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eNCA
a day ago
- Politics
- eNCA
Ramaphosa worried about end of transformation agenda
KEMPTON PARK - Renewed imperial pressures, economic crises, corruption and foreign interference. These are just some of the threats identified by Southern African liberation parties. Angola's MPLA, Namibia's Swapo, Mozambique's Frelimo, Zimbabwe's Zanu-PF, and Tanzania's CCM joined the ANC this weekend, to discuss their fall from grace and seek to reassert their relevance in a rapidly shifting global order. The parties have committed to ongoing self-introspection and a programme of action, within the next three months, which will pay attention to defending the gains of liberation, confronting neo-colonialism and charting a new path to socioeconomic transformation.
eNCA
2 days ago
- Politics
- eNCA
Ramaphosa calls for urgent solutions to Africa's challenges
KEMPTON PARK - Political freedom means little without economic justice. That was the message from President Cyril Ramaphosa as he addressed the final day of the Liberation Movements Summit in Kempton Park. Angola's MPLA, Namibia's Swapo, Mozambique's Frelimo, Zimbabwe's Zanu-PF, and Tanzania's CCM are attending the event. The President warned of renewed attempts at regime change and called for urgent solutions to Africa's challenges. Ramaphosa also stressed the need to resolve the land question, industrialise our minerals, and create jobs for the youth. "To meet present day challenges we require urgent substantial and sustainable solutions to Africa's challenges. We need to find innovative ways of resolving our problems and challenges. The question we must answer is whether our movements are able to provide the leadership that is required in the world of today and tomorrow," explained Ramaphosa.
Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Namibian minister sacked after being accused of rape
Namibia's agriculture minister has been sacked after being accused of raping a 16-year-old girl five years ago. Mac-Albert Hengari was arrested on Saturday after allegedly attempting to bribe the victim, now 21, to withdraw the case against him, local media quote the police as saying. Hengari, who has denied any wrongdoing, is expected to appear in court in the coming hours. This is the first major scandal for Namibia's first female President, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, since she took office last month. The statement from the president's office did not indicate the reasons for the dismissal but said Hengari had also been dismissed from the National Assembly. Hengari was nominated to parliament by the president to represent the ruling party, Swapo. He is under investigations for multiple charges related to the case including kidnapping, rape and assault, local media report. From freedom fighter to Namibia's first female president 'Fees have fallen' in Namibia as president announces free higher education The opposition Independent Patriots for Change said Hengari's arrest "on allegations of rape, kidnapping and forced abortion" was a "profound failure of leadership and exposes the hollowness of government rhetoric on gender-based violence". It said the case came against a backdrop of "widespread gender violence", with 4,814 gender-violence cases reported last year. The country has a population of three million. The party also criticised the vetting process, saying the president had appointed Hengari "despite a criminal investigation having allegedly been opened in November 2024". President Nandi-Ndaitwah last month unveiled a cabinet described as ground-breaking for female representation - with nine out 14 members being women, including the vice-president. The 72-year-old won November's election with a 58% share of the vote. She is a long-term member of Swapo – which has been in power since the country gained independence in 1990 after a long struggle against apartheid South Africa. LISTEN: Africa Daily's interview with Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah Sam Nujoma: The revolutionary leader who liberated Namibia Go to for more news from the African continent. Follow us on Twitter @BBCAfrica, on Facebook at BBC Africa or on Instagram at bbcafrica Africa Daily Focus on Africa
Bloomberg
22-03-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Namibia's New President Names Witbooi as Deputy, Trims Cabinet
Namibia's President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah appointed long-serving lawmaker Lucia Witbooi as her deputy as she unveiled a streamlined cabinet, consolidating key ministries and placing oil and gas oversight under her own office. Witbooi, 64, a former deputy minister, previously worked in education and home affairs before rising through the ranks of the ruling South West Africa People's Organisation, or Swapo. She becomes the second woman to hold the vice presidency in the southern African country, which is on the verge of an oil boom but which faces significant economic challenges, including a 37% unemployment rate.
See - Sada Elbalad
22-03-2025
- Politics
- See - Sada Elbalad
Namibia Swore in 1st Female President
Rana Atef On Friday, Namibia swore in its first female president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. She became also the second-ever directly elected female president in Africa. "If things go well then it will be seen as a good example," Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah told BBC's Africa Daily podcast. "But if anything then happens, like it can happen in any administration under men, there are also those who would rather say: 'Look at women!'" Nandi-Ndaitwah is one of the oldest and strongest living members of the South West Africa People's Organisation (Swapo). She joined Swapo, then a liberation movement resisting South Africa's white-minority rule at the age of 14. "Truly, land is a serious problem in this country," she told the BBC, adding: "We still have some white citizens and more particularly the absent land owners who are occupying the land." The new president has several challenges, mainly the tough economic conditions of the country's population, in addition to unemployment, and inequality. read more Gold prices rise, 21 Karat at EGP 3685 NATO's Role in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict US Expresses 'Strong Opposition' to New Turkish Military Operation in Syria Shoukry Meets Director-General of FAO Lavrov: confrontation bet. nuclear powers must be avoided News Iran Summons French Ambassador over Foreign Minister Remarks News Aboul Gheit Condemns Israeli Escalation in West Bank News Greek PM: Athens Plays Key Role in Improving Energy Security in Region News One Person Injured in Explosion at Ukrainian Embassy in Madrid News Egypt confirms denial of airspace access to US B-52 bombers News Ayat Khaddoura's Final Video Captures Bombardment of Beit Lahia News Australia Fines Telegram $600,000 Over Terrorism, Child Abuse Content Lifestyle Pistachio and Raspberry Cheesecake Domes Recipe Videos & Features Bouchra Dahlab Crowned Miss Arab World 2025 .. Reem Ganzoury Wins Miss Arab Africa Title (VIDEO) News Ireland Replaces Former Israeli Embassy with Palestinian Museum News Israeli PM Diagnosed with Stage 3 Prostate Cancer Lifestyle Maguy Farah Reveals 2025 Expectations for Pisces News Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly Inaugurates Two Indian Companies Arts & Culture New Archaeological Discovery from 26th Dynasty Uncovered in Karnak Temple
