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Bertha Tobias

Election Year: 2024

Election Constituency: Southern Africa

Scholar Status: Scholar Elect

Rhodes Identifier: Namibia, 2024

Bertha Tobias

Biography

Bertha Tobias majored in International Relations and minored in Leadership Studies at Claremont McKenna College in California. An alumna of the United World College in China, she is interested in energy & natural resource management in emerging economies. A Public Leadership Fellow of Apolitical Academy Southern Africa, she hopes to continue her studies in sustainability at Oxford. In her free time, she executive produces her television show, Spotlight, which chronicles the experiences of young African entrepreneurs. Having served on the frontlines of a national protest movement against femicide, she serves in a voluntary role as a #BeFree Ambassador, a flagship project under the Office of the First Lady of the Republic of Namibia.