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Namibia: President grants ‘Jesus’ state funeral – News

Namibia: President grants ‘Jesus’ state funeral – News

Africa Links 24 with Martin Endjala
Published on 2025-08-14 18:16:12

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has granted retired defence force lieutenant general Salomon ‘Jesus’ Hawala a state funeral.

Hawala was born on 19 August 1935 and died on 11 August.

“The funeral will take place at Ongwediva in the Oshana region on 6 September,” the president’s office announced on Thursday.

The announcement comes just over a month after the Cabinet imposed a moratorium on the granting of official funerals effective from 16 June this year until 31 March…

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