NAMIBIA - Key Persons


Ale Hahn

Job Titles:
  • Social Worker
Ale Hahn is a social worker and Africanist in the making. She is currently studying her Master's degree in African Studies at the University of Leipzig and will finish her education with a final year at the University of Namibia. She is now extending her love for words by being part of the Exploradio writers team.

Jana Marie Backhaus-Tors

Job Titles:
  • Artist and Writer With a Bachelor

Lisa Ossenbrink

Lisa Ossenbrink is a German-British correspondent and author reporting from Southern Africa for German and international media in multimedia formats. Bylines in Al Jazeera and dpa, among others. Lisa holds a Master's degree in Journalism, Media & Globalisation with a specialisation on politics. Her topics range from women's right over history and colonialism to climate crisis and energy.

Lisa Zmugg - CMO

Job Titles:
  • Head of Marketing
Lisa Zmugg works as Head of marketing for a daily newspaper in Austria. She holds not only a Master's degree in teaching with a focal point in History, politics and Ethics but also studied African Studies with a specialization on history and politics. Lisa already delved into the topic of Africa when writing her master thesis, spezializing on socio-political developments in education & romantic relationships during the German colonial occupation in today's Namibia.