Also known as: PLAN · Swapo's military wing
Swapo's military wing during Namibia's liberation struggle, in which several senior figures served before independence.
Vice President Lucia Witbooi represented the President at the unveiling of a tombstone for victims of the 19 February 1988 Oshakati Barclays Bank bombing in Ongwediva, honouring the innocent civilians killed during Namibia's liberation struggle. Witbooi pledged that violence shall never define the nation's future and that reconciliation and unity remain cornerstones of democracy.
23 February 2026 · Informanté →
Vice President Lucia Witbooi represented the President at the unveiling of a tombstone for victims of the 19 February 1988 Oshakati Barclays Bank bombing in Ongwediva, honouring the innocent civilians killed during Namibia's liberation struggle. Witbooi pledged that violence shall never define the nation's future and that reconciliation and unity remain cornerstones of democracy.
23 February 2026 · Informanté →
Erkki Nghimtina, who rose to director of communications for Swapo's People's Liberation Army of Namibia (Plan) during the armed struggle and played a key operational role in military engagements against colonial forces, has died at his homestead in Edundja. He was born in 1948 and survived by four of his 12 siblings and 18 of his 19 children.
22 February 2026 · The Namibian →
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah delivered a condolence message at the military memorial for former Cabinet Minister Erkki Nghimtina, honouring his contributions to Namibia's liberation struggle and his service in defence, mines and energy, works and transport, and labour portfolios. His burial took place at the Eenhana Memorial Shrine.
22 February 2026 · Informanté →
Erkki Nghimtina, who was born in 1947 and died in 2026, served as a member of the National Assembly from 1995 to 2020 and held various Cabinet portfolios including minister of defence, minister of mines and energy, and minister of works and transport. He was also a liberation struggle veteran who served in Swapo's military wing and later spearheaded the restructuring of Namibia's diamond industry to enable local cutting and polishing.
18 February 2026 · The Namibian →
Former minister and liberation struggle veteran Colonel (retired) Erkki Nghimtina, who died on 8 February aged 78, will be accorded a Military Funeral at the Eenhana Memorial Shrine on Saturday, following three consecutive memorial services at his residence in Edundja village.
18 February 2026 · Informanté →
Namibia has lost liberation fighter and former Minister Erkki Nghimtina, who died at his home in Edundja village at the age of 78. He served in multiple ministerial positions including Defence, Works and Transport, and Mines and Energy, and played a significant role in PLAN's military communications during the independence struggle.
11 February 2026 · Informanté →
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 →
Erkki Nghimtina, a former Cabinet minister who served in the National Assembly from 1995 to 2020 and held various ministerial portfolios including mines and energy, works and transport, and labour, died on Sunday. He played a significant role in Namibia's independence struggle and military history before transitioning to politics after retiring from active military service in 1995.
10 February 2026 · New Era →
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has mourned the death of Erkki Nghimtina, a liberation struggle veteran and former Cabinet and Parliament member who died on 8 February 2026 at age 78. Nghimtina served as MP from 1995 to 2020 and held several government portfolios including Defence, Mines and Energy, and Labour and Industrial Relations.
10 February 2026 · Informanté →
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has paid tribute to former Cabinet minister and long-serving MP Erkki Nghimtina, who died at age 77, describing him as a dedicated national leader and freedom fighter who served in various ministerial roles and fought in exile for Namibian independence.
10 February 2026 · The Namibian →