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.

/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.

(260819) -- BEIJING, Aug. 19, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, holds talks with Foreign Affairs Minister of Chile Francisco Perez Mackenna, in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)

(260819) -- BEIJING, Aug. 19, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, holds talks with Foreign Affairs Minister of Chile Francisco Perez Mackenna, in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)

(260819) -- DALIAN, Aug. 19, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 22, 2026 shows the China-built very large crude carrier (VLCC) in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province. TO GO WITH "Chinese shipyard delivers 300,000-tonne very large crude carrier" (DSIC/Handout via Xinhua)

A woman poses for photos as photographers, content creators, and visitors attend an event to celebrate World Photography Day at sunrise at SUMMIT One Vanderbilt in New York City on August 19, 2026. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP)

(FILES) This photograph taken on March 12, 2002, near Panthier in the Côte d'Or department, shows François Patriat, the Socialist Party candidate for the Burgundy region during a campaign visit for the March 2004 regional elections. Current senator and president of the "Rassemblement des democrates, progressistes et independants" group in the Senate Francois Patriat died, the parliamentary group announced on August 19, 2026 (Photo by Eric Feferberg / AFP)

(FILES) Head of the "Renaissance" parliamentary group Senator Francois Patriat uses his phone during a debate on the government's immigration bill in the French Senate in Paris on November 7, 2023. Current senator and president of the "Rassemblement des democrates, progressistes et independants" group in the Senate Francois Patriat died, the parliamentary group announced on August 19, 2026 (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)

(FILES) French Senator and president of the 'Rassemblement des democrates, progressistes et independants' group in the Senate Francois Patriat leaves the Hotel Matignon in Paris on September 21, 2022, after the government's consultations ahead of the ordinary parliamentary session which opens on October 3, 2022. Current senator and president of the "Rassemblement des democrates, progressistes et independants" group in the Senate Francois Patriat died, the parliamentary group announced on August 19, 2026 (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP)

(FILES) French senator Francois Patriat leaves after a crisis meeting on the eve of another major day of strikes and protests against the government's controversial pension reform, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on March 27, 2023. Current senator and president of the "Rassemblement des democrates, progressistes et independants" group in the Senate Francois Patriat died, the parliamentary group announced on August 19, 2026 (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)