Vice-President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah took just over 57 percent of ballots followed by the candidate for the main opposition Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) with 25.5 percent, the election autho

Across southern Africa, political parties that have led their countries since the end of colonialism have ceded power to the opposition in recent months. Namibia bucked the trend.

Oil and gas-rich Namibia is set to have its first female head of state after Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwa of the ruling SWAPO party won the presidential election. However, her main rival, Panduleni Itula of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC),

Namibia elects Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah as first woman president - Opposition party boycotted election result alleging malpractices after polling delayed

By The Associated Press Namibia’s vice president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, of the ruling South West Africa People’s Organization, (SWAPO) waves as she

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of Namibia's ruling SWAPO party has been elected president and will be the country's first female leader, results released by the country's electoral commission showed on Tuesday.

Namibia's Vice President and SWAPO presidential candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah gestures after casting her vote in the elections in Windhoek, Namibia, November 27, 2024. REUTERS/Noah Tjijenda/File Photo WINDHOEK (Reuters) - Namibia's ruling SWAPO party led both the presidential and parliamentary races on Tuesday,

Namibia’s ruling party presidential candidate leads in early results of an election characterized by technical problems which caused voting to be extended for three days

Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah was a member of the country's underground independence movement in the 1970s.

Namibia will have its first female leader after Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah wins the presidential election.