/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

FILED - 28 June 2026, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Sassnitz: FILE PHOTO - Alliance 90/The Greens federal co-leader Franziska Brantner speaks at the podium during the party's small party conference combined with the East Congress. Photo: Stefan Sauer/dpa

(FILES) Jose Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, United Nations Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America (UN-ECLAC), poses for picture for AFP in Guatemala City on July 28, 2025. The uncertainty unleashed in global trade by the tariffs imposed by Donald Trump would hit Latin American economies “a little harder” in 2026, Jose Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs told AFP on August 17, 2026, ahead of the Sixth Meeting on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, to take place in Montevideo from August 18 to 20. (Photo by Johan ORDУСEZ / AFP)

US actor Woody Harrelson speaks on stage with his "Heart Of Sarajevo" award at the 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on August 18, 2026. (Photo by ELVIS BARUKCIC / AFP)

US actor Woody Harrelson speaks on stage with his "Heart Of Sarajevo" award at the 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on August 18, 2026. (Photo by ELVIS BARUKCIC / AFP)

US actor Woody Harrelson speaks on stage with his "Heart Of Sarajevo" award at the 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on August 18, 2026. (Photo by ELVIS BARUKCIC / AFP)

US actor Woody Harrelson speaks on stage with his "Heart Of Sarajevo" award at the 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on August 18, 2026. (Photo by ELVIS BARUKCIC / AFP)

US actor Woody Harrelson (c) arrives for the "Heart Of Sarajevo" award ceremony at the 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on August 18, 2026. (Photo by ELVIS BARUKCIC / AFP)

US actor Woody Harrelson (R) receives his "Heart Of Sarajevo" award from Director of Sarajevo Film Festival, Jovan Marjanovic (L), at the 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on August 18, 2026. (Photo by ELVIS BARUKCIC / AFP)