Job Amupanda's fight to have the Red Line removed continued before High Court Judge Shafimana Uitele today.

In submitting his evidence, Dr. Amupanda explained the historical context of how the Red Line was used interchangeably, saying that the fence was not erected under any legal framework.

It was Raymond Heathcote's intention to get Amupanda to identify the Red Line on a map that originated in Berlin before he argued that Amupanda and his legal team are a danger to Namibian society in their quest to remove the Red Line.

Amupanda refused to comply, saying he does not recognise the map as authentic.

The larger part of advocate Heathcote's cross-examination focused on Amupanda's identifying of the physical fence, erected by the Germans, calling on Amupanda to identify the material used for building the barrier.

Heathcote got technical, taunting Amupanda with questions related to the length and height of said fence.

Amupanda informed the court that the fence was constructed in 1886, but Heathcote labelled Amupanda's evidence imaginary, saying that no such fence existed in 1886.

The Red Line was built for a different purpose and concept altogether; Amupanda set out to convince the court.

Its actual purpose, Amupanda maintained, is to keep farmers north of the fence, disadvantaged—a tool used by the government to deny Namibians their right to dignity.

He insisted that the Red Line is unconstitutional.

 

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Emil Xamro Seibeb