At independence, a tough assignment lay in wait for 37-year-old Frans Kapofi.
“There was no defence. We had to start from scratch and unite foes,” Kapofi reminisced in an exclusive interview with New Era yesterday. As permanent secretary (PS) in the just-established defence ministry, Kapofi had to unite antagonists, fresh from a protracted armed struggle that saw many lives lost at the back of an
ugly history – still vivid in the memories of most.
Founding President Sam Nujoma’s mandate to Kapofi…
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