The Undefeated - Nama In Botswana (Part 1)

Recently this author had the renewed pleasure of attending the annual Nama Cultural Festival at Lokgwabe village in Kgalagadi North, which was held this year under the theme "Cultural Inheritience, Gateway to Identity".

Besides being a joyous and colourful celebration of the richness of Nama culture in Botswana and the wider region, the Festival has emerged as a powerful testament to its focus community’s enduring strength in overcoming past adversity, while meeting contemporary challenges.

No community, in this region or elsewhere, has suffered proportionately more from imperialist rapacity, nor put up a stouter resistance against racist oppression, than the Nama. This history of extreme deprivation and extraordinary heroism is now beginning to come under the global spot-light as a result of an international campaign on the part of the victim’s descendants to seek just recognition and restitution.

Editor's Comment
Masisi should avoid diplomatic tensions

Mokgweetsi Masisi’s recent spats regarding the supposed involvement of Eswatini and South Africa in accommodating former president Ian Khama have sparked concerns about the potential ramifications on diplomatic relations. While transparency is valued, it must be accompanied by strategic communication to mitigate unintended consequences.President Masisi’s comments during a diplomatic heads meeting have drawn attention to the delicate balance...

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