/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

A woman tosses handfuls of soil over the coffin bearing the repatriated remains of Yevhen Konovalets, leader of the Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN), who was killed by a Soviet agent in 1938, during his reburial ceremony 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 (R) looks at servicemen of the Ukrainian Honour Guard carrying thz coffin bearing the repatriated remains of Yevhen Konovalets, leader of the Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN), who was killed by a Soviet agent in 1938, during his reburial ceremony at the National Military Memorial Cemetery near Kyiv on August 18, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Roman PILIPEY / AFP)

Myanmar's President Min Aung Hlaing adjusts ribbons as he attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier near the Kremlin wall in Moscow on August 18, 2026. (Photo by Pavel Bednyakov / POOL / AFP)

Myanmar's President Min Aung Hlaing looks on as he attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier near the Kremlin wall in Moscow on August 18, 2026. (Photo by Pavel Bednyakov / POOL / AFP)

Myanmar's President Min Aung Hlaing looks on as he attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier near the Kremlin wall in Moscow on August 18, 2026. (Photo by Pavel Bednyakov / POOL / AFP)

Myanmar's President Min Aung Hlaing looks on as he attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier near the Kremlin wall in Moscow on August 18, 2026. (Photo by Pavel Bednyakov / POOL / AFP)

Myanmar's President Min Aung Hlaing (R) looks on as he attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier near the Kremlin wall in Moscow on August 18, 2026. (Photo by Pavel Bednyakov / POOL / AFP)

Myanmar's President Min Aung Hlaing (C) waves as he walks with officials while he attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier near the Kremlin wall in Moscow on August 18, 2026. (Photo by Pavel Bednyakov / POOL / AFP)