Mourners are flocking to the homestead of the late Swapo stalwart and freedom fighter Kanana Hishoono at Onambutu village in the Eenhana Constituency, Ohangwena Region, to console the bereaved family and pay their last respects.
Hishoono died at age 89 on 14 January.
Former President Hifikepunye Pohamba has paid tribute to the late liberation icon and former Namibian Defence Force chief, Solomon Hawala, who died recently aged 89.
Pohamba said Hawala's contribution to the nation's liberation will never be forgotten.
The tombstone unveiling for freedom fighter, Kephes Harry "King Jury" Conradie, was held on Saturday morning at Katutura Cemetery in Dolam, marking the 11th anniversary of his death.
Conradie, born in 1937 in Windhoek's Old Location, was a notable figure in Namibia's liberation struggle.
As the Commonwealth Business Summit officially concluded on Friday, Commonwealth Secretary-General Shirley Botchwey, accompanied by Namibia's Minister of International Relations and Trade, Selma Ashipala-Musavyi, paid tribute to Namibia's national heroes at the Heroes Acre.
A coffee table pictorial publication celebrating and honouring the life and legacy of Namibia's Founding President, Sam Nujoma, was launched in Windhoek.
The Swapo Party held a candlelight vigil at the party's headquarters to honour the heroes and heroines who lost their lives during the Cassinga Massacre in 1978 in Angola.
On the 4th of May in 1978, an event took place in the Cassinga refugee camp in Southern Angola.
The leaders of some traditional authorities in the Omaheke Region said they are in agreement with the commemoration of the Genocide Remembrance Day on the 28th of May.
The Namibian Defence Force (NDF) has carried out its final preparations for Friday's Independence celebrations.
NDF spokesperson Colonel Petrus Shilumbu says that they are well prepared, with the current commander-in-chief, Dr. Nangolo Mbumba, also briefed on their readiness.
The public is urged not to take close-up pictures of the coffin of Namibia's Founding President, Sam Nujoma, during his state funeral proceedings.
Namibia's former ambassador to Libya, Nicky Nashandi, shared his journey in the liberation struggle as Swapo Party representative appointed by the late Sam Nujoma.
He was also tasked with mobilising resources from the Libyan Defence Force.
