Sam Nujoma, Namibia and South Africa

Namibian founding president Sam Nujoma is laid to rest and praised as the last African liberator
Sam Nujoma, Namibia’s founding president who steered the country to freedom from apartheid South Africa, has been laid to rest in the country’s Heroes Acre cemetery following a state funeral attended by African leaders and foreign dignitaries.
African leaders gather for funeral of Namibia's 'founding father' Sam Nujoma
African leaders past and present gathered in Namibia on Saturday to bury the country's "founding father" Sam Nujoma, who challenged colonialism and a military occupation by South Africa's racist white minority government.
Nambia's Founding Leader Sam Nujoma Laid to Rest in a Military Funeral
Namibia's founding president, Sam Nujoma, was laid to rest today in a state funeral that drew dignitaries and mourners from across Africa.Nujoma, who led Namibia to independence and served as its president from 1990 to 2005,
PHOTOS: Shettima attends funeral of Sam Nujoma, Namibia’s founding president
Vice President Kashim Shettima attended the funeral of Sam Nujoma, Namibia's first president and one of the country's founding fathers.
Late Namibian President, Sam Nujoma’s body arrives in Windhoek, burial on Saturday
THE body of the late Namibian President and founding father, Dr Sam Nujoma, arrived in Windhoek on Thursday afternoon for the final leg of the Regional Processions ahead of the liberation icon’s burial on Saturday.
Namibia's 'founding father' Sam Nujoma honoured in state funeral
He was laid to rest at Heroes Acre on Saturday in a ceremony attended by his family and African leaders past and present.
Namibia’s Sam Nujoma laid to rest
WINDHOEK: IN a solemn and deeply emotional ceremony, Namibia yesterday laid to rest its Founding President and
Thousands gather to honour Namibia’s Founding Father Dr Sam Nujoma
MULTITUDES of people are making their way to Namibia’s National Heroes’ Acre for the burial of the country’s founding father, Dr Sam Nujoma. Dr Nujoma, who led Namibia from independence in 1990 until 2005,
Namibia bids farewell to founding father Sam Nujoma
Namibia’s President Nangolo Mbumba opened the tributes and called Nujoma “the most distinguished son of the soil”. He was a “giant” among leaders, he said of the man who headed the South West People’s Organisa­tion (SWAPO) that led the liberation struggle.
Namibia's founding father Sam Nujoma laid to rest after state funeral
Sam Nujoma, the founding father of Namibia, was laid to rest in the Heroes Acre cemetery.According to Associated Press, Namibia’s founding father who died on February 9, 2025, at the age of 95, was laid to rest on Saturday,
Namibians mourn the death of the country’s ‘founding father’
African leaders and residents of Namibia gathered on Saturday (March 1) to bury the country's "founding father" Sam Nujoma. At the funeral, current President Nangolo Mbumba spoke of Nujoma's leadership in challenging colonialism and a military occupation by South Africa's racist white minority government.
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Nigeria: Sam Nujoma, Enthusiastically Celebrated in Nigeria, By Owei Lakemfa
Samuel Shafiishuna Daniel Nujoma was on the verge of an historic victory on November 11, 1989. The votes for the first ...
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Govt Spends N$30 Million On Flying Nujoma Across Namibia
The government will spend about N$30 million on expenses related to transporting founding president Sam Nujoma's body across the country. This includes N$1 million for each military plane trip.
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CCM eulogises Namibia’s Nujoma
NAMIBIA: THE Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) Secretary General, Dr Emmanuel John Nchimbi has lauded the ongoing economic freedom and social prosperity struggles across Southern Africa, describing them as a ...
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Private Media Restricted From Nujoma's Mausoleum
Private media has been restricted from the mausoleum of founding president Sam Nujoma.Members of the Namibian Defence Force on Saturday asked private media professionals to leave the area surrounding ...