Otjozondjupa to mark historic first Genocide Day commemoration at Ohamakari

Residents of the Otjozondjupa region will on Thursday visit the sacred gravesites of people who perished in the 1904-1908 Ohamakari battle – the war of resistance fought by the Ovaherero people against German imperial troops. Otjozondjupa governor John //Khamuseb has announced that the gravesite is located near the Okakarara Cultural Centre, which will host the primary commemoration events. “The Ohamakari battle in the Okakarara area was key to the war of resistance in 1904 to 1908 against the German imperial forces, as this sent a clear message that German colonial rule and theft of farmland were against the Ovaherero people,” //Khamuseb says.