Namibia’s ruling party Swapo faces its toughest election yet, as shifting support, a changing electorate, and emerging opposition signal a turning point for the nation’s political landscape. Itula, ...

The ruling Swapo party has secured a big victory in the Local Authorities polls, winning over 52% of all seats nationwide - and marking an increase of nearly 40% since the 2020 polls. Namibia's ...

The South West Africa People’s Organisation (Swapo) – the former liberation movement that has governed the country since independence – used to win by huge margins. But, increasingly, Namibians are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: SWAPO presidential candidate, Nandi-Ndaitwah, votes in Windhoek WINDHOEK (Reuters) - Namibia's President-elect Netumbo ...

Namibia, until recently led by an interim president in power since the death of former President Hage Geingob in February, was tipped as potentially facing turmoil and even unrest as its elections ...

Award-winning artist Lazarus Shiimi, better known as Gazza, became the first musician to be appointed to the ruling party's policy unit, the Swapo Party Think Tank.The artist falls under Cluster 4, ...

Across southern Africa, support for long-standing ruling parties has dwindled over the past year. South Africa's once-strong African National Congress (ANC) had to form a coalition government with the ...

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Namibia celebrates 26 August as Heroes’ Day. It recalls the first military encounter between the South African army and members of the South West Africa People’s Organisation (Swapo), Namibia’s ...

WINDHOEK, Namibia — Namibia has elected its first female leader, with Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah declared the winner Tuesday of last week’s presidential election as the long-ruling party ...

Henning Melber is a member of Swapo since 1974. The South West Africa People’s Organisation (Swapo) – the former liberation movement that has governed the country since independence – used to win by ...