A member of Swapo since 1974, scholar and activist Henning Melber offers a frank assessment of the party’s moral shortcomings, internal divisions, and eagerness to trade on its liberation legacy.

Namibia celebrates 26 August as Heroes’ Day. It recalls the first military encounter between the South African army and members of the South West Africa People’s Organisation (Swapo), Namibia’s ...

Minister of Works and Transport Veikko Nekundi has called on Namibians to fly the Swapo flag with pride. He said the ruling party remains the only political movement with the nations's best interest ...

Namibia’s ruling party Swapo faces its toughest election yet, as shifting support, a changing electorate, and emerging opposition signal a turning point for the nation’s political landscape. Itula, ...

Voters head to the polls on Wednesday in the latest test for one of southern Africa’s liberation parties, which have been rebuked at the ballot box this year. By John Eligon and Timo Shihepo John ...

Party to lose N$47 million if Hodago liquidated Staff Reporter Gendev Fishing Resources (Pty) Ltd, owned by the ruling party Swapo, is threatening to take its business partner to court over an ...

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has been serving as vice-president since February Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, from the governing South West Africa People's Organisation (Swapo), has been voted in as Namibia's ...

Through his entrepreneurial journey, comrade Savva became a towering figure in Namibia's economy, particularly in tourism. His leadership extended to the business fraternity in Walvis Bay, where he ...

If things work out as Namibia’s long-time governing party hopes, the country will be electing its first female head of state this week. But a mood of disillusionment with liberation movements in ...

A new history of Namibia provides a valuable corrective to various earlier accounts relating to the history of SWAPO, the governing political party in Namibia since 1990. Its balanced verdict is ...

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Namibia's ruling SWAPO party cruised to victory in the 2014 presidential election with Prime Minister Hage Geingob taking 86.73 percent of all declared votes, the southern ...