… On 4 May 1978, the Cassinga refugee camp in southern Angola, which housed hundreds of Namibian refugees, was attacked by the South African Defence Force during Namibia’s liberation struggle. …
Cassinga sacrifice should inspire national unity – NNNNamibia Minute.
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South African Defence Force
Military force that attacked a SWAPO base at Cassinga in Angola on 4 May 1978, killing over 600 people.
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- May 2026
… Cassinga Day is a national public holiday held in memory of Namibians killed on 4 May 1978, when the South African Defence Force attacked a SWAPO base at Cassinga in southern Angola. …
President Nandi-Ndaitwah to address Cassinga Day commemoration at Olukekete- April 2026
… He commanded a small team that disrupted South African Defence Force (SADF) attempts to establish a base near a local hospital. …
Okongo: General Ndaitwah lays foundation for N$1,5 million hall & office block- March 2026
… Together, they confronted the South African Defence Force of the apartheid regime in the historic battle of Cuito Cuanavale in Angola. …
Cyril Ramaphosa marks Southern Africa Liberation Day as SADC chairperson- November 2025
… ence Namibia inherited an existing road infrastructure, modern roads were mostly concentrated in the central and coastal parts of our country for the purpose of exporting raw materials, while some roads were meant for the rapid movement of the colonial South African Defence Force …
Keynote address by President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Opuwo-Otjivize-Okangwati-Omaseratundu road project- May 2025
… Neither the police nor the South African Defence Force responded after they were notified, but a bulldozer arrived three days later and covered the bodies. …
Oshikuku – hidden gem of the north- April 2025
… The Caprivi became a war zone in the years leading up to Namibia’s independence, with Katima used as a base for the South African Defence Force. …
The baobab toilet of Katima Mulilo- March 2025
… The South African Defence Force turned Ruacana town into a heavily fortified settlement surrounded by barbed wire fences and landmines to guard against attacks by the People’s Liberation Army of Namibia. …
Ruacana – The Hurrying of the Waters- August 2021
… She became one of very few women who had the rare history of participat- ing in actual and fierce battles between Plan combatants and South African Defence Force and Koevoet counter- insurgence units. …
A hero’s tribute to a woman combatant- September 2020
… evils. ‘Moffie’, the 2019 film written and directed by Oliver Hermanus, shines a light on the atrocities during the apartheid era not only faced by black people, but also by white soldiers carrying out their mandatory two-year call-up service with the South African Defence Force …
‘Moffie' Peels Back Falacies
Politics
President calls for national unity to honour liberation heroes
The News
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah said the best way to honour fallen liberation heroes is for Namibians to work together in unity for socio-economic development, speaking at the Cassinga Day commemoration in Omusati Region. The commemoration marked the 4 May 1978 attack on the Cassinga refugee camp in Angola, where more than 600 people reportedly died.
5 May 2026 · New Era →
Tuesday 5 May
President calls for national unity to honour liberation heroes
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah said the best way to honour fallen liberation heroes is for Namibians to work together in unity for socio-economic development, speaking at the Cassinga Day commemoration in Omusati Region. The commemoration marked the 4 May 1978 attack on the Cassinga refugee camp in Angola, where more than 600 people reportedly died.
5 May 2026 · New Era →
Monday 4 May
President Nandi-Ndaitwah keynote speaker at Cassinga Day commemoration
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah will address the main Cassinga Day commemoration in Olukekete village in the Omusati Region, alongside National Assembly Speaker Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila and other dignitaries. The event honours Namibians killed on 4 May 1978, when the South African Defence Force attacked a SWAPO base at Cassinga in southern Angola.
4 May 2026 · Informanté →
Tuesday 21 April
Okongo SWAPO fundraiser opens drive for N$1.5 million facility
SWAPO Party members in Okongo are fundraising to build a N$1.5 million hall and office block by December, with General Epafras Denga Ndaitwah overseeing the project. Two fundraising events have so far collected N$92,914 in cash and pledges, plus livestock.
21 April 2026 · Informanté →
Tuesday 24 March
Ramaphosa calls for SADC unity on Liberation Day
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his capacity as SADC chairperson, marked Southern Africa Liberation Day on 23 March 2026 by reflecting on regional liberation struggles, honouring freedom fighters and international allies like Cuba, and urging member states to remain united and vigilant in advancing the region's common agenda while supporting self-determination movements including the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
24 March 2026 · The Namibian →