Hundreds of mourners gathered at Gammams Cemetery in the capital for the burial of liberation stalwart Polykarpus Nghoshi Kaukungua.

Kaukungua, who was conferred a state funeral, died on the 20th of August, aged 91.

As a young man, Polykarpus Kaukungua joined the likes of Andimba Toivo ya Toivo, Tobias Hainyeko, and other stalwarts in Cape Town, South Africa, in 1958, where they participated in the politics of the liberation struggle.

Former Otjinene regional councillor Adolphus Kangootui was buried over the weekend at Ozombuzovindimba, a cultural heritage site in the Otjinene Constituency of Omaheke Region.

The 68-year-old Kangootui was accorded an official funeral by President Hage Geingob.

In his message of condolences read by Regional Governor Pijoo Nganate, Dr. Hage Geingob described the late Kangootui as a dedicated patriot and a unifying figure during the liberation era.

The late Otjiwarongo businessman Theo Borstlap will be buried on the 23rd of this month in Otjiwarongo.

His daughter, Bernice Borstlap, informed nbc News that family and friends will gather at Paresis Stadium on the same day before the burial.
She advised mourners to bring chairs and umbrellas to avoid being in the sun for too long.

The late Borstlap, who died last week, was the owner of Otjiwarongo's Superspar.
Borstlap died from burn wounds he sustained during an explosion at his farm.

The late Otjiwarongo businessman and philanthropist, Theo Borstlap, will be buried in Otjiwarongo next Friday, June 23.

The memorial service will be held at Paresis Stadium at 10:00, while the burial service will be at the Otjiwarongo cemetery later in the afternoon.

Bostlap was the owner of the SuperSpar store and other reputable businesses in Otjiwarongo. 

Early last month, he sustained 60% burn wounds in an explosion after attempting to exterminate termite nests at his farm on the outskirts of the town.

President Hage Geingob described the late Nahas Mukwaita Ndevahoma as a community activist for social change, a passionate educator, and a patriot who dedicated his life to the liberation of Namibia.

The 81-year-old Ndevahoma, who was conferred an official funeral, was buried at Okongo in Ohangwena Region.

Ndevahoma became a teacher at the age of 24 and later a school principal.

He performed his duties with excellence, and his unique teaching methods enabled his students to perform exceptionally well in their fields of study.

Mourners paid their last respects to retired Colonel John Nghipangelwa Shipoke at Ondobe in the Ohangwena Region.

Shipoke died at the age of 66 on the 19th of March.

Shipoke is a freedom fighter and veteran of the liberation struggle who went into exile in 1974.

He attended advanced infantry military training in Kongwa in Tanzania and he was eventually deployed to the frontline as a special military man.

Shipoke participated in many battles and decisive engagements with the enemy, and because of his performance, he served as a Chief of Artillery in 1982.

The late veteran broadcaster Johanna Muatara was buried at the Pioneerspark.

Muatara's journalism career spanned from the time of SWABC, where she worked, soon after completing secondary school.

She worked there until leaving the country in 1980 to go into exile, joining the Swapo team in Zambia on the radio programme, Voice of Namibia. 

She also worked for the national broadcasters of Zambia and Zimbabwe. 

In 1989, she returned to Namibia as a journalist and was among the first delegation to Namibia for the national election campaign.