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.

(260819) -- NEW YORK, Aug. 19, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 19, 2026 shows the U.S. national debt surpassing 40 trillion U.S. dollars, in New York, the United States. The U.S. national debt has surpassed 40 trillion U.S. dollars, according to data released by the Treasury Department on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Zhang Fengguo)

Atletico Madrid's Spanish forward #10 Alex Baena celebrates scoring their second goal during the Spanish league football match between Club Atletico de Madrid and Malaga CF at the Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid on August 19, 2026. (Photo by Javier SORIANO / AFP)

Atletico Madrid's Spanish forward #10 Alex Baena celebrates scoring their second goal during the Spanish league football match between Club Atletico de Madrid and Malaga CF at the Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid on August 19, 2026. (Photo by Javier SORIANO / AFP)

Atletico Madrid's Spanish forward #10 Alex Baena celebrates scoring their second goal during the Spanish league football match between Club Atletico de Madrid and Malaga CF at the Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid on August 19, 2026. (Photo by Javier SORIANO / AFP)

Atletico Madrid's Spanish forward #10 Alex Baena scores their second goal during the Spanish league football match between Club Atletico de Madrid and Malaga CF at the Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid on August 19, 2026. (Photo by Javier SORIANO / AFP)

Former FBI special agent Wade Lee testifies during the Duane Davis murder trial, related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, at Clark County District Court at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on August 19, 2026. The trial of the former gang leader accused of orchestrating the murder of rapper Tupac Shakur began on August 10, 30 years after one of America's most high-profile unresolved killings. The proceedings, expected to last a month, will likely not make clear who fired the shots that killed the California hip-hop legend on the night of September 7, 1996, while he was in Las Vegas to see a Mike Tyson boxing match. (Photo by David Becker / POOL / AFP)

This photograph shows the city of Corte in the center of the French Mediterranean island of Corsica on August 19, 2026. (Photo by Pascal POCHARD-CASABIANCA / AFP)

District Court Judge Carli Kierny speaks during the Duane Davis murder trial, related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, at Clark County District Court at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on August 19, 2026. The trial of the former gang leader accused of orchestrating the murder of rapper Tupac Shakur began on August 10, 30 years after one of America's most high-profile unresolved killings. The proceedings, expected to last a month, will likely not make clear who fired the shots that killed the California hip-hop legend on the night of September 7, 1996, while he was in Las Vegas to see a Mike Tyson boxing match. (Photo by David Becker / POOL / AFP)