/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) -- YINCHUAN, Aug. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 10, 2026 shows a newly built data center in Zhongwei, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Ren Wei)

(260818) -- YINCHUAN, Aug. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 25, 2026 shows wind turbines at a wind farm in Zhongwei, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. (Xinhua)

(260818) -- YINCHUAN, Aug. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 22, 2026 shows a view of a big data industrial park in Zhongwei, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. (Xinhua)

(260818) -- YINCHUAN, Aug. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 15, 2025 shows a view of a big data industrial park in Zhongwei, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. (Xinhua)

(260818) -- YINCHUAN, Aug. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on Sept. 5, 2025 shows a solar farm on the edge of the Tengger Desert in Zhongwei, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. (Xinhua)

(FILES) Former Pakistan's prime minister Imran Khan gestures as he speaks during an interview with AFP at his residence in Lahore on May 18, 2023. Pakistan's Supreme Court on August 18, 2026, has ordered jailed former prime minister Imran Khan to be moved to hospital for medical checks, after a petition by his lawyers over claims of poor health. (Photo by Arif ALI / AFP)

(FILES) In this picture taken on on November 4, 2022, Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan addresses the media representatives at a hospital in Lahore, a day after an assassination attempt on him. Pakistan's Supreme Court on August 18, 2026, has ordered jailed former prime minister Imran Khan to be moved to hospital for medical checks, after a petition by his lawyers over claims of poor health. (Photo by Arif ALI / AFP)

(FILES) Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan talk with media representatives at a hospital in Lahore on November 4, 2022, a day after an assassination attempt on him during his long march near Wazirabad. Pakistan's Supreme Court on August 18, 2026, has ordered jailed former prime minister Imran Khan to be moved to hospital for medical checks, after a petition by his lawyers over claims of poor health. (Photo by Arif ALI / AFP)