Namibian cultures should unite rather than divide the country.
That was the key message of the ||Kharas Governor Dawid Gertze, urging students of the University of Namibia Southern Campus during the official opening of their annual cultural festival in Keetmanshoop.
Young people who attended the Unam Cultural Festival at Rundu believe such events foster a connection to their roots, especially amongst diverse individuals.
They also stressed the importance of learning about each other's cultures and traditions.
The Ju|'hoansi Traditional Authority will host the annual San Cultural Festival at Tsumkwe from September 24 to 26.
The rhythms of tradition and the pride of identity filled Omatangela A Village in the Ohangwena Region as the community began its Cultural and Heritage Week celebrations.
The descendants and community of Ovaherero gathered at Okahandja for the 103rd Otjiserandu Commemoration of the legacy of Chief Samuel Maharero.
The Commemoration, also known as Red Flag Day, was held under the theme "Remembering the reburial of Chief Samuel Maharero's remains in Namibia".
The Hifikepunye Pohamba Education Center was inaugurated on Saturday at Okanghudi in the Ohangwena region.
The center will serve as a learning and research resource facility while also preserving Namibia's culture and heritage.
Eighty-four ancestral remains, alongside those of two former Robben Island political prisoners, Festus Nehale and Simon Niilenge, are expected to arrive at the Hosea Kutako International Airport today.
Chairperson of the Luderitz Waterfront Development company, Angel Tordesillas, paid a courtesy visit to the Namibia Broadcasting Corporation (NBC).
During the visit, he reflected on Luderitz's transformation over the decades and the role of the media in documenting its history.
Since the opening of its mission in Namibia, the Zambian High Commission has been using the same visitors' book.
This is not because the mission does not receive visitors, but because the book is large enough and has been carefully preserved over the years.
The remains of two Namibians who died while imprisoned on Robben Island and were buried in Cape Town, South Africa, are to be exhumed and repatriated before 26 August 2026.
