Namibia: Commemoration of Samuel Maharero Takes Place At Okahandja This Weekend

The 102nd commemoration of the Ovaherero chief Samuel Maharero will take place at Okahandja in the Otjozondjupa region this weekend.

Samuel Maharero was the paramount chief of the Ovaherero people who led an uprising against the German colonial authorities in then South West Africa (now Namibia) in 1904. The rebellion was sparked by the German exploitation and mistreatment of the Ovaherero people.

Chief Tjinaani Maharero of the Maharero Royal House on Thursday said the event commemorates the…