Affirmative Repositioning | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Abbreviation | AR |
| Founded | 10 November 2014 |
| Split from | SWAPO |
| Headquarters | Windhoek |
| Ideology | Marxism[1] Fanonism Sankarism Anti-imperialism Pan-Africanism[2] Land reform[3] |
| Political position | Left-wing to far-left |
| International affiliation | World Federation of Democratic Youth |
| Seats in the National Assembly | 6 / 104 |
| Seats in the National Council | 0 / 42 |
| Regional Councillors | 0 / 121 |
| Local Councillors | 0 / 378 |
| Pan-African Parliament | 0 / 5 |
Affirmative Repositioning (AR) is a leftist political movement in Namibia mainly focused on land reform, youth empowerment and social reform. Founded in 2014 by Job Amupanda, Dimbulukeni Nauyoma and George Kambala, the AR uses social media platforms to mobilise residents to apply for erven (small residential land titles) from municipalities. Due to thousands of youth submitting their forms on the same day, these activities have the character of mass demonstrations. The movement had, in a first round in November 2014, achieved a wave of individual land applications in Windhoek, Namibia's capital, which had since spread to other Namibian towns. The Affirmative Repositioning movement had threatened to take the land by force had the applications not have been processed and approved by July 2015 in the local municipalities.[4][5] In 2024 the movement was officially registered as a political party. [6]
Affirmative Reposition (AR) took part in the National Assembly (Namibia) elections for 2024 and obtained 6 seats. [7]
- ^ Becker, Heike (2016-01-18). "Namibia's Moment: Youth and Urban Land Activism". Review of African Political Economy. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ Metsola, Lalli (2018-10-01). "Incremental Dependencies: Politics and Ethics of Claim-making at the Fringes of Windhoek, Namibia". Revue internationale de politique de développement (10): 162–187. doi:10.4000/poldev.2685. hdl:10138/299207. ISSN 1663-9383. S2CID 158177952.
- ^ Kamwanyah, Ndumba J. "Affirmative Repositioning: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly". The Namibian. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ Ndalikokule, Paulina (2019-04-24). "AR to launch 'People's Litigation Centre'". The Namibian. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ https://allafrica.com/stories/201901220516.html | Namibia: AR to Challenge Squatters Law After Activist's Bail - allAfrica.com
- ^ Louw, Madeline (2024-07-04). "ECN officially confirms registration of AR and ADM as political parties". 99FM - Your Inspiration Station. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ^ info_e12wt4cs (2024-12-04). "NNN shatters glass ceiling – Windhoek Observer". Retrieved 2024-12-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)