{"id":78161,"date":"2024-10-08T10:19:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T10:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/swapos-manifesto-printed-in-braille"},"modified":"2024-10-08T10:19:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T10:19:00","slug":"swapos-manifesto-printed-in-braille","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/swapos-manifesto-printed-in-braille","title":{"rendered":"Swapo\u2019s manifesto printed in Braille"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>Swapo vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says the party remains<\/p>\n

focused on ensuring inclusivity among all Namibians, as she announced the party had printed a record 500 copies of its recently launched manifesto in Braille.<\/p>\n

This will enable visually impaired persons to follow the party\u2019s ideologies and promises for a better future without having to hear it from third parties.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe commit ourselves to inclusivity. I am happy that today I have the privilege to launch the Swapo Party election manifesto in Braille. This is the first time in the history of our country to have an election manifesto translated into this language,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

She said the manifesto serves as a blueprint to guide the party\u2019s future direction, and it promises unity, peace, inclusiveness, and prosperity for all Namibians.<\/p>\n

Nandi-Ndaitwah made these remarks during the party\u2019s star rally at Oshakati in the Oshana region on Saturday.<\/p>\n

This marks the first time ever in the country, that an election manifesto of any political party has been made available to people with visual impairments.<\/p>\n

At the event, Swapo secretary general Sophia Shaningwa officially welcomed back 50 youths who had rejoined the party, after defecting from the IPC and LPM.<\/p>\n

Among those returning was former IPC member and Oniipa councillor, Petrus Nakanyala and former Affirmative Repositioning movement activist Simon Amunime. Last week in Outapi, Nandi-Ndaitwah expressed confidence that she is ready to lead Namibia and continue the work where her predecessors had left off.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am not scared. Come next year I will prove it and show them how the president should lead,\u201d she added. Dancing and singing Swapo supporters and sympathisers were gathered at the Oluko Centre to hear their party\u2019s 2024 presidential candidate<\/p>\n

speak. Nandi-Ndaitwah was impressed by the large number of people of all ages who flocked to the rally. The Vice-President assured the gathering that she is ready to deliver as she has served the government in different portfolios.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd for me, whenever I am given a task by the Namibian people through the Swapo party, at no point have I failed to perform that task. Take the Minister of Women and Child Welfare portfolio. My task was to sensitise Namibians to accept that both men and women have an equal responsibility in the development of this country,\u201d she stressed.<\/p>\n

She reminded the gathering that Omusati is the base and political home of Swapo, and therefore supporters should vote wisely.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year, our country faces a devastating drought. To mitigate the impact of the drought, the government through the Office of the Prime Minister will assist the most affected nationals, to ease their hunger situation. Identified individual households and communities in Omusati region are already receiving staple food items as drought relief aid,\u201d she stressed.<\/p>\n

Nandi-Ndaitwah emphasised the party\u2019s commitment to enhancing access to quality education for everyone.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are going to increase our allocation of student support. What you must realise, if you analysing deeply, is that education in Namibia is basically free because many university students get their funding from the government. The institution itself gets money from the government, and the work we are putting in our manifesto shows we mean what we are saying.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nandi-Ndaitwah urged party leaders, supporters and sympathisers to explain the election campaign manifesto to the citizens with enthusiasm. \u201cIt is our collective duty now as comrades, to go out to the people and sell this message, a message of renewed commitment to continue to deliver on the promises of inclusive development.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLet the turnout define our democracy, and let\u2019s go and get the two thirds majority (in the National Assembly) for Swapo and a decisive victory for the party\u2019s presidential candidate. We commit to seeing Namibia move towards a path of shared economic prosperity,\u201d she urged.<\/p>\n

Also speaking at the rally, Shaningwa urged Swapo supporters to vote for the party\u2019s presidential candidate.<\/p>\n

She expressed confidence in Nandi-Ndaitwah becoming Namibia\u2019s first female president. \u201cShe is not old. She is capable to lead the country,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

