/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) -- DURBAN, Aug. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Elias Magosi, executive secretary of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), speaks during the opening ceremony of the 46th Ordinary Summit of the SADC Heads of State and Government in Durban, South Africa, Aug. 17, 2026. The summit opened Monday in South Africa's coastal city of Durban, with calls for deeper regional integration and stronger cooperation to advance industrialization and economic development. TO GO WITH "SADC summit opens in S. Africa's Durban with call for deeper regional integration" (Xinhua/Chen Wei)

(260818) -- DURBAN, Aug. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks during the opening ceremony of the 46th Ordinary Summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Heads of State and Government in Durban, South Africa, Aug. 17, 2026. The summit opened Monday in South Africa's coastal city of Durban, with calls for deeper regional integration and stronger cooperation to advance industrialization and economic development. TO GO WITH "SADC summit opens in S. Africa's Durban with call for deeper regional integration" (Xinhua/Chen Wei)

(260818) -- DURBAN, Aug. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (L) shakes hands with Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa as Ramaphosa succeeds Mnangagwa as the Southern African Development Community (SADC) chairperson during the opening ceremony of the 46th Ordinary Summit of the SADC Heads of State and Government in Durban, South Africa, Aug. 17, 2026. The summit opened Monday in South Africa's coastal city of Durban, with calls for deeper regional integration and stronger cooperation to advance industrialization and economic development. TO GO WITH "SADC summit opens in S. Africa's Durban with call for deeper regional integration" (Xinhua/Chen Wei)

An F-16 fighter jet flies in the sky over Kyiv on August 18, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Roman PILIPEY / AFP)

An F-16 fighter jet flies in the sky over Kyiv on August 18, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Roman PILIPEY / AFP)

(FILES) Benfica's Bosnian defender #17 Amar Dedic runs with the ball during the UEFA Champions League, league phase football match between Chelsea and Benfica at Stamford Bridge in London on September 30, 2025. Newcastle United announced on August 18, the signing of Bosnian full-back Amar Dedic from the Portuguese club Benfica for a fee estimated at Ј30 million (Ђ35 million). (Photo by Adrian Dennis / AFP)

Brigadier General Andriy Biletsky (R) of the Third Army Corps of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Brigadier General Denys Prokopenko, Commander of the 1st Corps of the National Guard of Ukraine “Azov” attend the reburial ceremony of the repatriated remains of Yevhen Konovalets, leader of the Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN), who was killed by a Soviet agent in 1938, at the National Military Memorial Cemetery near Kyiv on August 18, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Roman PILIPEY / AFP)

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky stands at attention as he attends the reburial ceremony of the repatriated remains of Yevhen Konovalets, leader of the Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN), who was killed by a Soviet agent in 1938, at the National Military Memorial Cemetery near Kyiv on August 18, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Roman PILIPEY / AFP)