Abbreviation | NANSO |
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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 |
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]
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]
Name | Position |
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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 |
Name | Position Held |
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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 |