Namibia's political stability continues to hold significance within SADC

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Namibia's political stability continues to hold significance within SADC, particularly as several member states are preparing to conduct general elections in the near future.

President Hage Geingob and the Head of the European Union Delegation to Namibia, Sinikka Antila, discussed security concerns and strides made in some parts of the region.

As the chair of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence, and Security Cooperation, Namibia successfully facilitated peaceful general elections in Angola and Lesotho last year.

Extraordinary SADC Organ Troika Summit considers security situation in eastern DRC, Mozambique

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The Extraordinary SADC Organ Troika Summit, plus the country contributing troops to the SADC peace mission in Mozambique, have considered the security situation in eastern DRC as well as in Mozambique's northern province of Cabo Delgado.

President Hage Geingob, also serving as the chairperson of the SADC Troika, reiterated that the regional bloc has the resolve to safeguard security, safety, and stability within the SADC region.

Video of soldiers throwing bodies into a pile of burning rubble in Mozambique under investigation

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The SADC Organ on Politics, Defense, and Security says the SADC Mission in Mozambique has instituted investigations into a video clip in which soldiers are seen throwing the bodies of deceased people into a pile of burning rubble.

The video has since gone viral, sparking condemnation from different quarters of society in SADC.

The chairperson of the Organ and Namibian President Hage Geingob says the region does not condone the acts shown in the viral video.

SADC reiterates commitment to opposing political instability, social & economic threats to member states

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SADC has reiterated its commitment to fighting political instability and the social and economic threats faced by some member states.

This was said by the Chairperson of the SADC Ministerial Committee of the Organ, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, at the meeting of the Ministerial Committee of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defense, and Security Cooperation.

Nandi-Ndaitwah cited as an example the instability in the eastern part of the DRC that has claimed hundreds of lives and displaced thousands.

Another concern is the terrorist attacks in Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique.

Sister parties call for strengthening the bond of friendship among former liberation movements

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Sister parties mainly from the SADC region called for the strengthening of the bond of friendship and cooperation among former liberation movements as they continue to serve the people.

The Communist Party wants the congress to be dedicated to the late Former Cuban Commander in Chief, Commandant Fidel Castro Ruz gave his immense contribution to Namibia and liberalisation of Southern African nations.

LPM leader Swartbooi kicked out of PAP

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Loide Kasingo, the leader of a delegation of lawmakers in Namibia to the Pan-African Parliament has refused to shed light on a heated incident involving one of its members in a recent session, in Johannesburg, South Africa.

The leader and chief change campaigner of the Landless People's Movement Bernadus Swartbooi was asked to leave a plenary session by security personnel for allegedly using foul language, a few days ago.

SADC Mission in Mozambique reports significant success in liberating terrorist-held territories

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Since the deployment of the Southern African Development Community Mission in Mozambique in July last year, the mission has significantly facilitated the liberation of territories from the hands of terrorists.

The Chairperson of the Peace and Security Council for November, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, shared this during a virtual meeting of the SADC Ministers on the Peace and Security Council.

The virtual meeting deliberated on the security situation in the province of Cabo Delgado, which has come under frequent violent attacks by local armed groups since 2017.