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

Africa-Press – Namibia. Swapo vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says the party remains focused on ensuring inclusivity among all Namibians, as she announced the party had printed a record 500 copies of its recently launched manifesto in Braille. This will enable visually impaired persons to follow the party\u2019s ideologies and promises for a better future without […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":78160,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[234,236,233],"class_list":["post-78161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-namibia","tag-namibia"],"yoast_head":"\nSwapo\u2019s manifesto printed in Braille - Namibia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/swapos-manifesto-printed-in-braille\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Swapo\u2019s manifesto printed in Braille\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Africa-Press – Namibia. Swapo vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says the party remains focused on ensuring inclusivity among all Namibians, as she announced the party had printed a record 500 copies of its recently launched manifesto in Braille. This will enable visually impaired persons to follow the party\u2019s ideologies and promises for a better future without […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/swapos-manifesto-printed-in-braille\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Namibia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-10-08T10:19:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/swapos-manifesto-printed-in-braille#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/swapos-manifesto-printed-in-braille\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Swapo\u2019s manifesto printed in Braille\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-10-08T10:19:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/swapos-manifesto-printed-in-braille\"},\"wordCount\":688,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/swapos-manifesto-printed-in-braille#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nambia\/sites\/29\/2024\/10\/Hazrati1728370161.479078.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"africa press\",\"Africa Press-Namibia\",\"namibia\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/swapos-manifesto-printed-in-braille#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/swapos-manifesto-printed-in-braille\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/swapos-manifesto-printed-in-braille\",\"name\":\"Swapo\u2019s manifesto printed in Braille - Namibia\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/swapos-manifesto-printed-in-braille#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/swapos-manifesto-printed-in-braille#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nambia\/sites\/29\/2024\/10\/Hazrati1728370161.479078.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-10-08T10:19:00+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/swapos-manifesto-printed-in-braille#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/swapos-manifesto-printed-in-braille\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/swapos-manifesto-printed-in-braille#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nambia\/sites\/29\/2024\/10\/Hazrati1728370161.479078.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nambia\/sites\/29\/2024\/10\/Hazrati1728370161.479078.jpg\",\"width\":2048,\"height\":1365,\"caption\":\"Swapo\u2019s manifesto printed in Braille\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/swapos-manifesto-printed-in-braille#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Swapo\u2019s manifesto printed in Braille\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/\",\"name\":\"Namibia\",\"description\":\"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\",\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"cfeditoren\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Swapo\u2019s manifesto printed in Braille - Namibia","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/swapos-manifesto-printed-in-braille","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Swapo\u2019s manifesto printed in Braille","og_description":"Africa-Press – Namibia. Swapo vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says the party remains focused on ensuring inclusivity among all Namibians, as she announced the party had printed a record 500 copies of its recently launched manifesto in Braille. This will enable visually impaired persons to follow the party\u2019s ideologies and promises for a better future without […]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/swapos-manifesto-printed-in-braille","og_site_name":"Namibia","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa","article_published_time":"2024-10-08T10:19:00+00:00","author":"cfeditoren","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"cfeditoren","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/swapos-manifesto-printed-in-braille#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/swapos-manifesto-printed-in-braille"},"author":{"name":"cfeditoren","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"headline":"Swapo\u2019s manifesto printed in Braille","datePublished":"2024-10-08T10:19:00+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/swapos-manifesto-printed-in-braille"},"wordCount":688,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/swapos-manifesto-printed-in-braille#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nambia\/sites\/29\/2024\/10\/Hazrati1728370161.479078.jpg","keywords":["africa press","Africa Press-Namibia","namibia"],"articleSection":["all news","policy"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/swapos-manifesto-printed-in-braille#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/swapos-manifesto-printed-in-braille","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/swapos-manifesto-printed-in-braille","name":"Swapo\u2019s manifesto printed in Braille - Namibia","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/swapos-manifesto-printed-in-braille#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/swapos-manifesto-printed-in-braille#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nambia\/sites\/29\/2024\/10\/Hazrati1728370161.479078.jpg","datePublished":"2024-10-08T10:19:00+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/swapos-manifesto-printed-in-braille#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/swapos-manifesto-printed-in-braille"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/swapos-manifesto-printed-in-braille#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nambia\/sites\/29\/2024\/10\/Hazrati1728370161.479078.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nambia\/sites\/29\/2024\/10\/Hazrati1728370161.479078.jpg","width":2048,"height":1365,"caption":"Swapo\u2019s manifesto printed in Braille"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/swapos-manifesto-printed-in-braille#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Swapo\u2019s manifesto printed in Braille"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/","name":"Namibia","description":"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb","name":"cfeditoren","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"cfeditoren"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78161"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78161\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/78160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}