The memorial service, which took place at the German Evangelical Lutheran Church, was an opportunity to learn about the late Professor Tötemeyers’ personal side. The professor was an active member of the church, sometimes preaching twice a Sunday up until recently. Sonja Tötemeyer-Du Plessis, the youngest of four children, says her father had a razor-sharp...
Niël Terblanché The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Electoral Advisory Council, alongside the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN), has paid tribute to the late Professor Gerhard Tötemeyer, whose indelible mark on the electoral systems of Namibia and the SADC region will be remembered for generations. Professor Tötemeyer, a luminary in the field of electoral democracy,...
Founding president Sam Nujoma and vice president Nangolo Mbumba have paid tribute to Namibia’s first elections director, Gerhard Tötemeyer, who died at the age of 88 in his home at Swakopmund on Tuesday. The founding president said Tötemeyer pushed for Namibia’s “genuine” independence and helped to fortify its democracy. “The late professor was Namibia’s first...
Namibia’s first elections director, Gerhard Tötemeyer, who was also a member of the National Assembly and deputy minister of regional and local government and housing, has died aged 88. His death was confirmed by Swapo secretary General Sophia Shaningwa on Wednesday. Tötemeyer died at his home at Swakopmund on Tuesday. After Namibia gained independence in...
Gerhard Tötemeyer (Archivaufnahme); © Joseph Nekaya/Nampa Altpolitiker Gerhard Tötemeyer ist tot. Er starb mit 88 Jahren in Swakopmund. Tötemeyer wurde am 21. Mai 1935 in Gibeon geboren. In den 1980er Jahren war er Hochschuldekan in Windhoek. Er hielt eine Professur für Politik. Ab 1990 war Tötemeyer Mitglied der namibischen Abgrenzungskommission, 1992 bis 1998 Wahlleiter und...
Niël Terblanché Professor Gerhard Tötemeyer, who served in the Namibian Cabinet as the Deputy Minister of Local, Regional Government and Housing and who also served as the country’s first-ever director of elections has died. In life, Professor Tötemeyer was a notable figure in Namibian politics and academia. Born on May 21, 1935, in Gibeon, Tötemeyer...
Professor Gerhard Tötemeyer, 88, is oorlede Professor Gerhard Tötemeyer, Namibië se eerste direkteur van verkiesings en voormalige minister van plaaslike regering, is in Swakopmund oorlede. Hy was 88 jaar oud. Die oorsaak was vermoedelik ‘n hartaanval, het een van sy dogters aan die nasionale uitsaaier bevestig. Tötemeyer se lewe is gekenmerk deur veerkragtigheid en akademiese...