Job Amupanda

Namibian politician

Job Shipululo Amupanda (born 28 August 1987) is a Namibian politician. Before his suspension and resignation in 2014, he was the Secretary for Information, Publicity and Mobilisation of the SWAPO Party Youth League. He is the co-founder and leader of the Affirmative Repositioning movement, a movement setup by radical youth activists of the SWAPO Party Youth League. In 2010 he continued his studies at Stellenbosch University where he graduated with BA Honours in Political Science (2010) and MA in Political Science (2012). He also holds a BA Honors in History from University of South Africa [1][2] He successfully challenged his expulsion from the party in court and was reinstated as a party member in May 2016.[3][4]

Job Shipululo Amupanda
Activist of Affirmative Repositioning
Assumed office
2014 - Present
Secretary for Information, Publicity and Mobilisation of the SWAPO Party Youth League
In office
2012–2014
Senior Lecturer (Political Science) University of Namibia
Assumed office
2015
Personal details
Born (1987-08-28) 28 August 1987 (age 36)
Omaalala, Oshana Region
NationalityNamibian
ResidenceWindhoek
Alma materUniversity of Namibia Stellenbosch University University of South Africa
OccupationSocial Justice Activist, Academic
ProfessionPolitical scientist
Websitehttp://shipululo.blogspot.com/

References change

  1. "Job Amupanda obtains Masters in Political Science". Namibia Economist. 14 December 2012. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  2. "Swapo suspends Amupanda". The Namibian. Retrieved 15 November 2014.[permanent dead link]
  3. Muraranganda, Elvis (16 May 2016). "Swapo welcomes back expelled quartet". New Era.
  4. http://www.namibian.com.na/indexx.php?id=20160&page_type=story_detail[permanent dead link]