SINGING THROUGH SORROW: MOURNERS AWAIT NUJOMA’S REMAINS

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2025-02-20

ONDANGWA, 20 February 2025 - PLAN Combatants saluting Founding President Sam Nujoma as they wait for his remains to arrive at the Andimba Toivo Ya Toivo Airport in Ondangwa. (Photo by: Clarence Katjaita) NAMPA

By Staff Reporter and Edward Tenete
(NAMPA FEATURES SERVICE)

ONDANGWA, 20 FEB (NAMPA) – Hundreds of mourners gathered at Ondangwa's Andimba Toivo ya Toivo Airport early Thursday morning to await the arrival of the remains of Founding President Sam Nujoma. Among them were many former People’s Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) combatants, their faces a mix of grief and solemn respect as they sang liberation struggle songs. Family members gathered...

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