Swapo's planned extraordinary congress at the end of February is allegedly designed to prevent current ministers who might not make it to parliament from contesting president-elect Netumbo Nandi ...

Opinion Rodney Cloete For over three decades, Swapo has maintained a political monopoly over Namibian politics. As this dominance faces mounting challenges, Swapo stands at a critical crossroads ...

Nujoma, a founder of the South West People's Organisation (Swapo) in the 1960s, was instrumental in securing Namibia's independence from South Africa in 1990. Sam Nujoma, Namibia's first president ...

In the late 1950s he became leader of the Owambo People's Organisation, a precursor to liberation movement SWAPO. Made SWAPO leader in absentia, Nujoma established its armed wing and in 1966 ...

At Kutako's request, Nujoma began life in exile in 1960, first to Botswana, and leaving his wife and four children behind. That same year he was elected president of SWAPO, later shuttling from ...

Nujoma launched his independence campaign by forming the South West Africa People’s Organisation (Swapo) and the Peoples’ Liberation Army of Namibia. Samuel Daniel Nujoma was born on May 12 ...

Henning Melber is a member of SWAPO since 1974. Sam Nujoma was an outstanding Namibian leader who personified more than anybody else the country’s liberation struggle history and independence.