Late ex-PS to be buried on Saturday

FORMER permanent secretary in the Ministry of Regional and Local Government and Housing, Nghidimondjila Shoombe, will be laid to rest in Ongwediva on Saturday, according to funeral arrangements released by family members yesterday.

The retired former accounting officer was killed in a motor accident on Sunday, a day before his 68th birthday. A memorial service is scheduled to take place at Ongwediva on Friday afternoon.Meanwhile, Prime Minister Theo-Ben Gurirab has expressed shock at the death of the former PS, whom he said had a “dedicated career as a civil servant” until his retirement in 2001.Apart from the public service, the late Shoombe served the ruling Swapo Party in various capacities during the liberation struggle.Between 1980 and 1982, he was Assistant Administrative Secretary at the then liberation movement Swapo’s headquarters in Luanda, Angola, before being appointed as the party’s Chief Representative to the Federal Republic of Germany and Australia.Shortly after Independence, Shoombe served as political advisor to the Swapo Election Directorate until he joined the civil service in 1990.A memorial service is scheduled to take place at Ongwediva on Friday afternoon.Meanwhile, Prime Minister Theo-Ben Gurirab has expressed shock at the death of the former PS, whom he said had a “dedicated career as a civil servant” until his retirement in 2001.Apart from the public service, the late Shoombe served the ruling Swapo Party in various capacities during the liberation struggle.Between 1980 and 1982, he was Assistant Administrative Secretary at the then liberation movement Swapo’s headquarters in Luanda, Angola, before being appointed as the party’s Chief Representative to the Federal Republic of Germany and Australia.Shortly after Independence, Shoombe served as political advisor to the Swapo Election Directorate until he joined the civil service in 1990.