City honours legends with street names
In order to cement their legacies, the City of Windhoek is proposing the renaming of three streets in memory of a Namibian musician, a Namibian freedom fighter and a former Tanzanian president.
As per a 2014 council resolution, Storch Street in Windhoek West is to be renamed in honour of the late Jackson Kaujeua, a revered and globally acclaimed Namibian musician.
The city council in 2014 also approved the renaming of Lazarett Street in honour of the late president of Tanzania, Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere.
The third proposed renaming is of Monte Cristo Road to honour the late liberation struggle hero Peter Eneas Nanyemba, which was also approved in 2014 by the city council.
The City of Windhoek this week published a public notice asking for interested parties to lodge any objections they have against the renaming of these three streets within the next 21 days.
Jackson died at the age of 57 on 27 May 2010.
Four years after his death, Jackson's legacy was the topic of discussion among city councillors, who approved a recommendation from the Namibia Society of Composers and Authors of Music to name a street after the celebrated musician.
Once Storch Street is renamed, Jackson Muningandu Kaujeua Street will join several other streets in Windhoek West that pay tribute to musicians and composers.
Jackson was born at a village near Keetmanshoop in the //Karas Region on 3 July 1953.
Jackson was not only a musician, but also earned his anti-apartheid activist stripes, which eventually got him expelled from a South African music college in 1974, after which he went into exile.
After his arrival in the United Kingdom, he became the lead singer of the group Black Diamond, bringing him international acclaim.
He returned to Namibia before independence in 1990 where his talent was equally recognised and beloved.
Nanyemba was born in 1935 and became a Namibian freedom fighter and the commander of the Swapo Party's military wing, the People's Liberation Army of Namibia.
As a leading activist, his resistance eventually led to his arrest in 1961 in Walvis Bay where he had mobilised others to join Swapo.
He left Namibia and took part in anti-apartheid activities in Botswana and Tanzania. He died in a car accident in Angola on 1 April 1983.
His remains were eventually returned from Angola to the land of his birth 31 years after his death, and although he did not have the opportunity to witness Namibia's independence, he continues to be remembered for his bravery and the role he played in attaining independence.
Julius Kambarage Nyerere – born in April 1922; died in October 1999 – was a Tanzanian anti-colonial activist, politician, and political theorist.
In 1964, Nyerere played an instrumental role in the union between the islands of Zanzibar and the mainland Tanganyika to form Tanzania with himself as president.
JANA-MARI SMITH
As per a 2014 council resolution, Storch Street in Windhoek West is to be renamed in honour of the late Jackson Kaujeua, a revered and globally acclaimed Namibian musician.
The city council in 2014 also approved the renaming of Lazarett Street in honour of the late president of Tanzania, Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere.
The third proposed renaming is of Monte Cristo Road to honour the late liberation struggle hero Peter Eneas Nanyemba, which was also approved in 2014 by the city council.
The City of Windhoek this week published a public notice asking for interested parties to lodge any objections they have against the renaming of these three streets within the next 21 days.
Jackson died at the age of 57 on 27 May 2010.
Four years after his death, Jackson's legacy was the topic of discussion among city councillors, who approved a recommendation from the Namibia Society of Composers and Authors of Music to name a street after the celebrated musician.
Once Storch Street is renamed, Jackson Muningandu Kaujeua Street will join several other streets in Windhoek West that pay tribute to musicians and composers.
Jackson was born at a village near Keetmanshoop in the //Karas Region on 3 July 1953.
Jackson was not only a musician, but also earned his anti-apartheid activist stripes, which eventually got him expelled from a South African music college in 1974, after which he went into exile.
After his arrival in the United Kingdom, he became the lead singer of the group Black Diamond, bringing him international acclaim.
He returned to Namibia before independence in 1990 where his talent was equally recognised and beloved.
Nanyemba was born in 1935 and became a Namibian freedom fighter and the commander of the Swapo Party's military wing, the People's Liberation Army of Namibia.
As a leading activist, his resistance eventually led to his arrest in 1961 in Walvis Bay where he had mobilised others to join Swapo.
He left Namibia and took part in anti-apartheid activities in Botswana and Tanzania. He died in a car accident in Angola on 1 April 1983.
His remains were eventually returned from Angola to the land of his birth 31 years after his death, and although he did not have the opportunity to witness Namibia's independence, he continues to be remembered for his bravery and the role he played in attaining independence.
Julius Kambarage Nyerere – born in April 1922; died in October 1999 – was a Tanzanian anti-colonial activist, politician, and political theorist.
In 1964, Nyerere played an instrumental role in the union between the islands of Zanzibar and the mainland Tanganyika to form Tanzania with himself as president.
JANA-MARI SMITH
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