The Mafwe Traditional Authority celebrated the 45th anniversary of the annual Lusata Cultural Festival at its palace headquarters in Chinchimane.
This year's festival was held under the theme "Celebrating Our Cultural Heritage, Unity and Cultural Diversity".
The Hompa of the Mbunza Traditional Authority, Alfons Kaundu, has voiced his concerns regarding the diminishing presence of culture and tradition within communities.
The remarks were made during the Heritage Week Celebration held at Sivara Senior Primary School in Kavango West Region.
The rhythms of tradition and the pride of identity filled Omatangela A Village in the Ohangwena Region as the community began its Cultural and Heritage Week celebrations.
Vice President Lucia Witbooi has reiterated the government's commitment to supporting initiatives that promote the culture and tradition of the Namibian people, such as the Omagongo Festival.
A Keetmanshoop-based craftsman, Johannes Munkitji says he makes ends meet through handicraft, a skill passed down to him from his late father.
Munkitji says he earns an income by carving tables, chairs, bowls, and ornaments, which he has done for 30 years now.
Namibians are urged to be torchbearers of the country's heritage in their everyday lives.
The Zambezi Region on Monday joined the rest of the country in launching Namibian Heritage Week, running from the 15th to the 19th of September.
Heritage Week provides an opportunity for all Namibians to celebrate the country's natural and cultural heritage.
Founding President Dr. Sam Nujoma's legacy should be kept alive through storytelling and the preservation of culture.
These sentiments were shared by two veterans of the local creative industry during the Founding President's remembrance interviews with the nbc.
A traditional priest of the otji-Mungunda clan, Vetara Mungendje at Toasis in the Aminuis Constituency, has said that the late Dr. Sam Nujoma has done immeasurable work in this country and was very close to his late uncle Ombara Hosea Kutako.
Senior Culture Officer Erastus Kautondokwa has invited schools, museums, and libraries to request the mobile ancestral Nama musical sound exhibition for display at their institutions.
The researcher believes the display enhances, preserves, and promotes the ancestral Nama music, which is under threat.
