Geingob meets with ex-SWATF/Koevoet

President Hage Geingob and a small ministerial entourage on Thursday met former SWATF/Koevoet members for close to two hours in what is considered the first fruitful meeting between a properly constituted government delegation and the former soldiers.

Geingob was accompanied by the minister of presidential affairs, Frans Kapofi, the director-general of the Namibian Central Intelligence Agency, Philemon Malima, the minister of safety and security, Charles Namoloh, and the attorney-general, Sacky Shanghala.

The chairperson of the Namibia War Veterans Trust (Namvet), Jabulani Ndeunyema, said they were warmly received at State House and a determination was made to put aside the war of words waged against the ex-soldiers by cabinet ministers and other senior leaders of the ruling party.