Rihupisa Kandando

24 Aug

Maamberua hopes for amicable resolution of Swanu chaos

ObserverObserver MoneyEvilastus Kaaronda, Former South West Africa National Union (Swanu) President, Rihupisa Kandando, Usutuaije Maamberua

Tujoromajo Kasuto Former South West Africa National Union (Swanu) President, Usutuaije Maamberua, wants the ongoing chaos wrapped up. “I just hope that it will be solved amicably as soon as possible, I am not there to judge anything as I am a retired politician, thus my only hope is that whatever may go astray, should be resolved amicably,” he tells Windhoek Observer. However, the party’s Secretary General, Evilastus Kaaronda, says they are now busy consulting lawyers to take the next legal step. “We had a meeting with our lawyers yesterday, and they are working [on] the papers to take the…

19 Aug

SWANU in limbo – Kandando

ObserverObserver MoneyExtra-Ordinary Congress Committee Chairperson, Rihupisa Kandando, South West Africa National Union, Swanu of Namibia, Tangeni Iijambo

Tujoromajo Kasuto Namibia's oldest political party, South West Africa National Union, Swanu of Namibia, is holding an extra-ordinary congress on Saturday, 21 August, in the capital, under the Theme “Defending our Heritage”. The Extra-Ordinary Congress Committee Chairperson, Rihupisa Kandando, says the party has been in limbo since a motion of no confidence, in the Politburo (PB) and the Central Committee (CC) at the end of May at a meeting of some of the branches in Epukiro, in the Omaheke Region. The motion was motivated by the current party leadership being out of line with the party’s “revolutionary” wishes and aspirations,…