YOUNG CANDIDATES DRIVE NEW WAVE OF LOCAL LEADERSHIP

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2025-11-19

OMARURU - United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate for the Uis Village Council Local Authority Election, Manuel Tourob. (Photo: Contributed)

By Isabel Bento
(NAMPA FEATURES SERVICE)

SWAKOPMUND, 19 NOV (NAMPA) - As Namibians prepare for the upcoming local authority elections, a wave of young candidates under the age of 35 has entered the race with the hope of reshaping the political sphere.
Among them are 24-year-old Julia Sem of Usakos, Swakopmund’s current 33-year-old Deputy Mayor Suama Kautondokwa, and 35-year-old Uis Village Council candidate Manuel Tourob.
For Sem, a first-time...

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SWAKOPMUND - Swapo Party candidate for the Swakopmund Local Authority, who is the current deputy mayor of the town, 33-year old Suama Kautondokwa. (Photo: Contributed)

USAKOS - Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) candidate for the Usakos local authority 24 year-old Julia Sem. (Photo: Contributed)

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