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, 14 August 2026 - Namibian international rider, Alex Miller, during stage two of the 2026 Pupkewitz Megabuild Tour de Windhoek on the Dordabis road. Miller won the stage with a huge time gap from the rest of the peloton. (Photo: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 14 August 2026 - Namibian international rider, Alex Miller, during stage two of the 2026 Pupkewitz Megabuild Tour de Windhoek on the Dordabis road. Miller won the stage with a huge time gap from the rest of the peloton. (Photo: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

17 August 2026, Bavaria, Munich: Bayern Munich's women's team pose for a group photo on the field during the German Bundesliga club's training and fan day. Photo: Peter Kneffel/dpa - IMPORTANT NOTICE: In accordance with the regulations of the Bundesliga and the DFB (German Football Association), it is prohibited to use or allow the use of photographs taken in the stadium and/or during the game in the form of sequential images and/or video-like photo series.

17 August 2026, Bavaria, Munich: Bayern Munich's Jovana Damnjanovic (L) and Harry Kane walk onto the field during the German Bundesliga club's training and fan day. Photo: Peter Kneffel/dpa - IMPORTANT NOTICE: In accordance with the regulations of the Bundesliga and the DFB (German Football Association), it is prohibited to use or allow the use of photographs taken in the stadium and/or during the game in the form of sequential images and/or video-like photo series.

17 August 2026, Rhineland-Palatinate, Ludwigshafen: (L-R) Klaus Blettner, Mayor of Ludwigshafen, Markus Kamieth, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE, Steffen Bilger , German Minister of Transportation, and Markus Wolf, State Secretary for Transportation and Mobility of Rhineland-Palatinate attend the symbolic groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion of the company's intermodal terminal. BASF is expanding its intermodal terminal in Ludwigshafen at a cost of more than 100 million euros. Completion is scheduled for 2028. Photo: Florian Wiegand/dpa

17 August 2026, Bavaria, Munich: Bayern Munich's Ena Mahmutovic (L) and goalkeeper Manuel Neuer walk onto the field past fog machines, during the German Bundesliga club's training and fan day. Photo: Peter Kneffel/dpa - IMPORTANT NOTICE: In accordance with the regulations of the Bundesliga and the DFB (German Football Association), it is prohibited to use or allow the use of photographs taken in the stadium and/or during the game in the form of sequential images and/or video-like photo series.

17 August 2026, Lower Saxony, Wischhafen: Christian Meyer, Minister of the Environment, Energy, and Climate Protection for Lower Saxony, Ina Kamps, COO of the transmission system operator Tennet, and Daniel Guenther, Minister President of Schleswig-Holstein, attend the symbolic tunnel breakthrough ceremony for the SuedLink Elbe crossing. After about one and a half years and 5.2 kilometers, the ELSA tunnel boring machine has reached the receiving shaft in Wischhafen.This marks the completion of tunnel boring between Wewelsfleth in Schleswig-Holstein and Wischhafen in Lower Saxony. Photo: Philipp Schulze/dpa

17 August 2026, Lower Saxony, Wischhafen: (L-R) Christian Meyer, Minister of the Environment, Energy, and Climate Protection for Lower Saxony, Ina Kamps, COO of the transmission system operator Tennet, and Daniel Guenther, Minister President of Schleswig-Holstein, attend the symbolic tunnel breakthrough ceremony for the SuedLink Elbe crossing. After about one and a half years and 5.2 kilometers, the ELSA tunnel boring machine has reached the receiving shaft in Wischhafen.This marks the completion of tunnel boring between Wewelsfleth in Schleswig-Holstein and Wischhafen in Lower Saxony. Photo: Philipp Schulze/dpa

17 August 2026, Lower Saxony, Wischhafen: A view inside the tunnel of the SuedLink Elbe crossing. The 5.2 kilometers ELSA tunnel boring machine has reached the receiving shaft in Wischhafen, marking the completion of tunnel boring between Wewelsfleth in Schleswig-Holstein and Wischhafen in Lower Saxony. Photo: Philipp Schulze/dpa

17 August 2026, Berlin: Lars Klingbeil, German Minister of Finance, Vice Chancellor, and Social Democratic Party (SPD) Federal Chairman, and Elisabeth Kaiser, Minister of State and German Government Commissioner for Eastern Germany arrive to the Eastern Germany Industry Dialogue on "Start-ups and Scale-ups" at the Ministry of Finance. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa