Germans hunted San for leisure – Katjiua
Professor Katjiua Mutjinde of the Ovaherero Traditional Authority says Germans not only committed a genocide against the Nama and Ovaherero people, but also hunted the San for leisure.
He made this statement in a recent affidavit filed in the High Court as part of an application opposing government entertaining a controversial draft joint declaration between Namibia and Germany on the genocide.
Katjiua said the magnitude and scale of colonial Germany’s brutality knew no bounds and continues to haunt the people of Namibia.
“The Germans built concentration camps where they forced people to work to death, and raped women and girls. White German colonisers hunted San people as a leisure activity in the following years,” he said.
He added that the transferral of wealth through this brutality can still be seen in modern-day Namibia, and that the stagnated economic and political position of the Herero today points to the tribe not recovering from the systemic abuse.
Katjiua’s affidavit forms part of an application filed against government and Germany’s joint declaration that seeks to pay N$18.6 billion in reparations, with the affected communities claiming parliament had no business discussing a document that was rejected by the affected communities.
Postponed
Meanwhile, the High Court has ordered government to locate several documents pertaining to the negotiation process.
“The case is postponed to 5 June at 08:30 for a status hearing. On 2 May, parties are to deliver a joint status report on the progress made in respect of the process of locating the documents sought by the applicants. Meetings are to be held between the various respondents and their legal practitioners about the further documents requested by the applicants, which may include searches in archives and, due to the complexity of the matter and the various respondents to be consulted, the respondents seek a postponement of two months to finalise the process of locating the documents sought by the applicants,” the High Court ordered.
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He made this statement in a recent affidavit filed in the High Court as part of an application opposing government entertaining a controversial draft joint declaration between Namibia and Germany on the genocide.
Katjiua said the magnitude and scale of colonial Germany’s brutality knew no bounds and continues to haunt the people of Namibia.
“The Germans built concentration camps where they forced people to work to death, and raped women and girls. White German colonisers hunted San people as a leisure activity in the following years,” he said.
He added that the transferral of wealth through this brutality can still be seen in modern-day Namibia, and that the stagnated economic and political position of the Herero today points to the tribe not recovering from the systemic abuse.
Katjiua’s affidavit forms part of an application filed against government and Germany’s joint declaration that seeks to pay N$18.6 billion in reparations, with the affected communities claiming parliament had no business discussing a document that was rejected by the affected communities.
Postponed
Meanwhile, the High Court has ordered government to locate several documents pertaining to the negotiation process.
“The case is postponed to 5 June at 08:30 for a status hearing. On 2 May, parties are to deliver a joint status report on the progress made in respect of the process of locating the documents sought by the applicants. Meetings are to be held between the various respondents and their legal practitioners about the further documents requested by the applicants, which may include searches in archives and, due to the complexity of the matter and the various respondents to be consulted, the respondents seek a postponement of two months to finalise the process of locating the documents sought by the applicants,” the High Court ordered.
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