Lahja Nashuuta Chrissy Kaakunga-Hindjou, one of the civil servants to serve under the Founding President and Father of the Namibian Nation, Sam Shafaiishuna Nujoma, describes him as a reliable ally of the working class, an outstanding leader of the national liberation movement, and a statesman. “I am thankful for what he did for us as...
A great tree has fallen. The ground has been shaken. The founding father of the Namibian republic is no more. A nation is in mourning, and the world is in shock. A world without Founding President Sam Nujoma, which was unimaginable to many across this vast land, now stares us dead in the eye. His...
The emergence of Sam Shafiishuna Nujoma in politics gave hope to many hopeless Namibians who suffered colonial hardship. He was Godsent, and strongly took the fight by uniting women and men to push for freedom. Nujoma was first a leader of OPO, which was later renamed to Swapo. Under Swapo, he mobilised PLAN fighters to...
Lahja Nashuuta Creating a vibrant education system, prioritising decent school infrastructure, sheer passion for the Namibian child’s education and social progress through technology are hallmarks of the Nujoma presidency. This is the view of former prime minister Nahas Angula, the man late Founding President Sam Nujoma first assigned to lay an independent Namibia’s education bedrock,...
Isabel Bento SWAKOPMUND – The Erongo Regional Electricity Distributor (RED) has committed to electrifying 1 838 houses across the region within the next four months in efforts to ensure universal electricity access. The initiative, valued at N$66.8 million, will be undertaken in honour of Founding President Sam Nujoma and will cover Swakopmund, Walvis Bay, Usakos,...
The Forum of German-speaking Namibians has hailed late Founding President Sam Nujoma for ensuring that minority groups such as themselves felt safe and part of a new democratic dispensation at the dawn of independence. It is something many were unsure of at the time. Paying tribute to the late anti-colonialism icon who died on Saturday...
Hesron Kapanga OKANGHUDI – Former president Hifikepunye Pohamba has urged Namibians against destroying what Founding President Sam Nujoma built. In an interview with Nampa at his homestead at Okanghudi in the Ohangwena region on Tuesday, Pohamba said now that Nujoma has died, people should not think of destroying what he built, but should rather work...
City Police spokesperson Marcelline Murapo says they are working around the clock to clear outstanding warrants of arrest through operations involving mounting of roadblocks and public outreach programmes. “Our officers are working diligently in the field. You may have seen roadblocks set up at various places across the city, which are part of our strategy...
ONGWEDIVA – Several retired bishops who led their denominations during late Founding President Sam Nujoma’s presidency remember him as a man who maintained a strong relationship with the church. Nujoma died on Saturday evening in Windhoek after being hospitalised for some days. He was 95. Retired Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN),...
Uakutura Kambaekua OPUWO – Chief Tjimbuare Thom of the Vita Royal House will be laid to rest at the Katutura burial site in Opuwo on 22 February 2025. Chief Thom died at his homestead in Omuhoro village in the Okangwati settlement last Thursday after a prolonged illness. He was 92. His nephew, Masatu Thomo, confirmed...