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OKAHANDJA, 18 July 2015 - Chief Tjinaani Maharero of the Maharero Traditional Authority and head of the Otjika-Tjamuaha Royal House. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 18 August 2026 - First Gentleman Lieutenant General Epaphras Denga Ndaitwah on Tuesday launched the DEN Impact Foundation, an initiative aimed at implementing targeted programs to tackle the escalating social, educational, and mental health issues affecting boys. (Pho: Contributed) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 18 August 2026 - Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare speaking at the launch of DEN Impact Foundation on Tuesday in Windhoek. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA.

/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.

(260819) -- URUMQI, Aug. 19, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Zhuang Shihua is on his ward rounds at night at the hospital affiliated to the Xinjiang Armed Police Corps in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 27, 2026. Zhuang Shihua, a veteran hepatobiliary surgeon and former president of the hospital affiliated to the Xinjiang Armed Police Corps, has been in the country's far west for over five decades. His team has successfully completed more than 140,000 minimally invasive hepatobiliary surgeries, and made seven breakthroughs that filled the domestic gap in the field. Apart from clinical practice, Zhuang has cultivated a large number of key personnel, and supported grassroots medical workers who have stood firm on the front lines of public health. Zhuang's medical expertise brought him many opportunities to make a fortune, but he turned down the offers and stayed in Xinjiang. Zhuang often visited patients in the pastoral areas of Tianshan Mountains. He also provided financial assistance to over 70 underprivileged students and helped more than 690 households with patients out of poverty. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)

(260819) -- URUMQI, Aug. 19, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Zhuang Shihua is on his ward rounds at night at the hospital affiliated to the Xinjiang Armed Police Corps in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 27, 2026. Zhuang Shihua, a veteran hepatobiliary surgeon and former president of the hospital affiliated to the Xinjiang Armed Police Corps, has been in the country's far west for over five decades. His team has successfully completed more than 140,000 minimally invasive hepatobiliary surgeries, and made seven breakthroughs that filled the domestic gap in the field. Apart from clinical practice, Zhuang has cultivated a large number of key personnel, and supported grassroots medical workers who have stood firm on the front lines of public health. Zhuang's medical expertise brought him many opportunities to make a fortune, but he turned down the offers and stayed in Xinjiang. Zhuang often visited patients in the pastoral areas of Tianshan Mountains. He also provided financial assistance to over 70 underprivileged students and helped more than 690 households with patients out of poverty. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)

(260819) -- URUMQI, Aug. 19, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Zhuang Shihua (L) performs a surgery at the hospital affiliated to the Xinjiang Armed Police Corps in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 18, 2026. Zhuang Shihua, a veteran hepatobiliary surgeon and former president of the hospital affiliated to the Xinjiang Armed Police Corps, has been in the country's far west for over five decades. His team has successfully completed more than 140,000 minimally invasive hepatobiliary surgeries, and made seven breakthroughs that filled the domestic gap in the field. Apart from clinical practice, Zhuang has cultivated a large number of key personnel, and supported grassroots medical workers who have stood firm on the front lines of public health. Zhuang's medical expertise brought him many opportunities to make a fortune, but he turned down the offers and stayed in Xinjiang. Zhuang often visited patients in the pastoral areas of Tianshan Mountains. He also provided financial assistance to over 70 underprivileged students and helped more than 690 households with patients out of poverty. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)

(260819) -- URUMQI, Aug. 19, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Zhuang Shihua visits a patient for free clinic service in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 27, 2026. Zhuang Shihua, a veteran hepatobiliary surgeon and former president of the hospital affiliated to the Xinjiang Armed Police Corps, has been in the country's far west for over five decades. His team has successfully completed more than 140,000 minimally invasive hepatobiliary surgeries, and made seven breakthroughs that filled the domestic gap in the field. Apart from clinical practice, Zhuang has cultivated a large number of key personnel, and supported grassroots medical workers who have stood firm on the front lines of public health. Zhuang's medical expertise brought him many opportunities to make a fortune, but he turned down the offers and stayed in Xinjiang. Zhuang often visited patients in the pastoral areas of Tianshan Mountains. He also provided financial assistance to over 70 underprivileged students and helped more than 690 households with patients out of poverty. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)

