AS NAMIBIA marked its second Genocide Remembrance Day on 28 May, remembrance events were held countrywide – from Lüderitz and Shark Island to Swakopmund, Okakarara, Otjinene and beyond. Political leaders, traditional authorities, scholars and community representatives reflected on one of the darkest chapters in our history: the genocide committed by German colonial forces between 1904 […] The post Why Namibia Must Acknowledge Damara and San Genocide Victims appeared first on The Namibian .

The continued academic research, documentation, and publication of the 1904-1908 genocide is being encouraged. This is to preserve the memory of the atrocities committed during Namibia’s colonial past. Prime minister Elijah Ngurare noted this on Thursday during the commemoration of Genocide Remembrance Day at Otjinene in the Omaheke region.

Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare; regional governors and leaders; and community members listen to a detailed, yet brief, lecture by former Otjinene constituency councillor Vetarera Katjizeu in Otjinene. The ceremony is taking place at Omutingauzepo, the famous tree known for its painful history, where many Ovaherero and Ovambanderu people were hanged by colonial rulers in the... The post Painful past appeared first on New Era .