South African armed forces launched several offensive operations into Angola. Their objective was to push SWAPO units away from the border with South-West Africa (now Namibia), then under South ...

In southern Africa, liberation movements are losing ground. Namibia's SWAPO, in power since 1990, may see a decline but faces no imminent collapse.Across southern Africa, support for long-standing ...

Here are five things to know about the leader of this stable and mineral-rich country of around three million people in the south of the continent.

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah tells BBC she understands pressure she faces as Africa's second directly elected female leader ...

Political analyst Henning Melber says Swapo has put themselves in a difficult situation since "tampering" with the appropriate procedures to fill positions using proper elections. His comments ...

Namibia marked a milestone in its history on March 21, when Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah was sworn in as the country’s first female president. At 72, she joins a small group of female African national ...

Nandi-Ndaitwah, is a longtime member of the South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO), the ruling party that has governed Namibia for 35 years. She joined SWAPO as a teenager and has ...

Today, on the 35 th anniversary of Namibia’s independence, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah will be sworn in as the country’s president, having won the November 2024 presidential elections for the South West ...

Nandi-Ndaitwah secured 58 percent of the vote in the chaotic November elections, which were extended several times after logistical failures led to major delays.

AN alleged thief was arrested after being found in possession of 2m of piping and a copper tap on Swapo Road (Broadway) on ...

Southern Africa's desert nation of Namibia swore in its first woman president Friday after Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah won elections last year that extended the ruling party's 35-year grip on power.