WINDHOEK, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Namibia's ruling South West Africa People's Organization, officially known as SWAPO Party, on Saturday marked its 65th anniversary, with party president Netumbo ...

Here are five things to know about the leader of this stable and mineral-rich country of around three million people in the south of the continent.

Political analyst Henning Melber says Swapo has put themselves in a difficult situation since "tampering" with the appropriate procedures to fill positions using proper elections. His comments ...

The 72-year-old won November’s election with a 58% share of the vote. Nandi-Ndaitwah has been a long-term loyalist of the ...

Petroleum Commissioner Maggy Shino looks set to play key role in restructured administration of President Netumbo ...

Today, on the 35 th anniversary of Namibia’s independence, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah will be sworn in as the country’s president, having won the November 2024 presidential elections for the South West ...

Nandi-Ndaitwah, 72, became Namibia's first female president after her SWAPO party, which has governed the nation of around 3 million people for more than three decades, secured victory in both the ...

Southern Africa's desert nation of Namibia swore in its first woman president Friday after Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah won elections last year that extended the ruling party's 35-year grip on power.

Subsequently, on 3 December 2024, the chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Namibia declared that the Swapo Party and its presidential candidate had gained the majority vote and declared ...