Susan Nghidinwa, TSUMEB’s first female mayor and antiapartheid activist, has died.
She was 85. Nghidinwa was 85 when she died at Windhoek’s Roman Catholic Hospital. Her Daughter Maila Nghidinwa confirmed the death of her mother to The Namibian.
The late Nghidinwa, who was then president of Zambia, was recruited into politics by the former president Hifikepunye ya Toivo in 1961.
In 1974, she fled to exile with Tulipohamba, her husband, and their children. There she joined the armed struggles.
She returned to Namibia in 1989, and was elected the first female mayor in Tsumeb in 1993. She served again in this position from 1995 to 1998.
The late Nghidinwa, who was a diplomat, established international ties between Tsumeb’s Norwegian town of Elverum. These ties are still enjoyed by both towns today.
She was also the Oshikoto Regional Council’s senior chief controller at the time.
The mother of five was employed as the secretary for finance at Pan-African Women’s Organisation Luanda, Angola from 2000 to 2002 until her retirement.
Nghidinwa’s children and grandchildren are her survivors.
Source: namibian
