Africa Day serves as a reminder of the importance of pride, unity, cultural heritage and the spirit of ubuntu that binds Africans together. 

These were the sentiments shared when the Keetmanshoop NBC News team hit the streets to gauge residents' reflections on the importance of celebrating Africa Day. 

The Deputy Minister of Higher Education Natalia |Goagoses says, that before apartheid came to Namibia, Namibians lived together as Africans, guided by the spirit of "Ubuntu'' an ancient African phrase meaning 'humanity unto others'.