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

(260708) -- GUIYANG, July 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A data collector inquires a user of medical smart wearable device at a data collection company in Yunyan District of Guiyang City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 6, 2026. With the rapid development of embodied artificial intelligence (AI), a new profession, trainers of embodied AI, has emerged, which comprise roles such as data collectors. In Guizhou, China's first national comprehensive big data pilot zone, data collectors are producing the essential "raw material" for the digital economy, bridging the physical and digital worlds. Data collection professionals show a rising demand in recent years, becoming an emerging career path in digital job market. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

(260708) -- GUIYANG, July 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A data collector captures data for a medical smart wearable device at a data collection company in Yunyan District of Guiyang City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 6, 2026. With the rapid development of embodied artificial intelligence (AI), a new profession, trainers of embodied AI, has emerged, which comprise roles such as data collectors. In Guizhou, China's first national comprehensive big data pilot zone, data collectors are producing the essential "raw material" for the digital economy, bridging the physical and digital worlds. Data collection professionals show a rising demand in recent years, becoming an emerging career path in digital job market. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

(260708) -- GUIYANG, July 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A data collector captures real-world inputs for embodied intelligent devices at a cafe scenario in Yunyan District of Guiyang City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 6, 2026. With the rapid development of embodied artificial intelligence (AI), a new profession, trainers of embodied AI, has emerged, which comprise roles such as data collectors. In Guizhou, China's first national comprehensive big data pilot zone, data collectors are producing the essential "raw material" for the digital economy, bridging the physical and digital worlds. Data collection professionals show a rising demand in recent years, becoming an emerging career path in digital job market. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

(260708) -- GUIYANG, July 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A data collector captures real-world inputs for embodied intelligent devices at a home scenario in Nanming District of Guiyang City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 6, 2026. With the rapid development of embodied artificial intelligence (AI), a new profession, trainers of embodied AI, has emerged, which comprise roles such as data collectors. In Guizhou, China's first national comprehensive big data pilot zone, data collectors are producing the essential "raw material" for the digital economy, bridging the physical and digital worlds. Data collection professionals show a rising demand in recent years, becoming an emerging career path in digital job market. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

The pack of riders (peloton) cycles past spectators with bicycles atop hay bales at the start of the 5th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 158 km between Lannemezan and Pau in southwestern France, on July 8, 2026. (Photo by Jeff PACHOUD / AFP)

Lotto Intermarché team's French rider Baptiste Veistroffer cycles in a breakaway at the start of the 5th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 158 km between Lannemezan and Pau in southwestern France, on July 8, 2026. (Photo by Jeff PACHOUD / AFP)

A woman holds a picture of the late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei near the shrine of Imam Hussein in the Iraqi holy city of Karbala on July 8, 2026. Iran began six days of public funeral ceremonies for Khamenei on July 4, including a dedicated day in neighbouring Iraq -- a Shia powerhouse with close ties to Tehran and home to the faith's most sacred shrines. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)

A woman reacts while holding a picture of late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei near the shrine of Imam Hussein in the Iraqi holy city of Karbala on July 8, 2026. Iran began six days of public funeral ceremonies for Khamenei on July 4, including a dedicated day in neighbouring Iraq -- a Shia powerhouse with close ties to Tehran and home to the faith's most sacred shrines. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)