By Johnathan Paoli
President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed deep condolences to the government and people of Namibia following the passing of their founding president, Sam Shafiishuna Nujoma, at the age of 95.
Ramaphosa extended sympathies to the Nujoma family, including Founding First Lady Kovambo Nujoma, as well as Namibian President Nangolo Mbumba and his government, who are mourning this loss just a year after the passing of former president Hage Geingob.
Ramaphosa described Nujoma as an extraordinary freedom fighter whose legacy was inseparable from South Africa’s own liberation struggle.
“Dr Sam Nujoma was an extraordinary freedom fighter who divided his revolutionary programme between Namibia’s own struggle against South African colonialism and the liberation of South Africa from apartheid,” the president said on Sunday.
He acknowledged Nujoma’s role as leader of the Ovambo People’s Organisation, the South West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO), and the People’s Liberation Army of Namibia.
The president
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