25 September 2024
HOME AT LAST … About 98 Batswana of Ovaherero descent whose ancestors fled the 1904 to 1908 genocide over 100 years ago returned to Namibia last Friday.
At least 98 Batswana of Ovaherero descent were received at Gam in the Otjozondjupa region last Friday. The repatriated group was welcomed to the ‘Land of the Brave’ by various top government officials, among them Ministers Calle Schlettwein, Albert Kawana, Itah Kandjii-Murangi and executive director Ndiyakupi Nghituwamata.
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The individuals returned to their ancestral land after their ancestors were forced to flee Namibia during the 1904 to 1907 genocide perpetrated by Germany.
Schlettwein on Tuesday afternoon told the National Assembly that the almost 10-year-old repatriation plan was coming to fruition.
“These communities have made a calculated decision to return to their ancestral land after their ancestors were forced to flee this country due to the atrocities committed by imperial Germany,” he said.
Source: https://www.namibian.com.na/98-repatriated-ovaherero-batswana-return-to-namibia/
