Namibia welcomes home Robben Island prisoners’ remains

Namibia has welcomed home the remains of former Robben Island political prisoners Petrus Niilenge and Festus Nehale, together with ancestral remains repatriated from South Africa after decades away from their homeland. President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah received the remains at Hosea Kutako International Airport east of Windhoek on Friday. In a statement, Nandi-Ndaitwah said the return of […] The post Namibia welcomes home Robben Island prisoners’ remains appeared first on The Namibian .