WINDHOEK, 19 August 2026 - Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp speaking at the Iziko Museum in Cape Town, South Africa during the handing over of the remains of former Robben Island prisoners in partnership with the South African Department of Sport, Arts and Culture. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

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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.

(260820) -- ACCRA, Aug. 20, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Michael Abu Sakara Foster, an agronomist, speaks during a roundtable dialogue organized by the Ghana-China Friendship Association in Accra, Ghana, Aug. 18, 2026. TO GO WITH "Roundup: China's development experience can inspire Ghana: expert" (Photo by Seth/Xinhua)

Flamengo's forward #16 Samuel Lino celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the second leg of the Copa Libertadores round of 16 football match between Brazilian teams Flamengo and Cruzeiro at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 19, 2026. (Photo by Pablo PORCIUNCULA / AFP)

Flamengo's forward #16 Samuel Lino celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the second leg of the Copa Libertadores round of 16 football match between Brazilian teams Flamengo and Cruzeiro at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 19, 2026. (Photo by Pablo PORCIUNCULA / AFP)

Flamengo's forward #16 Samuel Lino celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the second leg of the Copa Libertadores round of 16 football match between Brazilian teams Flamengo and Cruzeiro at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 19, 2026. (Photo by Pablo PORCIUNCULA / AFP)

Flamengo's forward #16 Samuel Lino celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the second leg of the Copa Libertadores round of 16 football match between Brazilian teams Flamengo and Cruzeiro at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 19, 2026. (Photo by Pablo PORCIUNCULA / AFP)

Cruzeiro's Paraguayan midfielder Lucas Romero (2nd-R) celebrates with teammates scoring his team's first goal during the second leg of the Copa Libertadores round of 16 football match between Brazilian teams Flamengo and Cruzeiro at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 19, 2026. (Photo by Pablo PORCIUNCULA / AFP)

River Plate's midfielder #6 Anibal Moreno and Santa Fe's Argentine forward #19 Nahuel Bustos fight for the ball during the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana round of 16 football match between Colombia's Independiente Santa Fe and Argentina's River Plate at the Nemesio Camacho 'El Campin' stadium, in Bogota, on August 19, 2026. (Photo by Luis ACOSTA / AFP)

Couples take part in a collective wedding ceremony at the Hongmei Cultural and Creative Park in Shenyang, in northeastern China's Liaoning province, on August 19, 2026. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP) / China OUT