Fransina Kahungu — Windhoek City councillor and Swapo Party Women's Council secretary, proposing salary payment reforms and advocating for women's substantive leadership capacity.
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The Namibian
Fransina Kahungu is secretary of the Swapo Party Women's Council
“Fransina Kahungu has served as the deputy mayor and mayor of Windhoek, and is secretary of the Swapo Party Women's Council.”
Empowering the Women We CelebrateThe Namibian
Fransina Kahungu was elected secretary of Swapo Party Women's Council in 2022
“In 2022, she was elected secretary of the Swapo Party Women's Council, a role she continues to serve in today.”
Empowering the women we celebrateThe Namibian
Swapo councillor Fransina Kahungu said she already wrote to the chief executive that she will pay back the money
“The former mayor added: "I already wrote to the chief excutive that I am going to pay back the money."”
N$20 million travel refund: Windhoek ex-councillors defy minister SankwasaThe Namibian
Windhoek Municipal Council member Fransina Kahungu said people see no point in voting because their needs are not met by local politicians
“A long-serving member of the Windhoek Municipal Council, Swapo's Fransina Kahungu, told Desert Radio that people had told her they saw no point in voting because their needs were not being met by local politicians once voted into office.”
Make Local Elections Relevant, They’re Not Popularity ContestsThe City of Windhoek Council has removed a provision from its Fleet Management and Auxiliary Services Policy that allowed council members' spouses to use municipal vehicles. The removal clarifies who may use the fleet and ensures resources are reserved for authorised official purposes.
3 September 2026 · The Namibian →
The City of Windhoek Council has removed a provision from its Fleet Management and Auxiliary Services Policy that allowed council members' spouses to use municipal vehicles. The removal clarifies who may use the fleet and ensures resources are reserved for authorised official purposes.
3 September 2026 · The Namibian →
The City of Windhoek has withdrawn all land applications from its council agenda following opposition over president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah's private land purchase request for municipal land at Auasblick. Opposition councillors questioned why the president's application was treated differently from other private applications and kept from public discussion.
31 August 2026 · The Namibian →
SWAPO Windhoek City Councillor Fransina Kahungu says she received calls from people claiming to be traditional doctors who alleged senior politicians had paid for her "elimination" and demanded N$2,000 to reverse a curse. She refused payment, recorded the calls, and called on police to investigate.
18 August 2026 · Informanté →
The Swapo Party Women's Council has proposed that its district coordinators receive monthly remuneration to strengthen local structures and support women leading campaigns. The proposal will be considered at the council's central committee meeting scheduled for December 9–11 in Katima Mulilo.
4 August 2026 · The Namibian →
The Swapo Party Women's Council's 9th congress, scheduled for December in Katima Mulilo, will precede the ruling party's intraparty congress next year. Former Cabinet minister Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana said the Women's Council congress sets the tone and must be guided by party and council constitutions.
4 August 2026 · New Era →
Labour unions have rejected a proposal by a City of Windhoek councillor to split workers' monthly salaries into two payments each month. The National Union of Namibian Workers said the idea would not solve workers' financial challenges and would instead make it harder for low-income earners to meet their fixed monthly obligations.
26 July 2026 · The Namibian →
City of Windhoek councillor Fransina Kahungu has proposed that salaries be paid in two instalments each month to help people manage their finances better and prevent overspending. She plans to submit the proposal to parliament for consideration.
23 July 2026 · The Namibian →
An opinion piece by Swapo Party Women's Council secretary Fransina Kahungu argues that Women's Day should challenge organizations to move beyond symbolic recognition and instead build substantive capacity in women through mentorship, skills training, and policy literacy. She calls on women's organisations to create pipelines of technically prepared leaders rather than cycles of spectators, emphasizing that real empowerment means shaping systems and policies that improve women's lives materially.
11 March 2026 · The Namibian →
In an International Women's Day opinion piece, Fransina Kahungu, secretary of the Swapo Party Women's Council, argues that real empowerment means building women's policy literacy, technical skills, and financial independence—not symbolic celebration—and calls on women's organisations to develop deep capacity for substantive leadership roles rather than acting as mere spectators to change.
8 March 2026 · The Namibian →