Published by the government of Zimbabwe
9 July 2009
Harare — FORMER Namibian President Cde Sam Nujoma arrived in Harare on Tuesday to appraise himself on the situation on the ground.
Cde Nujoma returned home yesterday morning.
Minister of State for State Security in the President's Office Dr Sydney Sekeramayi confirmed Cde Nujoma's visit yesterday.
"He came yesterday (Tuesday). He is a friend of Zimbabwe. He came here to see the situation in Zimbabwe. We have worked together on various issues and he wants first hand appreciation of things," Minister Sekeramayi said.
Namibia's ambassador to Zimbabwe Ms Sophia Kakena Nangula told The Herald that Cde Nujoma left Zimbabwe yesterday morning.
She could not disclose further details on his visit referring all questions to Government.
Cde Nujoma, who lead Namibia to independence, stepped down as Namibian President in 2005 but continued leading the ruling SWAPO party until 2007.
Zimbabwe and Namibia enjoy excellent relations dating back to the days of the liberation struggle.
As Namibian President, Cde Nujoma was vocal in supporting Zimbabwe's land reform programme and President Mugabe at various international forums.
In Namibia, as was in Zimbabwe, the minority whites owned vast tracts of land at the expense of the majority blacks.
Cde Nujoma was one of the first Sadc leaders to challenge the West to remove the illegal economic sanctions it imposed on Zimbabwe following the land reform exercise in 2000.
In 2002 at the UN Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in South Africa, Cde Nujoma took a swipe at the then British Prime Minister Mr Tony Blair for "creating the situation in Zimbabwe" and called for him to lift the sanctions his Labour government had imposed.
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