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December 25, 2024
Tag: Indigenous
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UNAM’s Ogongo campus Indigenous Parks Project on the right track
The Ogongo UNAM Campus Indigenous Forest Parks Project, funded by the Welsh government in 2021 at a cost of N$5,2 million, is progressing well. The project includes a tree planting programme with a focus on the uses of indigenous fruit trees within the ecosystem. The Ogongo Campus pilot project targets planting about 500 indigenous trees...
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UNAM encourages students to study indigenous languages
The Head of Academic Affairs at the University of Namibia’s Southern Campus has called on prospective students to apply for the Early Childhood and Junior Primary courses. Rauna Namukwambi says that there are still spaces available for students who major in Khoekhoegowab, Afrikaans, and Otjiherero languages. Namukwambi was speaking during an exclusive interview with nbc...
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Teach More Indigenous Languages at School
In 2023, a close friend and I initiated after-school Oshiwambo lessons for children aged six to eight. The response was overwhelming. However, parents faced a significant challenge in managing their children’s participation in these Oshikwanyama and Oshindonga classes alongside other extracurricular activities. It’s disheartening to see eager parents willing to have their children learn their...
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Congress calls for the protection of indigenous communities amidst the increasing conservation and fencing off of land
Staff Reporter NAMIBIA is one of the leading countries in terms of wildlife-protected areas, with about 45% of the land under conservation and over 80 conservancies established in the country. However, the increasing efforts to fence off land for conservation have affected local communities and indigenous peoples, with some being labelled as poachers or expelled...
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Impact Tank honors indigenous heritage
The Impact Tank recently celebrated three years of honouring indigenous heritage. The company, established in 2020 to cultivate dreams and assist entrepreneurs to grow, drives social impact and inspires cultural innovation in the country. Its Chief Executive Officer, Elzine Mushambi, says the company has grown over the last three years and has a team of...
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Indigenous’ initiative to indigenise must Fully, purposefully applauded, supported – Windhoek Observer
YOURS Truly Ideologically in last week’s column raised the pertinent question as to what extent regions like Omaheke and Otjozondjupa, hailed and praised for being cattle rearing regions, if not meat producing ones, actually in any way meaningfully benefit from cattle rearing (husbandry)? Lest this columnist is misconstrued and misinterpreted if not altogether misunderstood and...
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In Defence of Namibia’s Indigenous Languages
SWAPO MP Jerry Ekandjo was recently quoted by The Namibian as saying “there is no reason to grant official status to indigenous languages”. This is disappointing if not objectionable to say the least. For someone who has taken a hard-line stance on western values but supports a western language, it smacks of hypocrisy. Ekandjo’s statement...