… This, she said, paved the way for his involvement in several prominent national roles. “In 1989, Reverend Konjore was elected as a Member of the Constituent Assembly, the Assembly that was responsible for the drafting of the Namibian Constitution. …
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… It arose from the United Nations-supervised Constituent Assembly in 1989 and superseded colonial legislative systems, with the National Council created in 1993 to protect regional interests. …
Parliament comes of age …Namibia’s legislative footprint- February 2026
… peccable negotiating skills are credited for having traversed stormy waters in a room filled with former warring factions as Namibia’s constitution was being charted. “We also pause to honour the legacy of His Excellency Hage G Geingob, the chairperson of the Constituent Assembly …
Constitution: A testament of collective resolve … moral erosion threatens democracy… He chaired the Constituent Assembly that drafted our Constitution and became Namibia’s first prime minister at independence. …
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah at Candle Light Ceremony Honouring Nujoma and Geingob… Nandi-Ndaitwah’s reflection on Geingob was equally vibrant, describing him as the Father of Namibia’s Constitution, a man who chaired the Constituent Assembly and later became the country’s first prime minister. …
Nujoma, Geingob legacies in focus… his role in the liberation struggle as one of the SWAPO Party’s representatives in the United States and the Americas, his leadership of the United Nations Institute for Namibia, and his central contribution to drafting the Constitution as chairperson of the Constituent Assembly …
President Nandi-Ndaitwah honours Nujoma and Geingob at Heroes Acre candlelight ceremony… A pivotal figure in Namibia’s history, Geingob chaired the Constituent Assembly that drafted the Namibian Constitution and served as the country’s first prime minister at independence in 1990 before ascending to the presidency in 2015. …
‘Namibians own Geingob’- February 2025
… HEADING THE STATE Nujoma was appointed Namibia’s first head of state by the Constituent Assembly. …
Sam Nujoma personified Namibia’s struggle for freedom- February 2024
… Once the Swapo caucus of the Constituent Assembly gave Theo-Ben Gurirab the responsibility of assuring apartheid South Africa and its surrogate opposition parties that the liberation movement would adapt the 1982 Constitutional Principles, Geingob led just about every crucial par …
Geingob’s Good Governance Legacy• 3 August 1941 – born at Otjiwarongo• November 1989 – elected as chairperson of the Constituent Assembly, marking the beginning of Namibia’s transition to independence• 21 March 1990 – appointed as Namibia’s first prime minister, serving until 2002• 27 August 2002 – declines the …
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Witbooi urges inclusivity, unity in honouring Konjore's legacy
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Vice President Lucia Witbooi called on Namibians to renew their commitment to building an inclusive nation anchored in freedom, equality, and shared prosperity, speaking at a wreath-laying ceremony for the late Reverend Willem Konjore. Witbooi highlighted Konjore's key role in the 1976 Nama Teachers' Strike and his subsequent contributions to Namibia's independence struggle and governance, including service as a Founding Father, Chief Whip of SWAPO, Deputy Speaker, and minister until his retirement in 2010.
22 March 2026 · Informanté →
Sunday 22 March
Witbooi urges inclusivity, unity in honouring Konjore's legacy
Vice President Lucia Witbooi called on Namibians to renew their commitment to building an inclusive nation anchored in freedom, equality, and shared prosperity, speaking at a wreath-laying ceremony for the late Reverend Willem Konjore. Witbooi highlighted Konjore's key role in the 1976 Nama Teachers' Strike and his subsequent contributions to Namibia's independence struggle and governance, including service as a Founding Father, Chief Whip of SWAPO, Deputy Speaker, and minister until his retirement in 2010.
22 March 2026 · Informanté →
Friday 20 March
Namibia's Parliament maturing but facing oversight challenges
Since independence in 1990, Namibia's Parliament has evolved into a democratically elected body and now has its first female speaker, Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, elected in March 2025. However, political analyst Ndumba Kamwanyah notes that despite its progressive constitutional framework, Parliament has struggled with weak oversight of the executive due to single-party dominance and the executive being drawn directly from Parliament, resulting in limited depth in legislative debate.
20 March 2026 · New Era →
Wednesday 11 February
Namibia marks Constitution Day amid moral erosion concerns
As Namibia marked Constitution Day on 9 February, leaders praised the Constitution as a progressive democratic foundation, but legal scholar Shepherd Nyambe warned that rising violence, poverty and inequality threaten its ideals and called for moral renewal alongside economic justice and constitutional education.
11 February 2026 · New Era →
President Nandi-Ndaitwah honours Nujoma and Geingob at ceremony
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah held a candle-lighting ceremony at Heroes Acre to commemorate founding president Sam Nujoma, who died on 8 February 2025, and third president Hage Geingob, who died on 4 February 2024. The president praised both leaders' contributions to Namibia's independence struggle and post-independence nation-building, describing them as giants whose legacies continue to guide the country.
11 February 2026 · The Namibian →
Tuesday 10 February
Namibians honour legacies of Nujoma and Geingob
Politicians, executives and community members gathered at Heroes' Acre to lay wreaths and reflect on the contributions of Founding President Sam Nujoma and former president Hage Geingob, both lost in February in consecutive years. Speakers emphasised their roles in Namibia's independence struggle and post-independence development, calling for renewed national unity and recommitment to their ideals of justice, reconciliation and inclusive governance.
10 February 2026 · New Era →
Sunday 8 February
President honours Nujoma and Geingob at Heroes Acre ceremony
President Nandi-Ndaitwah paid tribute to Namibia's Founding President Dr Sam Nujoma and former President Dr Hage Geingob at a candlelight ceremony at Heroes Acre, describing them as "two giants" whose leadership laid the foundations of the nation's freedom and development. She called on Namibians to preserve their legacies by defending independence, promoting national cohesion, and building a just, inclusive society.
8 February 2026 · Informanté →
Thursday 5 February
Monica Geingos says late president's legacy belongs to Namibians
Former first lady Monica Geingos has stated that the legacy of late president Hage Geingob does not belong to any individual but to the entire nation, emphasising that Namibians can learn from both his successes and struggles. A combined candlelight ceremony honouring Geingob and Founding President Sam Nujoma is to be held at Heroes Acre on Saturday.
5 February 2026 · New Era →