OTA postpones commemoration of battle of Amutuni to next year

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OMUTHIYA, 13 FEB (NAMPA) – The Ondonga Traditional Authority (OTA) has announced that the commemoration of the battle of Amutuni, originally scheduled for 28 January 2025, will now take place on 28 January 2026.
Angula Ndjembo, senior headman of the OTA and head of the delegation to the King Nehale memorial park at Namutoni in the Etosha National Park, told Nampa the postponement was necessitated by scheduling conflicts and insufficient time for...

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