{"id":396026,"date":"2026-06-14T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=396026"},"modified":"2026-06-14T16:05:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T14:05:31","slug":"party-responds-after-chaotic-meeting-ends-in-boos-for-swartbooi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=396026","title":{"rendered":"Party responds after chaotic meeting ends in boos for Swartbooi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video height=\"1280\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 720 \/ 1280;\" width=\"720\" controls src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AQMmIl8dWW4KXFK4j5F2o_peySpvYdqhEGM9v08VuFcePTZlD5qUR12Ct3VUU2TKvMfNw1IOogYj6BB314GnZHJTM0dv8MjsPILsZsAOu-VR6g_edit.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UPDATE: The Landless People\u2019s Movement has indicated that it will host a press conference on Monday after a meeting ended in chaos and disruption over the past weekend. Videos circulating online show crowds of people booing party leader Bernadus Swartbooi after the firing of Keetmanshoop mayor Melody Swartbooi. The party has since rejected claims that the crowd was antagonistic towards Bernadus Swartbooi, stating that the crowd was upset by the sudden end of the meeting without receiving the answers they sought. The meeting is said to have ended after being disrupted by a former party leader. Video: Contributed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UPDATE: The Landless People\u2019s Movement has indicated that it will host a press conference on Monday after a meeting ended in chaos and disruption over the past weekend. Videos circulating online show crowds of people booing party leader Bernadus Swartbooi after the firing of Keetmanshoop mayor Melody Swartbooi. 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