A veteran of the liberation struggle colonel Jonas Nawa Shiweda died on 18 February after a long illness. He was 84 years old. The late Shiweda, who died at Engela hospital in the Ohangwena Region, served as chief of logistics in exile. Shiweda went into exile in 1963. He fought alongside former President Hifikepunye Pohamba, Mzee Kaukungwa among others. The late colonel has been accorded a military funeral and will be buried at the Eenhana Shrine. He is survived by nine children.