Namibia Mourns Former First Lady Penehupifo Pohamba, 78

By Staff Reporter

Former First Lady Penehupifo Pohamba has died at the age of 78.

Penehupifo, the wife of Namibia’s second president, Hifikepunye Pohamba, died on Saturday. She served as Namibia’s First Lady from 2005 to 2015, throughout her husband’s two terms in office.

A trained nurse by profession, she travelled to Tanzania for her medical training. She also received military training and worked in camps that housed Namibian refugees during the liberation struggle.