The Rundu Sports Stadium was filled to capacity on Saturday as mourners from Kavango East and West gathered to pay tribute to Namibia’s late Founding President, Dr. Sam Nujoma.
On Friday, residents of Ohangwena, parts of the Oshikoto region, and surrounding areas gathered at the Eenhana Sport Stadium to honour the late founding President, Sam Nujoma.
Founding President Sam Nujoma has been recognized as a remarkable leader whose unwavering commitment and ideologies were vital in achieving a free Namibia.
This sentiment was echoed by speakers at the First Regional Memorial Service held on Thursday in his home village, Etunda.
Various church denominations gathered at the Restoration Center in the capital to honour and celebrate the life of the late Founding Father of the Namibian Nation.
The enduring legacy of the late Founding President, Dr. Sam Nujoma, is evident as Namibia and other nations continue to come together in his honour.
The Minister of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication, and Social Welfare, Doreen Sioka, said she was inspired by three words, "Unite, and Eradicate Poverty," written for her by the late Founding President in his book Where Others Wavered.
The journey of the remains of late Founding President Dr. Sam Nujoma to the north-central regions concluded at the Andimba Toivo Ya Toivo Airport this morning.
The two regions, Omusati and Ohangwena, hosted the first and second regional memorials on Thursday and Friday, respectively.
Operatec Maritime and Industrial Training College (OMITC) unlocked opportunities in the oil and gas sector for 15 underprivileged youth at Walvis Bay.
15 young people at Walvis Bay gained skills and knowledge to work in the offshore oil and gas industry.
“He once gave up his room for me while he went to spend the night at his mother’s house, then returned the next morning with a helicopter to fetch me. He was really my chommie.”
Retired Zambian journalist, Villie Lombanya, who at one point plied as the late Dr Sam Nujoma's driver has extolled the Founding President of Namibia.
