
newZWire
February 9, 2025 at 04:39 AM
*‘The foundations of the Republic of Namibia have been shaken’*
Namibia’s founding President, Sam Nujoma, has died at age 95, President Nangolo Mbumba has announced.
Nujoma was founding president of SWAPO in 1960, which began an armed struggle against occupation by apartheid South Africa in 1966.
He led Namibia from independence in 1990 and stepped down in 2005, having helped build Namibia into one of the region’s most stable economies