Hage Gottfried Geingob is a Namibian politician,serving as the third president of Namibia since 21 March 2015. Geingob was the first Prime Minister of Namibia from 1990 to 2002,and served as prime minister again from 2012 to 2015. Between 2008 and 2012 Geingob served as Minister of Trade and Industry. He is also the current president of the ruling SWAPO Party since his election to the position in November 2017.
The University of Namibia (UNAM) is a multi-campus public research university in Namibia,as well as the largest university in the country. It was established by an act of Parliament on 31 August 1992.
Ngarikutuke Ernest Tjiriange was a Namibian politician,a member of the National Assembly and former secretary-general of the ruling SWAPO Party. He also served in the Namibian cabinet from 1990 to 2010,first as Minister of Justice,then without portfolio,and then as Minister of Veteran Affairs.
Lesbian,gay,bisexual,and transgender+ (LGBT+) persons in Namibia face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity is not banned in Namibia,and households headed by same-sex couples are not eligible for the same legal protections available to opposite-sex couples.
Utoni Daniel Nujoma is a Namibian politician who serves as Minister of Labour,Industrial Relations and Employment Creation since March 2020. He has served in various government ministerial positions in the government since 2010.
Bernhardt Martin Esau,also Bernhard or Bernard,is a Namibian politician. A member of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO),Esau has been a member of the National Assembly since being nominated by President Sam Nujoma and subsequently elected in the 1994 Namibian general election.
Erastus Amutenya Uutoni is a Namibian SWAPO politician who has served in the cabinet of Namibia since March 2010.
The Cabinet of Namibia is an appointed body that was established by Chapter 6 of the Constitution of Namibia. It is mandated to include the following positions:the President of Namibia,the Prime Minister of Namibia and any positions that the President so appoints.
Carl-Hermann Gustav "Calle" Schlettwein is a Namibian politician who has served in the country's cabinet since 2012. In March 2020,he was appointed the Minister of Agriculture,Water and Land Reform after serving as the Minister of Finance from 2015 to 2020 and previously as the Minister of Trade and Industry from 2012 to 2015.
Margaret Natalie Mensah-Williams is a Namibian politician,diplomat,and prominent SWAPO member. She currently serves as Namibia's ambassador to the United States.
Sakeus Edward Twelityaamena "Sacky" Shanghala is a Namibian lawyer and politician who served as the Minister of Justice from 8 February 2018 until November 2019 when he was forced to resign in the wake of the Fishrot scandal. He previously also served as Attorney General of Namibia from 2015 to 2018. Shanghala is a former chairperson of the Law Reform and Development Commission which he chaired between 2010 and 2015.
Job Shipululo Amupanda is a Namibian activist and politician who served as Mayor of the City of Windhoek,in office from 2 December 2020 to 1 December 2021. He is an academic at the University of Namibia before he co-founded the Affirmative Repositioning movement,a movement setup by radical youth activists of the SWAPO Party Youth League in November 2014.
Bernadus Clinton Swartbooi is a Namibian politician.
Anicia Peters is a Namibian computer scientist specializing in human–computer interaction (HCI). She is the CEO of the National Commission of Research,Science and Technology (NCRST).
Sisa Namandje is a Namibian lawyer prominent for representing high profile namibian figures. He has represented all three Namibian presidents Sam Nujoma,Hifikepunye Pohamba and Hage Geingob.
The Fishrot Six,former Namibian fisheries minister Bernhardt Esau,justice minister Sacky Shanghala,James Hatuikulipi,Tamson Hatuikulipi,Ricardo Gustavo and Pius Mwatelulo,are a group of Namibian officials who are alleged to have masterminded a major corrupt political scandal. They are currently in jail,awaiting trial. The allegations are that the Six corruptly acquired $15 million in bribes from the Icelandic fishing company Samherji. Subsequently the revelations were dubbed the Fishrot scandal,and the accused officials the Fishrot Six. The investigations leading to their arrest were conducted by The Namibian,Aljazeera and the Icelandic State Television.
Same-sex unions are currently not performed in Namibia. On 16 May 2023,the Supreme Court of Namibia ruled that the government must recognize same-sex marriages concluded outside Namibia equally to heterosexual marriages.
Christine ǁHoebes is a Namibian politician serving as Namibia's minister of presidential affairs since 21 March 2020.
Patience Masua is a Namibian politician and lawyer. She serves as a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly,after being appointed by President Hage Geingob in April,2021,becoming Namibia's youngest Member of Parliament. Previously,she was Secretary General of Namibia National Students Organization and served in the UNAM SRC as student parliamentary speaker.
Venomuinjo Victorine Kavetu "Veno" Kauaria was a Namibian politician who served as a member of the National Assembly of Namibia from 2020 till her death in 2021.
