The president of Namibia, Hage Geingob has died in the early hours of Sunday at the age of 82

Vice-President Nangolo Mbumba who annouced Mr.Geingob’s death, said the President passed on while receiving treatment at a hospital in the Namibian capital on Sunday.

“It is with utmost sadness and regret that I inform you that our beloved Dr. Hage G. Geingob, President of the Republic of Namibia has passed on today”.

A statement signed off by the acting president Nangolo Mbumba said Mr Geingob had been in the US briefly for “treatment therapy” for cancerous cells but died late Saturday, a few days after his return to continue receiving treatment in Namibia.

“His medical team, as I informed the nation only yesterday, has been trying its utmost best to ensure that our President recovers.

Regrettably, notwithstanding the team’s spirited effort to save his life, sadly fellow Namibians, President Geingob passed on” Mr Mbumba said.