Repatriation of former political prisoners' remains demonstrates SADC integration: Gaeb

NAMPA

2026-08-14

CAPE TOWN, 13 August 2026 - Forensic workers dig up the gravesite of Namibian liberation struggle hero, Festus Nehale, at a cemetery in Cape Town, South Africa to exhume the remains for reburial in Namibia. (Photo Contributed: MICT) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 14 AUG (NAMPA) – The exhumation and repatriation of the remains of Namibian political prisoners and liberation heroes demonstrate that Southern African Development Community (SADC) integration extends beyond economic and political cooperation.
This was said by Manfred Gaeb, the Director of National Heritage and Culture Programmes in the Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, during an interview with Nampa on...

Restricted content

Cape Town, 13 August 2026- Members of the Namibian government delegation, family members, and community representatives pose for a group photo at the cemetery following the successful exhumation of liberation struggle hero Festus Nehale in Cape Town, South Africa, on Thursday, 13 August 2026. (Photo Contributed: MICT) NAMPA

CAPE TOWN, 13 August 2026 - The gravesite of Festus Nehale, who died 04 March 1971 in Cape Town, South Africa, draped with a Namibian flag before the exhumation of his remains for reburial in Namibia. (Photo Contributed: MICT) NAMPA

Africa

Nandi-Ndaitwah welcomes Africa Credit Rating Agency

2026-09-24 11:36:34

PBOs urged to track impact of spending on children

2026-09-21 17:00:49

Holding Back Deserts: SAFIRE leads rural communities to restore wastelands

2026-09-17 09:54:18

Turn Munhumutapa legacy into economic prosperity - President tells youths

2026-09-17 09:50:21

Zimbabwe's COMESA Chairmanship: Can Regional Markets Turn Farms Into Export Powerhouses?

2026-09-17 09:48:49

NRZ to commission 100 wagons, 3 locomotives under PPP with ZIMASCO

2026-09-17 09:46:41

Namibia to host ninth AN-PBO conference in Swakopmund

2026-09-16 10:11:44

Mapanzure Solar Park takes shape

2026-09-11 11:52:43

Zim rolling out gateways, teacher and parent training in line with the Child Online Protection Policy

2026-09-11 11:51:22

President Mnangagwa says food security, peace, trade key for Comesa

2026-09-11 11:48:39

Kauandenge’s Asoli joins continental alliance, ADAFP

2026-08-31 18:58:38

Latest NAMPA photos

WINDHOEK, 02 October 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah delivering a keynote address at the One Economy Foundation's 11th Annual Fundraising Soiree. (Photo: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA

NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 02 October 2026 - From left to right: First Gentleman of Namibia, Lieutenant General Epaphras Denga Ndaitwah, One Economy Executive Chairperson Monica Geingos, President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare and former speaker of the National Assembly Peter Katjavivi pose for a photo at the One Economy Foundation Fundraising Soiree. (Photo: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA

NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 02 October 2026 - Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare during the One Economy Foundation 11th Annual Fundraising Soiree. (Photo: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA

NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 02 October 2026 - Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy Modestus Amutse. (Photo: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA

NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 02 October 2026 - Executive Chairperson of the One Economy Foundation, Monica Geingos at the Foundation’s 11th Annual Fundraising Soiree. (Photo: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA

NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 01 October 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah delivering a keynote address at the One Economy Foundation’s 11th Annual Fundraising Soiree. (Photo: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA

NAMPA

RUNDU, 01 October 2026 - Heavy rain damaged the staffroom at Ruben Makaranga Combined School in Rundu on Wednesday. (Photo by: Sawi Hausiku) NAMPA

NAMPA

KEETMANSHOOP, 01 October 2026 - NCCI Keetmanshoop Branch Chairperson Desmund Andreas has called for unity, discipline and full cooperation among stakeholders to contain the Foot-and-Mouth Disease outbreak in the ||Kharas Region. (Photo: Contributed)

NAMPA