Chinese arms ship heading for Walvis Bay.(News)

From: The Mercury (South Africa) | Date: April 22, 2008 | Copyright information

BYLINE: Christof Maletsky & Hans Pienaar

A Chinese ship loaded with weapons intended for Zimbabwe will try to dock in Walvis Bay today.

Activists say they will apply to the High Court in Windhoek to stop the ship from entering the harbour, the Namibian newspaper reports. Trade union members are also being mustered to refuse to offload any cargo.

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