Namibia’s new President, Nangolo Mbumba, said everyone in the country should be sad for a while because the previous President, Hage Geingob, died on Sunday.
Geingob, who was 82 years old, passed away while getting treatment for cancer at a hospital in Windhoek, the capital city.
The whole country will be sad from Monday until the President’s funeral, which has not been decided yet. This was announced by the ICT Minister in a public broadcast.
The president has put together a group led by the prime minister to plan the funeral. Mushelenga said that the committee will make announcements after finalizing the arrangements.
All the flags in Namibia and its foreign embassies will be lowered halfway until the funeral of the former president.
The government says that schools will not close during this time, despite what some reports have said.
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President Geingob’s death prompts Namibia to enter state of mourning
