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Compensation for soldiers

    JOHANNESBURG

    The Namibian government is to make compensation payments to the families of 36 soldiers killed on military service in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

    ‘The Namibian’ newspaper quoted a defence ministry official as saying that the families would receive US $37,000 each. He added that compensation would also be paid to soldiers who had suffered “permanent disability”. Media reports said the death toll - the largest figure yet released by the government - included victims of combat, but also disease and accidents.

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