Let us prepare for the land conference
Let us prepare for the land conference

Let us prepare for the land conference

Dani Booysen
Metusalem Neib writes:

According to research by the ­Cross–cultural Trust of Namibia (CCTN) the ancient lands of the Damara and San tribes were frequently seized and ­given to German colonialists. German colonialism established the Etosha Park in 1907 and allowed Hai-//om San clans to remain within the Park.

In 1954 the South African apartheid regime forcefully removed the ­

Hai-//om San people from the ­Etosha Park. The Damara /­Khomanin tribes' clans lost their ancient lands in 1960s during the Odendaal Plan.

CCTN requests government recognized traditional authorities of Damara ethnic groups and the landless

/Khomanin Damara clans to prepare for the upcoming land conference in Windhoek during October 2018.

CCTN also challenges land issues as far as the San and Damara ­genocides of 1904 to 1908 are concerned. These issues deals with different problems and conditions partly for existing democracies and partly regarding transition into democracy.

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