Namibian war veteran Lazarus !Guiteb was buried in a sombre military send-off at his hometown of Otjiwarongo.

Aged 83, !Guiteb was accorded an official funeral by President Netumbo Nandi Ndaitwah, who described him as a hero of note.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has described late war veteran Lazarus !Guiteb as a hero of note, whose legacy will live on.

Her message was read on her behalf by Deputy Prime Minister Natangue Ithete at the official memorial service, which took place at Otjiwarongo.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has accorded former Robben Island prisoner Lazarus !Guiteb a full military funeral.

!Guiteb died on 15 July at the age of 82.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says the late Lazarus !Guiteb’s commitment to the struggle against apartheid marks him as one of the stalwarts of Namibia’s internal resistance.

President Nandi-Ndaitwah paid tribute to the late !Guiteb, who died on Tuesday, July 15, aged 83.