Namibia's ruling SWAPO party was declared winner Tuesday of last week's disputed elections, ushering in the southern African country's first woman president after a disputed vote that the main ...

From Ghana to Namibia, recent appointments of women to top political positions have been encouraging. But with more women in ...

Nicknamed NNN, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has made history by being elected as Namibia's first female president. The 72-year-old won more than 57% of the vote, with her closest rival, Panduleni Itula ...

Foreign Minister Wang Yi (left) meets Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, Namibia's president-elect, in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, Jan 6. [Photo/Xinhua] For the past 35 years, China's foreign ministers ...

Swapo decided at its retreat in Windhoek in December to hold its extraordinary congress on 28 February to endorse Nandi-Ndaitwah as party president. The vice president position will remain vacant.

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. The South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) presidential candidate Netumbo Nandi ...

The South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) presidential candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah clenches her fist as she attends a campaign rally in Windhoek on November 24, 2024. [AFP] Namibia ...

WINDHOEK, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Namibian President-elect Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Monday met with Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee ...

As Africa’s first democratically elected female president, I am more familiar than most people with the significance of breaking the glass ceiling. For decades, the ...

President Nangolo Mbumba has dismissed Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) leader Dr Panduleni Itula’s legal challenge to the 2024 presidential election results, accusing ...

The ceremony was broadcast by the Namibian Sun newspaper on its X page. Foreign Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah was appointed Vice President. Geingob died earlier on Sunday at the age of 82.

As the country prepares to welcome Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah as our first woman president, I thank The Namibian’s team for the invitation to contribute to this supplement. Contributors were ...