Swapo chaos in Hardap

Swapo members in the Hardap Region have taken issue with the manner in which some district conferences were conducted, claiming certain party members were irregularly nominated as delegates to the regional conference.A Tuesday meeting, which lasted until the early morning hours of yesterday, was called to resolve the hotly contested outcomes of the district elections, but no consensus was reached. The members had written to the Swapo leadership seeking nullification of the results of the eight recently held district elective conferences. The districts in question are Kalkrand, Aranos, Rehoboth East, Rehoboth West, Mariental Rural, Mariental Urban, Gibeon and Maltahöhe. The chairperson of the Swapo national leaders assigned to the region, Katrina Hanse-Himarwa, and Evelyn !Nawases-Tayele attended the meeting at Mariental.An aggrieved Swapo member who attended the meeting told Namibian Sun that Hanse-Himarwa supported the outcomes of the disputed district conferences, insisting that the results would stand since they had been endorsed by the regional leadership. “The results of the districts' elective processes will stand. I gave you audience and if you are not satisfied you can appeal to the secretary-general of Swapo,” Hanse-Himarwa is said to have remarked, according to sources. She apparently added it was within her ambit to consult before elective conferences. According to well-placed sources, Hanse-Himarwa also consulted with Swapo's Hardap regional coordinator Stephanus Tiboth and Edward Wambo, who are also part of the regional executive committee. Some Swapo members from Hardap maintained that the results were predetermined and that the correct procedures were not followed. “The process was biased as it was conducted unfairly,” said one of the aggrieved Swapo members who preferred anonymity.Approached for comment, Hanse-Himarwa confirmed that the meeting took place on Tuesday, adding that she advised the aggrieved parties to sort out the issue with the regional leadership. “We will consider and recommend to the national leadership based on the outcome of the meeting,” she said. It is not yet clear whether consensus was reached ahead of the regional conference that was slated for last night at Mariental. “The whole time there were no complaints, but since it is election time everyone has an issue now,” Hanse-Himarwa said yesterday.FRED GOEIEMAN

Swapo chaos in Hardap

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Namibian Sun 2025-04-16

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