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In preparation for tomorrow’s watershed Presidential and National Assembly elections, the Namibian Police and the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) have combined to set the tone. In a joint statement made available to the media, the two entities revealed that 5 042 police officers will be deployed to all 2 521 polling teams established by...
As Namibia nears the national and presidential elections, early postal voting results suggest a tight contest that could mark a pivotal moment in the country’s political trajectory. The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), a relatively new player in the political arena, has emerged as a serious challenger to the ruling Swapo party. This development mirrors...
As an independent economic and business researcher, a board member of the African Council on Foreign Relations, a Pan-African think tank on economic affairs and a Namibian, let me start by wishing Namibians a peaceful election on 27 November when they will exercise their democratic rights. In a democracy, the redistribution of political power during...
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OKANDJENGEDI – Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) leader Panduleni Itula says Namibians have an opportunity to vote for change tomorrow. He made these remarks at the IPC’s final star rally held at Okandjengedi in the heart of the Oshana region, where scores of patriots converged to listen to their chief ’s message ahead of the...
OSHAKATI – The commander of the Namibian Police Force in Oshana, Naftal Lungameni Sakaria, has said about 400 police officers will be stationed at various polling stations during Wednesday’s National Assembly and Presidential Elections. He told Nampa in an interview yesterday that they will use every police officer available at polling stations. “We will deploy...
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OKAKARARA – Swapo’s Otjozondjupa regional coordinator Imms Namaseb has warned opposition parties not to get carried away by recent elect ion outcomes in South Africa and Botswana, where both the African National Congress (ANC) and the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) got ousted from power. In South Africa, the ANC lost its parliamentary majority for the...
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