Chief Tjimbaure Tomo to be laid to rest next weekend

NAMPA
2025-02-11
OKANGWATI, 31 January 2020 - Vita Royal House Chief Tjimbuare Tomo will be laid to rest at the Katutura burial site in Opuwo on 22 February 2025. (Photo: Contributed) OKANGWATI, 31 January 2020 - Vita Royal House Chief Tjimbuare Tomo will be laid to rest at the Katutura burial site in Opuwo on 22 February 2025. (Photo: Contributed)
OPUWO, 11 FEB (NAMPA) - Chief Tjimbuare Tomo of the Vita Royal House will be laid to rest at the Katutura burial site in Opuwo on 22 February 2025.
Chief Tomo died at his homestead in Omuhoro village in the Okangwati settlement last Thursday after a prolonged illness. He was 92.
His nephew, Masatu Tomo, confirmed the chief’s passing to Nampa on Monday.
He described his late uncle as a dedicated liberation icon and a unifier who fostered just lead...
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