insert_link Namibia SWAPO Veteran Pushes for Extraordinary Congress After President’s Death SWAPO veteran, Jerry Ekandjo met with the party's secretary general, Sophia Shaningwa, a day after President Hage Geingob's death to discuss the possibility of holding an extraordinary congress within three months. Reports indicate that this meeting followed Ekandjo's discovery that the politburo had decided to postpone the congress. Ekandjo, who has been advocating for an extraordinary congress after Geingob's death, insisted to Shaningwa that it must take place within the […] todayMay 27, 2024 11
insert_link Oshiwambo Hamushanga woSwapo Sophia Shaningwa, aulika elineekelo laye opo ongudu ika li kole omawi oo ya kanifile mo mahoololo adileko. Hamushanga wo ngudu yo Swapo meme, Sophia Shaningwa okwati ongudu oyina ehalo nomafaneko oku kalikola oipundi ifike po two-thirds oyo ya kanifile oku dja mo mahoololo omo 2019. Shaningwa edi okwe di popya metitatu po shongalele sho ngudu yo Swapo osho shali sha ningilwa momudingonoko wa Tuhingireni . Okwati ongudu yo Swapo oya kala oyo ili komesho no uhapu woipundi meumbo lomutumba wopashiwana oku dja mo 1994 tati ongudu oya […] todayMay 10, 2024 10
insert_link Namibia Clash Between Swapo and PDM Leaders Over Age of Election Candidates A verbal confrontation has erupted between Swapo secretary general Sophia Shaningwa and Popular Democratic Movement leader McHenry Venaani concerning the nomination of older candidates for the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections. During a political rally in Okalongo on Saturday, Venaani urged Namibians not to support "pensioners" in the November election. He seemed to be referring to Swapo candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (71) and Independent Patriots for Change leader Panduleni Itula (66). […] todayApril 15, 2024 13
insert_link Namibia SWAPO Secretary General Decries Succession Talks Amid Mourning for Late President Hage Geingob SWAPO Secretary General, Sophia Shaningwa, strongly condemns party members engaging in discussions about succession plans while the party is still mourning the recent loss of President Hage Geingob. Geingob passed away a week ago in Windhoek during cancer treatment, leaving the ruling party without a president. Some members are advocating for an extraordinary congress to elect a new party president. Shaningwa labels discussions of SWAPO succession as "unsympathetic, insensitive, and […] todayFebruary 13, 2024 8
