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Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>Nama Traditional Leaders\u2019 Association (NTLA) chairperson Gaob Johannes Isaack said the association, together with the Ovaherero Traditional Authority (OTA), will keep on fighting for their inalienable right of self-representation during ongoing genocide negotiations.<\/p>\n

This was his stern message when delivering the keynote address during the official opening of the 2023 edition of the annual Nama Cultural Festival in this southern town last Friday. \u201cBecause of our legal status as Nama and Ovaherero people, national and international legal instruments demand our direct engagement as necessary parties in all aspects of genocide negotiations with Germany,\u201d said Isaack.<\/p>\n

The \/Hai \/\/Khaua Traditional Authority\u2019s leader observed that it is required from the Presidency to respond to the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence during these negotiations. \u201cThe NTLA feels obliged to remind the two governments that our demand is not for development assistance, but accountability and reparations,\u201d he said. He also raised concern about the continuous exclusion and discrimination against Nama and Ovaherero people, which he said might not guarantee the non-recurrence of another genocide against the same groups.<\/p>\n

\u201cAny explanation and\/or motivation by the two governments which does not meet our demands shall remain irrelevant,\u201d emphasised the Gaob.<\/p>\n

Moreover, he noted that despite the fact that unity is valued by everyone in society and the nation at large, it is important to emphasise the need for patience, courage and determination in order to understand and overcome unavoidable challenges in life accordingly.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy late brother, Gaob Stephanus Goliath, and I met and overcame those challenges for unity,\u201d said Isaak. He then bemoaned the challenge of many Nama tribes currently not enjoying access to their ancestral land and who are, as a result, being accommodated by sister tribes because they are not recognised by government.<\/p>\n

\u201cNama traditional leaders have in the past requested for adherence to existing laws, and the review of the Traditional Authorities Act to prevent political influence on traditional leaderships because this is causing unnecessary leadership disputes, \u201c Isaack said at the opening ceremony.<\/p>\n

The Gaob likewise thanked \u201cthe progressive and youthful\u201d Nama Cultural Festival Organising Committee for creating a platform for the promotion and celebration of the Nama people\u2019s culture. \u201cThanks also to our local and regional leadership of the Hardap and \/\/Kharas regions for their prompt and heartfelt response in support of the preservation and promotion of our Nama traditions and culture,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n

In his welcoming remarks, Keetmanshoop mayor McDonald Hanse said he hopes the cultural festival will continue to advance the history of the Nama people, and cement the relationships between those living in Namibia, South Africa and Botswana.<\/p>\n

\u201cNama feasts are, therefore, such a good millieu of providing the rare chance to get to know, trust and learn from each other,\u201d he said. Hanse added that the traditional gathering also gives younger generations a sense of belonging, and called on leaders to promote and safeguard cultural practices and traditions whicvh have held people together over many centuries.<\/p>\n

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