/KHOICHAS, 14 August 2026 - Namibia’s independence was a collective victory. The southern regions of Hardap and ||Karas were central to the struggle, anchored by local churches that risked everything to shelter PLAN fighters and educate the future leaders of our nation. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

HOACHANAS, 12 August 2026 - Historian and liberation struggle icon Markus Kooper, in collaboration with the Hoachanas community, has established a community library to preserve the history of the southern region, including the Red Clan history and past freedom struggle events. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

GIBEON, 13 August 2026 - The African Methodist Episcopal Private Community School (AMEPS) in Gibeon was a significant community-operated institution founded by the AME Church and local leaders, including Hendrik Witbooi, during the fight for freedom. It ceased operations and was integrated into the state school system in 2007. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

/KHOICHAS, 14 August 2026 - Jacqueline Juliana Rukamba, a former principal at Khoichas Primary School in the Karas region, significantly contributed to Namibia's independence, particularly in education, during the 1970s and 1980s. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

GIBEON, 13 August 2026 – The African Methodist Episcopal Private Community School (AMEPS) in Gibeon was a significant community-operated institution founded by the AME Church and local leaders, including Hendrik Witbooi, during the fight for freedom. It ceased operations and was integrated into the state school system in 2007. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

GIBEON, 13 August 2026 – The African Methodist Episcopal Private Community School (AMEPS) in Gibeon was a significant community-operated institution founded by the AME Church and local leaders, including Hendrik Witbooi, during the fight for freedom. It ceased operations and was integrated into the state school system in 2007. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

GIBEON, 13 August 2026 – Gaob Salomon Josephat Witbooi, former Namibian ambassador to Zambia, reflected on the southern region's contribution to Namibia's struggle for independence during a discussion with Nampa's team. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 15 August 2026 - South Africa’s Kelsey Jade van Schoor (in green) during the 2026 Pupkewitz Megabuild Tour de Windhoek. She was crowned the overall champion of the 2026 women’s category. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

This video grab shows a lifeboat (L) approaching a drifting sailboat, filmed from a ferry off the coast of French island of Ile-d'Yeu, western Franc on August 17, 2026 as search operations are underway to try to locate its occupants. The alarm was raised by a passenger on a Brittany Ferries vessel, travelling between Portsmouth (UK) and Bilbao (Spain), who "spotted a drifting sailboat." (Photo by John WEAVER / AFP)

(FILES) Laota Seanlee (C), a controversial guerilla fighter long accused of playing a key role in the Golden Triangle drugs trade, is escorted into a Criminal Court in Bangkok on December 13, 2017. Thailand's justice minister pledged on August 18, 2026 to review pardon criteria following backlash over the release of 85-year-old drug trafficker Laota Saenlee who served less than a decade of a life prison sentence. (Photo by LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

This video grab shows a drifting sailboat, filmed from a ferry off the coast of French island of Ile-d'Yeu, western Franc on August 17, 2026 as search operations are underway to try to locate its occupants. The alarm was raised by a passenger on a Brittany Ferries vessel, travelling between Portsmouth (UK) and Bilbao (Spain), who "spotted a drifting sailboat." (Photo by John WEAVER / AFP)

India's captain Shubman Gill (R) plays a shot during the fourth day of the first Test cricket match between Sri Lanka and India at the Galle International Stadium in Galle on August 18, 2026. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)

India's captain Shubman Gill watches the ball after playing a shot during the fourth day of the first Test cricket match between Sri Lanka and India at the Galle International Stadium in Galle on August 18, 2026. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)

(260818) -- MANILA, Aug. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Responders are seen after a shooting incident at a school in Zamboanga City, the Philippines, Aug. 18, 2026. A shooting at a junior high school in Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines on Tuesday morning left at least one victim dead and nine others injured, while the suspect took his own life on campus, bringing the death toll to two, according to the local city mayor. (Zamboanga City LGU/Handout via Xinhua)

(260818) -- TOKYO, Aug. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Japanese sprinter Kiryu Yoshihide displays the lit torch during the flame lighting ceremony for the 20th Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan, on Aug. 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

(260818) -- TOKYO, Aug. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Japanese sprinter Kiryu Yoshihide lights the torch from the cauldron during the flame lighting ceremony for the 20th Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan, on Aug. 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)