“He once gave up his room for me while he went to spend the night at his mother’s house, then returned the next morning with a helicopter to fetch me. He was really my chommie.”

Retired Zambian journalist, Villie Lombanya, who at one point plied as the late Dr Sam Nujoma's driver has extolled the Founding President of Namibia.

Kavango East Governor, Bonifatius Wakudumo says the region is ready to host its regional memorial service in honour of the late Founding President on Saturday. 

When the nbc News team visited the Rundu Sports Stadium on Friday, various people were getting the venue ready for this weekend’s proceedings. 

The death of the Founding President has triggered a nationwide outpouring of grief.   

The nbc News team took to the streets of Mariental in the Hardap Region to gauge residents' thoughts on the passing of the late Dr. Sam Nujoma.

Two Namwater employees died on the spot after they were reportedly electrocuted at Nankudu Village in the Kavango West Region on Thursday.