David Namalenga, Managing Director and owner of Dinapama, praised the late Founding President Sam Nujoma as a man whose contributions to Namibia's economic development are "unmatched" during a memorial service held in his honor.
The Otjozondjupa region is approximately 90 percent ready to host the regional memorial for founding President Sam Nujoma in Grootfontein on Monday.
Governor James Uerikua stated that the only remaining task for the day of the memorial will be decorating the venue.
The Rundu Sports Stadium was filled to capacity on Saturday as mourners from Kavango East and West gathered to pay tribute to Namibia’s late Founding President, Dr. Sam Nujoma.
Founding President Sam Nujoma has been recognized as a remarkable leader whose unwavering commitment and ideologies were vital in achieving a free Namibia.
This sentiment was echoed by speakers at the First Regional Memorial Service held on Thursday in his home village, Etunda.
Various church denominations gathered at the Restoration Center in the capital to honour and celebrate the life of the late Founding Father of the Namibian Nation.
The Minister of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication, and Social Welfare, Doreen Sioka, said she was inspired by three words, "Unite, and Eradicate Poverty," written for her by the late Founding President in his book Where Others Wavered.
“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.
