Max Shali Nghilifa Hamata (born in the
Katutura
Katutura (Otjiherero for ''The place where people do not want to live'') is a township of Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia. Katutura was created in 1961 following the forced removal of Windhoek's black population from the Old Location, which af ...
suburb of
Windhoek
Windhoek (, , ) is the capital and largest city of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level, almost exactly at the country's geographical centre. The population of Windhoek in 20 ...
) is a controversial
Namibia
Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...
n journalist and
muckraker
The muckrakers were reform-minded journalists, writers, and photographers in the Progressive Era in the United States (1890s–1920s) who claimed to expose corruption and wrongdoing in established institutions, often through sensationalist publ ...
.
He is the editor of ''
The Confidente
''The Confidente'' is a weekly tabloid newspaper in Namibia. It was established by Max Hamata
Max Shali Nghilifa Hamata (born in the Katutura suburb of Windhoek) is a controversial Namibian journalist and muckraker. He is the editor of ''The Con ...
''. Hamata previously worked as the editor of a Namibian weekly tabloid newspaper ''
Informante'', owned by
TrustCo.
References
External links
''The Confidente''
Living people
People from Windhoek
Ovambo people
Namibian newspaper editors
Namibian newspaper journalists
Year of birth missing (living people)
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