In relation to presidential elections, the process, in terms of Article 28 (4) of the Namibian Constitution, is that any registered political party is to nominate a candidate for election as president, or any person with the support of a minimum number of voters.
With the demise of apartheid, the Namibian churches are realising there are other issues confronting society. These other issues have been neglected.
“The voters’ register is the heart, it is the foundation, and if your name does not appear on it, you cannot vote because in terms of our records, you are not recognised as a registered voter.
For more than three decades now, the nationalists, liberators and founders of the Namibian nation have been grappling with the untangling of Namibians from the claws of apartheid and oppression mentality.
By dispatching voter registration material and equipment to all 14 regions and Namibian diplomatic missions abroad, the Electoral Commission of Namibia has signalled a crucial phase on the election calendar.
Same-sex relationships and the livelihoods of sexual minority groups and communities in Namibia have faced increased public contestation since the Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling to recognise same-sex marriages performed abroad.
New Era’s Edward Mumbuu recently sat down with the seasoned bureaucrat to unpack a buffet of issues about his job, some hits and misses over the years, and his advice to those aspiring to join the civil service.
Berlin Kakuuai is a goal-driven, detail-oriented policy analyst under the Directorate of International Trade’s Trade Agreements Division within the trade ministry.
Fisheries minister Derek Klazen and labour minister Utoni Nujoma yesterday finally addressed concerns and complaints raised by fishermen over the Governmental Employment Re-Dressing Programme (GERP).