'I was elected on merit': Nandi-Ndaitwah

NAMPA

2025-03-21

WINDHOEK, 21 March 2025 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah pictured with her predecessor, Nangolo Mbumba, after her inauguration. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 21 MAR (NAMPA) - Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says her rise to the highest office in the country was based on merit rather than gender.
“I believe that having been elected as president of my country will encourage women from all walks of life to stand up to be counted, with a clear understanding that I was not elected because I am a woman, but on merit.
“That is to say, as women, we should not ask to be elected to position...

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