{"id":4263,"date":"2022-01-08T23:43:43","date_gmt":"2022-01-08T23:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africannewspaper.net\/2022\/01\/08\/late-ondonga-chairperson-principled-chief-nangolo-the-namibian\/"},"modified":"2022-01-08T23:43:54","modified_gmt":"2022-01-08T23:43:54","slug":"late-ondonga-chairperson-principled-chief-nangolo-the-namibian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africannewspaper.net\/2022\/01\/08\/late-ondonga-chairperson-principled-chief-nangolo-the-namibian\/","title":{"rendered":"Late Ondonga chairperson principled – chief Nangolo – The Namibian"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Fillemon Shuumbwa Nangolo of ONDONGA has described Vilhokamanja, the former chairperson of Ondonga’s traditional council, as a strong and principled leader.<\/b><\/p>\n
This was Nangolo’s statement at Kamanja\u2019s funeral service held Friday at Onyaanya village in Oshikoto.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was a trustful and retentive person,\u201d Nangolo said.<\/p>\n
Hilma Kamanja, Kamanja\u2019s wife, described her husband Hilma as a good advisor who likes order.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was patient and did not put himself first,\u201d she said in her speech, read on her behalf by Lea Namupala, a relative.<\/p>\n
The couple were married in September 1977 at Oshigambo which is also located in the Oshikoto area.<\/p>\n
Kamanja served also as Oshikoto’s governor from 1999 to 2004, and Onyaanya Councillor from 1992 until 2004.<\/p>\n
He died at the age 74 in a northern hospital on 31 December 2013.<\/p>\n
President Hage Geingob has this week conducted an official funeral for him.<\/p>\n
His remains were buried at Onyaanya cemetery on Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n