/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

People raft in a rubber dinghy on the Tiber River past Tiberina Island, in a stretch of the river that runs entirely within the urban area of central Rome, on August 14, 2026. Rafting on the Tiber offers relief from Rome heatwave on a rafting route on the Tiber taking place entirely within the urban area and taking approximately two hours. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP)

People raft in a rubber dinghy on the Tiber River, which runs entirely within the urban area of central Rome, on August 14, 2026. Rafting on the Tiber offers relief from Rome heatwave on a rafting route on the Tiber taking place entirely within the urban area and taking approximately two hours. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP)

People raft in a rubber dinghy on the Tiber River, past Castel Sant'Angelo, on a stretch of the river that runs entirely within the urban area of central Rome, on August 14, 2026. Rafting on the Tiber offers relief from Rome heatwave on a rafting route on the Tiber taking place entirely within the urban area and taking approximately two hours. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP)

Bolivian police officers stand guard at the entrance to the Clinica de Las Americas, where Bolivian lawyer Nadia Beller --partner of Fernando Cerimedo, personal adviser to the president of Bolivia, Rodrigo Paz-- was hospitalized on the eve after receiving several gunshot wounds, in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, on August 18, 2026. Bolivian police on August 18, 20026 arrested Fernando Cerimedo, an Argentine political consultant who has also worked on the presidential campaigns of other Latin American right-wingers, from Argentina's Javier Milei to former Brazilian leader Jair Bolsonaro, over the shooting of Beller, with whom he has been linked romantically. . (Photo by RODRIGO URZAGASTI / AFP)

Bolivian police officers stand guard at the entrance to the Clinica de Las Americas, where Bolivian lawyer Nadia Beller --partner of Fernando Cerimedo, personal adviser to the president of Bolivia, Rodrigo Paz-- was hospitalized on the eve after receiving several gunshot wounds, in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, on August 18, 2026. Bolivian police on August 18, 20026 arrested Fernando Cerimedo, an Argentine political consultant who has also worked on the presidential campaigns of other Latin American right-wingers, from Argentina's Javier Milei to former Brazilian leader Jair Bolsonaro, over the shooting of Beller, with whom he has been linked romantically. . (Photo by RODRIGO URZAGASTI / AFP)

Bolivian police officers stand guard at the entrance to the Clinica de Las Americas, where Bolivian lawyer Nadia Beller --partner of Fernando Cerimedo, personal adviser to the president of Bolivia, Rodrigo Paz-- was hospitalized on the eve after receiving several gunshot wounds, in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, on August 18, 2026. Bolivian police on August 18, 20026 arrested Fernando Cerimedo, an Argentine political consultant, who has also worked on the presidential campaigns of other Latin American right-wingers, from Argentina's Javier Milei to former Brazilian leader Jair Bolsonaro, over the shooting of Beller, with whom he has been linked romantically. . (Photo by Rodrigo URZAGASTI / AFP)

A Bolivian police officer stands guard outside of the Clinica de Las Americas, where Bolivian lawyer Nadia Beller --partner of Fernando Cerimedo, personal adviser to the president of Bolivia, Rodrigo Paz-- was hospitalized on the eve after receiving several gunshot wounds, in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, on August 18, 2026. Bolivian police on August 18, 20026 arrested Fernando Cerimedo, an Argentine political consultant who has also worked on the presidential campaigns of other Latin American right-wingers, from Argentina's Javier Milei to former Brazilian leader Jair Bolsonaro, over the shooting of Beller, with whom he has been linked romantically. . (Photo by RODRIGO URZAGASTI / AFP)

Bolivian police officers stand guard at the entrance to the Clinica de Las Americas, where Bolivian lawyer Nadia Beller --partner of Fernando Cerimedo, personal adviser to the president of Bolivia, Rodrigo Paz-- was hospitalized on the eve after receiving several gunshot wounds, in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, on August 18, 2026. Bolivian police on August 18, 20026 arrested Fernando Cerimedo, an Argentine political consultant who has also worked on the presidential campaigns of other Latin American right-wingers, from Argentina's Javier Milei to former Brazilian leader Jair Bolsonaro, over the shooting of Beller, with whom he has been linked romantically. . (Photo by RODRIGO URZAGASTI / AFP)