KEETMANSHOOP – Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, during a Swapo star rally, appealed to the //Kharas electorate to give the control of the region back to the ruling party. She made this plea when addressing party members, supporters and sympathisers at a packed J Stephanus Sports Stadium on Saturday. “The mission and message to the residents...
KATIMA MULILO – In a bid to canvass votes for Swapo and its presidential candidate, finance minister Iipumbu Shiimi said the ruling party has improved Namibia’s road infrastructure, housing, education, healthcare, social welfare, agriculture and youth development, among other key sectors. Speaking during a mini rally at Katima Mulilo over the weekend, Shiimi listed the...
OSHAKATI – Swapo vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says the party remainsfocused on ensuring inclusivity among all Namibians, as she announced the party had printed a record 500 copies of its recently launched manifesto in Braille. This will enable visually impaired persons to follow the party’s ideologies and promises for a better future without having to...
Firstly, it would be remiss if I did not take this opportunity to express my profound gratitude for the confidence Comrade Dr Nandi-Ndaitwah has in me. I am honoured and humbled to havebeen appointed as a candidate for election to the eighth National Assembly. This appointment, at the age of 22, isan extraordinary opportunity for...
WALVIS BAY – Swapo presidential candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says the ruling party is not only seeking victory at this year’s polls, but also wants Walvis Bay under its control again. The party lost its grip on the coastal town in 2020 when they were knocked off their perch by the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC),...
Swapo unveiled its 2024 election manifesto at the weekend, signalling a renewed commitment to the nation’s development and unity. The manifesto, themed ‘Unity in Diversity: Natural Resources Beneficiation and Youth Empowerment for Sustainable Development,’ builds on the foundation laid by the party’s 2020-2025 manifesto. The country’s Vice President, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, who is Swapo’s presidential candidate,...
Swapo presidential candidate and Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has fiercely rejected media reports that the country’s democracy is on the auction block. This comes after party members, supporters and businesspeople donated more than N$16 million for the party’s election campaign. “We cannot sell this country. Not Swapo [and] not under my leadership,” she boldly stated...
Aletta Shikololo Edward Mumbuu As the curtain fell on the Swapo electoral college yesterday, the ‘pot’, which had been cooking for over 72 hours, delivered a fresh meal, one Swapo had yearned for, for a long time. It was clear that from the time presiding officer Fillemon Wise Immanuel started reading out the names, familiar...
Swapo’s much-anticipated weekend of festivities kicked off in full swing, culminating in the commencement of the party’s electoral college, also known as the ‘pot’. It is an event that holds the key to determining its parliamentary candidates for the upcoming parliamentary elections. The weekend began with a high-profile fundraising gala dinner on Friday, where the...
Almost 700 Swapo delegates will descend on the capital from today to elect the governing party’s next crop of parliamentarians. As the Swapo Party gears up for its highly-anticipated electoral college, deputy secretary general Uahekua Herunga has assured the public that all preparations are complete. It is all systems go for the showdown, which has...