EDITORIAL: Can Ngurare be the people's prime minister?

Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare carries the weight of a nation&#039;s last hope on his shoulders. His meteoric rise – from the political wilderness where he wandered for over a decade – marks one of the most extraordinary comebacks in Namibia’s political history.As recently as last September, he was confined to the role of deputy executive director – a position far beneath his intellect, influence and stature. Yet, despite being sidelined from mainstream Swapo politics, his conviction never wavered. Those who pushed him to the peripheries knew his potential but were too envious to acknowledge it.In her wisdom, President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah saw what the people had always known: that Ngurare is a leader of the downtrodden, a champion of the marginalised, and the very prime minister Namibia needs at this critical juncture.During his brief but impactful tenure at the ministry of agriculture, Ngurare spearheaded an aggressive rural water supply programme, ensuring boreholes were installed across vast countryside areas. Unlike many before him, Ngurare is not confined to the polished boardrooms of Windhoek. He finds no allure in the perfumed corridors of power; his heart beats in the villages, among farmers and labourers, where the real Namibia lives. He has spent his career fighting for pro-poor policies, championing social justice, and demanding the equitable distribution of the nation’s wealth.Now, as prime minister, he faces his greatest test yet. His journey has been one of resilience, of battles fought and won, of exile and return. But the real battle begins now – the battle to prove that his ideals are not just rhetoric, that his policies will not remain ink on paper, and that his leadership will usher in the change that Namibians so desperately crave.

EDITORIAL: Can Ngurare be the people's prime minister?

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Namibian Sun 2025-04-02

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EDITORIAL: Can Ngurare be the people's prime minister?

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