Tsumeb's first black mayor, Susan Ndataneka Nghidinwa, was buried today at the Tsumeb Cemetery.

The late Nghidinwa died on the seventh of October at the age of 85.

Family, friends, and fellow veterans of the liberation struggle gathered at the Tsumeb cemetery to send off the late Nghidinwa to her final resting destination.

It was a painful scene for some mourners as her casket was lowered and most could not hold back their tears as the grave was covered.

Amongst the mourners were Deputy Minister of Defence and Veterans' Affairs Hilma Nicanor, Oshikoto Governor Penda ya Ndakolo and NDF Chief Air Marshall Martin Pinehas.

One of the five daughters of the late Nghidinwa, Maila Nghidinwa-Hopwood, was amongst those who laid a wreath on the grave of her mother.

The current Mayor of Tsumeb also laid a wreath.

Nghidinwa was a staunch women's rights activist, serving under the banner of the Swapo Party Women's Council from the 1970s under the ambit of the Pan-African Women's Organisation.

Nghidinwa is survived by five children and ten grandchildren.