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

FILED - 23 February 2026, Bavaria, Nuremberg: FILE PHOTO - The logo of the Rheinmetall armaments group stands at the company's stand during the Enforce Tac trade fair for security and defense. Photo: Daniel Karmann/dpa

FILED - 16 March 2023, Bavaria, Munich: FILE PHOTO - Gold bars and coins lie on the table at the Precious metal dealership Pro Aurum. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa

(FILES) Guayaquil mayor Aquiles Alvarez speaks during an interview with AFP in Guayaquil, Ecuador on October 22, 2025. The mayor of Guayaquil, Ecuador’s most populous city and the country’s main port, was transferred from the maximum-security prison where he is being held to a hospital, the prison service reported on July 8, 2026. Aquiles Alvarez is in prison, accused of trafficking in subsidised fuel prior to taking office in 2023. His lawyers have been claiming for weeks that he is suffering from drastic weight loss, as well as heart and gallbladder problems. (Photo by MARCOS PIN / AFP)

(FILES) Paris Saint-Germain's South Korean midfielder #19 Lee Kang-in controls the ball during the French L1 football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Angers SCO at the Parc des Princes Stadium in Paris on August 22, 2025. Paris Saint-Germain's South Korea attacker Lee Kang-In is set to join Athletico Madrid in a deal worth almost 40 million euros ($45.7 million), a source told AFP on July 8, 2026. The 25-year-old joined the French club in 2023 from Mallorca and won the Champions League twice and Ligue 1 three times during his spell at Parc des Princes. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP)

(FILES) Paris Saint-Germain's South Korean midfielder #19 Lee Kang-in controls the ball during the UEFA Champions League, league phase football match between Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City at the Parc des Princes Stadium in Paris on January 22, 2025. Paris Saint-Germain's South Korea attacker Lee Kang-In is set to join Athletico Madrid in a deal worth almost 40 million euros ($45.7 million), a source told AFP on July 8, 2026. The 25-year-old joined the French club in 2023 from Mallorca and won the Champions League twice and Ligue 1 three times during his spell at Parc des Princes. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP)

(FILES) The new assistant coach, Rafael Marquez, looks on during the presentation of the new technical staff for the Mexico National football team at the Centro de Alto Rendimiento in Mexico City on August 1, 2024. Mexico officially announced on July 8, 2026 the appointment of former defender Rafael Marquez as the new head coach of the national football team, a change that had been expected following the country’s elimination from the World Cup. ‘Kaiser’ Marquez, aged 47, was part of the coaching staff of the outgoing manager, Javier Aguirre. (Photo by Rodrigo Oropeza / AFP)

Spain's forward #10 Dani Olmo gives a press conference in Manhattan Beach, California on July 8, 2026, during the 2026 World Cup football tournament. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP)

Spain's forward #10 Dani Olmo gives a press conference in Manhattan Beach, California on July 8, 2026, during the 2026 World Cup football tournament. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP)