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...
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...
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...
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,...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
WALVIS BAY— Namibia’s fishing industry continues to pocket millions from by-catches while the government only gets a fraction of the revenue, a report has unearthed. In 2023, the total landed value of by-catches stood at a staggering N$428 million. Of this, only 15%— approximately N$64 million— ended in the State’s coffers. The bulk of the...
Maggy Thomas CHARLES HILL – Nampa in 2010 sat down with Ludwig Stanley, the man credited with helping Founding President Sam Nujoma flee into neighbouring Botswana at the height of the struggle for liberation. This is his story. For the most part of their journey to the Botswana border, there was silence between the two...