Former Chief Santos, Benfica, Chelsea and Brave Warriors sweeper Immanuel Puli Subeb was one of the finest central defenders of his generation. Born and bred at Tsumeb, he was what they call in football terms, a late developer, who never played football at school level. “I never played at school. I was never interested in...
NATIONAL Youth Council (NYC) executive chairperson Sharonice Busch has lauded president Hage Geingob for intentionally integrating young people into Namibia’s systems of governance. Busch was speaking at a memorial service held in honour of Geingob in Windhoek on Wednesday. “President Geingob never ceased to champion the well-being and advancement of all young people,” she said....
Stefanus Nashama As the Namibian nation continues mourning the passing of its former President Hage Geingob, Jan Van Wyk, the Leader of the United People’s Movement (UPM), has also joined the nation in the same spirit, describing the late Geingob, as a stalwart politician who shaped Namibian politics. “President Geingob will be remembered as a...
Niël Terblanché Professor Gerhard Tötemeyer, who served in the Namibian Cabinet as the Deputy Minister of Local, Regional Government and Housing and who also served as the country’s first-ever director of elections has died. In life, Professor Tötemeyer was a notable figure in Namibian politics and academia. Born on May 21, 1935, in Gibeon, Tötemeyer...
Hundreds of mourners gathered at Gammams Cemetery in the capital for the burial of liberation stalwart Polykarpus Nghoshi Kaukungua. Kaukungua, who was conferred a state funeral, died on the 20th of August, aged 91. As a young man, Polykarpus Kaukungua joined the likes of Andimba Toivo ya Toivo, Tobias Hainyeko, and other stalwarts in Cape...