Deputy Prime Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is sworn in as Vice President of Namibia.
Nandi-Ndaitwah was appointed to the position by President Nangolo Mbumba, who was sworn in as President of Namibia following the death of Dr. Hage Geingob earlier this morning.
The Omaheke, ||Kharas, and Hardap regions will now benefit from the drought relief programme, effective from July 1st, 2023, to March 2024.
Currently, about 695,000 people are food insecure, and Deputy Prime Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah appealed to officials to register only people who meet the criteria.
She said there are signs of people being registered when they do not qualify, a situation that might defeat the purpose.
The Swapo Party Vice President, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, says the party has successfully conducted its 2023 rallies, the last one being in the Oshana Region.
The closing rally at Oshakati was attended by scores of party members adorned in blue, red, and green.
It has been an eventful year for the party as it canvassed for a larger support base meant to retain its position as the governing party in next year's national elections.
The Vice President of Swapo, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, has implored the party's youth league's national executive committee to focus on pertinent issues that will benefit Namibia and its people.
Ndaitwah identified these pertinent issues as high unemployment and a lack of clean drinking water, which she says should take centre stage during the ongoing deliberations of the central committee of the youth league.
The Swapo Party Vice President, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, has reiterated the need for the party's Khomas Region leadership and all members to rededicate themselves in unity to retain the votes lost in the previous election.
Nandi-Ndaitwah was speaking at the Khomas Region's rally in Windhoek.
Namibia will not sign the New Partnership Agreement (NPA) between the Organisation of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States (OACPS) and the European Union (EU) in its current form.
Deputy Prime Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says interested member states and members of the EU are due to sign the agreement on November 15, but Namibia will not sign due to several prescriptive clauses.
Namibia's Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, observed a minute of silence in solidarity with the people of Palestine, calling on the international community to act.
The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, says it is incorrect to state that African governments are mum on the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine.
Nandi-Ndaitwah was responding to a question from PDM President Mchenry Venaani, who expressed concern over the alleged silence of African governments on the ongoing conflict in Gaza. Nandi-Ndaitwah cited ongoing discussions at the UN Security Council, saying resolutions were being drafted by countries such as Russia and Brazil.
The Swapo Party Vice President, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, has encouraged the nation to invest in agriculture to diminish unemployment amongst the youth and reduce poverty.
Nandi-Ndaitwah was speaking at a Swapo Party rally at Nkurenkuru in the Kavango West Region, which was held in preparation for the 2024 Presidential and National Assembly elections next year.
The rally attracted supporters from all corners of the country.
Unity and peace are prerequisites for the development of any given country.
These were the remarks of Swapo Party Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah when she addressed a rally at Omuthiya in the Oshikoto Region.
Nandi-Ndaitwah says bringing prosperity to the people remains one of the goals of the Swapo Party.
This can only be achieved through unity, and she called on all members to rally behind the leadership that was elected at last year's party congress.
