OPINION: What happens from now on is going to mould not only the future of Namibia but will give the rest of Southern Africa a good lesson...This week’s elections in Namibia are less about change but ...

Swapo president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Saturday urged party members to remain united and reject misinformation as the ruling party prepared to officially open its ...

If things work out as Namibia’s long-time governing party hopes, the country will be electing its first female head of state this week. But a mood of disillusionment with liberation movements in ...

Namibia's SWAPO, in power since 1990, may see a decline in Wednesday's elections but faces no imminent collapse. In Namibia, where polling opened in presidential and parliamentary elections on ...

Swapo Party President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has urged party leaders and members to remain guided by the values and principles that have sustained the movement for over six decades.She was speaking to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Namibia’s presidential and National Assembly elections this year have been historic on many fronts. They were the country’s most controversial elections, with accusations of foreign interference and ...

As Namibia nears the 28 November general elections, early postal voting results suggest a tight contest that could mark a pivotal moment in the country’s political trajectory. The Independent Patriots ...

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 ...

Namibians queue to vote in 2019. Gianluigi Guercia/AFP via Getty Images Itula, contesting as an “independent candidate” without party nomination, managed to snatch 30% of the votes from Geingob. Swapo ...