{"id":106308,"date":"2025-03-25T09:45:18","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T07:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/netumbo-nandi-ndaitwah-sworn-in-as-namibias-first-female-president"},"modified":"2025-04-04T14:10:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T12:10:04","slug":"netumbo-nandi-ndaitwah-sworn-in-as-namibias-first-female-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/netumbo-nandi-ndaitwah-sworn-in-as-namibias-first-female-president","title":{"rendered":"Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah Sworn In As Namibia&#8217;s First Female President"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Ndemupelila Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah was sworn in as Namibia\u2019s first female president on Friday, following her victory in the November 2024 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>In Namibia, the president-elect typically assumes office in March, three months after the November election. This transition period allows time for administrative preparations, security arrangements, and policy briefings for the incoming president.<\/p>\n<p>At 72 years old, Nandi-Ndaitwah joins a small group of female leaders in Africa, alongside figures like Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, Joyce Banda of Malawi, and Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania.<\/p>\n<p>Sirleaf, Banda, and Hassan, who were present at Nandi-Ndaitwah\u2019s inauguration, have all served as heads of state.<\/p>\n<p>Nandi-Ndaitwah took the oath to defend and support the constitution in front of leaders from Zimbabwe, South Africa, Zambia, Congo, Botswana, Angola, and Kenya.<\/p>\n<p>She succeeds Nangolo Mbumba, who had served as acting president since February 2024 following the death of President Hage Geingob. Nandi-Ndaitwah had been promoted to vice president after Geingob\u2019s passing.<\/p>\n<p>Nandi-Ndaitwah is the fifth president of Namibia since the country gained independence from Apartheid South Africa in 1990, following a long struggle and a more than 20-year guerilla war against South African forces. She said:<\/p>\n<p>The task facing me as the fifth president of the Republic of Namibia is to preserve the gains of our independence on all fronts and to ensure that the unfinished agenda of economic and social advancement of our people is carried forward with vigour and determination to bring about shared, balanced prosperity for all.<\/p>\n<p>Nandi-Ndaitwah has been a lawmaker since 1990 and served as the country\u2019s foreign minister before being appointed vice president.<\/p>\n<p>Her husband, a retired general, previously commanded Namibia\u2019s armed forces and holds the title of \u201cfirst gentleman.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nandi-Ndaitwah\u2019s inauguration took place a day after Namibia\u2019s Parliament elected its first female speaker.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Zimbabwe<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. 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