Newly elected councillor for the Kapako constituency, Augustinus Linyando Kupembona from the Swapo party, says his victory marks the beginning of real change for what he describes as “the poorest constituency” in the Kavango West region. Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) results show that Kupembona won with 2 476 votes, defeating Frans Kamina (IC) –...
Sawi Hausiku The Regional Councils and Local Authorities Elections witnessed a surge of independent candidates, a trend political analyst and re-elected independent councillor Paulus Mbangu attribute to a lack of merit-based selection within traditional political party structures. In an interview with Nampa, Mbangu, the Rundu Rural constituency councillor who recently won re-election as an independent...
Late campaigns, lack of resources, misjudgement of their political capacity and choosing to pursue and campaign in the wrong areas were some of the contributing factors that led to the dismal performance of both the Landless People’s Movement (LPM) and Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), political analyst have observed. Political analyst Natjirikasora Tjirera stated that...
The Swapo party has re-established dominance in the Windhoek local authority election after securing eight of the 15 council seats in the 2025 elections, a significant recovery from its weakened position five years ago. According to results announced by the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) Elsie Nghikembua on Saturday, a total of...
WALVIS BAY – Swapo celebrated in style in Walvis Bay over the weekend. The party won all seven constituencies, taking full control of Erongo region. The party also emerged as the biggest winner in the local authority elections, securing 25 of the 60 local authority council seats across the region. The party reclaimed Walvis Bay,...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has praised Namibians for maintaining peace and patience during the Regional Council and Local Authority Elections, calling the conduct of voters and institutions “a true reflection of who we are as a nation.” She made her remarks after the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) announced the final results and confirmed that polling...
Lahja Nashuuta The Swapo party has strengthened its political dominance in the 2025 Local Authority Elections, emerging as the biggest winner with 52.4% of all seats nationwide. This marks a rise from the 39.85% the party received in the 2020 elections. Despite the strong performance, overall voter turnout dropped significantly. The Electoral Commission of Namibia...
Kunene Region’s election concluded without a single incident on Wednesday, with all polling teams completing voting, counting and transporting results smoothly across the vast constituency areas. Electoral Officer Mike Nganjone told New Era newspaper on Thursday morning that the region recorded no disruptions and managed to finalise counting at all stations overnight. Nganjone said voting...
Adolf Kaure The recent rainfall experienced in some parts of the country on elections day did not hamper the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) operations in a major way. This is according to the ECN chairperson, Elsie Nghikembua, who spoke during a recent media briefing in Windhoek. Namibia received rainfall in some parts of the...
Popular Democratic Movement (PDM)’s regional elections candidate Uzeraije Kapika Tjazerua is well on course for a historic victory in the Okakarara constituency of the Otjozondjupa region. This is based on preliminary results shared yesterday from 51% of polling centres within the Okakarara constituency, which places Tjazerua firmly in a decisive lead. All projections from the...