Vice President Lucia Witboo has paid tribute to liberation struggle icon Jonathan Goliath. 

Late Goliath died at the age of 83 after an illness a week ago in Keetmanshoop. 

Vice-President Lucia Witbooi has called on Namibians to emulate educational ideals of building a knowledge-based society envisioned by the late Deputy Prime Minister, Hendrik Witbooi, and fellow national leaders. 

She made the call during her visit to Johanna Jacobs Vocational Centre in Gibeon. 

Vice-President Lucia Witbooi has called on young people to be bold, consistent, and disciplined in their pursuit of knowledge and skills, describing education as the most effective weapon against poverty.

The Vice President, Lucia Witbooi, urged young people to respect and be proud of their roots.

She made the remarks during the preliminary competition for Miss Non-Governmental Organisation Namibia in the capital.

Vice President Lucia Witbooi, joined by the staff of the Presidency, embarked on a cleaning campaign at the State House and Old State House, respectively, this morning.

Vice-President Lucia Witbooi has urged the Sesfontein inhabitants to correct what she called the mistake of the past by voting for the Swapo Party in the upcoming by-election.

Eight households at Blouwes village in the ||Kharas Region have been connected to the national electricity grid.

This was done through an electrification project undertaken by the Swapo Party national leaders assigned to the region in collaboration with the local community.

Vice-President Lucia Witbooi and Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare paid homage to the bereaved family of the late liberation struggle veteran Emeritus Dean Stephanus Tiboth in Keetmanshoop.

Tiboth died on Monday at the age of 80.

Vice President Lucia Witbooi has urged Namibians to promote unity by embracing cultural diversity and rejecting divisive tendencies, utterances, and practices.

Vice-President Lucia Witbooi is expected to engage traditional leaders of various communities on Genocide Remembrance Day slated for the 28th of May. 

Former President Nangolo Mbumba last year declared 28 May as Genocide Remembrance Day with effect from 28 May 2025.