The recounting of the ballot papers for the Swapo Party's Central Committee has been put on hold, pending a decision by the top leadership.

This was confirmed to nbc News by returning officer Joshua Kaumbi a while ago.

The party's Secretary-General, Sophia Shaningwa, in a statement, directed Kaumbi to recount the votes last night in the presence of election observers.

She said the directive follows an election petition by some party members who questioned the process.

The Swapo Party President, Hage Geingob says tasks will soon be assigned to the new central committee members.

The four-day elective congress of the ruling party elected 35 men and 35 women to serve in the central committee for the next five years.
The central committee election has seen relatively new cadres enter the Party's highest decision-making body, and some prominent heavyweights not making it.

The top four, Dr Hage Geingob, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, Sophia Shaningwa, and Uahekua Herunga, automatically qualify as members of the CC.