FORMER GEOLOGY STUDENTS RECOUNT TIMES SPENT WITH NUJOMA

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2025-02-11

WINDHOEK - Former President Sam Nujoma pictured with geology students during one of their field trips. (Photo: Contributed)

By Andreas Thomas
(NAMPA FEATURES SERVICE)

WINDHOEK, 11 FEB (NAMPA) - Namibia's founding president, Sam Nujoma, may be gone, but his legacy endures in the hearts and minds of Namibians and people around the world.
The nonagenarian statesman died at the age of 95 in a hospital in Windhoek on Saturday, 08 February 2025.
Since his passing, people continue to relate memories and personal experiences they shared with the late former president and lea...

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WINDHOEK, 11 February 2025 - Professor Ben Mapani taught former President Sam Nujoma while he studied geology at UNAM. (Photo by: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

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