OTJIWARONGO: More than 2 000 inhabitants of the Otjozondjupa Region on Wednesday afternoon packed the Mokati Sports Stadium at Otjiwarongo in honour of the late President Hage Geingob. Several speakers at the emotional event recalled the good moments they had with President Geingob at various official occasions and at his farm situated north of Otavi. Otjozondjupa Governor, James Uerikua, at the memorial service said if it was not for Geingob who appointed him governor four years ago, he would still be working as a development planner. 'Because Geingob enjoyed associating with the young people of the country, as well as crafting their mental capabilities, here I am as a young governor serving you with a purpose to represent him in Otjozondjupa,' said Uerikua. Uerikua further stated that Geingob was still a beacon of hope for many young people who aspired to grow into big political positions. He then described Geingob, who he had come to know very well, in 2020 as a political architect who shaped Namibia in many ways. Speakers from the constituencies of Tsumkwe, Grootfontein, Otavi, Okakarara, Omatako and Okahandja in the region also described Geingob as having been a powerful political game changer and a torch bearer who championed Namibia's political independence, democracy and its economic emancipation. His memorial, which started with a street procession and a convoy of vehicles in Dr Hage Geingob Avenue via Dr Libertina Amadhila Street to Mokati Stadium, also attracted Geingob's close relatives from Otjiwarongo, Otavi and Grootfontein. The relatives told the gathering that Geingob was born in the Otavi area where he attended primary school, and later grew up in Grootfontein and Otjiwarongo districts during his youthful days. Geingob died in a Windhoek hospital on 04 February 2024 at the age of 82 years. He will be buried at Heroes' Acre on Sunday. Source: The Namibia Press Agency This conference is an opportunity to discuss concrete formulas to help the Palestinian people in Gaza in their struggle against the Zionist Entity," said SG of the Tunisian General Labour Union (French: UGTT) Nourredine Tabboubi as he attended Thursday the conference of the women and working youth committees of the Arab Federation of Petroleum, Mining and Chemical Workers in Hammamet. It is also expected to enhance Arab energy solidarity, he further told TAP on the sidelines of an opening session of the two-day gathering. The organisation of the event in Tunisia demonstrates anew the position of the country and the labour union, he added. The UGTT has always pushed for energy solidarity in a bid to ensure self-sufficiency in Arab countries. An active, effective and militant trade union can create new dynamics in bringing views closer together, fostering a climate of Arab cooperation for the interest of Arab peoples and producing a unified Arab stance on a set of issues, mainly the Palestinian cause. SG o f the Arab Federation of Petroleum, Mining and Chemical Workers Imad Hamdi said the conference of youth and women is placed under the solgan "Supporting Palestine" to reaffirm the Arab Federation's solidarity with Palestinians as they endure the barbaric attacks of the Zionist entity. The Arab Federation's Executive Council will hold its forthcoming meeting in Egypt to provide moral and material support to Palestinians. The Federation will also seek to scale up coopeeration in energy as a tool to exert political and economic pressure and achieve prosperity for Arab countries, he added. SG of the General Union of Petroleum and Chemicals Salouane Smiri said the sector of energy is of strategic importance in Tunisia and can help chart a way out of the crisis if efforts are pooled and a social dialogue is set in motion between stakerholders and authorities. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse