Swapo Party Politburo and Central Committee member, Lucia Witbooi, has urged party members to campaign for an outright majority in the November national elections. 

She made the call at the opening of the ||Kharas Swapo Party regional executive meeting in Keetmanshoop.

Witbooi further encouraged all eligible voters to re-register to participate in the upcoming elections.

The Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety, and Security says birth registration is a human right. Hence, parents should ensure that they register their children as soon as they are born. 

Lucia Witbooi said this during her briefing at the Government Information Centre in Windhoek on Wednesday.

The Swapo Party in the ||Kharas Region introduced its newly assigned and reassigned leadership, with Lucia Witbooi as Chairperson.

During the party's regional Executive Committee meeting at Keetmanshoop, Coordinator Matheus Mumbala informed the attendees that the new leadership has a wealth of experience that will assist in grooming and improving the party's performance in the upcoming elections.

The Swapo Party MP Lucia Witbooi has withdrawn from the race for the Party's Deputy-Secretary General position.

Witbooi however remains a candidate for the Swapo Party Central Committee.

Witbooi was to square off against David Hamutenya, Uahekua Herunga and Evelyn !Naweses-Tayele to deputise Sophia Shaningwa or Armas Amukwiyu if either are elected as Secretary-General.

She told nbc News that the decision to withdraw was a conscious one aimed at giving others a chance.