Zephania Kameeta 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 religious and political leader.

Education

He attended the Martin Luther High School

Martin Luther High School

Martin Luther High School is a Lutheran Church Missouri Synod-affiliated private school located in Greendale, Wisconsin.-History:Martin Luther High School was built in the post World War II era, before the end of the Cold War. It was built as the second school belonging to the Lutheran High School...

 at Okombahe

Okombahe

Okombahe is a settlement in Erongo Region, Namibia. It is regarded as the capital of the ǂNûkhoen tribe; the annual King's Festival is held at the town's Gaob Memorial Stadium. Dibasen Junior Secondary School is situated in the village....

 and then the Paulinum Seminary at Otjimbingwe (1968–1971).

Independence movement

He was ordained as a minister of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia is a Lutheran denomination based in Namibia. It has a total membership of over 600,000, mainly in Northern Namibia. It played a significant role in opposition to Apartheid in Namibia and was part of the Namibian independence struggle.The church developed...

 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

Terrorism Act No 83 of 1967

The Terrorism Act No 83 of 1967 was a law of the South African Apartheid regime until all except section 7 was repealed under the Internal Security and Intimidation Amendment Act 138 of 1991.-Detention without trial:...

 while addressing an NNC meeting 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...

 to protest against the Turnhalle Constitutional Conference

Turnhalle Constitutional Conference

The Turnhalle Constitutional Conference was a controversial conference held in Windhoek between 1975 and 1977, tasked with the development of a constitution for a self-governed Namibia under South African control...

. He was kept in darkness and solitary confinement for a fortnight.

He was a parish minister in Lǔderitz

Lüderitz

Lüderitz is a harbour town in south-west Namibia, lying on one of the least hospitable coasts in Africa. It is a port developed around Robert Harbour and Shark Island.- Overview :...

 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

Black theology

Black theology refers to a variety of Black theologies which have as their base the liberation of the marginalized, especially the injustice done towards Blacks in American and South African contexts...

.

1990-

When Namibia became independent he was elected as a South West Africa People's Organization member of the National Assembly.

He married Elizabeth Goases.

Further reading

• Why, O Lord?: Psalms and Sermons from Namibia by Zephania Kameeta, Augsburg Fortress Publishing