Omuramba – Ombara Hikuminue Kapika (92) of the Ombuku Traditional Authority has a sharp memory, despite his ripe old age. He easily recalls a lot of detail on his interaction with Founding President Sam Nujoma, who died on 8 February. Kapika, a key figure of Namibian politics in the early 90s, had several encounters with...
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AU talks tough on DRC crisis …as Rwanda’s Kagame walks out of high-level meeting
ADDIS ABABA – The African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC) has ordered all foreign forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) without a mandate to vacate immediately. The council, which convened in Addis Ababa at the Heads of State and Governments level on Friday to address the ongoing crises in Sudan and the...
Matengu leads Pan-African University reforms
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) – Pan African University (PAU) Council president, Kenneth Matengu, said major reforms under his leadership have restored the university’s governance and strengthened its academic excellence and reputation. During the 38th African Union (AU) summit, Matengu indicated that when he took over as president of the Pan African University Council in 2021, the...
Struggle Kids pay homage to Nujoma
Rudolf Gaiseb Children of the liberation struggle, better known as the “Struggle Kids” residing at the Ndilimani farm in Brakwater, paid homage to late founding president Sam Shafiishuna Nujoma on Friday. They thanked him for being a beacon of hope to their parents to fight in the liberation struggle, freeing the country from the colonial...
Nujoma’s sister reflects on childhood memories
ETUNDA – As Namibia mourns the passing of its founding father, Sam Nujoma, his younger sister Julia Nujoma, has shared fond memories of his early years, recalling how his leadership qualities were evident from childhood. Julia described her late brother as a natural leader, saying that even as a young boy, he displayed remarkable wisdom...
Former PLAN fighters recount Nujoma’s footprints
Uakutura Kambaekua OPUWO – The death of Sam Nujoma, Namibia’s first democratically elected president, signifies the end of an era, marking the loss of a key figure from the generation of African liberation struggle leaders. Nujoma was the last surviving revolutionary leader from SADC, a class that included Botswana’s Seretse Khama, South Africa’s Nelson Mandela,...
‘I lost a brother’ …89-year-old José Luis Bastos remembers long-time friend Nujoma
Isabel Bento SWAKOPMUND – “He once gave up his room for me while he went to spend the night at his mother’s house, then returned the next morning with a helicopter to fetch me. He was my chommie.” ‘Chommie’, an informal term for friend, was how 89-year-old José Luis Bastos described Founding President Sam Nujoma,...
Fumu Mbambo hails Nujoma’s bravery
THITANGADIMBA – Hambukushu traditional leader Fumu Erwin Munika Mbambo (85) sang praises of late Founding Father Sam Nujoma, reminiscing on Nujoma’s days as his commander at the frontline. Mbambo urged the youth to honour Nujoma for liberating Namibia and ensuring that there was peace after independence. “Young people should follow the footsteps of Sam Nujoma...
Zambezi farmers honour Nujoma
NAKABOLELWA- Farmers in Zambezi region joined the rest of Namibia in remembering late Founding President Sam Nujoma, who died on 8 February at the age of 95. One such farmer, George Kasale from Ivilivinzi village, who is Swapo district coordinator for Kabbe South, described Nujoma as a freedom fighter. “I remember the Founding President as...
Former geology students recount times spent with Nujoma
Andreas Thomas Namibia’s founding president Sam Nujoma may be gone, but his legacy endures in the hearts and minds of Namibians and people around the world. The nonagenarian statesman died at the age of 95 in a hospital in Windhoek on Saturday, 8 February 2025. Since his passing, people have continued to relate memories and...