Africa-Press – Namibia. TSUMEB’S first female mayor and anti-apartheid activist Susan Nghidinwa has died.
TSUMEB’S first female mayor and anti-apartheid activist Susan Nghidinwa has died.
She was 85. Nghidinwa died at the Roman Catholic Hospital in Windhoek on Friday and her Daughter, Maila Nghidinwa, confirmed her mother’s death to The Namibian.
The late Nghidinwa was recruited into politics in 1961 by former president Hifikepunye Pohamba and the late Andimba Toivo ya Toivo.
She went into exile with her husband Tulipohamba and their children in 1974 where she joined the armed struggle.
She returned to Namibia in 1989 and became the first female mayor of the town of Tsumeb In 1993 and served in that position again from 1995 until 1998.
During this time, the late Nghidinwa established international ties between Tsumeb and the Norwegian town of Elverum, a relationship the two towns still enjoy today.
At the time, she was also the senior chief control officer at the Oshikoto Regional Council.
From 2000 to 2002, the mother of five went to serve as secretary for finance at the Pan-African Women’s Organisation in Luanda, Angola until her retirement.
Nghidinwa is survived by her children and grandchildren.
She was 85. Nghidinwa died at the Roman Catholic Hospital in Windhoek on Friday and her Daughter, Maila Nghidinwa, confirmed her mother’s death to The Namibian.
The late Nghidinwa was recruited into politics in 1961 by former president Hifikepunye Pohamba and the late Andimba Toivo ya Toivo.
She went into exile with her husband Tulipohamba and their children in 1974 where she joined the armed struggle.
She returned to Namibia in 1989 and became the first female mayor of the town of Tsumeb In 1993 and served in that position again from 1995 until 1998.
During this time, the late Nghidinwa established international ties between Tsumeb and the Norwegian town of Elverum, a relationship the two towns still enjoy today.
At the time, she was also the senior chief control officer at the Oshikoto Regional Council.
From 2000 to 2002, the mother of five went to serve as secretary for finance at the Pan-African Women’s Organisation in Luanda, Angola until her retirement.
Nghidinwa is survived by her children and grandchildren.
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