/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

PRODUCTION - 14 August 2026, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Dranske: Scientists dissected the dead humpback whale found in the Greifswald Bodden on the grounds of the Maritime Museum. All organs that had not yet decomposed were weighed, measured, and sampled. In addition, the scientists examined the organs for visible changes to determine whether the whale was infested with parasites such as worms or showed signs of inflammation. Photo: Stefan Sauer/dpa

PRODUCTION - 14 August 2026, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Dranske: Scientists dissected the dead humpback whale found in the Greifswald Bodden on the grounds of the Maritime Museum. All organs that had not yet decomposed were weighed, measured, and sampled. In addition, the scientists examined the organs for visible changes to determine whether the whale was infested with parasites such as worms or showed signs of inflammation. Photo: Stefan Sauer/dpa

18 August 2026, North Rhine-Westphalia, Monschau: Fire department emergency vehicles are parked along the roadside in the Surbrot district. In the Hohes Venn nature reserve in Belgium, the battle against the wildfires continues. German emergency responders, operating out of the Eifel town of Monschau, are also involved. Photo: Oliver Berg/dpa

18 August 2026, North Rhine-Westphalia, Monschau: A Belgian police water cannon is parked in front of St. Wendelin Church in the Surbrot neighborhood. In Belgium's High Fens Nature Reserve, the battle against the wildfires continues. German emergency responders, operating out of the Eifel town of Monschau, are also involved. Photo: Oliver Berg/dpa

18 August 2026, North Rhine-Westphalia, Monschau: Fire department and Technical Relief Service (THW) emergency vehicles are parked along the roadside in the Kalterherberg district of the Aachen metropolitan region. In the Hohes Venn nature reserve in Belgium, the battle against the wildfires continues. German emergency responders are also involved, operating out of the Eifel town of Monschau. Photo: Oliver Berg/dpa

(FILES) Joachim Rukwied, President of the German Farmers' Association (Deutscher Bauernverband) answers a journalist during a press event marking the official start of the 2026 grain harvest in Gross Machnow, eastern Germany, on July 2, 2026. Germany's grain harvest is expected to fall by seven percent this year as a result of severe drought and heatwaves, the German Farmers' Association (DBV) warned on August 18, 2026. "An overly dry spring and a heatwave in the second half of June were defining factors" leading to what the group described as a "below-average grain harvest" forecast at 41.9 million tonnes. Germany, along with much of Europe, has seen record-breaking temperatures this summer along with limited rainfall in much of the country. (Photo by RALF HIRSCHBERGER / AFP)

Servicemen of the Ukrainian Honour Guard carry 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)

(FILES) A aerial view shows a yellowing dried maize field in Selm, western Germany on August 10, 2026, following soaring summer temperatures and low rainfall. Germany's grain harvest is expected to fall by seven percent this year as a result of severe drought and heatwaves, the German Farmers' Association (DBV) warned on August 18, 2026. "An overly dry spring and a heatwave in the second half of June were defining factors" leading to what the group described as a "below-average grain harvest" forecast at 41.9 million tonnes. Germany, along with much of Europe, has seen record-breaking temperatures this summer along with limited rainfall in much of the country. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP)