There is a feeling of excitement when a mother brings life into the world, but when they are born on a day that is celebrated by the majority, let alone the New Year, there is even more reason to celebrate. Those in the bracket will tell you about it.

While revelers in nations that celebrate the New Year were watching the clock hit midnight, expectant mothers at state hospitals in Windhoek were counting down the minutes until delivery while midwives kept a watchful eye.

In the first five hours of the New Year, mothers delivered their babies, and as expected, they immediately announced their arrival.

Theresia Nangolo, 24 years old, welcomed her firstborn, a bouncing baby boy. His name is Castro Ace Fidel.

But it was the new father, Fidel Castro Hango, who was overjoyed first, and there was no doubt why the parents named their bundle of joy after him.

Katutura Hospital delivered three babies, while Central Hospital welcomed two, and all five babies and their mothers are in good health.