Also known as: Nujoma · Sam Shafiishuna Nujoma · founding father · first president · founding president Sam Nujoma · founding president · our founding president · father of the Namibian nation · Khomas governor Sam Nujoma · Namibia's founding president · founding president Sam Shafiishuna Nujoma · founding president Nujoma · former president Sam Nujoma · first president of Namibia · President Nujoma · founding father Nujoma · His excellency the founding father · tatekulu Nujoma · Our founding father Nujoma · our late founding president · Khomas Governor Sam Shafiishuna Nujoma · Sam Shafishuna Nujoma · Governor Nujoma · Dr Sam Nujoma · Dr Nujoma · H.E. Dr. Sam Shafishuna Nujoma · Dr Sam Shafiishuna Nujoma · H.E. Dr. Sam Nujoma · Dr. Sam Nujoma · late H.E. Dr. Sam Nujoma · Founding President Dr. Sam Nujoma · then President Sam Nujoma · His Excellency Dr Sam Shafishuna Nujoma · His Excellency Dr Sam Shafiishuna Nujoma · Governor Sam Shafiishuna Nujoma · Tatekulu Sam Nujoma · His Excellency Tatekulu Sam Nujoma · President Dr Sam Nujoma · our Founding Father · the late Sam Nujoma · H.E. Dr Sam Shafiishuna Nujoma · Namibia's first President
Founding president of Namibia, honored in 2026 Independence Day commemorations and proposed city renaming.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah urged Namibians to work together toward inclusive development and tackle poverty, inequality, and corruption as the nation celebrated 36 years of independence. She highlighted democratic progress and infrastructure gains while acknowledging ongoing challenges, and warned against tribalism and regional divisions.
21 March 2026 · Informanté →
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah urged Namibians to work together toward inclusive development and tackle poverty, inequality, and corruption as the nation celebrated 36 years of independence. She highlighted democratic progress and infrastructure gains while acknowledging ongoing challenges, and warned against tribalism and regional divisions.
21 March 2026 · Informanté →
Hope Initiatives Southern Africa Namibia hosted an event where stakeholders, including the First Gentleman, discussed challenges facing boys in education and the promotion of positive masculinity rooted in responsibility, empathy, and accountable leadership. The First Gentleman cited 2023 data showing 8,720 boys dropped out of school and called for evidence-based interventions and strategic programs to support boys' holistic development.
21 March 2026 · Informanté →
Windhoek will host the Khomas Uhuru march and Namfest@36, featuring a 1,000-person parade, innovation talent shows, and music performances by local artists, to celebrate national unity before the official Independence Day celebrations at Sam Nujoma Stadium tomorrow.
20 March 2026 · New Era →
A New Era editorial reflects on Namibia's independence milestone, arguing that despite being a relatively young democracy at 36 years, the country demonstrates maturity through peaceful power transfers, constitutional stability, press freedom, and social protection systems that compare favourably to many African peers. The piece cautions that continued progress requires deliberate effort in economic growth, youth integration, and strengthening existing institutions.
20 March 2026 · New Era →
An opinion piece reflecting on Namibia's 36 years of independence marks achievements in education, gender equality, and healthcare while identifying persistent challenges including youth unemployment, land inequality, poverty, corruption, and unresolved historical reconciliation. The authors argue that true independence requires addressing social justice, equitable resource distribution, and honest engagement with the nation's colonial and apartheid past.
20 March 2026 · New Era →
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 →
An analysis marking Namibia's 36 years of independence contrasts the jubilation of 1990 with present-day inequality and governance failures, arguing that the liberation movement's slogans of "Solidarity, Freedom, Justice" have been compromised by elite self-enrichment and a persistence of class-based oppression under continued Swapo rule.
20 March 2026 · The Namibian →
The Khomas governor's office will host NamFest@36, a youth-centred festival on Friday featuring cultural events, an innovation talent show, an Uhuru march with over 1,000 participants, and a music bash. The festival will showcase free acts in music, poetry, dance, painting, plays and inventions, with over 50 performances and 20 local exhibitors, celebrating Namibia's Independence Day under the theme "Beyond 35: For a Prosperous Future."
20 March 2026 · The Namibian →
Independent Patriots for Change shadow minister Armas Amukoto has proposed renaming Henties Bay to 'Sam Nujoma Bay' in honour of Namibia's founding president, arguing that the country should replace colonial geographical names with ones that reflect its own liberation history and identity.
19 March 2026 · The Namibian →
IPC lawmaker Armas Amukoto has urged Namibia to rename Henties Bay in honour of founding president Sam Nujoma as part of decolonising public spaces and honouring liberation heroes. The proposal comes as parliament also considers converting the Old State House into a museum dedicated to Nujoma's legacy.
19 March 2026 · New Era →