Richard Kabajani passes away

SWAPO veteran and Namibia’s first Minister of Works, Richard Kapelwa Kabajani, died of heart failure in the Katima Mulilo Hospital on Thursday.

Kabajani left the country at a tender age to join Swapo in exile and was one of the pioneers of the South West Africa Liberation Army, the forerunner of the People’s Liberation Army of Namibia (Plan). As a member of Plan, he occupied the position of Deputy Secretary of Defence of Swapo and later Secretary of Defence.When Namibia gained Independence in 1990, Kabajani was appointed as Minister of Works, Transport and Communication, before being moved to the Ministry of Lands in 1992.In 1996 he was appointed as Minister of Youth and Sport and in 2000 as Namibia’s Ambassador to Cuba.He retired in 2004.Funeral arrangements will be announced in due course.As a member of Plan, he occupied the position of Deputy Secretary of Defence of Swapo and later Secretary of Defence.When Namibia gained Independence in 1990, Kabajani was appointed as Minister of Works, Transport and Communication, before being moved to the Ministry of Lands in 1992.In 1996 he was appointed as Minister of Youth and Sport and in 2000 as Namibia’s Ambassador to Cuba.He retired in 2004.Funeral arrangements will be announced in due course.