Agnes Mpingana Kafula (born 1 November 1955) is a Namibian politician who has served as mayor of Windhoek from November 2012[1] to December 2014.[2] She is a survivor of the Cassinga massacre of 4 May 1978.[3]

During her tenure as mayor of the City of Windhoek, Kafula was involved in dubious land sale deals by awarding land at discount prices to friends and family,[4] resulting in the mass land demonstration in Windhoek.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ Jason, Loide (27 November 2012). "Namibia: Windhoek Elects New Mayor". Retrieved 28 December 2016 – via AllAfrica.
  2. ↑ "City of Windhoek - Councillors Portal - Current Mayor". Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  3. ↑ von Francois, Feodora. "Cassinga survivor to pen book on massacre". Namibian sun. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  4. ↑ "Kafula's son gets special N$5 million plot". Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "City sits on 26 000 land applications". Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  6. ↑ Kahiurika, Ndanki (27 November 2014). "Land scandal may unsettle Namibia poll". Retrieved 28 December 2016.


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