Namibia: Six Ex-Swapo Members Challenge Party’s Kavango West Dominance As Independent Candidates

Six former Swapo Party members will contest as independent candidates across four constituencies in the Kavango West region during Wednesday’s regional council and local authority elections.

The independent candidates who left the party last month are spread across the Kapako, Mpungu, Ncuncuni and Tondoro constituencies, marking the first significant challenge to Swapo’s historic dominance in the region.

In the Kapako constituency, independent candidates Alferd Hausiku and Frans Kamina will face…