“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 really my chommie.” ‘Chommie,’ an informal term for friend, was how 89-year-old José Luis Bastos described Founding President Sam Nujoma, with whom he […]
Retired Zambian journalist, Villie Lombanya, who at one point plied as the late Dr Sam Nujoma’s driver has extolled the Founding President of Namibia. Lombanya, who was a writer for SWAPO, says the late Dr. Nujoma’s humility was the key ingredient in achieving his goal of liberating the Land of the Brave. Lombanya was a […]
Kavango East Governor, Bonifatius Wakudumo says the region is ready to host its regional memorial service in honour of the late Founding President on Saturday. When the nbc News team visited the Rundu Sports Stadium on Friday, various people were getting the venue ready for this weekend’s proceedings. Wakudumo says transport is available for mourners […]
The death of the Founding President has triggered a nationwide outpouring of grief. The nbc News team took to the streets of Mariental in the Hardap Region to gauge residents’ thoughts on the passing of the late Dr. Sam Nujoma.
The Otjinene Constituency has acquired a vaccine worth more than N$500,000, with assistance from the Omaheke Regional Council, to fight the outbreak of lumpy skin disease that has invaded the constituency. According to the Otjinene constituency councillor, Erwin Katjizeu, the area has been placed under cattle movement restriction since the beginning of this month as […]
The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform has encouraged local communities to actively inspect their fields for signs of infestation by using traditional methods of pest control. This is after the Zambezi Region experienced an armyworm outbreak, destroying their maize fields. Communities can physically inspect by hand their plants individually for signs of infestation […]
The United Nations has hosted a special commemorative ceremony in honour of the late Founding President of Namibia, Dr Sam Nujoma, at its New York headquarters. Namibia’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Neville Gertze, at the event, pointed out that the late President Nujoma believed in the power of unity, the need for dialogue and […]
Spiritual leaders from different church denominations in Keetmanshoop, joined by congregants, hosted a memorial service in remembrance of the late Founding President and Father of the Namibian Nation, Dr. Sam Nujoma. The spiritual leaders offered words of comfort to the Nujoma family and the Namibian nation at large while paying their tributes to the late […]
In a related development, Paratus Namibia has confirmed that the hacking was carried out by the Akira cybercriminal group. In a statement, the company says that approximately 84 Gigabytes of internal data had been compromised. However, the company says customer back-ups in its cloud-hosted solution remain encrypted by default, reducing the risk of unauthorised access. […]
The Mashi Traditional Authority leader, Fumu Joseph Tembwe Mayuni, has said the late Dr. Sam Nujoma leaves behind a legacy of unity, reconciliation, and freedom for all. The Mashi Fumu made the remarks on Thursday at a memorial service held at the Mashi Traditional Authority in honour of the late Founding President. Fumu Mayuni emphasized […]
