Namibia: Cancel Tribal Lordship – allAfrica.com

Namibia’s Ruling Elite should not dismiss the fatal shooting of a village headman in the Oshikoto region and the critical wounding of another, who is also a top government official, as an anomaly unrelated to nationwide land management problems.

Onelago village headman Sem Nepando, who is also a Windhoek-based government tax official, died at the scene when he was shot during a dispute over the fencing off of land.

Iikokola village headman I-Ben Nashandi, who is also an executive director, the…