President Hage Geingob has extended condolences to the family of the late Clara //Gowases, Republican Party MP in the National Assembly. //Gowasess who was battling with stage-four cancer died in a Windhoek hospital last week. The late //Gowases who hails from the //Kharas Region was a teacher by profession, before joining politics. President Geingob in his message of condolences says, her contributions to political discourse and debate will be sorely missed. Geingob described !Gowases an exemplar to all aspiring politicians, especially women, that through continued effort and strong will, one can rise to the high ranks of political leadership and thereby contribute to the growth of Namibia's Governance Architecture. //Gowases was one of two Republican Party representatives in the National Assembly with part leader Henk Mudge.