{"id":186054,"date":"2024-12-07T01:12:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T23:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/southern-africa\/namibia\/namibia-meet-namibias-first-female-president-in-waiting-netumbo-nandi-ndaitwah\/"},"modified":"2024-12-07T01:12:02","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T23:12:02","slug":"namibia-meet-namibias-first-female-president-in-waiting-netumbo-nandi-ndaitwah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/southern-africa\/namibia\/namibia-meet-namibias-first-female-president-in-waiting-netumbo-nandi-ndaitwah\/","title":{"rendered":"Namibia: Meet Namibia&#8217;s First Female President-in-Waiting, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"28\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.parliament.na\/dt_team\/nandi-ndaitwah-netumbo-2\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah<\/a> (72) is almost guaranteed a place in Namibian history as the first woman to become the president of the southern African nation of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/namibia\/overview\" rel=\"noopener\">three million people<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"26\">At Namibia&#8217;s independence <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sahistory.org.za\/dated-event\/namibia-gains-independence\" rel=\"noopener\">in 1990<\/a>, &#8220;NNN&#8221;, as she is widely known, became a member of the national assembly. She has held several ministerial positions since then.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"29\">However, her career took a short downturn when she was accused of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sadocc.at\/sadocc.at\/news\/2004-177.shtml\" rel=\"noopener\">supporting a dissident faction in the party<\/a> in the fight over the succession of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.presidency.gov.za\/his-excellency-dr-samuel-daniel-sam-nujoma-namibia\" rel=\"noopener\">President Sam&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/202412060297.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more on AllAfrica.com<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>South Africa Today Africa \u2013 Southern Africa <a title=\"Namibia\" href=\"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/category\/southern-africa\/namibia\/\">Namibia<\/a> News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (72) is almost guaranteed a place in Namibian history as the first woman to become the president of the southern African nation of three million people. At Namibia&#8217;s independence in 1990, &#8220;NNN&#8221;, as she is widely known, became a member of the national assembly. She has held several ministerial positions since then. 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