War veteran Guiteb remembered as gallant freedom fighter

NAMPA

2025-08-01

OTJIWARONGO, 01 AUG (NAMPA) - The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Mines, Energy and Industries Natangwe Ithete delivers the key message of President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah at the memorial service of the late war veteran and former Robben Island political prisoner, Lazarus Guiteb at Otjiwarongo's Mokati Sports Stadium on Friday. The 82-year-old Guiteb was accorded the military funeral by President Nandi-Ndaitwah and will be buried on Saturday at the town. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

OTJIWARONGO, 01 AUG (NAMPA) – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has paid tribute to the late war veteran and former Robben Island political prisoner, Lazarus Guiteb, hailing him as a “gallant freedom fighter” who was instrumental in Namibia obtaining its independence.
Guiteb passed away on 15 July 2025, in Windhoek at the age of 82.
“We knew him as a gallant fighter. As such, he was accorded several medals, including that of the Eagle First Class,...

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OTJIWARONGO, 01 AUG (NAMPA) - A section of community and family members of the late war veteran and former Robben Island political prisoner, Lazarus Guiteb gathers for his memorial service on Friday at Otjiwarongo's Mokati Sports Stadium. The 82-year-old Guiteb was accorded the military funeral by President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and will be buried on Saturday at the town. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

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