Veteran educationalist and trailblazer Maria Kusch, who broke racial barriers in the education sector, was buried in her hometown of Keetmanshoop. 

She died at the age of 83. 

Lady Justice Mavis Gibson, the first woman to serve on Namibia’s High Court, has been remembered as a trailblazer and a symbol of justice.

At a memorial held at St. George's Cathedral, friends, family and colleagues honoured her life of service and strength.