Willem Appollus
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Willem Rudolph Appollus is a Namibia
n politician and schoolteacher. Appollus joined SWAPO in the late 1980s and represented Keetmanshoop Rural in the National Council of Namibia
from 2004-2010.
, Karas Region in 1975. From 1984-1986, he received teacher training in Oudtshoorn, Cape Province
, South Africa
. He returned to Aroab and taught there until 2004. In 1998, Appollus was elected to the Local Authority for Aroab, where he served until 2004. In that year, he was elected to represent Keetmanshoop Rural
in both the Regional Council and National Council. He served in the National Council from 2004–10 and he did not seek re-election in 2010. The seat was won by Jims Christian, also of SWAPO.
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 and schoolteacher. Appollus joined SWAPO in the late 1980s and represented Keetmanshoop Rural in the National Council of Namibia
National Council of Namibia
The National Council of Namibia is the upper chamber of the country's bicameral Parliament.The 26 National Council members are chosen by regional councils, which are directly elected for a term of six-years. Each of the 13 regional councils chooses two of its members to serve on the National Council...
from 2004-2010.
Career
Appollus began teaching in Oosterheim Junior Secondary School in AroabAroab
Aroab is a village with a population of approximately 2500 in the Keetmanshoop district in the Karas region in the southeast of Namibia. Being situated on the edge of the Kalahari desert, the average annual rainfall is about 150-200mm...
, Karas Region in 1975. From 1984-1986, he received teacher training in Oudtshoorn, Cape Province
Cape Province
The Province of the Cape of Good Hope was a province in the Union of South Africa and subsequently the Republic of South Africa...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. He returned to Aroab and taught there until 2004. In 1998, Appollus was elected to the Local Authority for Aroab, where he served until 2004. In that year, he was elected to represent Keetmanshoop Rural
Keetmanshoop Rural
Keetmanshoop Rural is an electoral constituency in the Karas Region of Namibia. It contains the Krönlein suburb of Keetmanshoop and the villages of Koës and Aroab, the settlements of Seeheim and Klein Karas, as well as several farming communities in the area...
in both the Regional Council and National Council. He served in the National Council from 2004–10 and he did not seek re-election in 2010. The seat was won by Jims Christian, also of SWAPO.