MERIT CONCERNS DROVE RISE OF INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES IN KAVANGO: MBANGU

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2025-12-01

RUNDU, 28 November 2025 - Rundu Rural Constituency Councillor Paulus Mbangu. (Photo by: Sawi Hausiku) NAMPA

By Sawi Hausiku
RUNDU, 01 DEC (NAMPA) – The Regional Councils and Local Authorities Elections witnessed a surge of independent candidates, a trend political analysts and re-elected independent councillor Paulus Mbangu attribute to a lack of merit-based selection within traditional political party structures.
Mbangu, the Rundu Rural Constituency Councillor who recently won re-election as an independent candidate, in an interview with Nampa reflect...

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