Comrade editor

"A memoir"—Front cover.

Gwen Lister is a world-renowned journalist, political activist and free-press advocate. Born in South Africa, she moved to Namibia to pursue her journalism career. She launched (with Hannes Smith) the Windhoek Observer and later, by herself, The Namibian. This memoir chronicles her remarkable life, brave journalism and political activism.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 388 pages

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