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The Ministry of Veteran Affairs was a department of the Namibian government, responsible for the social and economic support of veterans of the Namibian war of independence, and for the custody of Namibian independence war history. It was established in 2006. [1]
The Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs (MODVA) is the government department responsible for the administration of military affairs and veterans affairs in Namibia. [1] It was established as Ministry of Defence (MOD) at Namibian independence in 1990.
Ministry of Veteran Affairs (Namibia) I. Nickey Iyambo; K. Frans Kapofi; T. Ngarikutuke Tjiriange This page was last edited on 17 December 2024, at 08:56 (UTC). ...
Alongside president Hage Geingob, Iyambo was sworn in as Vice President of Namibia on 21 March 2015, becoming the first person to hold that title. [6] As vice president, he continued to head the Ministry of Veterans Affairs with two deputy ministers: Alexia Manombe-Ncube and Royal ǀUiǀoǀoo. [7]
Kapofi retained his portfolio after the 2019 Namibian general election; The ministry gained additionally the portfolio of safety and security in 2020. In a cabinet reshuffle in April 2021, he was moved to the Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs. [4] He has closely worked with all three of Namibia’s heads of state. [5]
Below is a list of the cabinet of the Republic of Namibia from appointment in 2005 until replacement in 2010: President: Hifikepunye Pohamba; Prime Minister: Nahas Angula; Deputy-Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs: Marco Hausiku; Minister of Defense: Major General Charles Ndaxu Namoloh; Minister of Veterans Affairs: Ngarikutuke ...
The main roles of the Namibian Defence Force are to ensure the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country by guarding against external aggression, both conventional and unconventional; prevent violation of Namibia's territorial integrity; and provide assistance to civil authorities in guarding and protecting government buildings and key installations as provided in the Defence Act.
John ya Otto Nankudhu (1933–2011, nom de guerre: Koshiwanda, [1] the surname is sometimes also spelled Nankugu [2]) was a Namibian guerrilla, army officer and politician. He was the commander of the forces of the People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) at Omugulugwombashe when the armed struggle for independence began there on 26 August 1966 and was later jailed for 17 years at Robben Island.