Mandela Kapere

Tribute to late Comrade Mandela Kapere

Tribute to late Comrade Mandela Kapere

Dr Elijah Ngurare I was stormed by shock when I learned that Mandela Kapere had died. I could not believe it. It sounded very unreal as Henny Seibeb was telling me about it. It was a shocking news and still is. I have seen Mandela Kapere growing up in the streets of Arandis. His father was then a Commissioner for the Western Region what is now Erongo Region. The late Mandela Kapere was amongst the cream of young people who have grown in the minefield of Africa’s youth politics in order to become leaders of the continent at various levels.…
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Kapere to get official funeral

Kapere to get official funeral

Staff Writer President Hage Geingob has conferred an Official Funeral on the late Mandela Kapere, Chief Public Relations Officer in the Office of the President, Dennis Shikwambi, confirmed to Windhoek Observer. Kapere, a former Executive Chairperson National Youth Council, served as SWAPO Member of Parliament and Chairperson of Human Resources committee. “Our nation and the Swapo Party lost a talented and dynamic Parliamentarian who played a vital role in shaping the trajectory of youth leadership and the development of young people,” President Geingob said. Kapere died yesterday 7 December, aged 38 of COVID-19.
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OBITUARY: Gone too soon – Mandela Kapere

OBITUARY: Gone too soon – Mandela Kapere

Jackie Wilson Asheeke Mandela Kapere, a Member of Parliament, former Executive Chairperson of the National Youth Council (NYC), husband and father, son of loving parents, friend to many, and a talented younger leader in Namibia, died on the morning of Monday, December 7, 2020. This young man is gone to soon. The late Mandela Kapere wrote articles for the Observer Connect Magazine, a product of the Windhoek Observer. He was always a willing and insightful commentator on national issues. His overall vision, keen intellect, bold vision and self-confidence made him a good columnist and political analyst. This son of the…
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