Namibian President Hage Geingob has told President Cyril Ramaphosa he will be stepping down in less than two years.
“My term as the president of the Republic of Namibia, the land of the brave, is coming to an end in 22 months' time, on March 21 2025. When I was saying that in some African countries, they were not happy. They asked why do I announce and why don’t I go and do it quietly?” he said.
“We have a social contract with the people and if we can announce that you are there to serve and go, as President Mandela did, overstaying your welcome will actually put you into trouble. I am very happily announcing that my term and social contract with my people is ending very soon.”Ramaphosa told Geingob, who is the incumbent Sadc chair on politics, defence and security co-operation, that too many years had passed since the last state visit to South Africa by Namibia, in November 2012.
On Sudan, they expressed “grave concern on the mounting civilian deaths in Sudan and called on all parties to the conflict to respect human life and avoid destruction of livelihoods. They called on the conflicting parties to find amicable solutions in dealing with their differences”.
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