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.
As part of its ongoing stakeholder engagement in north-central Namibia, the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation management team paid a courtesy visit to the Ongandjera Traditional Authority.
The San communities of Epinga Village in the Omundaungilo Constituency of the Ohangwena Region are ready for elections.
They said voting is their democratic right, and they would like to elect a leadership that will work on addressing their plights and alleviating poverty among their people.
Namibia University of Science and Technology's (NUST) Computer Science Lecturer Heike Winschiers-Theophilus, along with her students, have been committed to preserving Namibia's indigenous cultures through digital technology.
The European Union (EU) has allocated N$6 million for a three-year project aimed at promoting and protecting the rights of the San communities in Namibia.
A lecturer at the University of Namibia's (UNAM) Environmental Science Department says despite legislation on improving the benefits for Namibian producers from natural resources, the actual sharing of the benefits remains unsatisfactory.
