Sophia Shaningwa

Sophia Shaningwa (born 13 May 1959 in Outapi)[1] is a Namibian politician, currently serving as secretary general of the SWAPO party.

[4] She had previously worked at the National Housing Enterprise and served as Windhoek West councillor.

[4] Shaningwa served as Minister for Urban and Rural Development from 21 March 2015 to February 2018 in president Hage Geingob's administration.

[5] During that time her ministry was awarded a cheque by Samlam to eliminate the bucket toilet system, because sanitation and hygiene is believed to be a major challenge in the rural areas.

[1] Shaningwa retained this position in 2022, defeating Oshikoto SWAPO Regional Coordinator Armas Amukwiyu.