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) -- YIBIN, July 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Volunteers deliver watermelons at a temporary resettlement site for quake-affected people in Qunle Village of Gaoxian County, Yibin City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 9, 2026. A 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Gaoxian County, Yibin City, at 10:08 a.m. on Wednesday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). Local authorities are making sustained efforts to ensure sound resettlement of quake-affected people. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

(260709) -- YIBIN, July 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on July 9, 2026 shows a temporary resettlement site for quake-affected people in Qunle Village of Gaoxian County, Yibin City, southwest China's Sichuan Province. A 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Gaoxian County, Yibin City, at 10:08 a.m. on Wednesday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). Local authorities are making sustained efforts to ensure sound resettlement of quake-affected people. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

(260709) -- YIBIN, July 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Volunteers prepare food at a temporary resettlement site for quake-affected people in Qunle Village of Gaoxian County, Yibin City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 9, 2026. A 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Gaoxian County, Yibin City, at 10:08 a.m. on Wednesday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). Local authorities are making sustained efforts to ensure sound resettlement of quake-affected people. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

(260709) -- YIBIN, July 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A volunteer sprays water for cooling a temporary resettlement site for quake-affected people in Qunle Village of Gaoxian County, Yibin City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 9, 2026. A 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Gaoxian County, Yibin City, at 10:08 a.m. on Wednesday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). Local authorities are making sustained efforts to ensure sound resettlement of quake-affected people. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

(260709) -- TAXKORGAN, July 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Duri Jarman (R) greets with a bride's elder in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 28, 2026. This summer, happiness filled the air around the home of herdsman Duri Jarman. His youngest son Nurkerim tied the knot with his beloved woman. Weddings of the Tajik ethnic group usually last three days. Inscribed on the national intangible cultural heritage list in 2008, the wedding customs of the Tajik ethnic group maintain unique traditions and are always described as festivals of music, dance and food to showcase the resplendent newlyweds and their propitious marriage. In Aimin Village, this wedding also serves as a vivid epitome of the eight-year transformative leap brought by the poverty alleviation relocation program. In the winter of 2018, Jarman and his family benefited from the relocation policy for poverty alleviation and settled in Aimin Village. They gradually adapted to the changes, enjoying a new life different from that of their ancestors. Jarman ran a small grocery store with Nurkerim, while his eldest and second sons both landed stable new jobs. Nurkerim also bought a pickup truck to run a transport business. It was this business that brought him together with his wife. For this family, the relocation is not only an opportunity for development, but also a path leading to happiness. Over the past eight years, Jarman has expanded his courtyard and planted saplings year after year. His small yard, where not a single tree used to grow, is now shaded by lush, thriving woods. As relocation sites of the poverty alleviation relocation program, Aimin Village and neighboring Fumin Village are now home to 321 households, with at least one person employed per household on average. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

(260709) -- TAXKORGAN, July 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Nurkerim arrives at his bride's home and greets her elders in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 28, 2026. This summer, happiness filled the air around the home of herdsman Duri Jarman. His youngest son Nurkerim tied the knot with his beloved woman. Weddings of the Tajik ethnic group usually last three days. Inscribed on the national intangible cultural heritage list in 2008, the wedding customs of the Tajik ethnic group maintain unique traditions and are always described as festivals of music, dance and food to showcase the resplendent newlyweds and their propitious marriage. In Aimin Village, this wedding also serves as a vivid epitome of the eight-year transformative leap brought by the poverty alleviation relocation program. In the winter of 2018, Jarman and his family benefited from the relocation policy for poverty alleviation and settled in Aimin Village. They gradually adapted to the changes, enjoying a new life different from that of their ancestors. Jarman ran a small grocery store with Nurkerim, while his eldest and second sons both landed stable new jobs. Nurkerim also bought a pickup truck to run a transport business. It was this business that brought him together with his wife. For this family, the relocation is not only an opportunity for development, but also a path leading to happiness. Over the past eight years, Jarman has expanded his courtyard and planted saplings year after year. His small yard, where not a single tree used to grow, is now shaded by lush, thriving woods. As relocation sites of the poverty alleviation relocation program, Aimin Village and neighboring Fumin Village are now home to 321 households, with at least one person employed per household on average. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

(260709) -- TAXKORGAN, July 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- The groom's mother (L) chats with the bride at the wedding in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 30, 2026. This summer, happiness filled the air around the home of herdsman Duri Jarman. His youngest son Nurkerim tied the knot with his beloved woman. Weddings of the Tajik ethnic group usually last three days. Inscribed on the national intangible cultural heritage list in 2008, the wedding customs of the Tajik ethnic group maintain unique traditions and are always described as festivals of music, dance and food to showcase the resplendent newlyweds and their propitious marriage. In Aimin Village, this wedding also serves as a vivid epitome of the eight-year transformative leap brought by the poverty alleviation relocation program. In the winter of 2018, Jarman and his family benefited from the relocation policy for poverty alleviation and settled in Aimin Village. They gradually adapted to the changes, enjoying a new life different from that of their ancestors. Jarman ran a small grocery store with Nurkerim, while his eldest and second sons both landed stable new jobs. Nurkerim also bought a pickup truck to run a transport business. It was this business that brought him together with his wife. For this family, the relocation is not only an opportunity for development, but also a path leading to happiness. Over the past eight years, Jarman has expanded his courtyard and planted saplings year after year. His small yard, where not a single tree used to grow, is now shaded by lush, thriving woods. As relocation sites of the poverty alleviation relocation program, Aimin Village and neighboring Fumin Village are now home to 321 households, with at least one person employed per household on average. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

(260709) -- TAXKORGAN, July 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An aerial panoramic photo taken on June 30, 2026 shows a view of the Aimin Village and Fumin Village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. This summer, happiness filled the air around the home of herdsman Duri Jarman. His youngest son Nurkerim tied the knot with his beloved woman. Weddings of the Tajik ethnic group usually last three days. Inscribed on the national intangible cultural heritage list in 2008, the wedding customs of the Tajik ethnic group maintain unique traditions and are always described as festivals of music, dance and food to showcase the resplendent newlyweds and their propitious marriage. In Aimin Village, this wedding also serves as a vivid epitome of the eight-year transformative leap brought by the poverty alleviation relocation program. In the winter of 2018, Jarman and his family benefited from the relocation policy for poverty alleviation and settled in Aimin Village. They gradually adapted to the changes, enjoying a new life different from that of their ancestors. Jarman ran a small grocery store with Nurkerim, while his eldest and second sons both landed stable new jobs. Nurkerim also bought a pickup truck to run a transport business. It was this business that brought him together with his wife. For this family, the relocation is not only an opportunity for development, but also a path leading to happiness. Over the past eight years, Jarman has expanded his courtyard and planted saplings year after year. His small yard, where not a single tree used to grow, is now shaded by lush, thriving woods. As relocation sites of the poverty alleviation relocation program, Aimin Village and neighboring Fumin Village are now home to 321 households, with at least one person employed per household on average. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)