President Nandi-Ndaitwah to officiate at streets renaming in honour of Dr. Sam Nujoma and Dr. Hage Geingob in Zambia

Windhoek, May 15 — President Nandi-Ndaitwah is expected to deliver a statement at a Street Renaming Ceremony in Lusaka tomorrow in honour of the two Namibian late Presidents. On this occasion, Kasama Street will be renamed in honour of His Excellency Dr Sam Nujoma, Founding President and Father of the Namibian Nation, and Sadzu Street will be renamed in honour of His Excellency Dr Hage Gottfried Geingob, the third President of the Republic of Namibia. Both leaders lived in Zambia during the liberation struggle. The working visit to Zambia reflects the cordial bilateral relations between Namibia and Zambia, founded on mutual respect and shared values, which are rooted in the liberation struggle. Since independence, Namibia and Zambia collaborate across a broad array of sectors, including agriculture, mining, energy, education, health, trade and investment, environment and tourism, transport and communication, sport and culture and the legal sector. To further facilitate trade, movement of goods, Zambia has a dry port at Walvis Bay. Moreover, the two countries signed bilateral Agreement for the establishment of One-Stop Border post (OSBP) at Katima Mulilo Border Post, which seeks to strengthen the Walvis Bay-Ndola-Lubumbashi Development Corridor. President Nandi-Ndaitwah will depart on Thursday, 15 May 2025, and will return on Friday, 16 May 2025.