/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

(260818) -- UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- The UN secretary-general's special representative for Libya and head of the UN Support Mission in Libya, Hanna Tetteh (on screens), speaks via a video link at a Security Council meeting at the UN headquarters in New York, Aug. 18, 2026. Tetteh on Tuesday called for political will to advance the political process in Libya. (Eskinder Debebe/UN Photo/Handout via Xinhua)

(260818) -- UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- The UN secretary-general's special representative for Libya and head of the UN Support Mission in Libya, Hanna Tetteh (right, on screens), speaks via a video link at a Security Council meeting at the UN headquarters in New York, Aug. 18, 2026. Tetteh on Tuesday called for political will to advance the political process in Libya. (Loey Felipe/UN Photo/Handout via Xinhua)

Duane Davis looks during his 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 18, 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 John Locher / POOL / AFP)

James McDonald, former Death Row Records security/bodyguard and longtime associate of Suge Knight, testifies during the murder trial of Duane Davis related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, at Clark County District Court Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on August 18, 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 John Locher / POOL / AFP)

Duane Davis (L) and his defense attorney Michael Sanft stand together during Davis’ murder trial related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, at Clark County District Court Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on August 18, 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 John Locher / POOL / AFP)

James McDonald, former Death Row Records security/bodyguard and longtime associate of Suge Knight, testifies during the murder trial of Duane Davis related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, at Clark County District Court Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on August 18, 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 John Locher / POOL / AFP)

People raft in a rubber dinghy on the Tiber River past Tiberina Island, in a stretch of the river that runs entirely within the urban area of central Rome, on August 14, 2026. Rafting on the Tiber offers relief from Rome heatwave on a rafting route on the Tiber taking place entirely within the urban area and taking approximately two hours. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP)

People raft in a rubber dinghy on the Tiber River, which runs entirely within the urban area of central Rome, on August 14, 2026. Rafting on the Tiber offers relief from Rome heatwave on a rafting route on the Tiber taking place entirely within the urban area and taking approximately two hours. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP)