Former deputy mayor of Rundu, Toini Hausiku, was buried at the Mbunza Royal Cemetery at Kapako in the Kavango West Region over the weekend. 

Hausiku, who was also the widow of liberation struggle icon Marco Hausiku, died on the 19th of July in a Windhoek hospital from cancer. 

Family, friends, and loved ones describe the late Toini Hausiku as an inspiring and loving woman who believed in uniting everybody.

Hausiku was a former Deputy Mayor of Rundu as well as the widow of liberation struggle icon Marco Hausiku.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called on Namibians to emulate the dedication and service of the late Toini and Marco Hausiku, describing the couple as exemplary servants of the nation through the Swapo Party and national service.