The South West African Peoples Organisation secured 51 of the 96 elected seats in parliament after winning 53.4% of the 1.1m votes cast last week.

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 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.