Swapo takes campaign to Opuwo in hope of conquering Kunene

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2024-09-29

OPUWO, 28 September 2024 - Vipuakuje Muharukua (centre) is flanked by Swapo Party presidential candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, party secretary general Sophia Shaningwa, and new members who joined the party during a Swapo star rally in Opuwo. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

OPUWO, 29 SEP (NAMPA) - Following its defeat by opposition parties in the Kunene region during the 2020 elections, the Swapo party has vowed to regain control of Namibia's Tourism haven.
Namibians will go to the polls on 27 November in what has been termed a watershed election to elect the President and members of the National Assembly, with Swapo anticipating that a two-thirds majority is achievable.
The party's Secretary-General, Sophia Shaning...

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