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Gwen Lister
Journalist

Gwen Lister

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Founding The Namibian and defending independent journalism.

The Namibian

Born
5 December 1953
Birthplace
East London, South Africa

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Gwen Lister

Gwen Lister is a Namibian journalist and publisher whose reporting challenged apartheid rule and restrictions on the press.

Early life

Education

Grew up in South Africa and graduated from the University of Cape Town in 1975.

Career

  1. 1970s

    Reporting

    Worked for the Windhoek Advertiser.

  2. 1978

    Windhoek Observer

    Helped establish the independent weekly.

  3. 1985

    The Namibian

    Founded a new independent newspaper.

Selected work

The Namibian

Built a newspaper reporting on human-rights abuses and the independence struggle.

Beyond work

Press freedom

Continued advocacy for journalists’ independence beyond her newspaper work.

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