▁anth em ▁and ▁a ▁national ▁competition ▁was ▁held ▁to ▁compose ▁a ▁new ▁national ▁anth em . ▁The ▁competition ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁Ax ali ▁Does eb ▁with ▁" N am ib ia , ▁Land ▁of ▁the ▁Bra ve ". ▁The ▁anth em ▁was ▁first ▁played ▁in ▁public ▁in ▁a ▁ceremony ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁anni versary ▁of ▁Nam ib ia ' s ▁independence ▁from ▁South ▁Africa ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁The ▁similarity ▁of ▁the ▁ly ric ' s ▁first - line ▁phrase ▁" Land ▁of ▁the ▁Bra ve " ▁to ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁" The ▁Star - Sp ang led ▁B anner ", ▁the ▁national ▁anth em ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁has ▁been ▁noted ▁by ▁comment ators . ▁ ▁The ▁composition ▁of ▁the ▁Nam ib ian ▁national ▁anth em ▁was ▁super vised ▁by ▁H id ipo ▁Ham uten ya , ▁then ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Symbol s ▁sub comm ittee . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Ham uten ya ▁claimed ▁that ▁he ▁author ed ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁himself , ▁" on ▁the ▁plane ▁to ▁Cuba ". ▁Do ë se b ▁denied ▁the ▁claim . ▁ ▁Legisl ation ▁ ▁The ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Nam ib ia ▁passed ▁the ▁National ▁Anth em ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Nam ib ia ▁Act , ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁This ▁confirmed ▁" N am ib ia , ▁Land ▁of ▁the ▁Bra ve " ▁as ▁the ▁national ▁anth em ▁of ▁Nam ib ia , ▁made ▁it ▁an ▁off ense ▁to ▁ins ult ▁it ▁with ▁pun ishment