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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Restitution

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Namibia

Namibian Experts Explore Cultural Preservation and Remembrance in Germany

Namibia's Director of National Heritage and Culture Programmes, Manfred !Gaeb, and media expert Shelleygan Petersen, recently participated in a study trip to Germany from December 8th to 14th, focusing on "Culture of Remembrance and Cultural Preservation." The visit explored colonial history, museum cooperation, and restitution while fostering international collaborations with institutions like the Federal Foreign Office and the Grassi Museum. !Gaeb emphasized the importance of museums as platforms for cultural […]

todayDecember 20, 2024 7

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Namibia

Advocating for Land Rights: The /Khomanins Community Takes a Stand

Windhoek, Namibia — November 4, 2024: In a powerful demonstration of solidarity and resilience, the /Khomanins Landless Association and the Namibia Ancestral Land Foundation have submitted a final petition to the Namibian government, calling for urgent action to address systemic land dispossession and the ongoing plight of landless communities in Namibia. This petition comes in the wake of a mass demonstration aimed at highlighting the injustices faced by indigenous peoples, […]

todayNovember 5, 2024 16

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Africa

Looting of African heritage: a powerful new book explores the damage done by colonial theft

      By Françoise Vergès, UCL     European colonisation of Africa was not only about armed conquest, massacres and the exploitation of resources. It was also about the appropriation of spiritual and political symbols. It led to the erasure of a social, cultural, symbolic world. A 2024 book, Fifteen Colonial Thefts: A Guide to Looted African Heritage in Museums, adds to the growing literature on the history of […]

todaySeptember 5, 2024 25

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Local

Goethe-Institut Namibia to screen remarkable documentary in April

  The Goethe-Institut Namibia is delighted to present the documentary "A Story of Bones" on April 23, 2024, at 6 pm. The film sheds light on the ongoing struggle for the proper memorialisation of the human remains of thousands of formerly enslaved Africans on the British Overseas Territory Saint Helena. Through poignant storytelling, it challenges whether current public discussions and actions adequately address this memorialisation. Following the screening, a discussion with Annina […]

todayApril 16, 2024 11

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Entertainment

This is how President Ramaphosa got to the 25% figure of progress in land reform in South Africa

      By Johann Kirsten, Stellenbosch University and Wandile Sihlobo, Stellenbosch University   Nearly three decades into democracy, land reform remains central to South Africa’s transformation policies and agricultural policy. We have over the years pointed out that the progress on land reform has been incorrectly reported. It’s been consistently understated. We have argued that, if the statistics are treated carefully, the progress has been much better than politicians […]

todayMarch 22, 2024 24

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Namibia

IPPR investigates human rights impact of fishrot scandal

Research  Associate at the Institute for Public Policy Research, Frederico Links has announced that after a public meeting in Walvis Bay addressing the human rights impact of the Fishrot corruption scandal, the institute will compile a report set for publication in 2024. This report aims to advocate for restitution for affected individuals and communities.

todayNovember 29, 2023 25

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