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.

A victim's body is placed into a minivan next to a damaged residential building following a Russian strike in Kyiv that also hit a nearby hospital, on August 20, 2026, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Russian bombardments killed at least 12 people and wounded dozens in Ukraine's capital and its surrounding region overnight, authorities said on August 20. (Photo by Roman PILIPEY / AFP)

People walk past bodies near a residential building damaged in a Russian strike on Kyiv that also hit a nearby hospital, on August 20, 2026, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Russian bombardments killed at least 12 people and wounded dozens in Ukraine's capital and its surrounding region overnight, authorities said on August 20. (Photo by Roman PILIPEY / AFP)

(FILES) Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales (L) and Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (R) attend the State Funeral of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II in London on September 19, 2022. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, who cut ties with the British royal family in 2020, are moving back to the United Kingdom, British press reported on August 19, 2026. In a surprise move, the youngest son of King Charles III and Meghan, "plan to leave the United States by the end of the month to settle in a private, non-royal residence, which is said to be located outside London," The Telegraph said. (Photo by HANNAH MCKAY / POOL / AFP)

(FILES) Britain's Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (2R) talks with Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (R) as Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, (L) talks with Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, (2L) as they all attend the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey in London on March 11, 2019. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, who cut ties with the British royal family in 2020, are moving back to the United Kingdom, British press reported on August 19, 2026. In a surprise move, the youngest son of King Charles III and Meghan, "plan to leave the United States by the end of the month to settle in a private, non-royal residence, which is said to be located outside London," The Telegraph said. (Photo by Richard Pohle / POOL / AFP)

(FILES) Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (L) and his wife Britain's Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (C), talk with Britain's Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, as her husband Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (unseen), speaks during the Prince of Wales's 70th Birthday Garden Party at Buckingham Palace in London on May 22, 2018. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, who cut ties with the British royal family in 2020, are moving back to the United Kingdom, British press reported on August 19, 2026. In a surprise move, the youngest son of King Charles III and Meghan, "plan to leave the United States by the end of the month to settle in a private, non-royal residence, which is said to be located outside London," The Telegraph said. (Photo by Dominic Lipinski / POOL / AFP)

(FILES) Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales (C), Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (L) Britain's Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attend a service for the reception of Queen Elizabeth II's coffin at Westminster Hall, in the Palace of Westminster in London on September 14, 2022, where the coffin will lie in State. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, who cut ties with the British royal family in 2020, are moving back to the United Kingdom, British press reported on August 19, 2026. In a surprise move, the youngest son of King Charles III and Meghan, "plan to leave the United States by the end of the month to settle in a private, non-royal residence, which is said to be located outside London," The Telegraph said. (Photo by ALKIS KONSTANTINIDIS / POOL / AFP)

(FILES) Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales (L) and Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex take part in the procession following the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped in the Royal Standard, on the State Gun Carriage of the Royal Navy, from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch in London on September 19, 2022, after the State Funeral Service of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, who cut ties with the British royal family in 2020, are moving back to the United Kingdom, British press reported on August 19, 2026. In a surprise move, the youngest son of King Charles III and Meghan, "plan to leave the United States by the end of the month to settle in a private, non-royal residence, which is said to be located outside London," The Telegraph said. (Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP)

(FILES) Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales (R) and Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex follow the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, as it travels on the State Gun Carriage of the Royal Navy, from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch in London on September 19, 2022, after the State Funeral Service of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, who cut ties with the British royal family in 2020, are moving back to the United Kingdom, British press reported on August 19, 2026. In a surprise move, the youngest son of King Charles III and Meghan, "plan to leave the United States by the end of the month to settle in a private, non-royal residence, which is said to be located outside London," The Telegraph said. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / POOL / AFP)