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%%title%% %%sep%% %%primary category%% %%sep%% %%sitename%% %%sep%% A faction of the descendants of the 1904-1908 Ovaherero/Ovambanderu and Nama genocide plan to host a genocide memorial event in Windhoek from 26 to 28 May.
Leader of a faction of the Ovaherero Traditional Authority (OTA) Hoze Riruako has accepted defeat in a prolonged case about the ownership of a Windhoek property where the Ovaherero community’s Commando Hall is situated, and called on his subjects to cease spending money on court battles, to the detriment of poverty eradication efforts.
“Ccomrades and friends, I just received a sad message from Sister Lovona in the UK that Bro Berrenga passed on in Gambia on Saturday. He will be buried in Gambia as per his wish. May His Soul rest in Eternal Peace. Regards Rihu.”
While ongoing power struggles within the commandos of both the Ovaherero (Red Flag) and Ovambanderu (Green Flag) traditional authorities are spilling over into the courts with no end in sight, Kakururume Kamatuka says the solution lies in the establishment of an alternative Blue Flag regiment.