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Mother of all speeches

For the Namibian people and myself, this day, 21 March 1990, is the most memorable and indeed the most emotional moment in the annals of our history. This solemn hour is the moment that our people have been waiting for, for more than a century. This is the day for which tens of thousands of...

Sam Nujoma’s timeline
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Sam Nujoma’s timeline

Rudolf Gaiseb 1929 – Born on 12 May 1929 at the Etunda village, Omusati region in the north-western part of Namibia to Daniel Utoni Nujoma and Helvi Mpingana Kondombolo.  1937-1945 — Attended school at Okahao Finnish Mission School. 1946 — Moved to Walvis Bay to live with his aunt, Gebhart Nandjule. 1947—While in Walvis Bay,...

Namibia mourns President Sam Nujoma
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Namibia mourns President Sam Nujoma

Exactly 370 days since Namibia was plunged into mourning following the death of President Hage Geingob, another dark cloud hovered over the country. Just like Geingob, Founding President Sam Nujoma died on a Saturday. He was 95.  A towering figure in Namibian history, Nujoma’s name is synonymous with Namibia’s liberation, independence and nation-building. His death...

Roaring lion of Etunda
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Roaring lion of Etunda

The passing of Namibia’s founding president and revered anti-apartheid icon Sam Nujoma marks the end of an era, both for Namibia and the African continent.  Nujoma, who died in Windhoek on Saturday at the age of 95, was the last of a generation of African revolutionary leaders who freed their countries from colonial bondage to...

Global tributes pour in for Nujoma
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Global tributes pour in for Nujoma

World leaders have en masse praised late Founding President Sam Nujoma for his tenacity, dubbing him a visionary leader whose heroism towards independence will never be forgotten. Leading the tributes was Tanzania’s Samia Suluhu Hassan, who said she is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Nujoma. “A freedom fighter, a Pan-Africanist and a...

Parties mourn distinguished statesman
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Parties mourn distinguished statesman

Lahja Nashuuta Leaders of local political parties have described founding president and leader of the Namibian revolution, Sam Nujoma, an icon and a principled trailblazer who dedicated his life to the betterment of all Namibians. Nujoma, whom the Parliament of Namibia honoured with the titles “Founding President of the Republic of Namibia” and “Father of...

Iconic quotes by Sam Nujoma
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Iconic quotes by Sam Nujoma

Iuze Mukube Founding President Sam Nujoma confronted the most tumultuous climate of Namibia’s political landscape at the dawn of independence in 1990. He had to lead a country which just emerged from a divisive apartheid regime, and unite former warring foes. A towering, unparalleled figure in Namibian and world history, Nujoma was the last of...

A day in Nujoma’s shoes
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A day in Nujoma’s shoes

FARM ETUNDA – The Nampa crew spent a day with the late Founding President Sam Nujoma on 17 December 2017.  This story is republished in honour of Nujoma, who died on Saturday at a Windhoek hospital aged 95:  It is just after 07h00 at Farm Etunda, some 30 km south of Otavi in Otjozondjupa region....

With love, from Etunda … birthplace of an icon
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With love, from Etunda … birthplace of an icon

ETUNDA – It is here in Etunda, some six kilometres outside Omusati’s regional capital, where Founding President Sam Nujoma was born, 95 years ago.  The villagers here describe him as a kind and selfless man who always extended a helping hand to his neighbours. Yesterday, family, friends and traditional leaders gathered at his parents’ homestead...

Covering President Sam Nujoma
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Covering President Sam Nujoma

Sam Nujoma, who died on Saturday, inspired millions of people around the world in Namibia and Africa’s quest for self-determination through his uncompromising vision for the minority. As the world mourns the death of the gallant Founding President, Sam Shafiishuna Daniel Nujoma, journalists who covered his tenure shared firsthand experiences on what it was like...