In the Omaheke Region, farming is part of everyday life. For many people here, especially in rural communities, livestock farming is not just a business. It is how families earn an income, put food on the table and support their households. 

Fifteen-year-old Katutura-based innovator and tech enthusiast Edward Ikwambi has turned his passion for technology into an opportunity to teach and inspire others.

When one hears the word hero, names from the Namibian's liberation struggle quickly come to mind.

However, for some Namibians, their heroes are not found in history books or on monuments but at home, in places where sacrifices, love and courage are part of everyday life.

Thirty years after Namibia's historic success at the 1996 Olympic Games, the Bank of Namibia has completed a tribute decades in the making. 

Residents in the south share their views on the legacy of freedom, the evolution of rural development, and the dreams of the "Born-Free" generation,

NBC reporter Charmaine Boois compiled this special package on what Heroes' Day means to the south of the country.