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In his documentary, ‘The Africans: A Triple Heritage” Ali Mazrui (1986) contends that one can teach other people how to speak the English language, still one can teach them how to practice Christianity, but one cannot teach them how to govern themselves, that they must learn themselves.
Aristotle (384-322 BC), an ancient Greek philosopher, believed in the positive contribution of the State as an institution in ensuring the happiness of its citiens.
The idea of making Africans being proud of themselves and their names comes a long way. “Roots” (1977) viewers will recall how Kunta Kinte resisted being called by his slave name, despite being severely beaten.
There are debates in many academic institutions and other centres of learning on whether African oral history should be regarded as authentic to compete with the Western documented history. Lamb (1990) remarks that the history of Africa was passed from one generation to the other by the spoken, not written word.
There is a Silozi idiomatic expression of closing the kraal gate after the cattle had either fled at midnight or been stolen.
We have seen and witnessed the campaigning process of many political parties in Namibia since 1989. There have been many promises made in the process, which came to non-fruition.
In his documentary, ‘The Africans: A Triple Heritage’, Mazrui (1986) laments that despite being rich in all mineral resources, Africa continues to be inhabited by the poorest people on earth.
The Lusata cultural ceremony of the Mafwe ethnic group in the Zambezi region has just ended. The yearly ceremony attracted high level traditional and political delegates from three countries.
All the roads will lead to Chinchimane traditional Village on Sunday, 2 October 2022, when the Mafwe ethnic group will be celebrating 41 years of Lusata traditional mace. The mace, referred to as Lusata, has symbols signifying the important cultural unity of the Mafwe.
It is usually said that ‘what goes around comes around’, but perhaps in the current Namibian situation should be the other way round – that ‘what comes around goes around’.