Of the 1.4 million registered voters, 901 316 were born after 1982, meaning they are younger than 42 and considered youth. The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) revealed this at a press conference yesterday, while simultaneously handing over voters’ registers to all registered political parties. Furthermore, official statistics indicate that 1 051 registered voters were...
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NamWater owed N$2.1 billion
The Namibia Water Corporation is owed a cumulative N$2.1 billion, a situation that has placed it between a rock and a hard place financially. This figure was released by NamWater spokesperson Lot Ndamanomhata yesterday while laying bare the grim reality of the entity’s financial position. In a statement, he said NamWater faces substantial financial challenges...
Oil refinery talks grow on Alweendo
Energy minister Tom Alweendo recently discussed an array of issues under his purview while reflecting on the Namibian International Energy Conference held earlier this year. The conference was seen as an excellent setting to celebrate the work being done to grow the country’s energy industry. It is a private sector-led event that brings stakeholders together...
ECN washes hands in RDP debacle
Linea Dishena The Electoral Commission of Namibia does not interfere with the internal affairs of political parties amidst continuous leadership infighting within the Rally for Democracy and Progress. The ECN has been accused by former RDP parliamentarian Kandy Nehova of allegedly taking unprecedented steps by intervening in the internal affairs of the RDP, resulting in...
Nudo congress ends in shambles
The failed National Unity Democratic Organisation’s elective congress has a huge financial and credibility cost, and could further shatter the party’s unity. Despite spending nearly N$1 million, of which N$300 000 was allegedly borrowed, the party’s long-awaited congress ended in tears this weekend. Delegates to the congress started arriving in Windhoek on Thursday. By Friday,...
Muharukua joins Swapo …PDM unshaken – Venaani
Former Popular Democratic Movement lawmaker Vipuakuje Muharukua has joined the ruling Swapo Party as an ordinary member.
Parliament wants more teeth in national budget
In its quest for greater autonomy and involvement in the national budget rather than being reduced to rubberstamping, the National Assembly went on a benchmarking exercise to determine the best modalities to implement at home.
Ground fertile for Swapo – Amukwiyu
The proverbial Namibian political ground is pregnant and ready to deliver victories for Swapo and Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah in November’s Presidential and National Assembly elections, a confident Armas Amukwiyu asserts.
Know your ED: George Simataa – Executive Director: Secretary to Cabinet – Beyond Serving
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.
Why I quit: Kauandenge … says Nudo is infested with OTA ‘cancer’
National Unity Democratic Organisation secretary general (SG) Joseph Kauandenge yesterday equated the party to a ship on the verge of sinking if it does not rid itself of a “cancer” tearing it asunder.