Grief has befallen the community of the Church of Africa following the death of its leader, acting Bishop Zach Ngetujame Makari.

Bishop Makari died Saturday morning at his home in Windhoek, aged 58.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has extended well-wishing greetings to the Christian community in Namibia and the world over in observance of Ascension Day. 

The Ascension Day is rooted in the Christian faith’s belief in the Ascension of Jesus Christ into heaven. 

The director and founder of the Universal Living Rosary Association of St.