President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah described the late Hardap Swapo Party Coordinator Joplin !Gontes as someone who was compassionate and a rebuilder of communities in the region. 

Swapo Party Secretary General Sophia Shaningwa has called on party regional and local authority councillors in the ||Kharas Region to embrace service delivery with urgency. 

She made the call when she officiated at a workshop attended by the party's political office bearers outside Keetmanshoop. 

The Swapo Party in the Omaheke Region has elected Raphael Mokaleng as the Information and Mobilisation Officer at its extraordinary conference.

He replaces Liberius Kalili, who became the Councillor of Gobabis Constituency.

Former Member of Parliament Peya Mushelenga, who is currently entering his fifth term in the National Assembly, says it is not easy to fill the vacancy of the late James Uerikua.

Former President Hifikepunye Pohamba has urged members of the Swapo Party to protect the party’s ideologies and address internal divisions, cautioning that visible rifts are fostering disunity. 

Speaking at a regional party leaders' meeting in Eenhana, Pohamba also marked the party’s 66th anniversary.

The Swapo Party celebrated its 66th anniversary on 19 April, commemorating over six decades of leadership in Namibia’s liberation struggle and nation-building efforts.

A Youth-to-Youth Indaba organised by the Swapo Party Okongo District is currently underway at Okongo in the Ohangwena Region.

The Secretary General of the Swapo Party, Sophia Shaningwa, has paid tribute to the late James Uerikua during a visit to the family house in Windhoek.

Shaningwa described the late Uerikua as a committed member of the party and the nation, whose death has left many in mourning.

The Swapo Party Coordinator for the Otjozondjupa Region, Imms Namaseb, emphasised the necessity for the region to diligently pursue the realisation of the ideals championed by the late former governor, James Uerikua.

The late Uerikua advocated for agriculture, infrastructure and youth development.

As Namibia's parliamentary budget debate continues, SWANU MP Evalistus Kaaronda criticised the unchanged economic structure since the early 1990s, calling for the budget to become a transformative tool.