Hainyeko and Simbwaye to be accorded symbolic graves at Heroes Acre

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2025-08-26

KATIMA MULILO, 26 August 2025 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah delivers her key note address at the Heroes Day commemoration in Katima Mulilo on Tuesday. (Photo: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

KATIMA MULILO, 26 AUG (NAMPA) – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has announced plans to designate symbolic graves at the Heroes Acre in Windhoek for two key figures of Namibia’s liberation struggle - Tobias Hainyeko and Brendan Simbwaye.
Nandi-Ndaitwah made the announcement during the Heroes Day commemoration at the Katima Mulilo Sports Stadium on Tuesday.
Hainyeko, the first commander of the People’s Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN), was killed...

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KATIMA MULILO, 26 August 2025 - A section of the war veteran for the liberation struggle of Namibia at the Heroes Day commemoration in Katima Mulilo on Tuesday. (Photo: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

KATIMA MULILO, 26 August 2025 - Members of the Namibian Defence Force marches to commemorate Heroes Day in Katima Mulilo on Tuesday. (Photo: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

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