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 ...

The 2024 elections in mineral-rich Namibia have confirmed growing opposition to the South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO), in power since independence in 1990. SWAPO president-elect Netumbo ...

The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) has accused Swapo of exploiting poverty and people's personal circumstances to weaken opposition parties.This comes after former Erongo regional mobiliser ...

If things work out as Namibia’s long-time governing party hopes, the country will be electing its first female head of state this week. But a mood of disillusionment with liberation movements in ...

The South West Africa People’s Organisation (Swapo) – the former liberation movement that has governed the country since independence – used to win by huge margins. But, increasingly, Namibians are ...

Namibia's SWAPO, in power since 1990, may see a decline in Wednesday's elections but faces no imminent collapse. In Namibia, where polling opened in presidential and parliamentary elections on ...

Namibia’s presidential and National Assembly elections this year have been historic on many fronts. They were the country’s most controversial elections, with accusations of foreign interference and ...

The ruling Swapo party has secured a big victory in the Local Authorities polls, winning over 52% of all seats nationwide - and marking an increase of nearly 40% since the 2020 polls. Namibia's ...

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 results of the Namibian election reflect growing discontent among voters with the way the country is being run. EFE/EPA The level of uncertainty that surrounded the sixth Namibian elections since ...