Africa: We Are Namibia, Not South Africa Nor Botswana

We have seen seismic political changes in both South Africa and Botswana, some of which were projected, others that came as a surprise even to the then-incumbent and succeeding regimes.

We are however, failing to acknowledge the different political environments in these countries. Comrade Lucia Iipumbu, former youth leader and product of our movement, when addressing a rally in Omaruru said the candidate we fielded is the one, and we should thus be cautious not to compare apples with oranges.

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