THE OMUGULUGWOMBASHE DUGOUT THAT SHIELDED PLAN FIGHTERS, FOOD AND WEAPONS

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2026-08-24

OMUGULUGWOMBASHE, 14 August 2026- A water well at Omugulugwombashe used by soldiers during the liberation struggle before the 26 August 1966 attack. (Photo by Eba Kandovazu). NAMPA

OMUGULUGWOMBASHE, 24 AUG (NAMPA) - Beneath the earth at the Omugulugwomabshe heritage site in Tsandi, Omusati Region lies a physical reminder of the precautions taken by Namibian liberation fighters as they prepared for the confrontation that would change the country’s history.
Extending roughly eight to 10 metres long with two exits, the dugout was more than a simple trench; it was a defensive structure and a storage facility at the site when it...

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OMUGULUGWOMBASHE, 14 August 2026- A Military Trench used by Soldiers at Omugulugwombashe before the 26 August 1966 attack. (Photo by Eba Kandovazu). NAMPA

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