Pohamba pays tribute to late wife Penehupifo at Okanghudi
Mourners gathered at the Pohamba family homestead in Okanghudi village to honor former first lady Penehupifo Pohamba. Many attendees wore black and used memorial programs as fans to cope with the extreme heat. The crowd included elders, youth, students, political leaders, and community members. Penehupifo died in Windhoek on October 17 at the age of 78. A white hearse carrying her casket arrived at Olupale la.
It was a scorching Friday at the Pohamba family homestead at Okanghudi village in the Ohangwena region. Beneath six large white marquees and the spreading branches of jackalberry trees, mourners, many dressed in black, gathered in large numbers to pay tribute to former first lady Penehupifo Pohamba. As temperatures soared, some attendees turned their memorial programmes into makeshift fans to cool themselves. Elders, young people, pupils, political leaders and community members braved the heat. Penehupifo died in Windhoek at the age of 78 on 17 October. A white hearse carrying her casket drew attention as it arrived at Olupale la