Graham Hopwood speaks on president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s first 100 days in office

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Namibia’s first female president, Dr Netumbo Nandi‑Ndaitwah, has completed her first 100 days in office. In this period, she has reduced the number of ministries from 21 to 14, named a groundbreaking female-majority cabinet, and dismissed a minister amid scandal.

We sat down with Graham Hopwood, executive director of the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), to unpack whether her early actions signal meaningful change or symbolic gestures.