Two historical monuments that pay homage to fallen heroes and heroines massacred by the South African apartheid defence force in 1978 will be built in Angola.
According to Namibian President Hage Geingob, the construction of historical monuments at Cassinga and Xetequela to honor and preserve the memory of the heroes and heroines massacred by the South African Apartheid Defence Force in May 1978 will proceed.
Speaking during a banquet welcoming visiting Angolan president Joao Lourenco on the eve of the Cassinga day commemorations marked on May 4th, Geingob said “Namibia fully appreciates the act of solidarity extended by the people of Angola with the Namibian people by approving construction of two Memorial Sites. Your financial commitment towards the project further demonstrates the level of cohesion with the Namibian nation’’
Lourenco arrived in Namibia on Thursday for a three-day visit. It was his first official trip to Namibia following his inauguration in September 2017 and he attended the Cassinga Day commemorations on Friday in Namibia’s capital Windhoek.
The Cassinga Massacre took place 40 years ago when the South African Defence Force attacked a base of then Nambian pro-independence movement SWAPO (South West African People’s Organization) near the village of Cassinga in southern Angola.
