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4 February: President of Namibia Hage Geingob dies at the age of 82. [1] 4 February: Vice-President Nangolo Mbumba is sworn in as 4th President of Namibia; 16 April: Eleven inmates escape from a prison in Katima Mulilo, Zambezi Region. [2] 21 June: A high court rules that two colonial-era laws criminalizing gay sex between men are ...
The Government Gazette, abbreviated GG and referred to as the Gazette, is the official journal of the government of Namibia that contains government agency rules, proposed rules, and public notices. Every bill must be published in terms of Article 56 of the Namibian Constitution in order to acquire the status of an Act of Parliament. The ...
On 3 December 2024, Nandi-Ndaitwah was declared the victor with 57% of the vote, [28] [29] avoiding a runoff election which was predicted to occur. [ 30 ] [ 31 ] She became the first woman to be elected as president of Namibia [ 32 ] [ 28 ] [ 33 ] and will be one of two women presidents in Africa, alongside Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania . [ 33 ]
Below is a list of members of the 8th National Assembly of Namibia. They were selected by their parties based on the results of the 2024 Namibian general election. This National Assembly will be inaugurated on 20 March 2025. Like each of the previous National Assemblies, it is led by the South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO). The 8th ...
The legislative organs of government are the National Council and the National Assembly. They make the laws of the country. The judiciary organs of government are the courts. The highest court of Namibia is the Supreme Court. There are also the high courts and lower courts. [1] The Namibian government is partly centralised and partly regional.
2024 Namibian general election This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 15:58 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4. ...
Namibia's founding president is Sam Nujoma, who was in office for three terms from 21 March 1990 (Namibia's Independence Day) until 21 March 2005. Hifikepunye Pohamba was Namibia's second president serving from 2005 to 2015. Hage Geingob was president of Namibia from 2015 to 2024. Nangolo Mbumba has been president of Namibia since February 4 2024.
The National Council is the upper chamber of Namibia's bicameral Parliament. It reviews bills passed by the lower chamber and makes recommendations for legislation of regional concern to the lower chamber. [3] The 42 National Council members are indirectly elected by regional councils for a term of five years. [4]