Gurirab's best chance of winning would be to strike a deal with Agriculture Minister Helmut Angula who with Nyamu is the most prominent Ndonga in the cabinet...
As yet undeclared these rivals include: Prime Minister Theo-Ben Gurirab who might yet get Nujoma's endorsement; SWAPO Vice-President and Minister of Lands Resettlement and Rehabilitation Hifikepunye Pohamba; and Minister of Agriculture Water and Rural Development Helmut Angula...
A Damara he lacks the built-in advantage of the two main northern contenders Kwanyama from the predominant Oshivambo group: Trade and Industry Minister Hidipo Hamutenya and Agriculture's Helmut Angula...
The main rivals are the Trade and Industry Minister Hidipo Hamutenya and the Agriculture Minister Helmut Angula both of them Kwanyama Ovambos consummate politicians and former exiles...
The frontrunners are Hidipo Hamutenya Trade and Industry Minister who is a Kwanyama from the largest Oshivambo sub-group; and Agriculture Minister Helmut Angula from the Ndonga the second-largest Oshivambo sub-group...
) Hamutenya Fisheries Minister Hifikepunye Pohamba and Agriculture Minister Helmut Angula are the three leading contenders to follow Nujoma as President...
Finance Minister Helmut Angula one of Nujoma's political rivals was swapped with Agriculture Minister Nangolo Mbumba...
