Namibia: Johannes Smith - Champion for Freedom of Expression (1933 to 2008)

24 September 2010

Windhoek — Loved him or not, Johannes Smith was one of Namibia's foremost fighters of press freedom and freedom of expression and was known for his anti-establishment journalism that brought him at loggerheads with both the occupying apartheid South African administration and the post-independent government in Namibia.

Johannes Smith - or Smittie as he was affectionately known - was born on March 17, 1933 at Grootfontein from Angolan Afrikaners the 'dorsland trekkers' (thirstlanders).

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