AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoGenocide Remembrance Day: Vice-President Lucia Witbooi, Education Minister Sanet Steenkamp and National Assembly Speaker Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila all used the 1904–1908 Ovaherero and Nama commemorations to push unity, justice and reconciliation, with repeated calls for youth to learn history and reject tribalism. Memory sites under watch: Deputy Speaker Phillipus Katamelo urged protection of Shark Island from “erasure” and distortion, stressing truth and restorative justice. Youth, education & governance: Student leader Bernard Kavau urged a Namibia-/Africa-centred curriculum and warned that without it, young people risk losing identity; Steenkamp also warned exclusion from decision-making could fuel future instability. Culture meets development: President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah backed Omaludi Festival’s theme—agriculture and tourism for sustainable growth—linking it to NDP6 and rural jobs, while also stressing culture as a tourism asset. Community needs: Witbooi visited the Nakayale Disability Centre’s 1995-Omusati Project, calling for support to revive workshops and supply materials for training and a planned special school. Sport & lifestyle: Namibia’s NMB Half Marathon demand is surging toward capacity, while endurance running continues to spotlight women’s dominance. Arts & environment: A new documentary, “Unseen Line,” will premiere on World Ocean Day, following seal rescue efforts from fishing lines and ocean pollution.
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