SWAPO, which has governed Namibia since its independence ... leading a nation where over 70% of the population is under 34, according to the 2023 census. She succeeds 83-year-old Nangolo Mbumba ...

Nikanor Nangolo Swapo’s N$85.7 billion development plan ... By 2030, the national electrification rate is expected to rise from 50% to 70%, with 100% electrification of schools and health ...

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 ...

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 ...

In Tanzania, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is known as 'Mama Swapo', a title bestowed upon her by the late president Julius Nyerere, who instilled in her the belief that corruption is treason.

Freelance journalist John Grobler has won a libel case against Namibia’s ruling Swapo party. On Friday (13 April), the party was ordered to pay Grobler 300,000 Namibian dollars (27,300 GBP) in damages ...

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah presents herself as an implementer — can she meet the country’s high expectations and reverse Swapo’s decline? Today, on the 35th anniversary of Namibia’s ...

NNN, as she is popularly known, is a long-time loyalist of the South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) that has governed Namibia since its independence from South Africa in 1990.

SWAPO's dominance meant that there was little ... She will lead a largely young country with more than 70 percent of the population aged under 34, according to the 2023 census.