# South Africa returns Namibian remains in move toward colonial healing

https://mins.news/en/item/27986

- CGTN, 2026-08-20 11:15 UTC
- Culture
- Original: https://newsaf.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-20/South-Africa-returns-Namibian-remains-in-move-toward-colonial-healing-1PLgYHSjNII/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> South Africa handed Namibia the ancestral remains of 84 people and two political prisoners who died in detention during apartheid at a ceremony in Cape Town. Personal and cultural objects were also returned. The liberation heroes are due to be reburied at Namibia’s Heroes’ Acre on August 24.