Namibia National Students Organisation
The Namibia National Students Organisation (NANSO) is a national student organisation in Namibia. It was founded on 2 June 1984 in Döbra, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of the capital Windhoek.[1]
| Abbreviation | NANSO |
|---|---|
| Formation | June 2, 1984 |
| Founded at | Windhoek |
| Type | Student Movement |
| Headquarters | Windhoek, Namibia |
| Services | Representing Namibian students |
President | Lucia Ndishishi |
Vice President | Luciano Kambala |
Secretary General | Vacant |
Deputy Secretary General | Thrive Mahua |
| Website | nanso |
Student Representation
NANSO has been representing Namibian students nationally since its inception in 1984. In 2016, the student organisation organised mass movements of Namibian students to demand free registration fees at the country's two major universities.[2]
NANSO students sing protest songs in 1988
National executive committee
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lucia Ndishishi | President |
| Luciano Kambala | Vice President |
| (vacant) | Secretary General |
| Thrive Mahua | Deputy Secretary General |
| Fortune Minyoi | Secretary for Finance and Economic Affairs |
| Helena Neema | Secretary for Tertiary Education |
| Pedro Muyo-yeta | Secretary for Basic Education |
| Rikurorua Karamata | Secretary for Vocational Education |
| Doreen Lyomba | Secretary for Legal Affairs |
| Dorthea Nangolo | Secretary for Information, Communications and Technology |
| Tunomwaameni Epafras | Secretary for Sports and Culture |
| Phillipus Hamunyela | Secretary for Recruitment, Mobilisation and Special Programmes |
Notable former leaders
| Name | Position Held |
|---|---|
| Ester Simon - Former President ( [3] First Female President of NANSO)[4] | President 2017 - 2019 |
| Wilhelem Wilhelem[5][6] | President 2015 - 2017 |
| Stanley Kavetu[7] - Admitted high Court of Namibia legal practitioner | Vice President 2015 - 2017 |
| Dimbulukeni Nauyoma - Co-Founder of the Affirmative Repositioning | Secretary General 2015 - 2017[8] |
| Herman Walter Rutz[9] | Secretary for Secondary and Basic Education 2013-2015
Secretary for Finance[10] 2015-2017 |
| Vincent Shimwitwikeni[11][12]- Namibian academic | Spokesperson |
| Helao Ndjaba[13] | Former Leader |
| Sharonice Busch[14] | Secretary General 2013 - 2015 |
| Peya Mushelenga - current Namibian cabinet minister[15][16] | Secretary General |
| Bernadus Swartbooi leader of the Landless People's Movement | Former Leader |
| Pohamba Shifeta - Current Namibian minister | Former Leader |
| Joseph Diescho - Namibian Professor | Former Leader |
| Elia Kaulifewangali Irimari - [17][18] Regional Governor of the Oshana Region [19] | Former leader |
Notable Members
References
- Nunuhe, Margreth (9 July 2018). "The student uprising that changed the course of history". Southern Times.
- https://www.thevillager.com.na/articles/9860/nanso-to-continue-campaigning-against-education-injustice/ NANSO to continue campaigning against education injustice
- "The Villager Newspaper Namibia". www.thevillager.com.na. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
- Reporter, New Era (2018-07-16). "Nanso worried about challenges of rural learners". New Era Live. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
- https://www.namibian.com.na/index.php?id=134804&page=archive-read | Meet Nanso President Wilhelem Wilhelem
- "Namibia National Students Organization v National Youth Council of Namibia and Others (A 169/2015) [2015] NAHCMD 201 (08 July 2015); | Namibia Legal Information Institute". namiblii.org. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
- "Nanso counters Govt on free tertiary education". ThePatriot. Archived from the original on 2018-09-08.
- www.omalaetiit.com, Omalaeti Technologies, Namibia. "Nanso warns of 2017 #VarsityLockDown". www.lelamobile.com. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Reporter, New Era (2014-07-02). "Erongo must take lead in free secondary education". New Era Live. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
- Ndeyanale, Eliaser. "Nanso leader calls for ACC probe of top leadership - Windhoek Observer". www.observer.com.na. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
- e.V, Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung. "Youth Perspectives on Harambee". namibia.hss.de. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
- "Nanso calls on students to assist with clearing of land". www.nampa.org. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
- "Who is bail-worthy?". ThePatriot. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
- www.omalaetiit.com, Omalaeti Technologies, Namibia. "Geingob appoints Busch as Assistant in President's Office". www.lelamobile.com. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - "Peya Mushelenga: Student activist, politician (1975 …)". New Era Newspaper Namibia. Archived from the original on 2015-08-02.
- https://www.thevillager.com.na/articles/12718/from-a-village-boy-to-a-minister-peya-mushelenga/ From a village-boy to a minister- Peya Mushelenga
- "Governors - GRN Portal". www.murd.gov.na. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
- Ashipala, Nuusita (2019-03-15). "Namibia: Youth Euphoric Over Appointment of Irimari". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
- malakia. "Oshana Region". Oshana Regional Council. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
- Ikela, Selma (18 December 2019). "Fransina Kahungu: From classroom to mayor". New Era Live. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
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