Ndaitwah has been elected as the country’s first female president. The 72-year-old secured 57 per cent of the vote, according to the official results on Tuesday.  Opposition parties have rejected the election outcome and vowed to challenge the results in court.

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of Namibia's ruling SWAPO party has been elected president and will be the country's first female leader, results released by the country's electoral commission showed on Tuesday.

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of the ruling South West Africa People's Organisation (Swapo) has made history by becoming Namibia's first female president. The Electoral Commission of Namibia announced that she secured a decisive victory,