NAMIBIA REFLECTS ON LEGACIES OF NUJOMA, GEINGOB

NAMPA
2026-02-07
WINDHOEK, 07 February 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and Vice-president Lucia Witbooi arrive at the Remembrance Ceremony in honour of the late presidens.(Photo: Ali Negumbo)NAMPA WINDHOEK, 07 February 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and Vice-president Lucia Witbooi arrive at the Remembrance Ceremony in honour of the late presidens.(Photo: Ali Negumbo)NAMPA
By Uakutura Kambaekua
WINDHOEK, 07 FEB (NAMPA) - Politicians, executives, and community members gathered at Heroes Acre outside Windhoek on Saturday to honour former presidents Sam Nujoma and Hage Geingob by laying wreaths and reflecting on their legacies.
February has become a month etched in Namibia’s collective memory, as it was during this month in two consecutive years that the country lost its first and third presidents - Nujoma, who passed...
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WINDHOEK, 07 February 2026 - Inspector general of the Namibian police Joseph Shikongo and Commissioner General of the correctional service Raphael Amunyela at the Remembrance Ceremony in honour of the late presidens.(Photo: Ali Negumbo)NAMPA WINDHOEK, 07 February 2026 - Inspector general of the Namibian police Joseph Shikongo and Commissioner General of the correctional service Raphael Amunyela at the Remembrance Ceremony in honour of the late presidens.(Photo: Ali Negumbo)NAMPA
WINDHOEK, 07 February 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah pictured during the Remembrance Ceremony held in honour of the late Presidents Sam Nujoma and Hage Geingob. (Photo by: Ali Negumbo) NAMPA WINDHOEK, 07 February 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah pictured during the Remembrance Ceremony held in honour of the late Presidents Sam Nujoma and Hage Geingob. (Photo by: Ali Negumbo) NAMPA
WINDHOEK, 07 February 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah pictured with former First Lady Monica Geingos alongside her daughter-in-law, Nangula Geingos, during the Remembrance Ceremony honouring the late Presidents of Namibia, Sam Nujoma and Hage Geingob, at Heroes Acre on Saturday. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA WINDHOEK, 07 February 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah pictured with former First Lady Monica Geingos alongside her daughter-in-law, Nangula Geingos, during the Remembrance Ceremony honouring the late Presidents of Namibia, Sam Nujoma and Hage Geingob, at Heroes Acre on Saturday. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

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