Struggle stalwart, educator, and midwife Aino Nangula Tulimevava Nanghonda was buried at Onamukulo Cemetery in the Ohangwena Region, leaving behind a legacy of service and sacrifice.

Nanghonda died on 18 December at Oshakati Intermediate Hospital at the age of 83.

She trained as a midwife at Onandjokwe Lutheran Hospital in the early 1970s.

In 1974, she joined the Namibian liberation struggle and went into exile in Lusaka, Zambia. While in Lusaka, Nanghonda worked as a midwife, providing maternal and child healthcare in liberation camps, on old farms, and at Nyango in Zambia.

She later served in the war zone at Lubango in Angola, working under difficult conditions with limited medical equipment.

At the service, Nanghonda was described as a devoted caregiver who showed unwavering love, care, and support to her family and the nation.