DEMO SYSTEMThis is a test version of the SWAPO membership platform. What this means

Demo System

This is a demonstration of the SWAPO Party membership platform, built by Future CC. It is not the Party’s official website. Applications submitted here are real and are treated as such — see the privacy notice.

SWAPO Party
Solidarity • Freedom • Justice

One movement,from section to nation.

The SWAPO Party of Namibia, organised in every region of the country — and now with a single place to join it, follow it, and take part in it.

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Regions

Districts
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Districts

Branches
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Branches

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Membership

Joining takes four steps.

Membership is open to every Namibian citizen of eighteen years and above who accepts the Aims and Objectives of the Party. The steps below come straight from the Party Constitution.

01

Check that you qualify

A Namibian citizen, eighteen or above, not a member of another political party.

Article 5(1)
02

Find two recommenders

Two members of the Party who have known you for at least two years.

Article 5(2)
03

Apply to your Branch

Your application goes to the Coordinator of the Branch where you live.

Article 5(2)
04

Fee, oath, and card

Pay the admission fee and receive a receipt, subscribe to the Party Oath, and be entered on the register.

Article 5(3)
Start an application

Applications are received by your Branch Coordinator. There is no eligibility check on the form — complete it and you have applied.

Latest

News from the Party

Published through the Party’s own content system, so structures publish directly rather than through anyone else.

Party structures

Regional Conference schedule published

Dates for the coming cycle of Regional Conferences have been circulated to all regional structures.

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Membership

Membership registration opens at branch level

Branches are receiving new applications, each requiring two recommenders in terms of Article 5(2).

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Party structures

Section strength review under way

Sections are being reviewed against the Article 47(3) requirement of between fifteen and one hundred members.

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Wings

Youth League registration for eligible members

Members between eighteen and thirty-five years may register with the SWAPO Party Youth League.

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Wings

Women's Council programme for the quarter

The Council has circulated its programme of activities to regional structures.

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Wings

Elders' Council convenes

Members of fifty years and above are reminded of the Council's convening arrangements.

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Questions

Answered from the Constitution

Each answer cites the Article it comes from, so anyone can check it against the Party Constitution rather than taking it on trust.

Who may become a member?
Membership is open to every Namibian citizen aged eighteen years or above who accepts the Aims and Objectives of the Party, is not a member of any other political party, and does not support any organisation whose aims are contrary to those of the Party. (Article 5(1))
Membership
How do I apply?
You submit your application to the Coordinator of the appropriate Branch. Two members of the Party who have known you for at least two years must recommend you. (Article 5(2))
Membership
What does membership cost?
A member pays an admission fee on being admitted, and a receipt is issued for it. Membership fees are payable thereafter. The amounts are determined from time to time by the Central Committee. (Article 5(3) and 5(4))
Membership
Is there an oath?
Yes. On admission a member subscribes to the SWAPO Party Oath before a duly authorised officer. The Oath appears at Schedule 2 of the Constitution. (Article 5(3))
Membership
How is the Party structured?
From the Section upward: Section, Branch, District, Region, and the national organs. The Section is the basic organ of the Party and is established in residential areas, requiring between fifteen and one hundred members. Districts correspond to constituencies and Regions to Namibia's administrative regions. (Articles 38, 46, 47)
Party structures
What are the Party wings?
There are three: the Youth League, open to members aged eighteen to thirty-five; the Women's Council, open to women members aged eighteen and above; and the Elders' Council, open to members aged fifty and above. In each case a person must be a member of the Party first. (Articles 48, 49 and 50)
Wings
May every member vote?
A member has the right to vote at meetings on matters discussed, provided they are in good standing. (Article 10(1)(d))
Rights and duties
What happens to my personal information?
Party membership is sensitive personal information and is treated as such. Access follows the office a person holds: a branch official sees their branch, a regional official their region. Every consequential action is recorded in an audit trail that cannot be edited or deleted.
Privacy
Can I leave the Party?
Membership may be terminated by voluntary resignation. Admission and membership fees are not refunded on resignation. (Article 6(1)(a) and 6(3))
Membership