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Andimba Toivo ya Toivo

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President honours late Mathias Hishoono's liberation struggle legacy

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President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, through Vice President Lucia Witbooi, delivered a memorial address for the late Mathias Kanana Hishoono, a founding member of SWAPO and veteran of Namibia's independence struggle. She described him as embodying unity, resilience, and service, and emphasised his continued contributions to nation-building after independence as a political advisor to the first two presidents.

24 January 2026 · Informanté →

Saturday 24 January

  1. President honours late Mathias Hishoono's liberation struggle legacy

    President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, through Vice President Lucia Witbooi, delivered a memorial address for the late Mathias Kanana Hishoono, a founding member of SWAPO and veteran of Namibia's independence struggle. She described him as embodying unity, resilience, and service, and emphasised his continued contributions to nation-building after independence as a political advisor to the first two presidents.

    24 January 2026 · Informanté →

  2. Namibians honour liberation hero Matias Kanana Hishoono

    Matias Kanana Hishoono, a founding member of Owamboland People's Organisation (OPO) which evolved into Swapo, died on 14 January aged 89. Senior government officials and thousands of mourners gathered at his village for a memorial service, with a state funeral planned for Saturday at Eenhana Shrine.

    24 January 2026 · The Namibian →

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