Namibia, Sam Nujoma and South Africa

Namibian founding president Sam Nujoma is laid to rest and praised as the last African liberator
Sam Nujoma, Namibia’s founding president who steered the country to freedom from apartheid South Africa, has been laid to rest in the country’s Heroes Acre cemetery following a state funeral attended by African leaders and foreign dignitaries.
African leaders gather for funeral of Namibia's 'founding father' Sam Nujoma
African leaders past and present gathered in Namibia on Saturday to bury the country's "founding father" Sam Nujoma, who challenged colonialism and a military occupation by South Africa's racist white minority government.
Namibia’s Sam Nujoma laid to rest
WINDHOEK: IN a solemn and deeply emotional ceremony, Namibia yesterday laid to rest its Founding President and
Former minister believes Namibia currently does not reflect what Sam Nujoma fought for
Bishop Kameeta Zephania, the former minister of poverty eradication and social welfare, made this statement during Nujoma’s funeral in Windhoek on Saturday.
Namibia's 'founding father' Sam Nujoma honoured in state funeral
He was laid to rest at Heroes Acre on Saturday in a ceremony attended by his family and African leaders past and present.
Namibia's 'founding father' Sam Nujoma dies aged 95
Sam Nujoma, the activist and guerrilla leader who became Namibia's first democratically elected president after it won its independence from apartheid South Africa, died aged 95 on Saturday, the Namibian Presidency said on Sunday.
PHOTOS: Shettima attends funeral of Sam Nujoma, Namibia’s founding president
Vice President Kashim Shettima attended the funeral of Sam Nujoma, Namibia's first president and one of the country's founding fathers.
LIVE: President Mnangagwa joins African leaders in Namibia for Dr Sam Nujoma’s memorial
Herald Bureau PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has left this morning for Namibia where he will join other Heads of State and Government for a memorial service of that country’s founding leader, President Dr Sam Nujoma who died early this month. The memorial service is expected to be held today at Independence Stadium before burial tomorrow at Namibia’s […]
Vice President Dr. Michael Usi attends burial of Namibia’s founding father Sam Nujoma
The Vice President of Malawi, Dr. Michael Usi, has joined other world leaders, foreign dignitaries, and mourners at Heroes Acre for the burial ceremony of Namibia’s founding father and former first President, Sam Nujoma.
Namibia's founding father Sam Nujoma laid to rest after state funeral
Sam Nujoma, the founding father of Namibia, was laid to rest in the Heroes Acre cemetery.According to Associated Press, Namibia’s founding father who died on February 9, 2025, at the age of 95, was laid to rest on Saturday,
Thousands gather to honour Namibia’s Founding Father Dr Sam Nujoma
MULTITUDES of people are making their way to Namibia’s National Heroes’ Acre for the burial of the country’s founding father, Dr Sam Nujoma. Dr Nujoma, who led Namibia from independence in 1990 until 2005,
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Sam Nujoma, anti-apartheid activist and Namibia's first president, dies at 95
Sam Nujoma, the first president of independent Namibia who led the country to freedom from apartheid South Africa in 1990, has died, Namibia's current leader announced Sunday. He was 95.
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CCM eulogises Namibia’s Nujoma
NAMIBIA: THE Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) Secretary General, Dr Emmanuel John Nchimbi has lauded the ongoing economic freedom and social prosperity struggles across Southern Africa, describing them as a ...
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Namibia: Grace Mugabe Reflects On Robert and Nujoma's Close Bond
The former first lady of Zimbabwe, Grace Mugabe, on Thursday shared insights into the close relationship between her late ...
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Namibia High Commission holds memorial service for late Founding President
By Ernest Bako WUBONTO The Namibia High Commission in Ghana held a solemn and heartfelt memorial service to honour the life ...