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Meet Namibia’s first female president-in-waiting, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
The Conversation  |  Dec 08, 2024

With a strong Christian faith, she remains a traditional role model. She believes in strict regulations of highly limited abortion and is no friend of...

Namibia's president-elect pledges 'radical shifts' on poverty and unemployment
Reuters  |  Dec 06, 2024

Namibia is classed by the World Bank as an upper-middle-income country but it is one of the most unequal in the world.

Namibia on course to elect first female president
Reuters  |  Dec 03, 2024

Nandi-Ndaitwah, 72, is the current vice president. Her victory would extend SWAPO's 34 years in power since it led Namibia to independence from aparth...

Namibia's ruling party SWAPO takes lead in election results
Reuters  |  Dec 03, 2024

Namibians vote separately for members of the National Assembly, and SWAPO led the ballot with 56.38 per cent of the 66.39 per cent of the votes tallie...

Namibia extends voting after logistical issues as voters wait in long queues
Amina Wako  |  Nov 28, 2024

SWAPO candidate and current vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah could become Namibia’s first female president,

Namibia votes for new president in most competitive election in decades
Reuters  |  Nov 27, 2024

Leading the pack of 14 opposition candidates is dentist-turned-politician Panduleni Itula, who came in second in 2019.

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