Namibia: Ruling party presidential candidate denies being "puppet".

(From BBC Monitoring International Reports)

[Reporter Estelle de Bruyn] What are the major challenges Namibia faces?

[Hifikepunye Pohamba] HIV/AIDS, poverty and crime. I know that if we all unite, we shall be able to address these issues, not only I myself, but all the leaders and all the people must cooperate, the nongovernmental organizations too. We must communicate all the time and give each other advice. This is how we must address the issues.

[Reporter] Does the fact the you will most probably be the next president of the country and the fact that President Sam Nujoma will still be the president of the party, present any problems? Some people say that you will be a mere puppet of President Sam Nujoma and others warn of a possible …