Namibians can’t stand idly by when people are oppressed

Erasmus Shalihaxwe The deputy executive director of Multilateral Relations in the Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation says Namibia should also support people who are being oppressed in other countries. Jeroboam Shaanika was speaking on Desert Radio last week while discussing why it's important for the Namibian government to join and support South Africa in its case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), aiming to end its military operations in Gaza. According to Shaanika, Namibia's independence was a result of international support when the country was fighting apartheid during the colonial era. “Many people internationally came to…