The Presidency has clarified the writer status of Axali Doëseb, who is also the composer of Namibia’s National Anthem. This follows the announcement by Minister in the Presidency, Christine ||Hoëbes at the annual Damara Festival at Okombahe on Saturday, that the late Doëseb provided only the melody to the anthem and that various members of...
Axali Doëseb, the composer of Namibia’s national anthem, will be conferred a state funeral – a tribute his family believes would have made him proud. President Hage Geingob on Saturday said Doëseb would receive this recognition for his remarkable contribution to Namibia. The renowned composer passed away at the age of 68 in Windhoek on...
The minister in the Presidency, Christine //Hoebes, says the government decided to award N$2 million to the composer of Namibia’s national, Axali Doeseb, who died on 27 October. Speaking during the Gaob festival at Okombahe in the Erongo region on Saturday, //Hoebes said Doeseb can only be recognised for the melody of the national anthem,...
The leader of the official opposition, McHenry Venaani, said the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) mourns and remembers the composer and writer of Namibia’s National Anthem, Axali Doëseb, as a true luminary of music. Venaani, over the weekend, expressed his sadness on the loss of Doëseb saying: “Namibia has lost a musical virtuoso, a conductor, and...
President Hage Geingob has shared his condolences after the death of composer Axali Doeseb on Friday. Doeseb, a well-known figure in Namibia’s music and cultural fields, is best known for his instrumental role in composing the Namibian national anthem. In a statement, Geingob paid tribute to Doeseb’s significant contributions to his nation: “I have received...
