Viral Claim: The President of the Republic of Namibia, Hage Geingob who acted as the head of state and the head of government of Namibia, as the commander-in-chief of the Namibia Defence Force, is reported dead last night.

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The President of the Republic of Namibia, Hage Geingob who acted as the head of state and the head of government of Namibia, as well as the commander-in-chief of the Namibia Defence Force,
according to the Constitution of Namibia is reported dead last night.

Last night, it appeared that late President Hage Geingob was said to have died after complaining of stoamch pain, a situation medical experts describe as food poisoning.

Accordiong to Dr Richard Morocky, President Hage Geingob now late was rushed to the Roman Catholic Hospital, in Windhoek in a very critical condition.

“Team of doctors including myself worked tirelessly to control the situation but all frantic efforts put up proved futile.”-Dr Morocky said.

According reliable and close source, Mr Hage Geingob died in about 45 minutes after, during when the doctors were attending to him.

An autopsy will fully confirm the cause of his sudden demise, but the best guess at the moment is food poisoning.

Today is a sad day, and has shocked his party members and the entire Namibian community barely two years of being sworn into office.

Viral Message Verification:- The news of death of the President of Nambia, Hage Geingob that he died at the age of 75 is wrong. It all started with the website glonews360.com which have previously as well published many other fake news and satire news stories as well. This news was published with the title BREAKING NEWS: President Of Namibia, Hage Geingob Dies At 75 From Food Poisoning, archive link here. This is yet death hoax news spread by the website glonews360 is not true.  

Below is some of the recent tweets from the President of the Republic of Namibia, Hage Geingob, which proves that he is still alive and enjoying his life.

After the good rains at Farm Hadaloha, and working the final details of my Independence Day speech, I spent the last half of the afternoon inspecting my harvest. Food security is a crucial aspect in eradicating poverty. Agriculture has the potential to transform our economy.

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