Hannes Smith

Male, Deceased Person

1933 – 2008

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Who was Hannes Smith?

Johannes Martin Smith, affectionately known as Smithie, was a Namibian journalist, editor and publisher. He was first reporter at, then the editor of, the Windhoek Advertiser until 1978 when he and Gwen Lister founded the Windhoek Observer, the country's only Saturday paper at that time. He remained the owner and editor of the Observer until his death.

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Born
Mar 17, 1933
Namibia
Died
Aug 5, 2008

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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