The community of Kamupupu Village in the Kavango West Region held a moment of prayer honouring the lives that were lost at Kamupupu Village during the period of the liberation struggle.
Member of Parliament Austin Samupwa urges Namibians to honour Cassinga heroes beyond annual ritual.
He made the remarks during the Cassinga Day commemoration at Kamupupu village in the Kavango West Region.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has emphasised the importance of honouring those who died during the Cassinga attack and at other locations.
She urged Namibians to remember the contributions of Cuban nationals who also perished while aiding the survivors.
The Minister of International Relations and Trade, Selma Ashipala-Musavyi, commended the government for its collaboration with Angola to erect a memorial shrine in that country in remembrance of those who died in the Cassinga massacre.
Members of Parliament from various parties have urged Namibians to educate the youth about the events leading up to and on the fateful day of the Cassinga attack, to honour those who perished and sacrificed their lives for the country's freedom.
An exhibition commemorating victims of Nazi crimes during World War II has been opened by the Russian Embassy.
The photographic display is at the National Library in Windhoek.
The Okakarara community, led by local pastors, erected a white cross at the spot where former Otjozondjupa Governor James Uerikua lost his life in a car accident earlier this month.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has reaffirmed that the victims of the 1988 bomb blast at the then Barclays Bank in Oshakati, will never be forgotten.
The president paid tribute to the 27 victims during a remembrance ceremony of the events dating back to 19 February 1988, held in Ongwediva on Sunday.
Today marks exactly two years since the passing of Namibia's third President, the late Hage Geingob.
Many remember him as a leader whose approach to governance and his steadfast defence of press freedom shaped national discourse.
The leader of a faction of the Ovaherero Traditional Authority, Hoze Riruako, said that the Ozombuzovindimba Heritage Site remains a symbolic historical area for many Ovaherero people.
Dr. Riruako made this remark during the annual commemoration of Ozombuzovindimba Day in the Otjinene Constituency.
