission channels, steadily upgraded urban and rural distribution networks, promoted the construction of smart micro-grids, continuously revitalized its clean energy advantages, and consolidated the foundation of energy security through the construction of smart new power grids. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

(260709) -- FUZHOU, July 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on Jan. 13, 2026 shows part of an offshore wind farm and a 2,000-ton jack-up offshore wind turbine installation platform on the waters of southern Fujian in southwest China. The province of Fujian is rich in high-quality clean energy resources like wind power, solar energy, hydro power and nuclear power. In recent years, Fujian has relied on its local clean energy endowment and geographical advantages to build its smart new power grids and develop the region as a major clean energy hub in southeast China. It has accelerated the construction of power transmission channels, steadily upgraded urban and rural distribution networks, promoted the construction of smart micro-grids, continuously revitalized its clean energy advantages, and consolidated the foundation of energy security through the construction of smart new power grids. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)