The South African president has congratulated President-Elect Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of its sister country and neighbour, the Republic of Namibia.
This is her election as fifth President of the Republic and the first woman in the region to hold this high office is a testament to democracy and its ability to transform our societies.
Congratulations to you personally, my sister the president said , and to the South West Africa People’s Organisation which has benefited greatly from your leadership as Vice-President of the organisation.
The South African president said he looks forward to deepening our relationship with Namibia and ensuring that the people of the two nations will come to greater understanding and appreciation of of shared history and it shared future.