Erasmus Hendjala is a Namibia

Namibia

Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...

n politician. Hendjala represented the Hakahana constituency and later Tobias Hainyeko constituency

Tobias Hainyeko constituency

Tobias Hainyeko constituency is a constituency in Katutura, Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia. The constituency was created from the eastern portion of the Hakahana Constituency as part of splitting measures by the Third Delimitation Commission of Namibia, a body that infrequently decides on the...

 in Katutura

Katutura

Katutura is a township of Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia. Katutura was created in 1961 following the forced removal of Windhoek's black population from the Old Location, which afterwards was developed into the suburb Hochland Park. Sam Nujoma Stadium, built in 2005, is located within Katutura...

, Windhoek

Windhoek

Windhoek is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level. The 2001 census determined Windhoek's population was 233,529...

, Khomas Region

Khomas Region

Khomas is one of the thirteen regions of Namibia. It contains the capital city Windhoek and provides for this reason superior transportation infrastructure. It has well-developed economical, financial, and trade sectors. Khomas Region occupies 4.5% of the land area of Namibia but has the highest...

 as a member of the ruling South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) from 1993 until August 2008. In 2008, Hendjala was abruptly expelled via letter for "serious misconduct and violation of the SWAPO constitution". A month later, Hendjala joined the Rally for Democracy and Progress

Rally for Democracy and Progress (Namibia)

The Rally for Democracy and Progress is an opposition political party in Namibia. It was launched on November 17 2007 under the leadership of Hidipo Hamutenya and Jesaya Nyamu, both former leading members of the ruling SWAPO party and cabinet ministers. Hamutenya had unsuccessfully sought the SWAPO...

and announced he would contest the regional by-election in October 2008, which was forced by his expulsion from SWAPO. However, three opposition parties including Hendjala's RDP withdrew prior to the election, ensuring an easy SWAPO victory. His wife, a member of the SWAPO women's council, did not leave SWAPO with her husband.