2024 in Namibia
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Events in the year 2024 in Namibia.
Incumbents
[edit | edit source]- President: Hage Geingob (until his death on 4 February); Nangolo Mbumba (since 4 February)
- Vice President: Nangolo Mbumba (until 4 February); Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (since 4 February)
- Prime Minister: Saara Kuugongelwa
- Deputy-Prime Minister: Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (until 4 February); John Mutorwa (since 4 February)
- Chief Justice: Peter Shivute
Events
[edit | edit source]- 4 February:
- President of Namibia Hage Geingob dies at the age of 82.[1]
- Vice-President Nangolo Mbumba is sworn in as the fourth President of Namibia.[2]
- 16 April: Eleven inmates escape from a prison in Katima Mulilo, Zambezi Region.[3]
- 21 June: The High Court of Namibia rules that two colonial-era laws criminalizing gay sex are unconstitutional.[4]
- 27 August: The Ministry of Environment and Tourism announces a plan to cull 723 wild animals, including 83 elephants, and to distribute the meat to people struggling to feed themselves because of a severe drought across the country.[5]
- 16 September: Four children are found dead inside a disused freezer in Katima Murillo.[6]
- 27 November: 2024 Namibian general election: Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah becomes the first woman to be elected president of Namibia, while her SWAPO party retains a narrow majority in the National Assembly amid criticism over logistical problems that saw delays in voting.[7]
Deaths
[edit | edit source]- 31 January – Gerhard Tötemeyer, academic and politician (born 1935)[8]
- 4 February – Hage Geingob, 82, politician, president (since 2015) and prime minister (1990–2002, 2012–2015).[9]
- 14 July – Katrina Hanse-Himarwa, 57, politician, Education minister, (born 1967)[10]
Holidays
[edit | edit source]Source:[11]
- 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
References
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External links
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