George Kambala Explained
| George Kambala |
| Birth Date: | 9 May 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Windhoek, Namibia |
| Alma Mater: | Institute of Information and Technology (IIT) |
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]
Personal life
Kambala 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
In 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]
External links
Notes and References
- News: Kambala . George . George Kambala . Nauyoma . Dimbulukeni . Dimbulukeni Nauyoma . Amupanda . Job . Job Amupanda . Affirmative Repositioning – The Rationale . . 12 December 2014 . 11 .
- News: Affirmative Repositioning: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly . Kamwanyah . Ndumba J . . 26 November 2015 . 26 .
- http://namibtimes.net/swapo-vs-affirmative-repositioning-movement | Swapo vs Affirmative Repositioning Movement | Namib Times
- https://www.enca.com/africa/namibias-ruling-party-act-urban-land-shortage|{{Dead link|date=March 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 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 | 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 | 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 | 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| Windhoek Observer - Windhoek Observer
