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Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>Oshikoto governor Penda ya Ndakolo is encouraging war veterans to write about their encounters during the liberation struggle.<\/b><\/p>\n

Ya Ndakolo was speaking at the Heroes Day commemoration event at Omuthiya on Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWrite books to transmit history before God comes and takes us. Host events and tell the young ones what happened in the liberation struggle,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Ya Ndakolo also urged Namibians to be united.<\/p>\n

During a scripture reading and prayer Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia reverend Linekela Shikulo accused the \u201cborn-free\u201d generation of not appreciating history.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome don\u2019t want to be told history. They say history is useless,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Shikulo said history should be honoured.<\/p>\n

The theme of this year\u2019s event is \u2018Honouring Our Martyrs (Heroes and Heroines)\u2019.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Namibia<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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