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Ovinjange is a village in the Epupa Constituency of Namibia 's north-eastern Kunene Region. It is situated 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of Opuwo. [1]

Epupa Constituency constituency of Namibia

Epupa is a constituency in the Kunene Region of Namibia. Its population is 12,816. Epupa is also the location of the Epupa Falls, located on the Angolan-Namibian border.

Namibia republic in southern Africa

Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean; it shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. Although it does not border Zimbabwe, less than 200 metres of the Zambezi River separates the two countries. Namibia gained independence from South Africa on 21 March 1990, following the Namibian War of Independence. Its capital and largest city is Windhoek, and it is a member state of the United Nations (UN), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union (AU), and the Commonwealth of Nations.

Kunene Region Region in Namibia

Kunene is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia and home to the Himba ethnic group. Compared to the rest of Namibia, it is relatively underdeveloped. This is due to the mountainous inaccessible geography and the dryness that significantly hinders agriculture.

Kunene governor Angelika Muharukua has her homestead in Ovinjange. [1]

Angelika Muharukua Namibian politician

Angelika Kazetjindire Muharukua was a Namibian politician. An ethnic Herero from northwestern Namibia, Muharukua joined the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) in 1979. She was a surprise choice by President Sam Nujoma for the 2nd National Assembly of Namibia in 1995 and remained in the National Assembly since. In May 2004, she was chosen to replace Marlene Mungunda as deputy minister of Women Affairs and Child Welfare, later renamed the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare.

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Calueque is a town next to a dam and pumping station of the same name on the Kunene River in the Kunene Province of southern Angola. The water project is linked to Ruacana, 20 km (12 mi) away in Namibia, where the Ruacana Power Station is. This dam is one of the last landmarks along the Kunene River, prior to the Kunene becoming a border feature between Angola and Namibia. A 300 km (190 mi) pipeline and canal extends across the border into Namibia, supplying towns as far away as Oshakati in Ovamboland with water. The dam was completed in 1976. However, due to the onset of the Angolan civil war following independence, the full master plan for the scheme was not realised by the South African and Portuguese governments.

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Kenny Kunene is an ex convict, fraudster, South African businessman and former Secretary-General of the Patriotic Alliance.

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The Patriotic Alliance (PA) is a South African political party, formed in November 2013 by, among others, one-time convicted bank robber turned motivational speaker, author and businessman Gayton McKenzie and former convicted fraudster turned businessman and socialite Kenny Kunene, who subsequently quit the party in 2014 following the national elections.

The Miss South Africa 2016 took place on March 19, 2016 at the Carnival City´s Big Top Arena, in a contest where twelve contestants from different provinces competed for the crown. The winner, Ntandoyenkosi Kunene from Mkhondo, was crowned by the outgoing title holder, Liesl Laurie. Kunene represented South Africa at Miss Universe 2016 and Miss World 2016 pageants.

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