Rocket attacks in Rundu

At least two 122 mm rockets fired from Angola on Sunday landed near the high-density residential area of Sauyemwa, just one km from the northern Namibian border town of Rundu, ‘The Namibian’ reported on Monday.

The newspaper said two other rockets, allegedly fired by Angolan UNITA rebels, hit an open space near a hut on the southern side of the Kehemu settlement on the outskirts of Rundu. The report added that when the shelling started, people who had gathered at a recreational spot near the town fled the “Rundu Beach”. No one was injured in the attacks, said the reports.

A Namibian Defence Force (NDF) spokesman confirmed the explosions, but added: “There is nothing like war here in Rundu. Explosions don’t mean people are fighting.”

Meanwhile, suspected UNITA rebels reportedly shot dead and robbed two people on Friday along the Trans-Caprivi highway when they attacked a government vehicle in the country’s far northeast, ‘The Namibian’ said.

An NDF spokesman told the newspaper that a group of between 10 and 20 attackers were involved in the incident. The report said the attack brings to 12 the number of known people shot dead in suspected UNITA attacks since Namibia allowed Angolan government forces to operate from its territory last November.