THE LATE JACOBUS Axali Doëseb died on 27 October this year. His passing led to a heated debate as to who actually wrote the lyrics of the country’s national anthem. Was it a one-man show sitting somewhere there in Katutura composing the anthem, or was it a collective effort? As Kennedy Hamutenya, the son of...
Namibian national anthem composer Axali Doëseb was buried in the Pionierspark Cemetery in Windhoek on Saturday during a ceremony presided over by Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia (ELCRN) bishop Sageus /Keib. The 2014 Namibia Music Awards lifetime achievement award winner was conferred a state funeral by president Hage Geingob. In attendance were...
Stefanus Nashama Hage Geingob, the Head of State and President of Namibia, fondly remembers the late Axali Jakobus Doëseb as a patriot, hero, and dedicated Swapo cadre who used his musical talents to contribute to the cause of self-determination and freedom for Namibia. During a speech delivered at the state memorial service held last week...
The late Axali Doëseb was buried at Pioneerspark Cemetery in Windhoek. Doëseb died at the age of 68 on the 27th of last month. Family and friends gathered at Pioneerspark Cemetery to bid farewell to the composer and author of Namibia’s National Anthem, Axali Doëseb. The Minister in the Presidency, Christine ||Hoëbes, said the composer’s...
Doëseb ‘sal gemis word’ Verskeie hooggeplaastes was teenwoordig by die roudiens vir die ontslape komponis van die Namibiese volkslied, Axali Doëseb, wat in die Parlementstuine in die hoofstad gehou is. Die eerste minister, Saara Kuugongelwa Amadhila, het die hoofrede gelewer. Doëseb sal môre vanaf half-agt by die Pionierspark-begraafplaas ter ruste gelê word. Tydens die gedenkdiens...
The debate about who composed Namibia’s national anthem is a frivolous attempt to hijack the limelight from Axali Doëseb, who has legally been credited for the tune since 1991. The latest arguments were triggered by a contradiction from the Presidency. Making unsolicited remarks at the Annual Damara Festival (which had no relation to the anthem)...
President Hage Geingob has announced a period of national mourning for national anthem composer Axali Doëseb. In a statement released on Thursday, the president said the mourning period would be observed on Friday and Saturday. Doëseb, who died on 27 October at the age of 68, was granted a state funeral. He will be buried...
Axali Doëseb war als Komponist der namibischen Hymne bekannt geworden; © Office of the Namibian President Nach dem Tod von Axali Doëseb hat Präsident Hage Geingob eine zweitägige Staatstrauer ausgerufen. Im Zeitraum vom 10. November bis zum 11. November 2023 sollen dabei alle Flaggen in Namibia und bei den diplomatischen Vertretungen im Ausland auf halbmast...