Namibian Traditional Authority to Honour Paralympian Athlete

The group has decided to pay homage to Johanna Benson for winning the nation's first gold medal by adding her name to the authority’s monument plate and naming a street after her.

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Benson will be the first sport personality to be honoured at the #Aodaman monument.(File photo)

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