Namibian long-distance runner Helalia Johannes has joined the nation in mourning the passing of the late Founding President, Dr. Sam Nujoma.

President Nangolo Mbumba has unveiled the Dr. Hage G. Geingob N$60 commemorative banknote.

The banknote pays tribute to the late President, honouring his 60 years of service to Namibia, encompassing his life in exile.

Namibia celebrated its independence in 1990, for which its people waited for decades following a protracted war against the colonial South African occupation.

The nbc's former Head of News and Current Affairs, Claudie Ikela, says Namibia should take the momentum from Founding President Sam Nujoma's ideologies and reach for greater heights as a nation. 

Ikela was privileged to interact with the late Nujoma on numerous occasions during her career. 

"Some of us look great because we are standing on the shoulders of giants". 

These were the words of nbc Director General Stanley Similo during an interview focused on the broadcaster's extensive coverage of the Founding President's final farewell.

The close bond between Dr. Sam Nujoma, leader of SWAPO, and Oliver Tambo, leader of the ANC, during their exile years in the 1960s, established a solid foundation for relations between Namibia and South Africa liberation movements, strengthened by the mutual respect and trust they shared.

Community members living in and around the town of Nkurenkuru, in the Kavango West Region, met at the Nkurenkuru Expo Hall to watch the live screening of the Founding President's funeral. 

The screening was organised by MICT, Kavango West. 

The solemn procession carrying the remains of Namibia's Founding President passed through historically significant areas, including the Old Location, where the struggle for liberation began.

A moment of silence was observed at the Sam Nujoma Drive, in front of the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs, to honor the late founding president. 

At the corner of Sam Nujoma Road and Robert Mugabe Avenue, public members came as early as 7 AM, waiting for the procession, singing hymns and political songs.

At Moses ||Garoëb Drive, the nbc News team caught up with the children of the late ||Garoëb, another liberation hero.