Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (born 29 October 1952) is a Namibian politician who is Namibia's fifth president as of 2025. She previously served as the third vice president and as the deputy prime minister of Namibia from 2015 to 2024. Previously the SWAPO vice president, she became the party's first female presidential candidate in November 2024. She has also served as Namibia's Minister of International Relations and Cooperation since December 2012. From March 2010 to December 2012, she was Minister of Environment and Tourism. Nandi-Ndaitwah is a member of SWAPO, Namibia's ruling party, and a long-time member of the National Assembly. In 2017, Nandi-Ndaitwah was elected vice-president of the Swapo Party at the party's 6th Congress. She is the first woman to serve in that position. Quotes We are too few to be poor and we can eradicate poverty. Women have taken up their place in the world. Let us continue to embrace equity and shape a world where every woman is empowered to use her capacity to it’s potential. You will not reach your destination when you don't know where you are going, you must have fixed thoughts for you to reach your goals. With Netumbo as your vise president targets will be time framed for evaluation into better path,we will raise and fly together. In order for you to move forward you need to be surrounded by people with vision not with emotions, you need the by side with solutions not with issues. With Netumbo as your vise president you will have vision and solutions by your side to enable you move forward in life. A caterpillar is a slow walker but it keeps moving until it finds a right season that helps it turns into a butterfly. Even you no matter what you are going through don't quit joy is coming,change places, do things over and over again until you find a right season that will make you hetch into a butterfly and fly better. Don't allow the pressure of those eating their harvest make you eat your seed. When a soldier enters war his priority is not to survive but to assassinate the enemy and he automatically survives. Our target must not be to survive but to encounter poverty and we will be automatically successful. USA is the oldest democracy in the world but they only have two political parties The election manifesto prioritizes social development and empowerment for all Namibians. This is why Namibians should vote for SWAPO. The party has committed to creating approximately 256,000 jobs over the course of her five-year term. These commitments encompass the development of sports infrastructure, career advancement, education, as well as the arts and creative industries. To ensure the full implementation of this manifesto by 2030, an action plan will be developed, aligned with a monitoring and evaluation framework. There are external forces attempting to destabilize us, but as a nation, the future is in our hands, and unity is the only tool we have to overcome these challenges. “Corruption is not simply a crime against the state; it is a betrayal of the people you are meant to serve and could be compared to treason,” President says corruption must be compared to treason namibian.com.na (21 March 2026) “When resources meant to improve the lives of our people are misused, it becomes an injustice to every Namibian who depends on those resources for better schools, healthcare, housing and opportunities,” President says corruption must be compared to treason namibian.com.na (21 March 2026) “It is saddening to see these elements increasingly showing their ‘ugly face’ in our nation. They are dangerous, they tear nations apart and must be avoided at all costs,” President says corruption must be compared to treason namibian.com.na (21 March 2026) “The eighth administration is determined to advance national priorities, with agriculture remaining priority number one,” President says corruption must be compared to treason namibian.com.na (21 March 2026) “Climate change is placing increasing pressure on land and water resources,” Nandi-Ndaitwah and Johnson Sirleaf lead talks on African women leadership namibian.com.na(4 February 20214 February 2026) “We must, therefore, translate political commitment into valuable projects and tangible results,” Nandi-Ndaitwah calls for more investment in water namibian.com.na(22 September 2026) “Young people should be regarded as partners in shaping the future rather than merely beneficiaries,” Pact must deliver for Africa – Nandi-Ndaitwah namibian.com.na (23 September 2026) External links Category:21st-century Namibian women politicians Category:1952 births Category:Women born in the 1950s Category:Living people