Epinga

Epinga
settlement
Epinga

Location in Namibia

Coordinates: 17°25′0″S 16°25′0″E / 17.41667°S 16.41667°E
Country  Namibia
Region Ohangwena Region
Constituency Omundaungilo Constituency
Elevation[1] 3,652 ft (1,113 m)
Time zone South African Standard Time (UTC+1)

Epinga is a village in Ohangwena Region, Namibia. It belongs to the Omundaungilo electoral constituency and is part of the former Ovamboland bantustan. Notable residents include military commanders Julius Shaambeni Shilongo Mnyika[2] and Peter Mweshihange.[3] Artist John Muafangejo spent his teenage years at the village's Anglican missionary station.[4]

On 30 January, 1972, it was the site of the murder of four worshippers of St. Luke's Church by South African authorities, witnessed by Bishop Colin Winter.[5]

References

  1. ↑ GeoNames: Epinga
  2. ↑ Julius Shaambeni Shilongo Mnyika: the guerilla fighter (1938 to 2003) New Era, August 17, 2010
  3. ↑ Peter Mweshihange: Man of all seasons (1931 to 1998) at the Wayback Machine (archived March 16, 2012) New Era, 2 October 2009
  4. ↑ Sasman, Catherine (15 October 2010). "John Muafangejo: The Namibian artist (1943-1987)". New Era. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012.
  5. ↑ Bodies in 1972 mass grave identified at the Wayback Machine (archived March 16, 2012) The Namibian, 24 September 2008