Namibia celebrates independence heroes, but glosses over a painful history

[The Africa news - Africa] - 25/08/2025
Share article Print article Namibia celebrates 26 August as Heroes' Day. It recalls the first military encounter between the South African army and members of the South West Africa People's Organisation (Swapo), Namibia's liberation movement, in 1966. Initially a German colony (1884-19
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