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Namibia: Ovaherero community urges action against desecration of ancestral graves at Swakopmund heritage site – News

Namibia: Ovaherero community urges action against desecration of ancestral graves at Swakopmund heritage site – News

Africa Links 24 with Donald Matthys
Published on 2024-10-03 15:00:00

The Ovaherero community is concerned about the continued desecration of ancestral graves at a heritage site at Swakopmund.

Community members are accusing both the Swakopmund municipality and developers of disregarding the historical significance of the land where their ancestors’ remains lie.

Ovaherero Traditional Authority (OTA) paramount chief Mutjinde Katjiua said this while speaking at a genocide commemoration event at Swakopmund yesterday.

“We are standing on one of the…

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