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Nandi-Ndaitwah cruises to presidential candidacy
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Nandi-Ndaitwah cruises to presidential candidacy

Swapo vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah was endorsed by the central committee as the party’s presidential candidate for the national election in November on Saturday. The meeting, held at parliament on Saturday, also resolved to push the much talked about extraordinary congress to 19 April 2025. “I stand with pride today and tell you that the...

Nandi-Ndaitwah sails through as Swapo presidential candidate
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Nandi-Ndaitwah sails through as Swapo presidential candidate

The Swapo central committee (CC) meeting currently taking place at parliament on Saturday has resolved to have the extraordinary congress, but with its vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah as the only candidate for party president. No other members have reportedly indicated that they will challenge for the president or vice president position. CC members are said...

Condolence Message from Aspiring Presidential Candidate
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Condolence Message from Aspiring Presidential Candidate

The news of the untimely death of president Hage Geingob has caused me grief. Geingob embarked on a journey of transformation and the restoration of Namibia’s dignity. Although he started with the elderly, hopes were that his Harambee Prosperity Plans would unchain most of the country’s challenges, such as the landlessness of the people of...

Namibia: Presidential and National Assembly Elections Set for 27 November
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Namibia: Presidential and National Assembly Elections Set for 27 November

The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Erastus Uutoni, announced on Thursday that the will Presidential and National Assembly elections will take place on 27 November, during the launch of the 2024 Electoral Calendar and Democracy Awareness Campaign. During the launch event, Uutoni expressed concerns regarding historically low voter turnout and emphasized the importance of...

US Supreme Court rules Colorado cannot ban Trump from presidential ballot
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US Supreme Court rules Colorado cannot ban Trump from presidential ballot

By Bernd Debusmann Jr The United States Supreme Court has struck down efforts by individual states to disqualify Donald Trump from running for president using an anti-insurrection constitutional clause. The unanimous ruling is specific to Colorado, but it also overrides challenges brought in other states. Colorado had barred Trump from its Republican primary, arguing he...

US Supreme Court rules Colorado cannot ban Trump from presidential ballot
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US Supreme Court rules Colorado cannot ban Trump from presidential ballot

The US Supreme Court has struck down efforts by individual states to disqualify Donald Trump from running for president using an anti-insurrection constitutional clause. The unanimous ruling is specific to Colorado, but it also overrides challenges brought in other states. Colorado had barred Mr Trump from its Republican primary, arguing he incited the 2021 Capitol...