Hawala accorded hero's funeral

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2025-08-26

Former Namibian Defence Force (NDF) chief, Solomon 'Jesus' Hawala. (Photo: Contributed)

KATIMA MULILO, 26 AUG (NAMPA) – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has announced that Lieutenant General Salomon Dumeni Hawala will be honoured with a hero’s funeral on 06 September 2025.
Hawala, a prominent liberation hero, served as a leader of the People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) and was the second chief of the Namibian Defence Force.
He died on 11 August at the age of 89.
Speaking during the Heroes Day commemoration in Katima Mulilo o...

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