The ruling Swapo Party remembers the late Rehabeam Auala as a kind-hearted comrade who imparted his wisdom and knowledge to the party.

Auala, a retired University of Namibia (UNAM) professor and well-versed academic of more than four decades, served as a member at the Windhoek East District Elders Council, until his death at age 75 on Friday in Windhoek.

This senior intellectual and academic author also served at national level, as a member of Swapo’s Central Committee Elders Council.

In a condolence letter issued on Sunday, the political party sent their well wishes to the professor’s loved ones.

“Our sincere condolences go to his wife, family, the Moses ||Garoëb branch, and the Elders Council,” the letter stated.

In remembrance of Auala, the party’s Moses ||Garoëb branch was scheduled to meet at the deceased’s house to hoist the Swapo Party flag.

This knowledgeable professor received countless awards at local, regional, and international levels.

He left an impressive academic record which commenced when he obtained his primary school certificate at Ongwediva college in 1971, his Bachelor of Arts from the University of the North now known as the University of Limpopo in 1975, and his Master’s in Education and Doctorate of Philosophy in Educational Management and Administration, Supervision and Curriculum Development from the Miami University in 1983 and 1986, respectively.

Auala also taught at undergraduate and post-graduate levels as well as abroad at the Miami University School of Education and Allied Professions as a teaching fellow.

This learned elder served as dean at the UNAM Faculty of Education where he spearheaded the implementation of the merger of four former colleges of education with the Education Faculty of UNAM.

In the same vein, he was the founding president of the Namibia Educational Management and Administration Society (NEMAS), the founding chairperson of the National Advisory Council of Education, and founding member of the North-South-South Higher Education Institution Network Programme on ‘Quality Teacher Education as a Cornerstone for Sustainable Development’, among others.

Auala was also the son of the first indigenous ELCIN Bishop of Namibia, the late Leonard Auala.

Source: The Namibian Press Agency