/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

(FILES) French minister of women's rights Yvette Roudy attends a convention about "Women and Future" during the international woman's day in Paris on March 08, 1984. Yvette Roudy, who served as the first Minister of Women's Rights between 1981 and 1986, died on August 18, 2026 in Cabestany (Pyrénées-Orientales) at the age of 97, her nephew Jean-Pierre Saldou told AFP. (Photo by Georges BENDRIHEM / AFP)

Singapore’s Harhys Stewart (C) celebrates with a teammate after scoring a goal during the second leg of the 2026 ASEAN Championship football semi-final match between Thailand and Singapore at Rajamangala National Stadium in Bangkok on August 18, 2026. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP)

(FILES) French astronaut Sophie Adenot speaks to children from the International Space Station during a video call, at the Centre Nationale d'Etudes Spatiale (CNES), in Toulouse on June 3, 2026. Sophie Adenot became the first French female astronaut to venture outside the International Space Station for a spacewalk on August 18, 2026, accompanied by American astronaut Anil Menon. President Emmanuel Macron hailed Sophie Adenot's spacewalk, describing the event as a source of "French pride" and seeing the astronaut as "the face of all possibilities." (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP)

(FILES) A homeless man sleeps at Plaza de Mayo square in front of Casa Rosada presidential palace in Buenos Aires on September 25, 2024. Household arrears in Argentina have tripled in twelve months and reached in 2026 their highest level in 20 years during Javier Milei’s government. The main problem is stagnant incomes and soaring living costs, particularly due to utility bills, which have far outstripped inflation since the ultra-liberal president came to power in December 2023. (Photo by LUIS ROBAYO / AFP)

(FILES) Workers complete preparations on the media filing center and spin room for the ABC News Presidential Debate between Democratic candidate Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican candidate former US President Donald Trump, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 9, 2024. The Disney-owned ABC television network sued the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on August 18, 2026, over a potential threat to its broadcast licenses. The suit filed in a federal court in Washington accuses the Trump administration, through the FCC, of waging a "retaliatory campaign against ABC for a single reason: it disapproves of what ABC broadcasts." (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)

(FILES) An appraiser weights gold jewelry at a gold dealership in Buenos Aires on June 6, 2024. Household arrears in Argentina have tripled in twelve months and reached in 2026 their highest level in 20 years during Javier Milei’s government. The main problem is stagnant incomes and soaring living costs, particularly due to utility bills, which have far outstripped inflation since the ultra-liberal president came to power in December 2023. (Photo by JUAN MABROMATA / AFP)

(FILES) People walk through a street market in Villa Fiorito, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, on October 19, 2025. Household arrears in Argentina have tripled in twelve months and reached in 2026 their highest level in 20 years during Javier Milei’s government. The main problem is stagnant incomes and soaring living costs, particularly due to utility bills, which have far outstripped inflation since the ultra-liberal president came to power in December 2023. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / AFP)

(FILES) This aerial view shows the Padre Carlos Mujica shantytown -aka Villa 31- in Buenos Aires, on February 26, 2026. Household arrears in Argentina have tripled in twelve months and reached in 2026 their highest level in 20 years during Javier Milei’s government. The main problem is stagnant incomes and soaring living costs, particularly due to utility bills, which have far outstripped inflation since the ultra-liberal president came to power in December 2023. (Photo by LUIS ROBAYO / AFP)