Namibia Independence Celebrations: President orders VIPs to give up food to hungry crowd Thousands of Namibians on Tuesday flocked to the VIP tent at the independence celebrations after President Hage Geingob ordered all invited guests to forgo their prepared lunch. Local media reported chaos in Outapi, the capital of the northern region of Omusati, where the celebrations were held. Some attendees reportedly stormed VIP tents when rumours about shortage of food prepared for the day started spreading among the crowd. Audrin Mathe, a senior official in the ministry of communication, said organisers of...