Hishoono’s death marks the fading of Namibia’s founding liberation generation

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2026-01-25

EENHANA, 24 January 2026 – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah consoling the widow of the late Mathias Kanana Hishoono, Ndeshipewa Elina Hishoono, at his funeral at the Eenhana Memorial Shrine. (Photo by: Ester Hakaala) NAMPA

By Andreas Thomas
EENHANA, 25 JAN (NAMPA) – As Namibia continues to reflect on the meaning of its independence more than three decades after liberation, the passing of Mathias Kanana Hishoono has cast a sharp light on a fading generation whose legitimacy was forged in sacrifice rather than symbolism.
Hishoono, one of the last surviving pioneers present at the birth of the national liberation movement, was laid to rest on Saturday at the Eenhana M...

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EENHANA, 24 January 2026 – Former Presidents Hifikepunye Pohamba (left) and Nangolo Mbumba at the funeral of the late Mathias Kanana Hishoono at the Eenhana Memorial Shrine. (Photo by: Ester Hakaala) NAMPA

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ONAMBUTU, 23 January 2026 - Vice President Lucia Witbooi was among the mourners at the memorial service for the late Mathias Kanana Hishoono at Onambutu. (Photo by: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

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