SWAPO's Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah's main rival is Panduleni Itula of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC).Voters in Namibia are casting ballots to elect a new president and parliament in polls ...

A 72-year-old woman who joined Namibia's underground independence movement in the 1970s is a strong contender to become its first female leader as the country voted Wednesday in a presidential ...

A runoff will be held if a candidate doesn’t win more than 50% of the votes, which has never happened before in Namibia. President Hage Geingob died in office in February and Geingob's vice ...

Resource-rich Namibia starts the year with the prospect of multibillion-dollar investments in nuclear power, minerals ...

SWAPO's support fell to 56% in the 2019 presidential election from 87% in 2014. To be elected president, a candidate must get more than 50% of votes or there will be a run-off. Namibians vote ...

OSHAKATI, Namibia (AP) — Namibia's Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah could become the country’s first female president if she wins the presidential election Wednesday. At least 1.4 million ...

Namibia's first woman president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Thursday said her victory in a disputed vote last week had broken a "glass ceiling". The vice-president secured just past 57 percent of ...

Namibia's ruling SWAPO party was declared winner Tuesday of last week's disputed elections, ushering in the southern African country's first woman president after a disputed vote that the main ...

Namibia, one of the world’s largest uranium producers, is seeking investment from China in nuclear power to boost its role in ...

The Namibian military has taken delivery of two Shaanzi Y-9E transport aircraft from China, becoming the first export ...

Please enable JavaScript to read this content. The South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) presidential candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah clenches her fist as ...