Etuweda Hiwete

01 Mar

Calm among Namibian students out of Ukraine

ObserverUncategorisedCalm among Namibian students out of Ukraine, Etuweda Hiwete, National Pirogova Memorial Medical University in Vinnitsa, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah

Eba Kandovazu Calm has returned among Namibian students who made their way out of Ukraine and are now assured that the government will pay for their flight tickets back home. Etuweda Hiwete, a third year medical student at the National Pirogova Memorial Medical University in Vinnitsa, Ukraine told the Windhoek Observer that Namibian diplomats have been dispatched to the border since Saturday to ensure the safe exit of every Namibian. “We thank God for our lives that my group acted fast. There were people who got out late and it was chaotic at the border. You can imagine a country…

24 Feb

Namibian students in Ukraine cut off, as airports close

ObserverUncategorisedEtuweda Hiwete, Namibian students in Ukraine cut off

Tujoromajo Kasuto and Eba Kandovazu NAMIBIAN students studying in Ukraine have been left in limbo, following Russia’s invasion of the country early this morning. Students say there is no transport in the country as everything has been shutdown. One of the students says that he is fine, as the invasion is currently confined to the capital and surrounding cities and has not yet reached where he is based. He says that Ukraine has declared a martial law and has declared a state of emergency which means that “nothing goes in and out”. Thus all flights have been cancelled and they…