The San Cultural Festival has concluded in Tsumkwe after three days of celebrations.
The festival brought together San communities, traditional leaders, government representatives and visitors to celebrate and promote San cultural heritage, languages, indigenous knowledge systems and identity.
A senior councillor of the Ju|hoansi Traditional Authority, Fransina Ghauz, says preparations for the festival are progressing well.
The Ju|'hoansi Traditional Authority will host the annual San Cultural Festival at Tsumkwe from September 24 to 26.
The Ju|'hoansi Traditional Authority, in collaboration with the Tsumkwe Constituency Office, is set to host the first-ever San Cultural Festival in Tsumkwe.
The event will bring together different San traditional authorities from across the country.
Alfred ||Khamuxab has been ordained as the new chief of the Hai||Om San Traditional Authority.
He takes the seat from his father, David ||Khamuxab, who stepped down in 2024 due to health issues.
In celebration of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Otjiwarongo played host to the week-long second edition of the San Cultural Festival.
The event brought together communities to showcase their customs, art, and way of life.
In preparation for the second edition of the San Cultural Festival, the organisers are engaging various key stakeholders at Otjiwarongo to ensure the successful hosting of the event.
Culture is the backbone of any given society, hence the importance of preserving it.
The Deputy Minister of the Marginalised Communities, Royal /Ui/o/oo has urged the San people to embrace their culture and ensure that the younger generations learn and participate in cultural activities.
It was an eventful weekend that was not short of fun and reminders of culture and traditions.
While others have already enjoyed years of celebrations, this weekend's event was the first for the San Cultural Festival held at Gobabis.
The San people will be holding their first edition of the San Cultural Festival in Gobabis at Legare Stadium from November 2 to 5.
The festival is aimed at displaying the San people's culture.
The festival is a way to preserve San people's culture by displaying and passing it on to the youth.
