{"id":100256,"date":"2026-03-25T14:28:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T14:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/national-assembly-clears-shaningwa-of-f-word-allegation"},"modified":"2026-03-25T15:25:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T15:25:29","slug":"national-assembly-clears-shaningwa-of-f-word-allegation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/national-assembly-clears-shaningwa-of-f-word-allegation","title":{"rendered":"National Assembly Clears Shaningwa of F-Word Allegation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. <\/strong><\/span><b>The National Assembly has cleared Swapo secretary general Sophia Shaningwa of using the f-word in the parliament.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>It says such an utterance was not to be found in recordings.<\/p>\n<p>National Assembly speaker Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila announced this on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>She was responding to Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) chief whip Rodrick Likando, who asked about the ruling on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve made a ruling already in this house. I\u2019ve consulted the Hansard [official recording] and there is no such mentioning you are alleging,\u201d the speaker said.<\/p>\n<p>The alleged incident occurred last year, with the speaker at the time advising parliamentarians to wait for the records of the session to determine whether Shaningwa indeed said \u201cf*ck you\u201d to IPC member Linoovene Hishoono, whose turn it was to speak during a discussion.<\/p>\n<p>Members are advised to always maintain the order and decorum of the parliament and to treat each other, visitors, guests, presiding members, and staff with respect and dignity.<\/p>\n<p>Another rule stipulates that a member may not use defamatory, offensive, provocative, abusive, insulting, disrespectful, unbecoming, or unparliamentary words or language, nor offensive, unbecoming, or threatening gestures during proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>Likando on Tuesday cast doubts on the findings, suggesting that the house must be provided with such recordings to ensure transparency in future.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Namibia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. The National Assembly has cleared Swapo secretary general Sophia Shaningwa of using the f-word in the parliament. It says such an utterance was not to be found in recordings. National Assembly speaker Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila announced this on Tuesday. 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