Reply to thread

Message

[QUOTE="Queen, post: 86435, member: 27"]
A Sunday death in Ohangwena region's Edundja village claimed Erkki Nghimtina, a 77-year-old former minister who logged 25 years in parliament.

Death confirmation and Cabinet roles
[LIST]
[*]Erkki Nghimtina sat in the National Assembly between 1995 and 2020.
[*]Commissioner Ottilie Kashuupulwa verified the death on Sunday afternoon.
[*]Defence, mines, energy, transport, and labour all fell under his watch.
[*]Industrial relations and employment creation rounded out his ministerial portfolio.
[/LIST]
Clerk background and Swapo exile
[LIST]
[*]Nghimtina punched the clock at Oshakati and South West Africa's postal service.
[*]The Swapo exile began in 1974 when he fled the country.
[*]Soviet Union drills turned him into a radio operations expert.
[*]The Independence War operations sucked him into the liberation movement.
[/LIST]
Namibia's return and political launch
[LIST]
[*]Nghimtina touched down in Namibia in 1989 after the exile ended.
[*]Political work started within Swapo structures and government departments.
[/LIST]
[/QUOTE]

Name