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PRESIDENT Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah urged Namibians to confront the challenges that threaten the fabric of society, such as domestic violence and violence against women and children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking at the 2025 Omaongo Annual Festival at Omhedi in the Ohangwena Region on Saturday, President Nandi-Ndaitwah condemned, in the strongest terms, the undesirable and unwanted behaviour by some individuals resulting in the tragic killings of innocent schoolgirls in Okahandja and elsewhere in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Such acts of violence are destructive to everything we stand for as a nation, and they must be fought by all of us,” she said before addressing the perpetrators: “You are our children, come out and hand yourself over to the law enforcement agents so that you can be assisted to become useful members of our society.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She urged the general public not to allow criminals to take away their freedom of movement at any time of the day. “Lawlessness is unacceptable, and the security of our citizens is of paramount importance,” she said, imploring all communities to work together with the Namibian Police to root out criminality from society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The fight against crime,” she said, “is a collective responsibility, and we must all work together to ensure the safety and well-being of every Namibian, especially our children. We must go back to our African value system and ethics of caring for one another, with the understanding that a child is raised by the whole community he or she lives in.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Traditionally, the omaongo season, which lasts from February to May, is a period of joyful celebrations and peaceful assembly \u2014 a time to appreciate nature’s gift of fresh drinks replacing other homemade beverages such as the highly alcoholic “ombike”, the moderately alcoholic “omalodu”, and the non-alcoholic “oshikundu”. Hence the lyrics of one of the most well-known omaongo season songs, “ngongola nai kuke tu nwe oikundu”, which literally means “let the omaongo season come to an end for us to drink oshikundu for a change”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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