(260819) -- URUMQI, Aug. 19, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Zhuang Shihua talks with a patient and his family at the hospital affiliated to the Xinjiang Armed Police Corps in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 18, 2026. Zhuang Shihua, a veteran hepatobiliary surgeon and former president of the hospital affiliated to the Xinjiang Armed Police Corps, has been in the country's far west for over five decades. His team has successfully completed more than 140,000 minimally invasive hepatobiliary surgeries, and made seven breakthroughs that filled the domestic gap in the field. Apart from clinical practice, Zhuang has cultivated a large number of key personnel, and supported grassroots medical workers who have stood firm on the front lines of public health. Zhuang's medical expertise brought him many opportunities to make a fortune, but he turned down the offers and stayed in Xinjiang. Zhuang often visited patients in the pastoral areas of Tianshan Mountains. He also provided financial assistance to over 70 underprivileged students and helped more than 690 households with patients out of poverty. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)

(260819) -- URUMQI, Aug. 19, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Zhuang Shihua (L) and his colleagues perform a surgery at the hospital affiliated to the Xinjiang Armed Police Corps in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 18, 2026. Zhuang Shihua, a veteran hepatobiliary surgeon and former president of the hospital affiliated to the Xinjiang Armed Police Corps, has been in the country's far west for over five decades. His team has successfully completed more than 140,000 minimally invasive hepatobiliary surgeries, and made seven breakthroughs that filled the domestic gap in the field. Apart from clinical practice, Zhuang has cultivated a large number of key personnel, and supported grassroots medical workers who have stood firm on the front lines of public health. Zhuang's medical expertise brought him many opportunities to make a fortune, but he turned down the offers and stayed in Xinjiang. Zhuang often visited patients in the pastoral areas of Tianshan Mountains. He also provided financial assistance to over 70 underprivileged students and helped more than 690 households with patients out of poverty. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)

(260819) -- URUMQI, Aug. 19, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Zhuang Shihua talks with a Brazilian patient at the hospital affiliated to the Xinjiang Armed Police Corps in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 4, 2011. Zhuang Shihua, a veteran hepatobiliary surgeon and former president of the hospital affiliated to the Xinjiang Armed Police Corps, has been in the country's far west for over five decades. His team has successfully completed more than 140,000 minimally invasive hepatobiliary surgeries, and made seven breakthroughs that filled the domestic gap in the field. Apart from clinical practice, Zhuang has cultivated a large number of key personnel, and supported grassroots medical workers who have stood firm on the front lines of public health. Zhuang's medical expertise brought him many opportunities to make a fortune, but he turned down the offers and stayed in Xinjiang. Zhuang often visited patients in the pastoral areas of Tianshan Mountains. He also provided financial assistance to over 70 underprivileged students and helped more than 690 households with patients out of poverty. (Photo by Ma Aiguo/Xinhua)

(260819) -- URUMQI, Aug. 19, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Zhuang Shihua talks with a little girl who was once deprived of education and returned to school with his help in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 26, 2006. Zhuang Shihua, a veteran hepatobiliary surgeon and former president of the hospital affiliated to the Xinjiang Armed Police Corps, has been in the country's far west for over five decades. His team has successfully completed more than 140,000 minimally invasive hepatobiliary surgeries, and made seven breakthroughs that filled the domestic gap in the field. Apart from clinical practice, Zhuang has cultivated a large number of key personnel, and supported grassroots medical workers who have stood firm on the front lines of public health. Zhuang's medical expertise brought him many opportunities to make a fortune, but he turned down the offers and stayed in Xinjiang. Zhuang often visited patients in the pastoral areas of Tianshan Mountains. He also provided financial assistance to over 70 underprivileged students and helped more than 690 households with patients out of poverty. (Photo by Liu Haishan/Xinhua)