Namibians, along with members of the international community, have gathered at the Heroes’ Acre on Sunday for the funeral proceedings of president Hage Geingob, who died on 4 February after being diagnosed with cancer. Since news of Geingob’s death, tributes have poured in from around the world honouring the 82-year-old as a “remarkable statesman”. Geingob,...
PRESIDENT of the Republic of Namibia Nangolo Mbumba has delivered an emotional farewell message for his friend, the late president Hage Geingob, during his state funeral at the Heroes’ Acre in Windhoek on Sunday morning. Mbumba said Geingob fought a good fight. “Today he can return home, where eternal rest and peace awaits,” he said....
NAMIBIANS, along with members of the international community, have gathered at the Heroes’ Acre on Sunday for the funeral proceedings of president Hage Geingob, who died on 4 February after being diagnosed with cancer. Since news of Geingob’s death, tributes have poured in from around the world honouring the 82-year-old as a “remarkable statesman”. Geingob,...
Cries echoed at Casa Rosalia as former first lady Monica Geingos and the Geingob family received the body of president Hage Geingob at the couple’s private residence on Friday. After Geingob’s body was driven through Windhoek in a military procession, it went home to Casa Rosalia, on the eastern outskirts of Windhoek, for the last...
Top athletes and dignitaries led hundreds of mourners at the funeral Friday of Kenya’s world marathon record-holder Kelvin Kiptum in the nation’s athletics heartland where he was born, trained and died. Kiptum, a 24-year-old father of two, was killed in a late-night car crash on February 11, just months after shattering the marathon record in...
Niël Terblanché In a sincere display of international solidarity and respect, leaders from at least 27 countries are set to converge in Namibia for the final memorial and state funeral services of the late President Hage Geingob. The Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Emma Theofelus, announced that the ceremony will see an unprecedented gathering...
Staff Reporter JOHANNESBURG, November 8 — In a heartwarming culmination to Idols SA’s farewell season, Thabo emerged as the ultimate winner of the show, marking the end of an era for Mzansi’s longest-running talent search program. After captivating audiences for 19 seasons, the Mosaïek Teatro stage in Johannesburg resonated with the exceptional talent of the...