President Hage Geingob has added his voice to the thousands who have paid tribute to the late ANC stalwart Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. President Geingob, in a statement issued, said Madikizela-Mandela was a “courageous revolutionary and a colossus in the fight for freedom in South Africa, and the struggle for a better life, for the majority.” Geingob said “Comrade Winnie” joined the liberation struggle in South Africa at an early age, at untold personal harm, to become affectionately known as ‘the mother of the nation’. She lived, Geingob says, a life of service in the interest of the oppressed people, working tirelessly for the realisation of economic freedom. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to the bereaved family, who we hope will find solace in the global outpouring of compassion and well-wishes,” the Namibian President said.