The National Genocide Remembrance Day will be commemorated on 28 May at the Parliament Gardens in Windhoek.
This year’s event is taking place without an official logo or theme, the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology has announced.
Delivering the seventh Cabinet decision-making meeting briefing on Thursday, information minister Emma Theofelus said preparations are well underway for the national commemoration.
It honours the memory of the victims of the Herero and Nama genocide of 1904 to 1908.
“Various regional governors have begun preparations on their end to ensure the participation of citizens from across the country to join us here in Windhoek on the 28th of May at the Parliament Gardens,” said the minister.
According to Theofelus, regional communication on the commemoration will be coordinated by the respective governors’ offices.
The keynote address at the event will be delivered by president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, who is also the commander in chief of the Namibian Defence Force
Theofelus in the meantime called on Namibians from all walks of life to attend and honour the memory of those who lost their lives during one of the darkest chapters in the country’s history.
“We thus invite all Namibians, all citizens, to come and mark this historic day with us, the commemorative National Genocide Remembrance Day, in memory of the Namibians we lost during the Herero-Nama genocide between 1904 and 1908. May their brave souls continue to rest in eternal peace,” she said.
Cabinet also deliberated on the progress of the development of a national youth fund.
Theofelus said Cabinet took note of the progress made and approved the common guidelines for the fund in principle.
“Cabinet approved in principle the common guidelines that outline the national youth fund and directed the Ministry of Finance to review the guidelines before resubmission to the eighth Cabinet meeting for consideration and endorsement,” she said.
In a related regional development, Namibia has been authorised to sign the agreement on the operationalisation of the Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) Regional Development Fund.
The decision is part of efforts to promote economic development and regional integration.
“The rationale for Namibia’s participation in the Sadc development fund is embedded in the preamble of the Sadc Treaty of 1992, specifically article 26 (a), which provides for the establishment of the regional development fund. The objective is to mobilise resources from member states, development partners, and the private sector to support regional development and deepen regional integration,” said the minister.
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