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Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>\u201cSOMEBODY said the apartheid regime was building houses. I cannot forget that. Which houses?\u201d president Hage Geingob asked at Swapo’s policy conference in Windhoek on Friday.<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cSome said colonialism was better. Go back to colonialism then,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The president admitted the task of governing Namibia was not plain sailing, but insisted Swapo has made progress.<\/p>\n

He said the war in Ukraine is a reminder to invest in local food security.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy must we starve while we have this big land?” he asked.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Namibia<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Namibia. \u201cSOMEBODY said the apartheid regime was building houses. I cannot forget that. Which houses?\u201d president Hage Geingob asked at Swapo’s policy conference in Windhoek on Friday. \u201cSome said colonialism was better. Go back to colonialism then,\u201d he said. 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