Windhoek
The Ovambanderu Traditional Authority (OTA) will this weekend convene at Epukiro Pos 3 in the Omaheke Region to commemorate the death of their leader, Chief Munjuku Nguvauva II, who died onJanuary 16, 2007.
Chief Nguvauva, who was also the deputy chief of Namibia’s Traditional Leaders Council, was buried at Okahandja.The commemoration will take place at the OTA traditional homestead Omimbonde Vitano at Omaue-jozonjanda – located some 135 kilometres east of Gobabis.
Nguvauva II was born in Maun, Botswana on January 1, 1923. He became chief of the Ovambanderu when he returned to Namibia (then South West Africa) in 1952.
He was instrumental in Namibia’s struggle for liberation. His support for Swapo resulted in frequent crashes with colonial administrators of the time, who wanted him to openly declare that Swapo was the enemy of the Namibian people.
OTA spokesperson Uazenga Ngahahe this week called on members of the community to come out in numbers to commemorate the death of the late leader.“I appeal to everyone who is a Mbanderu to come so that we can together commemorate the death of our late hero,” said Ngahahe.Apart from the commemoration, Ngahahe said there would also be donations to the elderly and poorer members of the community.
He said after the remembrance a supreme council meeting will convene. On Sunday there will be a public meeting to brief the community on activities to take place this year.Furthermore, Ngahahe said members of the community will also be briefed on the outcomes of previous court cases and many other related issues.Ngahahe further called on all other traditional authorities in the Omaheke Region to join in the commemoration.
“I will not mention you by names but I call on all traditional authorities to come to this important commemoration of the late Chief Nguvauva II,” he said.He said the seven years of infighting is now over and that making peace is important and pending. The commemmorative event will be officiated by the Ovambanderu acting Chief Gerson Katjirua.