Saara Kuukongelwa-Amadhila

07 Oct

Zambezi Swapo weekend

ObserverNational NewsEvelyn Naweses-Tayele and Lucia Witbooi, Saara Kuukongelwa-Amadhila, Uahekua Herunga, y David Hamutenya, Zambezi Swapo weekend

Martin Endjala The Zambezi Region will be a hive of political activity this weekend as the internal campaign of candidates for the top three positions of the Swapo Party moves to the north-eastern region. The candidates will be laying out their plans to the delegates in the hope of securing their votes at the November congress of the party. Some of the candidates were seen visiting traditional leaders in the Zambezi Region on Thursday and were also busy meeting candidates and organising government events in line with their portfolios before the main event on Saturday. All three Vice President candidates…

Swapo Politburo done with top three

ObserverNational Newse Dr Abraham Iyambo, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, Saara Kuukongelwa-Amadhila, Tobie Aupindi, y Calle Schlettwein

Staff Writer Saara Kuukongelwa-Amadhila and incumbent vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah came through as the only candidates at today’s Swapo Party Politburo meeting held in Windhoek to endorse nominations for the position of Vice President, secretary general and the deputy secretary general. Only the position of the president will not be contested and Hage Geingob will be going into the congress unchallenged. Nandi-Ndaitwah did not need any nomination as the incumbent after she declared herself as contesting, while Kuukongelwa Amadhila was nominated by Tobie Aupindi and seconded by Calle Schlettwein. The succession battles were always fought among the older generation or…