2024_in_Namibia
2024 in Namibia
Namibia-related evens during 2024
See also: 2024 in Southern Africa
Events in the year 2024 in Namibia.
- President: Hage Geingob (until his death on 4 Feb);
- Acting: Nangolo Mbumba
- Vice President: Nangolo Mbumba
- Prime Minister: Saara Kuugongelwa
- Deputy-Prime Minister: Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
- Chief Justice: Peter Shivute
- 4 February: President of Namibia Hage Geingob dies at the age of 82, and is succeeded by Vice-President Nangolo Mbumba on an acting basis.[1]
- 16 April: Eleven inmates escape from a prison in Katima Mulilo, Zambezi Region.[2]
Scheduled events
- 31 January - Gerhard Tötemeyer, academic and politician (born 1935)
- 4 February - Hage Geingob, 82, politician, president (since 2015) and prime minister (1990–2002, 2012–2015).[3]
Further information: Public holidays in Namibia
Source:[4]
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 21 March - Independence Day
- 29 March – Good Friday
- 1 April - Easter Monday
- 1 May - International Workers' Day
- 4 May - Cassinga Day
- 9 May - Ascension Day
- 25 May - Africa Day
- 9 August - Heroes' Day
- 10 December – Human Rights Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Family Day
- Petersen, Shelleygan (2024-02-04). "President Hage Geingob dies at 82". The Namibian. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
- "Namibia : Manhunt as 'dangerous' suspects escape cell". Africanews. 2024-04-16. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
- "President Hage Geingob Has Died in Windhoek". allAfrica.com. 2024-02-04. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
- "Namibia Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
