The state memorial service of the late Army Commander Salomon Hawala will take place this Friday in Ohakweenyanga village in the Ondangwa Rural Constituency.

The funeral will be held on Saturday at the Old Ongwediva Lutheran cemetery.

Mourners from different walks of life gathered at Parliament Gardens to remember the life and times of the iconic national composer and writer of the National Anthem, Axali Doëseb.

The late Doëseb died on October 27 at Lady Pohamba Private Hospital.