Zephania Kameeta

Zephania Kameeta (born 7 August, 1945 in Otjimbingwe, Erongo Region) is a Namibian religious and political leader..

Education

He attended the Martin Luther High School at Okombahe and then the Paulinum Seminary at Otjimbingwe (1968-1971).

Independence movement

He was ordained as a minister of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia in 1972, and taught at the Paulinum Seminary from 1973, and was principal 1976-77.

In 1975, Kameeta founded the Namibia National Convention, and was detained under the Terrorism Act while addressing an NNC meeting in Katutura, Windhoek to protest against the Turnhalle Constitutional Conference. He was kept in darkness and solitary confinement for a fortnight.

He was a parish minister in Lǔderitz from 1978 to 1981. He was elected vice-president of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in 1982 and deputy bishop in 1985. He was an exponent of Black Theology.

1990-

When Namibia became independent he was elected as a SWAPO member of the National Assembly.

He married Elizabeth Goases.

Bibliography

* cite book
last = Pütz
first = Joachim
authorlink =
coauthors = von Egidy, Heidi & Caplan, Perri
title = Namibia handbook and political who's who
publisher = Magus
date = 1990
location = Windhoek
url =
doi =
id = ISBN 0-620-14172-7

Further reading

* Why, O Lord?: Psalms and Sermons from Namibia by Zephania Kameeta, Augsburg Fortress Publishing [ [http://www.bookfinder.com/dir/i/Why,_O_Lord-Psalms_and_Sermons_from_Namibia/0800619234/ BookFinder.com]