KARAS Regional Councillor for the Keetmanshoop Rural Constituency, Willem Apollus, has called on people in the South to guard against the influence of other cultures, particularly Western cultures.
Addressing the annual cultural festival at Keetmanshoop over the weekend, Appolus said the younger generation of Namibians had lost their moral values because of Western influences. He also said that culture included the social, political, religious, economic and technological values of the nation, and these aspects should not be seen in isolation.Apollus expressed concern about the poor attendance at the cultural festival and urged stakeholders to promote culture in all spheres.The Gama #Nub cultural group from Blouwes once again won the first prize in the category for junior primary schools.The group previously won the national cultural festival held in Windhoek.Other category winners included the Kutenhous Primary School, the Sa //guna #an cultural group of Karasburg and the Ada taniba gu group from Soutputz.The winners will compete against other regions during the national festival, which will be hosted at Khorixas this year.He also said that culture included the social, political, religious, economic and technological values of the nation, and these aspects should not be seen in isolation.Apollus expressed concern about the poor attendance at the cultural festival and urged stakeholders to promote culture in all spheres.The Gama #Nub cultural group from Blouwes once again won the first prize in the category for junior primary schools.The group previously won the national cultural festival held in Windhoek.Other category winners included the Kutenhous Primary School, the Sa //guna #an cultural group of Karasburg and the Ada taniba gu group from Soutputz.The winners will compete against other regions during the national festival, which will be hosted at Khorixas this year.
