Vice-President Lucia Witbooi has emphasised the need for unity, justice, peace, equality, and shared prosperity.
She made these remarks during the commemoration of Genocide Remembrance Day at Eenhana, located in the Ohangwena Region.
Tomorrow, the 28th of May, Namibia observes its second annual Genocide Remembrance Day – a solemn national holiday dedicated to reflecting on the 1904-1908 atrocities committed against the Nama and Ovaherero people.
The Speaker of the National Assembly encouraged Namibians to unite and reflect on their history and its impact on society in remembrance of Genocide Day.
Saraa Kuugongelwa-Amadhila made the call during her message of genocide remembrance at the National Assembly.
Shark Island, located off the coast of Luderitz, serves as a stark reminder of the atrocities committed by the German regime against the Nama and Ovaherero people during the 1904-1908 genocide.
Social commentator Sam Kauapirura believes more still needs to be done to incorporate genocide studies into the national school curriculum.
Kauapirura was speaking in an interview with NBC's Namibia Connects programme ahead of Genocide Remembrance Day.
Nama people representing various sub-tribes of the Nama clan held a Genocide Remembrance Day, paying tribute and honouring their ancestors killed during the 1904-1908 genocide.
The commemoration, organisedby the Nama Traditional Leaders Association was held at Shark Island in Luderitz.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has said the Genocide Remembrance Day should serve as a powerful reminder of Namibia's shared resolve to continue on the path of nation-building.
The Genocide Remembrance Day commemorates the atrocities committed between 1904 and 1908.
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.
