#savekatuturahall on a roll

Matongo Family members have taken the initiative of hosting a concert to raise money to save the Katutura Community Hall. The dilapidated building has been wasting away. The group and other local entertainers want to raise N$400 000 to help renovate the hall that used to have meaning for the residents of Katutura. “This hall used to host rally meetings, examinations used to be written here and it used to be a centre where the youth would meet after school to stay out of trouble and off the streets. The building also has a gym facility but now it is all wasting away,” Mr Makoya said.Matongo Family and the City of Windhoek are the main organisers of the community day. They believe the building is of significance and have called on members of the public and corporate companies to help renovate it.“The building is 54 years old and it is part of our history. It needs to be saved for our children and their children. Our grandparents used this hall. It's part of our heritage,” Mr Makoya said.The Matongo Family duo also caught everybody by surprise when they dropped their new album last week titled Encore with a new video featuring Maszanga. The 16-track album consists of seven new songs and other hits from their previous albums which the public has been demanding. This time around they teamed up with other producers such as Glo, Araffath and Damara Dik Ding.They drummed up some interesting features including Tswazis, Sunny Boy, Brumeldha, Max-T and Melissa, and their latest single titled Let's Go with Maszanga.The wait is over as Mr Makoya expressed his gratitude to the fans who have been waiting in anticipation for the album. “The wait is definitely worth it. As you know we stay true to our style with a little bit of every spice out there Namibia has to offer to make a great Matongo album,” he said.June Shimuoshili

#savekatuturahall on a roll

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