Namibia: Swapo After Gaining Independence

17 April 2015

Dear Cde Secretary General, below I would like to provide my views on SWAPO's performance since independence. I am addressing this opinion to you in your capacity as the administrator of our party. In this article I will confine myself to the political, economic and social happenings as I see them. I will look at what I think is going right, what the challenges are and how I would confront those challenges.

From the political front, the SWAPO Party must be congratulated for what it has achieved since independence. For the past 25 years the people of Namibia have shown their faith in the SWAPO Party and their presidential candidates. As per the election outcomes the party's popularity has been growing ever since independence reaching a high in the last elections. The same can be said about the party's presidential candidates that are voted for by even those that are not members of SWAPO. In that regard the party is doing exceptionally well. The party has also weathered many storms in terms of breakaways and rebellions. Some were so severe that people thought the party would fall apart, however, the party remained firm and I would like to encourage you not to let anything or anyone succeed in messing with our party. In our history no one has succeeded in that and we should not create room for such chaos now.

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