/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

(FILES) Picture shows a general view of the Alhambra in Granada on June 10, 2023. A magnitude-4.8 earthquake caused cracks in walls and sent debris falling in Granada on August 18, 2026 lightly injuring three people, officials said, days after a slightly stronger quake hit the southern Spanish city. Conservation teams and experts were checking Granada's Alhambra palace, a UNESCO-listed jewel of medieval Islamic architecture and the seat of Spain's last Muslim kingdom. (Photo by JORGE GUERRERO / AFP)

(FILES) Picture shows the Alhambra in Granada, on May 2, 2020. A magnitude-4.8 earthquake caused cracks in walls and sent debris falling in Granada on August 18, 2026 lightly injuring three people, officials said, days after a slightly stronger quake hit the southern Spanish city. Conservation teams and experts were checking Granada's Alhambra palace, a UNESCO-listed jewel of medieval Islamic architecture and the seat of Spain's last Muslim kingdom. (Photo by JORGE GUERRERO / AFP)

(FILES) French astronaut Sophie Adenot attends a press conference regarding her departure for the International Space Station (ISS) in 2026, at the CNES, Centre national d'études spatiales (National Center for Space Studies) in Toulouse, southwestern France on November 24, 2025. Sophie Adenot became the first French female astronaut to venture outside the International Space Station for a spacewalk on August 18, 2026, accompanied by American astronaut Anil Menon. President Emmanuel Macron hailed Sophie Adenot's spacewalk, describing the event as a source of "French pride" and seeing the astronaut as "the face of all possibilities." (Photo by Valentine CHAPUIS / AFP)

(FILES) ESA astronaut candidate Sophie Adenot from France poses after a press conference of the European Space Agency (ESA) 2022 class of astronauts at the European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne, western Germany on May 3, 2023. Sophie Adenot became the first French female astronaut to venture outside the International Space Station for a spacewalk on August 18, 2026, accompanied by American astronaut Anil Menon. President Emmanuel Macron hailed Sophie Adenot's spacewalk, describing the event as a source of "French pride" and seeing the astronaut as "the face of all possibilities." (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP)

(FILES) ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot reacts as she prepares to travel to the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Dragon spacecraft at Space Launch Complex 40 for the Crew-12 mission at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on February 13, 2026. Sophie Adenot became the first French female astronaut to venture outside the International Space Station for a spacewalk on August 18, 2026, accompanied by American astronaut Anil Menon. President Emmanuel Macron hailed Sophie Adenot's spacewalk, describing the event as a source of "French pride" and seeing the astronaut as "the face of all possibilities." (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)

A firefighter takes part in operations against a wildfire at the Hautes Fagnes (High Fens) nature reserve near Waimes, eastern Belgium, on August 18, 2026. Rain started falling in Belgium on August 17, 2026 to help its fight against the country's biggest modern-day wildfire that has devastated some 3,000 hectares (7,500 acres) of the High Fens park on the border with Germany. Some 500 firefighters and troops are battling the blaze that has sent a huge cloud of black smoke across the region into neighbouring Germany and France. Scientists have long warned that climate change caused by human use of fossil fuels will make periods of drought more intense and longer-lasting, creating the ideal conditions for wildfires. (Photo by JOHN THYS / AFP)

A firefighter takes part in operations against a wildfire at the Hautes Fagnes (High Fens) nature reserve near Waimes, eastern Belgium, on August 18, 2026. Rain started falling in Belgium on August 17, 2026 to help its fight against the country's biggest modern-day wildfire that has devastated some 3,000 hectares (7,500 acres) of the High Fens park on the border with Germany. Some 500 firefighters and troops are battling the blaze that has sent a huge cloud of black smoke across the region into neighbouring Germany and France. Scientists have long warned that climate change caused by human use of fossil fuels will make periods of drought more intense and longer-lasting, creating the ideal conditions for wildfires. (Photo by JOHN THYS / AFP)

A woman wearing a dress with the US flag crosses a street in Havana on August 18, 2026. Once synonymous with carefree revelry, Havana has been deserted due to power cuts, mass emigration and deep uncertainty about its future. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP)