Victims of hand grenade explosion buried in Zambezi

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Three of the four victims, who died from an explosion of a hand grenade almost two weeks ago at Liselo in the Zambezi Region, were laid to rest today.

The deceased are 14-year-old Yamuno Mulatehi, nine-year-old Lydia Mulatehi, and four-year-old Mulatehi Mulatehi, all siblings.

The three children were in the presence of their father, Kashako Mulatehi, who is currently admitted to a Windhoek hospital since the explosion on January 19.

Jona Amunyela buried

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A veteran of the national liberation struggle, Jona Amunyela, was buried at Odibo in the Ohangwena Region on Friday.

He died on December 13th, at the age of 66.

Amunyela joined the Swapo Party in 1970 and went into exile four years later.

He was trained in infantry at Kasapa in Angola, and in 1976 he was deployed to the North Western Front.

The same year, he went to Cassinga and Lubango, respectively, where they established the Tobias Hainyeko Training Centre.

Gosbert Sikerete Mandema buried

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Gosbert Sikerete Mandema, the former mayor of Rundu, was buried in Rundu today.

A veteran of the Liberation Struggle, Mandema passed away in Windhoek last month at the age of 77, receiving the honor of a state funeral bestowed by President Hage Geingob.

Mandema played a pivotal role in Namibia's liberation struggle and was a prominent figure in political mobilisation during the early 1960s, particularly in the Kavango and Zambezi regions.

Jacob Nangolo "Kaherero" buried

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Swapo Party veteran Jacob Nangolo, well known as "Kaherero", was buried at Omonawatjihozu Village at the ELCIN Church Cemetery in the Omusati Region.


Mourners gathered in Ongolonongeyama Village for a memorial service to pay tribute to the late Jacob Nangolo, who died on May 24.

Nangolo played a significant role during Namibia's liberation struggle by providing assistance to guerrilla fighters with various needs. His home also served as a covert Swapo office.

Pelagia Eelu buried at Otshitutuma cemetery in Oshikuku Constituency

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Freedom fighter and veteran of the liberation struggle, 99-year-old Pelagia Eelu, was buried at Otshitutuma Cemetery in Oshikuku Constituency in the Omusati Region.

President  Hage Geingob conferred an official funeral on her.

Eelu who was described as a strong supporter of the country's liberation struggle, died in Windhoek on 4th May.

She was born in Okapuku Village in the Omusati Region and joined Swapo Party at the early stage of its establishment.

|Hai-|Khaua Deputy Kaptein Stephanus Goliath buried

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The Deputy Kaptein of the |Hai-|Khaua clan and liberation struggle stalwart, Stephanus Goliath, has been buried at his ancestral village of Berseba in the ||Kharas Region. 

Hundreds of mourners flocked to Berseba village to pay their last respect at the state funeral service. 

Chief Mourner President Hage Geingob, First Lady Monica Geingos, and Vice-President Nangolo Mbumba were among the prominent mourners who attended the late Goliath's burial. 

Late Goliath died at the age of 78 on the 10th of March after battling cancer.

Commissioner Christopher Nakanyala buried

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The late Police Attaché to South Africa, Commissioner Christopher Nakanyala was buried at Uuyoka-Omulondo in the Oshikoto Region. 

The 59-year-old Nakanyala died in Pretoria last week.  


Nakanyala left Namibia into exile in 1976, the same year the joined the People Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN).

In 1977 received his first military training at Tobias Hainyeko training center in Lubango Angola.

Hilde Kapitaholo Amunyela Shimweetheleni buried

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President Hage Geingob has described Hilde Kapitaholo Amunyela Shimweetheleni, a veteran of the liberation struggle, as a fearless woman and unwavering revolutionary.

The late Shimwetheleni was buried at the Omungulu-gwombashe memorial site in the Omusati Region.

89-year-old Shimwetheleni was born in August 1933 at Oshipya village in the Oshana Region.

She was introduced to politics at the age of 32 by her late brother, Sackaria Daniel, who was a political activist together with the late Nathanael Maxwilili.

Viongeka Uazohini Tjisuta buried

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One of Namibia's liberation icons, the late Viongeka Uazohini Tjisuta, was buried near Ongongo Village in the Opuwo Rural Constituency, Kunene Region.  

Tjisuta died aged 74.

Tjisuta was one of the country's liberation stalwarts who remained inside the country and contributed immensely to Namibia's liberation struggle. During the bitter apartheid era, Tjisuta was an active member of PLAN combatants.

In the 1980s, he sustained injuries during a skirmish with enemy forces in the Kombat area, where he was also captured and arrested.