GERTZE URGES YOUTH TO EMBRACE HISTORY - nbc

Added: 2026-06-01

[00:00:00]from Spain, from genocide to renaissance, places special emphasis on youth participation to ensure they play an active role in shaping the future. It aims to highlight the importance of local content policy, as well as training and development initiatives, and to equip young people with skills.

[00:00:20]>> Simply because they resisted operation and refused to surrender their dignity and humanity.

[00:00:29]Our forefathers and foremothers were not weak victims.

[00:00:36]They were courageous and heroic people who stood firms against occupation and against being treated as subhuman in their own land.

[00:00:49]Their sacrifices and resilience laid the foundation for the freedoms and opportunities we enjoy today.

[00:00:59]>> He further reminded the conference participants not to take the opportunity lightly.

[00:01:05]>> Listen.

[00:01:07]Engage.

[00:01:09]Ask questions for you to be informed, to be confident, to be skilled, and capable of contributing meaningfully to the development of our regions and our nation.

[00:01:27]>> [clears throat] >> You are no more and I say no more expected to remain spectators or onlookers whilst others shape the future on your behalf.

[00:01:42]>> Also speaking at the occasion was mayor of Lüderitz, saying it is fitting for the southern coastal town, which is close to Shark Island, to host the genocide remembrance day.

[00:01:53]>> What was once a place associated with extermination and humanity and is now steadily becoming economic gateway and a symbol of hope for our nation and the broader region.

[00:02:07]>> Lookman Cloete, eNCA News, Loeriesfontein.