George Hidipo Hamba Kambala (born 9 May 1992) is a Namibian youth activist who along with Job Amupanda and Dimbulukeni Nauyoma co-founded a radical youth movement known as the Affirmative Repositioning in 2014 to advocate for land among Namibian youths. He also served in the SWAPO Youth League before his subsequent expulsion for his involvement in the youth movement.[1][2][3][4][5]
George Kambala | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 May 1992 Windhoek, Namibia |
| Alma mater | Institute of Information and Technology (IIT) |
Personal life
editKambala was born and grew up in Windhoek's Katutura where he attended Martti Ahtisaari Primary School. He was part of the SWAPO Party Youth League leaders who were suspended and expelled from the party for occupying a plot in an upmarket Windhoek suburb.[6][7]
His father, Kambala senior was a driver while his mother was a nurse in Windhoek.[8]
Affirmative Repositioning Movement
editIn 2014 Following reports by The Namibian newspaper that Windhoek Mayor Agnes Kafula allocated a plot to a Big Brother Africa winner, Kambala alongside Nauyoma and Amupanda occupied land in a Windhoek suburb to raise more concerns on the land question in Namibia claiming many Namibians do not have access to affordable housing.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ Kambala, George; Nauyoma, Dimbulukeni; Amupanda, Job (12 December 2014). "Affirmative Repositioning – The Rationale". The Namibian. p. 11.
- ^ Kamwanyah, Ndumba J (26 November 2015). "Affirmative Repositioning: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly". The Namibian. p. 26.
- ^ http://namibtimes.net/swapo-vs-affirmative-repositioning-movement Archived 2019-01-19 at the Wayback Machine | Swapo vs Affirmative Repositioning Movement | Namib Times
- ^ https://www.enca.com/africa/namibias-ruling-party-act-urban-land-shortage%7C[permanent dead link] Swapo to act on urban land shortage
- ^ https://www.namibian.com.na/index.php?id=131553&page=archive-read | 'Affirmative repositioning' responses ready - The Namibian
- ^ https://www.lelamobile.com/content/40527/Job-three-suspended-from-Swapo Archived 2019-01-19 at the Wayback Machine | Lela Mobile Online - Job-three suspended from Swapo
- ^ http://www.observer.com.na/index.php/sports/item/5710-swapo-draws-heavy-fire-in-high-court-battle Archived 2019-01-19 at the Wayback Machine | Swapo draws heavy fire in High Court battle - Windhoek Observer
- ^ https://neweralive.na/posts/popya-george-kambala | Popya with George Kambala - New Era Live
- ^ https://www.newera.com.na/2014/11/10/amupanda-initiates-land-grab Archived 2015-08-11 at the Wayback Machine | Amupanda initiates land grab | New Era Newspaper Namibia
- ^ http://www.observer.com.na/index.php/component/content/article/12-opinions-analysis/5431-talking-about-revolution%7C Archived 2019-01-19 at the Wayback Machine Windhoek Observer - Windhoek Observer