Let us talk - we are not at war

RUDOLPH HONGOZE WRITES:The Namibian and German governments have been negotiating about reparations as far back as 2008.Talks for instance took place in Omaruru.Each one of us can locally contribute to enrich the declaration between the two governments, especially to strengthen the three pillars dealing with the extermination orders/genocide, an apology, as well as reconciliation and restorative justice (i.e. reparations).Interventions seem to be needed not to allow too much anger to build up as some parliamentarians are trying to handle the dialogue negotiations.The two governments are not at war with each other. They are trying to settle the unsettled because of what prevailed at the time.We all have an interest in what has been achieved so far. We can encourage the two governments to keep the doors open.A fourth leg, dealing with restorative justice, can be added and a component of social justice, to restore human dignity.The state that took over the land (ancestral land) at the time, should encourage our local German and Afrikaans speaking citizens to avail some tracks of land to the two governments on which to settle the landless locally, and those who fled the country who are willing to return to Namibia.The Germans and Afrikaners are all our fellow citizens and Namibia is their home. Some may have links to Germany or South Africa but those realities can’t dictate the situation.Those are global choices people can make.

Let us talk - we are not at war

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