{"id":44281,"date":"2026-09-01T10:51:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T08:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=44281"},"modified":"2026-09-01T10:51:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T08:51:18","slug":"namibian-president-attends-swearing-in-ceremony-in-zambia","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/namibian-president-attends-swearing-in-ceremony-in-zambia\/","title":{"rendered":"Namibian President attends swearing-in ceremony in Zambia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Namibian President Dr Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has departed Windhoek for Lusaka, Zambia, to attend the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect Hakainde Hichilema at the National Heroes Stadium this Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Nandi-Ndaitwah will join fellow Southern African Development Community (SADC) Heads of State and Government, alongside regional officials and international dignitaries, for the inauguration in the Zambian capital.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In an official dispatch, the Namibian Presidency highlighted that Nandi-Ndaitwah&#8217;s attendance underscores the historical bonds of friendship and longstanding bilateral relations between Windhoek and Lusaka, as well as both nations&#8217; shared commitment to regional stability and economic integration within SADC.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Namibian delegation&#8217;s arrival in Lusaka comes as Hichilema prepares to officially launch his second five-year term amidst high security and growing public anticipation over his incoming executive cabinet.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":44282,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"news-type":[78,26],"class_list":["post-44281","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-featured","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"President Nandi-Ndaitwah attends Zambian inauguration as Namibia reaffirms bilateral ties","published_date":"2026-09-01 10:51:11","news_description":"President Nandi-Ndaitwah attends Zambian inauguration as Namibia reaffirms bilateral ties","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/44281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/44281\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44283,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/44281\/revisions\/44283"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=44281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}