Death of conjoined twins mourned in North

THE grandparents of the conjoined twins Monika Ndinomuwa and Taimi Talohole, who died in the Katutura State Hospital on Friday, still do not know when the funeral will take place.

Johannes Taliiko Johannes and Helena Newaka of Iiwiyongo village near Oshakati in Oshana Region say the twins will be buried at the village, but do not know when their bodies will be transported home from Windhoek. “We were just informed that our grandchildren are dead …we are still patiently waiting for the authority up there to inform us,” meme Helena Newaka, who is the mother of the twins’ mother, Elizabeth Paulus, told The Namibian, when the newspaper visited the village yesterday morning.The twins, who were born at Oshakati on September 11, died of heart failure just a month later.They were joined at the chest and shared a heart and a liver.Many well-wishers are flocking to the home of the twins’ maternal grandparents to express their condolences.Traditionally, family members, relatives and friends of those who have passed away gather to mourn and to comfort one another.Both meme Newaka and tate Johannes said they had accepted what God had given them.The grandparents told The Namibian yesterday that they hoped the funeral could be held soon, because they could not afford to host a drawn-out funeral feast.The Acting Superintendent of the Oshakati State Hospital, Dr Denner, could also not say when the twins’ remains would be transported to Oshakati.”We were just informed that our grandchildren are dead …we are still patiently waiting for the authority up there to inform us,” meme Helena Newaka, who is the mother of the twins’ mother, Elizabeth Paulus, told The Namibian, when the newspaper visited the village yesterday morning.The twins, who were born at Oshakati on September 11, died of heart failure just a month later.They were joined at the chest and shared a heart and a liver.Many well-wishers are flocking to the home of the twins’ maternal grandparents to express their condolences.Traditionally, family members, relatives and friends of those who have passed away gather to mourn and to comfort one another.Both meme Newaka and tate Johannes said they had accepted what God had given them.The grandparents told The Namibian yesterday that they hoped the funeral could be held soon, because they could not afford to host a drawn-out funeral feast.The Acting Superintendent of the Oshakati State Hospital, Dr Denner, could also not say when the twins’ remains would be transported to Oshakati.