Namibia’s Founding President, Sam Nujoma, has been hailed as an exemplary leader who championed the rights of his people, and his legacy as one of the founding fathers of Pan-Africanism will endure forever. This was said by Angolan president and chairperson of the African Union, Joao Lourenco, who was among the foreign dignitaries who attended...
Pricilla Mukokobi Otniel Hembapu Lahja Nashuuta For the past three weeks, thousands of Namibians from all corners of the country turned out in the pouring rain and blistering sun to pay final respects to Founding President Sam Nujoma, a man revered at home and on the continent as a liberator, anti-apartheid icon and nation-builder. And...
Foreign dignitaries who graced the burial of late founding president Sam Nujoma at the Heroes Acre in Windhoek on Saturday hailed his unwavering dedication to the cause for the independence of his motherland. Angola’s President João Lourenço, who was among those in attendance, said Nujoma will be remembered for his tenacity and drive to not...
Part of the reasons why Namibia was able to become a peaceful, stable and developing democracy quite early on was largely due to late Founding President Sam Nujoma’s fierceness, decisiveness and daring leadership. This is the view of Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) president McHenry Venaani in his tribute to the late statesman. Nujoma, who died...
KEETMANSHOOP – The residents of Keetmanshoop must find alternative sources of water for the next two days as supply interruptions and complete cut-offs will be experienced in some areas of the town. The national water utility, NamWater said this was due to unforseen maintenance and repair works which had caused interruptions. NamWater’s //Kharas regional head...
Inspector General of the Namibian Police, Lieutenant General Joseph Shikongo has thanked Namibians for the manner in which they conducted themselves during the mourning of Founding President Sam Nujoma. Shikongo particularly thanked Namibians for ensuring a smooth and dignified send-off for Nujoma, who died on 08 February 2025. According to Shikongo, police officers were deployed...
The former first lady of Zimbabwe, Grace Mugabe, on Thursday shared insights into the close relationship between her late husband, Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe, and Namibia’s late Founding President Sam Nujoma. Mugabe visited Nujoma’s wife Kovambo on Thursday at the family residence in Windhoek to express her condolences. Nujoma died on 8 February 2025....
Rudolf Gaiseb The new digital khoekhoegowab dictionary, Lexikhoe, will revolutionise the use, accessibility, interactivity and preservation of the indigenous language. The creator, Meidad Ovadia, is a linguistics student at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. He is a guest lecturer at the University of Namibia (Unam). During a public lecture on Wednesday last week, Ovadia said...
Otniel Hembapu Isai Sipunga Through song and dance, hundreds of Namibians yesterday swarmed the streets of Windhoek to bid a final farewell to the country’s Founding President Sam Nujoma, who will be laid to rest at the Heroes Acre tomorrow on the outskirts of the capital. Nujoma, who died on 8 February aged 95 in...
Swapo stalwart and ex-Cabinet minister Jerry Ekandjo has accused party leaders of wanton disregard and violation of the former liberation movement’s constitution, rules and procedures. As a result, he asserted during an interview, the party continues losing popularity among the masses, hence its electoral decline in recent years. His remarks came days after the party’s...