Namibia’s president-elect Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah this week made history after she became the first woman to be elected to the highest office of that country, but she is a hardened political operator who learned the ropes at a young age.
Ms Nandi-Ndatwah, the current Vice-President and long-serving Foreign minister, defied odds to lead the governing South West African People’s Organisation (Swapo) to a sweeping victory in the November 27 election.
