Maurus Nekaro

Maurus Nekaro (August 25, 1955[1] – March 4, 2013) was a Namibian politician and member of the SWAPO political party. Nekaro served as the Governor of Kavango ;)Region, one of Namibia's thirteen regions, from December 2010 until his death on March 4, 2013.[1][2][3]

Nekaro graduated from Rundu Secondary School in Rundu, South-West Africa (present-day Namibia), in 1977.[2][3] He received both his Bachelor of Commerce and Masters of Philosophy degrees from the University of Western Cape in South Africa.[2] He also attended the University of Fort Hare.[2]

Nekaro served as the Mayor of Rundu, the capital of Kavango Region, from 1997 until 2003.[2] He then served as the deputy director of finance for the Ohangwena Regional Council prior from 2004 to 2010.[2]

In December 2010, Nekaro was appointed as the Governor of the northern Kavango Region by Namibian President Hifikepunye Pohamba.[2]

Governor Maurus Nekaro became ill after attending the Mandume Day ceremony held at the Omhedi Palace in the Ohangwena Region, Namibia, on March 2, 2013.[2] He was discovered unresponsive at the Monte Carlos Bed & Breakfast in Eenhana, where he was staying.[3] He was driven to an Eenhana District Hospital by his driver, where he was pronounced dead early on March 4, 2013, at the age of 58.[1][2][3] An autopsy conducted at Oshakati State Hospital preliminarily determined that he died from chronic high blood pressure.[1] He was survived by his wife and seven children.[1]