Sampofu hopeful for a Heroes Acre in Zambezi

NAMPA
2025-08-23
KATIMA MULILO, 22 August 2025 - Former Zambezi Region Governor, Lawrence Sampofu points out where the first commander of the People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) Tobias Hainyeko was shot and killed on 18 May 1967 at Katima Mulilo near Namwi Island. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA KATIMA MULILO, 22 August 2025 - Former Zambezi Region Governor, Lawrence Sampofu points out where the first commander of the People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) Tobias Hainyeko was shot and killed on 18 May 1967 at Katima Mulilo near Namwi Island. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA
KATIMA MULILO, 23 AUG (NAMPA) – Former Zambezi Governor, Lawrence Sampofu said the government plans to establish a Heroes Acre at one of the liberation struggle battlefields in the Zambezi Region.
Sampofu, shared this with Nampa on Friday, in response to concerns about why Zambezi has no shrine besides having hosted many wars between 1967 and 1989 for Namibia’s independence.
He said it is a matter of time; the government will establish such a si...
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KATIMA MULILO, 22 August 2025 - Former Zambezi Region Governor, Lawrence Sampofu points out where the first commander of the People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) Tobias Hainyeko was shot and killed on 18 May 1967 at Katima Mulilo near Namwi Island. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA KATIMA MULILO, 22 August 2025 - Former Zambezi Region Governor, Lawrence Sampofu points out where the first commander of the People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) Tobias Hainyeko was shot and killed on 18 May 1967 at Katima Mulilo near Namwi Island. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

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