Proceedings have kicked off for the Swapo Party Electoral College weekend, with Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah calling for unity during the opening of the Party's Central Committee meeting held in the capital this morning.

This year's Central Committee Meeting was not the same without its Party President, who died last month. 

A sombre moment could be observed as fellow party members sang political songs in remembrance of the fallen giant. 

The Central Committee meeting of a faction of SWANU, led by Evilastus Kaaronda, will go ahead as planned this weekend, despite opposition from the other camp.

Kaaronda was elected as the party's president at a Central Committee meeting and national congress last year.