Hardap Governor calls for return to morality and a cultural revival

ALCOHOL abuse and HIV-AIDS threaten the existence of cultures in Namibia, Hardap Regional Governor Pieter Boltman said at the weekend.

He was addressing a well-attended, first-ever cultural festival at Gochas. Boltman called for alertness among community members, adding that wrong influences were affecting the culture.Gochas is a sleepy settlement some 170 km south of Mariental.It has around 2 000 residents.”The only means to fight the scourge of HIV-AIDS and other evils is to uphold cultural values,” said Boltman.The PI Groenewald Junior Secondary School hosted the colourful festival which was attended by about 400 residents.Boltman challenged the community to return to their moral values if they wanted to see the goals set out in Vision 2030 met.”People should be on the alert against influences that affect our cultures.These evils are destroying the people,” he warned.He urged Namibians to share in each others’ cultural practices to promote unity in the country.The organiser of the event, Edwin Uandara, a teacher at the school, also urged the Gochas community to embrace other cultures.Pupils from the school had the crowd on their feet when they performed plays that portrayed the diversity of cultures in Namibia.Boltman called for alertness among community members, adding that wrong influences were affecting the culture.Gochas is a sleepy settlement some 170 km south of Mariental.It has around 2 000 residents.”The only means to fight the scourge of HIV-AIDS and other evils is to uphold cultural values,” said Boltman.The PI Groenewald Junior Secondary School hosted the colourful festival which was attended by about 400 residents.Boltman challenged the community to return to their moral values if they wanted to see the goals set out in Vision 2030 met.”People should be on the alert against influences that affect our cultures.These evils are destroying the people,” he warned.He urged Namibians to share in each others’ cultural practices to promote unity in the country.The organiser of the event, Edwin Uandara, a teacher at the school, also urged the Gochas community to embrace other cultures.Pupils from the school had the crowd on their feet when they performed plays that portrayed the diversity of cultures in Namibia.