President Nangolo Mbumba has described the late Katrina Hanse-Himarwa as a pivotal figure in the nation's quest for freedom who was devoted to the pursuit of national development and accessible education.
In a tribute read by Deputy Prime Minister John Mutorwa, Mbumba described Hanse-Himarwa as a distinguished servant and a diamond of the south.
Local banks have been called upon to play a proactive role in the development and funding of small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
President Nangolo Mbumba says another way is for the banks to involve more equity types of instruments and substantially lessen collateral requirements.
Dr. Mbumba's appeal was highlighted during an engagement with the banking executives in Windhoek today.
The president's engagement sought to also exchange ideas on the concerns around services and the financial exclusion of some industries previously deemed unbankable.
The official portrait of President Nangolo Mbumba is now available for display in public and private entities and will replace the late President Dr. Hage Geingob's.
The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology says the portrait of President Mbumba will be displayed alongside that of Founding President Dr. Sam Nujoma.
The Ministry says President Mbumba's portrait symbolises not only the individual who currently holds the highest office but also embodies the nation's aspirations, values, and collective hopes.
President Nangolo Mbumba is disappointed over the theft of food meant for the drought relief programme.
The known incidences of theft of food items meant for drought relief were reported in Oshikoto, and suspects were arrested in May this year.
Five employees of the Ohangwena Regional Council and an employee of the Oshikango Constituency Office were also arrested in January for alleged involvement in the theft of drought relief food worth more than 600 thousand dollars from a warehouse at Oshikango.
President Nangolo Mbumba has conferred an Official Funeral on the late former Minister of Education, Katrina Hanse-Himarwa.
The Presidency announced that President Mbumba accepted the recommendation from the National Honours Committee and made the conferment as per Section 3(1) of the Conferment of National Honours Act.
The late Hanse-Himarwa's remains will be interred on the 27th of July in Mariental as agreed upon with her family.
The former Education Minister died on July 14 in a Windhoek hospital, where she was battling cancer.
President Nangolo Mbumba says Namibia's leadership made a conscious decision to foster healthy relationships with the church and traditional authorities.
Dr. Mbumba says this approach was adopted way before Namibia's independence because of the role these institutions played in Namibia's freedom struggle.
The President was speaking during a meeting with a delegation of the Namibia South Conference of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church at State House.
The death of Katrina Hanse-Himarwa has robbed Namibia of a patriot who fought courageously for the birth of an independent nation in which the Namibian child could gain access to education and pursue their dreams.
It is with these sentiments that President Nangolo Mbumba comforted the Hanse and Himarwa families at the residence in Katutura.
President Mbumba visited the Hanse-Himarwa family home, where he signed the book of condolence for a comrade whose rise in politics he has witnessed both pre- and post-independence.
President Nangolo Mbumba has arrived at the Waterkloof Air Force Base, outside Pretoria, in South Africa.
This comes ahead of Wednesday's official inauguration ceremony of South Africa's President-elect, Cyril Ramaphosa.
The ceremony, which is expected to start at 11:00 in the morning, will be broadcast live on nbc 1, courtesy of the South African Broadcast Corporation, SABC.
Waterkloof Air Force Base is an airbase of the South African Air Force (SAAF).
It is situated on the outskirts of Pretoria and is the SAAF's busiest airbase.
President Nangolo Mbumba has extended his support to the government of South Africa as he joins other heads of state at the 2nd inauguration of that country's President-Elect, Cyril Ramaphosa.
With the unity government now in place, Mbumba noted that this move will not hinder existing relations that Namibia and South Africa share.
Namibia and South Africa continue to share close bilateral relations.
President Nangolo Mbumba has described the relations as solid and not to be affected in any way by the unity of the national government.
President Nangolo Mbumba says collaboration among the African universities is important, especially action research that translates to tangible development for Namibia and Africa at large.
Dr. Mbumba, in his capacity as the Chancellor of the University of Namibia, undertook a tour of the Neudamm Campus on the outskirts of Windhoek on Thursday.
