The Namibians warned against the parties of cemeteries after a “shameful” event

Namibia authorities have warned people not to organize parties in cemeteries after a social meeting in a tomb in the capital, Windhoek, triggered the indignation last weekend.

According to managers of the city of Windhoek, the event of the Gammams cemetery “showed seats, cooler boxes and alcohol” in full screen.

A Windhoek resident who witnessed the game said it was “nothing less than shameful”.

In an article on Facebook, she described the scene that met people in mourning entering the grave, saying “of the entrance throughout the interior, car boots were open, people drank and the cemetery looked like a shebeen rather than a place of rest”.

She also said that the cemetery was left in a pitiful state, with bottles and cans left in the Tour.

In a statement published Thursday, the city of Windhoek said it was “unacceptable”, adding that “it lacks respect for the dignity of the deceased (and) bothers the other families in mourning”.

He also reminded residents that leaving waste or waste behind the cemetery was a criminal offense and said that there would be “strict surveillance and application” to preserve interruption sites.

“Cemeteries are sacred spaces reserved only for burials and the memory of the deceased,” he said.

“Social rallies, alcohol consumption and trash in the cemetery lands are strictly prohibited.”

This is not the first time that Gammams has made the headlines. In 2021, a man was arrested after a video circulated, showing him firing shots during the funeral held there.

The same funeral also saw cars turn to a parking lot near the burial place, the local information site that the Namibian reported at the time.