Given the rich history and connections of the late President Hage Geingob to the town of Otavi, the town’s residents gathered for a candlelight service to comfort one another. Hage Geingob was born on a farm, 62 km outside of Otavi, and started school at Shalom Primary School, formerly known as Rynse Sending Skool. His […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa says relations between South Africa and Namibia will continue to strengthen, despite the death of President Geingob. The South African leader pointed out that decisions taken during last year’s Bi-National Commission meeting between the two countries will be implemented just as the late President Geingob would have wanted them. Namibian and South […]
The Namibia National Futsal team has successfully secured their place in the 2024 AFCON tournament in Morocco by defeating Tanzania in the second leg of the AFCON Qualifiers. The match, held at the Starlight Futsal Arena in Tanzania on Friday night, saw Namibia earning six points compared to Tanzania’s three. This historic qualification marks the […]
Namibia’s Diplomatic Mission in the United States of America held a memorial service to celebrate the life and legacy of the late President Hage Geingob. The Namibian community in the United States, led by the country’s Washington-based Embassy and joined by Africans and American citizens, paid tribute to the late President Geingob, describing him as […]
In Zambia, where the late President Hage Geingob played his part in Namibia’s liberation struggle for nearly two decades, events in his honour have been unfolding over the past week. A host of his contemporaries continue to eulogise this accomplished pan-Africanist. Our Special Correspondent in Lusaka, Wamundila Chilinda, brings us this report. A dark cloud […]
Today marks exactly seven days since Namibia was shaken to its foundations with the news of the death of Dr. Hage Geingob, the third president of Namibia. Sunday, February 4, will be marked with a dark blot in the annals of history as it is the day on which a President of Namibia died while […]
The Namibian government has announced a change in the dates for the memorial and funeral services for the late President Hage Geingob. Initially, it was announced that Friday, February 23, and Saturday, February 24, would be the dates for the final memorial and state funeral service, respectively. However, Minister of Information and Communication Technology Emma […]
The death of President Hage Geingob did not go unnoticed by the Confederation of African Football and its President Dr Patrice Motsepe. They were moved moved by the loss and reached out to Namibians with a condolence message. In a statement, the President of the Confederation of African Football, Dr Patrice Motsepe, conveyed the condolences […]
A crisis of children, mostly female, roaming around the streets and malls of the capital, selling wooden goods and begging for coins, has become a concern. It has become an everyday occurrence for one to encounter these children from neighbouring Angola walking along streets or malls in Windhoek, begging for money to buy bread, all […]
Legal practitioner Kadhila Amoomo is calling for the urgent establishment of a dedicated team to address the issue of Angolan children on the country’s streets. Amoomo calls for the commissioning of an investigation team to establish the details of these children and the way forward to get them off the streets. He says interim measures […]
