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Dialogue on Namibia’s past – in the Media
Here you will find a selection of media reports on Namibia’s past, its impact on the present and the dialogue about it. Wherever possible, we have provided links to the sources.
This documentation of the dialogue is a work in progress. You are welcome to suggest corrections or additions. Please indicate sources – preferably with a link. We will need some time to review your proposal. If it does not meet our criteria or guidelines, it will not be published.
2024 June 28 – The Namibian: Chiefs push for genocide negotiations to conclude
"Chiefs push for genocide negotiations to conclude By Shelleygan Petersen 28 June 2024 The chiefs of the communities affected by the 1904 to 1908 genocide want negotiations with Germany to be finalised before the end of this year. Chiefs...
2024 June 27 – NBC: VP Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah meets Chiefs Forum on genocide
VP Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah meets Chiefs Forum on genocide "Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has emphasised the importance of the participation of chiefs and senior councillors from the affected communities to speed up the negotiation...
2024 June 25 – NBC: OCAG Chiefs reject invitation to meeting on genocide negotiations
OCAG Chiefs reject invitation to meeting on genocide negotiations "The Okandjoze Chiefs' Assembly on Genocide (OCAG) has voiced strong condemnation of the Namibian government’s handling of the Nama and Ovaherero genocide negotiations with...
2024 June 9 – The Namibian (Commentary): Finally, a Public Day to Memorialise Our Genocide Victims
"Finally, a Public Day to Memorialise Our Genocide Victims By Jephta Uavavaera Nguherimo 9 June 2024 Declaring 28 May a public holiday in remembrance of the 1904-08 genocide against the herero and Nama people by Germans is a small but...
2024 May 29 – Windhoek Observer: OvaHerero Genocide Foundation rejects Genocide Remembrance Day
"OVAHERERO GENOCIDE FOUNDATION REJECTS GENOCIDE REMEMBRANCE DAY Martin Endjala Nandiuasora Mazeingo, the Ovaherero Genocide Foundation’s (OGF) chairman, rejected the declaration of Genocide Remembrance Day by the cabinet on Tuesday,...
2024 May 29 – The Namibian: Declaring genocide remembrance holiday an election ploy – opposition
"Declaring genocide remembrance holiday an election ploy – opposition By Ellen Alberts and Envaalde Matheus 29 May 2024 … Nama, Herero leaders reject date Opposition parties have praised the government’s move to declare 28 May as Genocide...
2024 May 28 – Windhoek Observer: Cabinet declares 28 May as Genocide Remembrance Day
"Cabinet declares 28 May as Genocide Remembrance Day Martin Endjala The Cabinet has declared 28 May a Genocide Remembrance Day, effective in 2025, and endorsed it as a public holiday. The information, communication, and technology...
2024 May 28 – The Namibian (Commentary): Our Forlorn Genocide Remembrance Day: 28 May 1908
"Our Forlorn Genocide Remembrance Day: 28 May 1908 By James Tjivikua 28 May 2024 “Memory is what shapes us. Memory is what teaches us. We must understand that’s where our redemption is,” Holocaust survivor Estelle Laughlin aptly noted....
2024 May 28 – The Namibian: Government seals 28 May as Genocide Day
"Government seals 28 May as Genocide Day By Staff Reporter 28 May 2024 Government spokesperson and information and communication technology minister Emma Theofelus confirmed that 28 May will now be Genocide Remembrance Day, and it will be...
2024 May 16 – The Namibian: Zambezi residents want Caprivi name back
"Zambezi residents want Caprivi name back By Lugeretzia Kooper and Envaalde Matheus 16 May 2024 Some traditional leaders and residents of the Zambezi region want the border line with the Kavango regions reinstated, and call for the name...