{"id":304115,"date":"2021-05-14T09:27:27","date_gmt":"2021-05-14T07:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=304115"},"modified":"2021-05-14T09:27:32","modified_gmt":"2021-05-14T07:27:32","slug":"covid-claims-former-windhoek-mayor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=304115","title":{"rendered":"COVID claims former Windhoek Mayor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ni\u00ebl Terblanch\u00e9<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>THE former Mayor of Windhoek and well-known business personality, Matheus Kristof Shikongo has passed away in hospital at the age of 70.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>News of Shikongo\u2019s death came late on Thursday evening and ever since then, messages of condolences have been pouring in from around the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It was reported that Shikongo was receiving treatment for COVID-19 at the time of his death.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The late Shikongo served as the Mayor of Windhoek during the 1990s and from 2000 to 2010. 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