UNUSUAL OUTBREAK OF RABIES AMONG SEALS REPORTED

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Scientists are warning of an unusual outbreak of rabies among seals in the Benguela Current ecosystem, while a virus has also been found in sardines off the South African coast.

Namibia, Angola and South Africa share the Benguela Current ecosystem.

SCIENTISTS WARN OF DISEASES IN BENGUELA ECOSYSTEM

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Scientists have warned about an unusual outbreak of rabies among seals in the Benguela Current ecosystem, while a virus has also been found in sardines off the South African coast.

The Benguela Current ecosystem is shared by Namibia, Angola, and South Africa.

REMAINS REPATRIATION SPARKS SOUTH AFRICAN INITIATIVE

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Following a successful repatriation of remains of two Namibian liberation heroes, who died at the then notorious Robben Island Prison, has inspired South Africa to perform a similar programme.    

NAMIBIA HONOURS EIGHT LIBERATION HEROES

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After more than five decades, Namibia has laid to rest two liberation heroes who died in captivity on Robben Island, while honouring six others whose remains and legacies have now been brought together at Heroes' Acre.

NC DISSECTS CONFERENCE OF SPEAKER'S REPORT

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The report of the 19th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers held in South Africa last month was tabled on Wednesday in the National Council.

GOVERNMENT HAILS RETURN OF LIBERATION PRISONERS

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The government says the repatriation of the remains of two former political prisoners Simon Niilenge and Festus Nehale from Cape Town, South Africa, is about restoring dignity, reconnecting families with their ancestors and addressing a painful chapter in the country's liberation history.

KAPEWASHA RETURNS TO ROBBEN ISLAND DECADES AFTER RELEASE

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Former Robben Island political prisoner Marten Kapewasha has returned to the prison decades after his release.

Kapewasha formed part of the delegation that witnessed the exhumation of Namibian political prisoners Simon Niilenge and Festus Nehale.

FINAL MALAWIAN RETURNEES ARRIVE FROM SA

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The final buses carrying Malawian returnees from South Africa arrived in Mwanza on Friday, ending a government-funded programme that brought home more than 56,700 people.

Returnees were observed unloading belongings and undergoing checks before receiving aid.