Nine years ago, on the 26th of April, then Swanu MP Usutuaije Maamberua rose in the National Assembly to propose a historic motion to declare the 28th of May as National Genocide Remembrance Day.
For the first time in its history Namibians will be observing the Genocide Remembrance Day on the 28th of May.
The Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Emma Theofelus, shared more.
The leaders of some traditional authorities in the Omaheke Region said they are in agreement with the commemoration of the Genocide Remembrance Day on the 28th of May.
Vice-President Lucia Witbooi is expected to engage traditional leaders of various communities on Genocide Remembrance Day slated for the 28th of May.
Former President Nangolo Mbumba last year declared 28 May as Genocide Remembrance Day with effect from 28 May 2025.
The Okandjoze Chiefs Assembly organised different activities leading up to Genocide Day tomorrow.
The day aims to remember the extermination and horrendous acts committed by Germans against the Nama and OvaHerero people during the 1904–1908 wars of extermination.
President Nangolo Mbumba says nobody would object to the proposal that the 28th of May be commemorated as Genocide Remembrance Day in Namibia, if that is the common position of all descendants.
