Hatupopi paves the way

Michelline Nawatises Timotheus Hatupopi is a senior library assistant in the Unam library services department, which he joined in 1994.At first, Hatupopi’s challenges were studying and working at the same time, and keeping tight deadlines. “It was difficult at first but I pulled through and I was promoted to the position of assistant librarian and also supervising more than 10 staff members in my department,” he says.Hatupopi’s daily activities include juggling his schedule and routine work, which is service-orientated and requires teamwork. Hatupopi likes to finish his tasks on time and feels a sense of pleasure after seeing how many tasks he has completed at the end of the day.Hatupopi is inspired by doing something that changes and betters peoples’ lives and makes them successful. “Since I joined the University of Namibia, more than 30 000 students graduated, which I am very proud of.”He says young, aspiring people should be positive in life, never look back and tackle every obstacle that comes their way.One of his future plans is to form an NGO that assists people who cannot realise their dreams, due to shortcomings.He started working at the then Consolidated Diamond Mine at Oranjemund as a clerk in retail and was later transferred to the mining section as a mining operator.He worked hand-in-hand with a metallurgist, as a sampler. He resigned after a few years and furthered his studies at the University of Fort Hare in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. Hatupopi enjoys listening to music and socialising in his free time.He is a father of four daughters and two sons and is a peace-loving person.He was born in Windhoek and grew up in Walvis Bay, but completed his high school in the north at the Ongwediva Training Centre, which has now been transformed into the Unam Hifikepunye Pohamba campus.

Hatupopi paves the way

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Namibian Sun 2026-05-26

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