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Obituaries | Sam Nujoma, Founding President of Namibia, Dies at 95 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/obituaries/sam-nujoma-dead.html Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Sam Nujoma, Founding President of Namibia, Dies at 95 As…

Namibia’s first president, Sam Shafiishuna Nujoma, has died. He was 95. President Nangolo Mbumba confirmed Nujoma’s passing in a statement on Sunday morning. “It is therefore with utmost sorrow and sadness that I announce this morning of the 9th of February 2025 to the Namibian people, our African brothers and…

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File photo: Sam Nujoma (Picture credit: AP) Sam Nujoma , Namibia’s first president and the leader who guided the country to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990, died on Saturday at the age of 95. His death was announced by Namibia’s current president Nangolo Mbumba on Sunday. He said…

Home Fossil Energy TotalEnergies begins drilling first of two planned oil prospects offshore Namibia February 6, 2025, by Melisa Cavcic After discovering more black gold resources in Namibia’s Orange Basin, France’s energy giant TotalEnergies has moved to the next well on its drilling agenda in the African country. These drilling…

A memorial centre in honour of late president Hage Geingob will not be funded by taxpayers money, but will be financed through fundraising. This was confirmed by presidential spokesperson Alfredo Hengari yesterday. Former first lady Monica Geingos yesterday announced that a Dr Hage G Geingob Presidential Centre will be constructed…

"He told us that one day, Namibia would miss the type of person he was and what he was trying to achieve. That is evident today." These are the words of Namibian musician Mr Makoya one year after late president Hage Geingob's death. From music to pageantry and sport, those…

guest column By Dr. John Steytler Windhoek — Dr. Hage Gottfried Geingob served as the third president of Namibia from March 2015 until his death on February 4, 2024. Previously he served as the country's first Prime Minister after independence in 1990 and again from 2012 until his was sworn in…

Swapo's planned extraordinary congress at the end of February is allegedly designed to prevent current ministers who might not make it to parliament from contesting president-elect Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah for the presidency of the party. Swapo decided at its retreat in Windhoek in December to hold its extraordinary congress on 28…

The Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) and Namibian authorities have seized R52.5m linked to illegal coal mining operations in Mpumalanga. The money was held in eight bank accounts in the neighbouring country Namibia. The accounts belong to businessman Jacobus Hosea Jordaan and his wife Elza Jordaan. The seizure was in collaboration…