FINAL FAREWELL FOR UERIKUA AND SON

NAMPA

2026-04-20

GAM, 19 April 2026 - Caskets of late former Otjozondjupa Governor and Member of Parliament James Uerikua and his son, Venturo being laid to rest at their family gravesites at Otjiserandu village on Sunday. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

By Mulisa Simiyasa
(NAMPA FEATURES SERVICE)

GAM, 20 APR (NAMPA) – Tears and profound sorrow were all that remained in Gam this past Sunday following the burial of James Uerikua and his young son, Venturo. As their caskets were lowered into separate graves at Otjiserandu village, mourners wept, their faces veiled by a heavy, collective sadness.
Religious leaders from the Tiree Church of God joined the public in offering words of comfort, yet the...

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GAM, 19 April 2026 - Vice President, Lucia Witbooi (second from right) and close family members of the late James Uerikua pays their last respects at a community gravesite where the two were laid to rest on Sunday afternoon. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

GAM, 19 April 2026 - Vice President, Lucia Witbooi (second from right) mourns the late James Uerikua and son, Venturo at Gam community gravesites on Sunday afternoon. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

GAM, 19 April 2026 - A section of Parliamentarians at Gam on Sunday afternoon for the burial of the late James Uerikua and son. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

GAM, 19 April 2026 - Caskets of late James Uerikua and son, Venturo at Gam community gravesites where they are laid to rest on Sunday afternoon. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

GAM, 19 April 2026 - Father of late James Uerikua, Ndoroima Tjijakura speaks at the community gravesites where his son James and grandchild, Venturo were are laid to rest on Sunday afternoon. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

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