Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Namibia celebrates 26 August as Heroes’ Day. It recalls the first military encounter between the South African army and members of ...

The former liberation movement South West Africa People’s Organisation (Swapo) has been in firm political control of Namibia since independence in 1990. Support for the party in the national assembly ...

Namibia's first president Sam Nujoma, who died Saturday aged 95, was revered for leading his country to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990. A towering figure, Nujoma headed the South ...

Henning Melber is a member of Swapo since 1974. Roger Southall does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and ...

The NEFF leader has slammed Swapo politicians for 'mistreating' Ras Sheehama while he was alive and said they should not suddenly express solidarity now. Staff Reporter Staff ReporterWindhoek Leader ...

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has been formally endorsed as Swapo's president for the next two years until the 2027 elective congress. Her ascension, during a controversial extraordinary congress on Saturday ...

The German ambassador to Namibia, Thorsten Hutter, and envoys from France, Spain and Portugal attracted the ire of the Namibian government and the ruling SWAPO Party after inviting Independent ...

Award-winning artist Lazarus Shiimi, better known as Gazza, became the first musician to be appointed to the ruling party's policy unit, the Swapo Party Think Tank. The artist falls under Cluster 4, ...