Ruling party holds CC meeting

THE ruling Swapo Party will hold its central committee meeting in Windhoek tonight to discuss preparations for its five-yearly ordinary congress, scheduled to take place at the end of this year.

The central committee meeting was preceded by a meeting of the Swapo politburo last night . The 83-member CC is the highest decision-making body of Swapo inbetween congresses and is chaired by Party President Sam Nujoma.The CC includes the four top party office bearers – the president and vice president (State President Hifikepunye Pohamba), the secretary general (Veterans Minister Ngarikutuke Tjiriange), and the deputy secretary general, which is Local and Regional Government Minister John Pandeni.Other members are the secretaries of the youth and women’s league and the party’s elders council.The party president appoints six members, while the 13 regional Swapo co-ordinators and the remaining 57 members were elected during the 2002 congress.The term of all 83 members ends this year and all positions, including that of the party president, currently held by Nujoma since 1960, must be elected on November 30 and December 1.The 83-member CC is the highest decision-making body of Swapo inbetween congresses and is chaired by Party President Sam Nujoma.The CC includes the four top party office bearers – the president and vice president (State President Hifikepunye Pohamba), the secretary general (Veterans Minister Ngarikutuke Tjiriange), and the deputy secretary general, which is Local and Regional Government Minister John Pandeni.Other members are the secretaries of the youth and women’s league and the party’s elders council.The party president appoints six members, while the 13 regional Swapo co-ordinators and the remaining 57 members were elected during the 2002 congress.The term of all 83 members ends this year and all positions, including that of the party president, currently held by Nujoma since 1960, must be elected on November 30 and December 1.