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Brendan Kangongolo Simbwaye

Brendan Kangongolo Simbwaye was born in 1934 at Ndangamwa Lukozi village near Malindi, situated in the eastern part of the Caprivi Region.

History

He started his grade 1 up to grade 4 at Schuckmansburg primary School; He completed his School in May 1955 at the Holly Familly Mission at Katima Mulilo, he preceded his education at Lukulu Teacher Training College in Zambia, where he completed a two years teaching course in May 1957^[1]. He started teaching at the Holly family Mission School in August 1957 and he was accountable for standard 4 [grade6] .He was a superintended of the school hostel^[2].He was the founder of the caprivi African National, CANU in short later to become Swapo vice president^[3]. He resigned from teaching in 1963 and drove his all effort on terminating South Africa’s hold of the Eastern Caprivi Zipfel. He was married and his wife Mrs Gertrude Namatama –Simbwaye, A trained nurse, is currently living in katima Mulilo‘s Ngweze township.

miserable death

According to Mr. Palanyana Simbwaye (54), a nephew of the missing leader revealed to Caprivi Vision that he has extracted some documents (affidavits) describing his mysterious death.“ We want true history, if the government can come to the family now they will get true history because the family know better than whoever in Namibia” explained Mr. Simbwaye. He said, after he was killed, they took his dead body and was rolled in a chicken wire and then he was poured with gallon of oil and later buried into an unknown grave at WENELA boarder between Namibia and Zambia.

Brave, Heroic and Relentless man

The Missing Hero, Mr. Brendan Kangongolo Simbwaye The Missing Hero, Mr. Brendan Kangongolo Simbwaye

He deserve to be remember and respect although the Namibia history writer's did not focus much on his history.

Death of simbwaye

He was arrested in 1964 with other, Alfred Tongo Nalishuwa and Vernet Maswahu .He was isolated from other as he was regarded as a political agitator and He disappeared in 1972 up to now no one knows what happened to him. Where ever you are people still appreciate what you did for them,Thanks for the courage now Namibia ( Caprivi) is free Your desired destination is fulfilled..After his death Mishake Muyongo took over as president of CANU.

reference

^ http.www.caprivivision.com/wife-of-simbwaye-gets-a-new-house
^ http.www.newera.com.na/article.php?articleid=12862
^ http.www.caprivifreedom.com/news./?cmd=view&nid=1120

[1] ttp.www.caprivivision.com/wife-of-simbwaye-gets-a-new-house

[2] ttp.www.newera.com.na/article.php?articleid=12862

[3] ttp.www.caprivifreedom.com/news./?cmd=view&nid=1120

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