Namibia National Students Organisation
The Namibia National Students Organisation (NANSO) is a student organisation which advocates for educational reforms for Namibian students. It was formed in 1984, four years before Namibia's independence as a means of providing equal opportunities for Namibian students who were excluded by Apartheid rule rules. [1][2][3][4]
NANSO | |
| Founded at | Windhoek |
|---|---|
| Type | Student Movement |
| Headquarters | Windhoek, Namibia |
Region | Oshana, Oshakati, Ohangwena, Kavango West, Kavango East, Zambezi, Hardap, Erongo and Kunene |
| Services | Representing Namibian students |
President | Simon Taapopi |
Vice President | Gregory Madi |
Secretary General | Efraim Ndalipo Paulus |
Spokesperson | Dylan Mukoroli |
Student Representation[change | change source]
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.[5]
Notable Former Leaders[change | change source]
| Name | Position Previously Held |
|---|---|
| Peya Mushelenga - current Namibian cabinet minister[6][7] | Secretary General |
| Wilhelem Wilhelem[4] | President 2015 - 2017 |
| Stanley Kavetu[8] - Admitted high Court of Namibia legal practitioner | Vice President 2015 - 2017 |
| Dimbulukweni Nauyoma - Co-Founder of the Affirmative Repositioning Movement | Secretary General 2015 - 2017 |
| Sharonice Busch | Secretary General 2013 - 2015 |
| Vincent Shimwitwikeni - Namibian academic | Spokesperson |
| Herman Walter Rutz | Treasurer |
| Bernadus Swaatbooi leader of the Landless People's Movement | Former Leader |
| Pohamba Shifeta - Current Namibian minister | Former Leader |
| Joseph Diescho - Namibian Professor |
Former Leader |
Regional Leadership (Khomas)[change | change source]
| NANSO Khomas Region Leadership | |
|---|---|
| Mann-Man Sinyepe | Chairperson |
| Gerhard Mumbala | Vice Chairperson |
| Esther Shakela | Secretary General |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Lela Mobile Online - Nanso celebrates 29th birthday[permanent dead link] Lela Mobile
- ↑ New era beckons for Nanso | Archived 2017-12-25 at the Wayback Machine The Patriot
- ↑ https://www.namibianewsdigest.com/%EF%BB%BFnanso-soldiers-on-after-30-years/[permanent dead link] Nanso Soldiers On After 30 Years
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://www.namibian.com.na/index.php?id=134804&page=archive-read | Meet Nanso President Wilhelem Wilhelem
- ↑ https://www.thevillager.com.na/articles/9860/nanso-to-continue-campaigning-against-education-injustice/ Archived 2018-09-07 at the Wayback Machine NANSO to continue campaigning against education injustice
- ↑ https://www.newera.com.na/2014/09/26/peya-mushelenga-student-activist-politician-1975/ Archived 2015-08-02 at the Wayback Machine Peya Mushelenga: Student activist, politician (1975 …) | New Era Newspaper Namibia
- ↑ https://www.thevillager.com.na/articles/12718/from-a-village-boy-to-a-minister-peya-mushelenga/ Archived 2018-09-08 at the Wayback Machine From a village-boy to a minister- Peya Mushelenga
- ↑ https://thepatriot.com.na/index.php/2017/07/21/nanso-counters-govt-on-free-tertiary-education/ Archived 2018-09-08 at the Wayback Machine Nanso counters Govt on free tertiary education | ThePatriot
