/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

(260818) -- BEIJING, Aug. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese national flag flies at half-mast to mourn the death of Comrade Zhu Rongji at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

(260818) -- BEIJING, Aug. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese national flag flies at half-mast to mourn the death of Comrade Zhu Rongji at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul (R) talks with the Governor of New South Wales Margaret Beazley (C) during an official function at Government House in Sydney on August 18, 2026. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP)

Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul (R) talks with the Governor of New South Wales Margaret Beazley (L) during an official function at Government House in Sydney on August 18, 2026. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP)

Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul (R) talks with the Governor of New South Wales Margaret Beazley (L) during an official function at Government House in Sydney on August 18, 2026. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP)

US businessman Howard Buffett is pictured as Colombian singer Shakira talks to the media after visiting destroyed areas after a 7.4 earthquake in Quibdo, Colombia on August 17, 2026. The noise of backhoes, cranes and bulldozers echoed across Colombia's quake-hit cities as workers labored to remove rubble, though the chance of finding survivors was slim a week after the disaster. (Photo by AFP)

Senator and right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro holds an inflatable of his father, convicted former President Jair Bolsonaro, during a rally at Mackenzie Esporte Clube in Belo Horizonte, Brazil on August 17, 2026. Brazilians will go to the polls next October 4 once again deeply polarized and under the shadow of US President Donald Trump, who has backed conservative candidates in recent elections in Latin America. (Photo by Gledston Tavares / AFP)

Senator and right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro (C) speaks to supporters during a rally at Mackenzie Esporte Clube in Belo Horizonte, Brazil on August 17, 2026. Brazilians will go to the polls next October 4 once again deeply polarized and under the shadow of US President Donald Trump, who has backed conservative candidates in recent elections in Latin America. (Photo by Gledston Tavares / AFP)