Vol 45 No 3 | NAMIBIA Pohamba steps up 4th February 2004 The battle to succeed President Sam Nujoma is heating up after Hifikepunye Pohamba announced he would stand for president of the governing South West African People's Organisation.
Vol 44 No 25 | NAMIBIA New Year party 19th December 2003 The plan of the governing South West African People's Organisation to divide its opponents ahead of next year's elections is working. The official opposition Democratic Turnhalle Alliance is...
Vol 44 No 23 | NAMIBIA No melting pot 21st November 2003 Marginalised minorities campaign for a German-style federal system of government Namibia's delicate inter-ethnic balance, carefully maintained since Independence in 1990 by President Sam Nujoma, is the hot political topic. After much uncertainty, Nujoma will retire next year when...
Vol 44 No 21 | NAMIBIA Presidential stakes 24th October 2003 In the race to succeed Sam Nujoma, Foreign Affairs Minister Hidipo Hamutenya is far out in front Contenders for the presidency are stepping up their campaigns following the announcement that the governing South West Africa People's Organisation will hold an extraordinary party congress in May....
Vol 44 No 6 | NAMIBIA Hamutenya in the blocks 21st March 2003 Whether or not Nujoma is really going, the succession race has started Many Namibians, including key members of the ruling South West African People's Organisation (SWAPO) are sceptical about President Sam Nujoma's latest pledge - made at the closing session...
Vol 44 No 3 | NAMIBIA Reluctant Herero 7th February 2003 The campaign for a fourth, so far unconstitutional, five-year term for President Sam Nujoma is increasingly orchestrated. It ranges from support from an influential group of Herero traditional...
Vol 43 No 25 | NAMIBIA Son of Sam 20th December 2002 Nujoma's fourth term bid could at last split his party It's getting to be a habit. President Sam Nujoma, who said last year he would stand down at the end of his current term, has changed his mind...
Vol 43 No 25 | NAMIBIA Diamond poker 20th December 2002 The concentration of decision-making in the presidency was shown by the spectacular offer made by Maurice Tempelsman, a United States' diamond dealer, to President Sam Nujoma. To bridge...
Vol 43 No 17 | NAMIBIA Post Sam, more Sam 30th August 2002 The veteran President wants to pick his successor but can't quite fix it The longer leaders stay in office, the more they think themselves indispensable. Safiishuna Sam Nujoma helped found the South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) in 1960, as a...
Vol 42 No 22 | NAMIBIA Nujoma – the movie 9th November 2001 The 'cult of Sam' is reaching new heights: you've seen the President, now watch the film. Local businesses have pledged 90,000 Namibian dollars(US$11,000) towards the N$20 million budget...