Namibia: Swapo Party to Mark 53 Years

19 April 2013

Tsumeb — Swapo Party Vice President Dr Hage Geingob will address supporters at Khorixas in the Kunene Region on Saturday to mark the ruling party's 53rd anniversary.

Swapo Party Coordinator for the Kunene Region, John Gawusab, said his office has been inundated with requests for membership by hundreds of individuals, who have defected to the ruling party. The new members, the majority of them defectors from the United Democratic Front (UDF) will be welcomed officially by Dr Geingob in a move, which is likely to further weaken that party in its traditional stronghold in that region, according to Gawuseb.

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