VETERAN OLIVIA UETEITELE LAID TO REST IN GOBABIS
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Mourners gathered at Gobabis to bid farewell to war veteran and community leader Olivia Penehafo Ueitele.
She died on 14 June, aged 97.
Mourners gathered at Gobabis to bid farewell to war veteran and community leader Olivia Penehafo Ueitele.
She died on 14 June, aged 97.
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