Immanuel Hafeni Augustus Shifidi (16 July 1929 – 30 November 1986), born in Windhoek, was a Namibian activist.
[5] The inquest into the death of Shifidi had revealed an Army conspiracy to disrupt an authorized SWAPO rally held at Katutura township outside Windhoek.
The inquest had heard that 54 members of the SADF 101 battalion (composed of black Namibian volunteers) based at Ondangwa had been transported to Windhoek on the day before the rally wearing civilian clothes and carrying assorted weapons they infiltrated the rally and attacked SWAPO supporters.
A police inquiry following the inquest concluded that the six men subsequently charged had conspired to disrupt the rally using violent means.
Antonie Botes of the SWATF headquarters in Windhoek; Col. Willem H. Welgemoed, commanding officer of 101 battalion; and Lt. Nicolaas Prinsloo, Cpl.