{"id":101090,"date":"2026-04-19T14:04:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T14:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/vice-president-witbooi-honors-uerikua-at-funeral"},"modified":"2026-04-19T14:30:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T14:30:33","slug":"vice-president-witbooi-honors-uerikua-at-funeral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/vice-president-witbooi-honors-uerikua-at-funeral","title":{"rendered":"Vice President Witbooi Honors Uerikua at Funeral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. <\/strong><\/span><b>Vice president Lucia Witbooi says member of parliament and former Otjozondjupa governor James Uerikua\u2019s legacy will endure.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Witbooi said this at the burial of Uerikua and his son, Venturo, at Gam Otjiserandu in the Otjozondjupa region.<\/p>\n<p>Uerikua and his son died in a car accident in the region on 3 April.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUerikua was a dedicated public servant and a committed leader who served his country with distinction. As a member of parliament and former governor of the Otjozondjupa region, he carried the trust of his people with humility and dignity,\u201d the vice president said.<\/p>\n<p>Witbooi said Uerikua served the country with dedication and commitment. Through his service, he helped shape the destiny of the country, and his impact will always be remembered.<\/p>\n<p>She said Uerikua worked tirelessly to advance the welfare of his community and made meaningful contributions to the legislative and developmental agenda of the nation in his various roles.<\/p>\n<p>The vice president described Uerikua as a man of unwavering principles, guided by a strong sense of duty and commitment to responsibility. His leadership, she said, was anchored in selfless service, and his voice reflected the hopes and aspirations of the people he represented.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn his passing, our nation has lost a distinguished servant of the people, a loss that is deeply felt across the country,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>To the bereaved family, Witbooi said no words can fully ease the pain of losing a husband, father, son, brother, relative and friend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, your loss is a loss to the nation. Your tears are shared by all of us, and Namibia stands with you,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Namibia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. Vice president Lucia Witbooi says member of parliament and former Otjozondjupa governor James Uerikua\u2019s legacy will endure. Witbooi said this at the burial of Uerikua and his son, Venturo, at Gam Otjiserandu in the Otjozondjupa region. Uerikua and his son died in a car accident in the region on 3 April. \u201cUerikua [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":101088,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3,12],"tags":[233],"class_list":["post-101090","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","category-policy","tag-namibia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Vice President Witbooi Honors Uerikua at Funeral - Namibia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Vice president Lucia Witbooi says member of parliament and former Otjozondjupa governor James Uerikua\u2019s legacy will e ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/vice-president-witbooi-honors-uerikua-at-funeral\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Vice President Witbooi Honors Uerikua at Funeral\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Vice president Lucia Witbooi says member of parliament and former Otjozondjupa governor James Uerikua\u2019s legacy will e ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/vice-president-witbooi-honors-uerikua-at-funeral\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Namibia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-19T14:04:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-19T14:30:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nambia\/sites\/29\/2026\/04\/sm_1776596359.432309.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/vice-president-witbooi-honors-uerikua-at-funeral#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/vice-president-witbooi-honors-uerikua-at-funeral\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Vice President Witbooi Honors Uerikua at Funeral\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-19T14:04:23+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-19T14:30:33+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/vice-president-witbooi-honors-uerikua-at-funeral\"},\"wordCount\":285,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/vice-president-witbooi-honors-uerikua-at-funeral#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nambia\/sites\/29\/2026\/04\/sm_1776596359.432309.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"namibia\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"community\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/vice-president-witbooi-honors-uerikua-at-funeral#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/vice-president-witbooi-honors-uerikua-at-funeral\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/vice-president-witbooi-honors-uerikua-at-funeral\",\"name\":\"Vice President Witbooi Honors Uerikua at Funeral - 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