After sacking most of the ministers appointed by her predecessor Hage Geingob her team will have to scrutinise the lucrative deals in oil licensing secured by the ruling party's business allies...
NNN's 57% vote share last December was only fractionally higher than the 56% secured by her predecessor Hage Geingob in 2019...
NNN gained 57% of the vote little more than the 56% chalked up by the late former President Hage Geingob in 2019...
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A former SWAPO member who ran against former President Hage Geingob in 2019 Itula had anticipated a much closer race with NNN than the 29% he garnered five years ago (AC Vol 65 No 24 SWAPO aims to avoid a Botswana-style upset)...
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Nandi-Ndaitwah is SWAPO royalty mentored by former President Hage Geingob...
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Pundits expect the November polls – the first since the death of President Hage Geingob in February – to be closely fought as the ruling SWAPO Party of Namibia (SWAPO) struggles following a series of recent corruption scandals (AC Vol 65 No 10 SWAPO's prospects lag behind economy)...
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The lavish and lengthy obsequies for President Hage Geingob who died aged 82 on 4 February turned out to be just an interlude in the drama on whether the ruling SWAPO Party can maintain its political dominance in the wake of damaging corruption scandals and a resurgent opposition...
1bn investment in an EU-Namibia strategic partnership ratified by the late President Hage Geingob and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in October...
A €1 billion fund for projects developing 'green' hydrogen and critical raw materials has just been signed off in Brussels by President Hage Geingob and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen...
And on 6 September MPs in Namibia's parliament challenged President Hage Geingob's message of congratulations to Mnangagwa citing the critical verdict of the regional observer missions...
President Hage Geingob and his close ally mines minister Tom Alweendo have signalled their seriousness about obtaining the maximum benefit of minerals used in electric vehicle (EV) batteries by banning their export in raw form...
President Hage Geingob won with only 56% in 2019 down from 87% in 2014...