Hendrina Afrikaner

Hendrina Martha Afrikaner (1952–2011) was Chief of the Orlam Afrikaners in Namibia, the first woman to occupy that position.

[1] She grew up in Hoachanas and Okahandja where she attended the Augustineum.

After Namibian independence she joined the Ministries of Education, and of Gender Equality and Child Welfare.

[1] She became chief of the Afrikaner clan in 2004 and occupied that position until her death.

[2] Hendrina Afrikaner died on 19 August 2011 in a car accident between Keetmanshoop and Tses, and was buried next to Jan Jonker Afrikaner in Okahandja.