PRESIDENT Hage Geingob has conferred on the late retired lieutenant general John Sinvula Mutwa the honour of national hero, and has directed that a state funeral be held in his honour.
Moreover, Geingob has directed that a period of national mourning be observed in honour of Mutwa during which all flags in Namibia will be flown at half mast from Friday to 20 June.
Mutwa (61) died on 17 June.
In a statement today, the presidency said Mutwa’s remains will be interred on a date and place to be agreed on by his family in the Zambezi region.
“President Hage G Geingob extends sincere condolences to the wife, colonel Selma Mutwa, the children and entire family, including comrades and friends of this outstanding freedom fighter, who has served the country from a tender age on the frontlines of the liberation struggle, and in the Namibia Defence Force (NDF) in post-independent Namibia, where he ultimately rose to the rank of chief of the NDF,” the presidency said.
Mutwa’s period of mourning will run concurrently with the national mourning period of one week in honour of the late founding president of Zambia, Kenneth Kaund
