SADC's secret shame: Embers of forgotten conflicts

The Nambian refugees during a previous pretest at SADC. PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES
The Nambian refugees during a previous pretest at SADC. PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES

By yesterday afternoon, about 250 Namibians had been repatriated to their motherland. Another 2,000 or so of their fellow countrymen together with Zimbabweans and Congolese remain at Dukwi Refugee Camp, like children seeking shelter in a neighbours' house. Staff Writer, MBONGENI MGUNI writes.

The trucks that sped out of the Dukwi Refugee Camp on Tuesday and Thursday transporting hundreds of Namibians to their motherland also carried two other things.

One was the fear of refugees returning to an uncertain future, a homeland they left in conflict 20 years ago, fleeing to safety through crocodile infested waters in Chobe District to Dukwi.

Editor's Comment
The people have spoken

In fact, early election results in some areas across the country, speak to large voter turnout which suggests that voters crowded at polling stations to decide appropriately. The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) revealed that 80% of the 1,037,684 people who had registered to vote turned up to exercise their right.It’s unfortunate that at the time of cobbling this editorial comment, results had just started trickling in. We recognise that...

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