NEW GCIRIKU HOMPA CORONATED IN KAVANGO EAST

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Arwita Kayoka has been coronated as the new Hompa of the Gciriku Traditional Authority. 

The coronation ceremony took place at the Gciriku Tribal Office at the Ndiyona settlement in Kavango East over the weekend. 

OTAVI MARKS WORLD MUSIC DAY CELEBRATION

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Residents of Otavi in the Otjozondjupa Region gathered on Saturday to celebrate World Music Day, an international event that highlights the power of music in promoting cultural diversity, social cohesion and economic development.

CULTURAL ARTEFACTS RETURN HOME FROM SWITZERLAND

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A collection of cultural artefacts, linked to railway workers and communities affected by colonial rule, has been returned home from Switzerland after more than 120 years.

HARDAP CELEBRATES WORLD MUSIC DAY

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Music filled the air at the Mariental Persianer Hall as residents of the Hardap Region joined the world in commemorating World Music Day. 

MOURNERS HONOUR LATE |HAI|OM LEADER

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Mourners at the memorial service of the late Gaob of the |Hai|om San Traditional Authority, Dawid ||Khamuxab, have described him as a true servant of the people who led his clan without fail.
 

OVAMBANDERU COMMUNITY MARKS NGUVAUVA COMMEMORATION

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The Ovambanderu community and other members of the public converged on Okahandja last weekend to mark the 130th anniversary of the execution of erstwhile Ovambanderu leader Kahimemua Nguvauva.

Nguvauva was executed by firing squad on June 12, 1896, in Okahandja.

KHAMA III MUSEUM RECEIVES RETURNED ARTEFACTS

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The Khama III Memorial Museum in the royal village of Serowe in the central part of Botswana recently received 45 cultural artefacts from the Brighton and Hove Museums in the United Kingdom.

LEADERS PAY TRIBUTE TO GAOB DAVID ||KHAMUXAB

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Various traditional and political leaders have described the late leader of Hai-||Om San Traditional Authority, Gaob David ||Khamuxab as a leader who cared for his people and who united the Hai-||Om community.

Sacky Kathindi, the Oshikoto Regional Governor, described ||Khamuxab as a visionary leader.