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...
Elections
Namibia’s choice: Pretenders vs Contenders
Tomorrow, candidates will square through the ballot for the highest office in the land. With 15 contestants, becoming the main occupant of 1 Engelberg Street, Auasblick, appears to be an uphill task. Here are some abridged profiles of candidates Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (72) Nandi-Ndaitwah needs no introduction to the Namibian political theatre. She is a veteran...
Swanu preaches job-creation for youth
Swanu president Evilastus Kaaronda has urged party supporters to vote for them so that they can tackle unemployment issues by establishing a financial institution. He was speaking during their star rally on Saturday at John ya Otto Nankudhu stadium in Windhoek. “Unemployment for the past 34 years has continued to be a stubborn double-digit phenomenon...
Editorial – Over to you voters!
“Ask not what your country can do for you; rather ask what you can do for your country” is a quote from John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address on 20 January 1961. As we pen this week’s editorial, the quote reverberates vividly across Namibia’s length and breath as the country heads into the decisive election week.Namibian...
Hardap ready for elections despite initial hurdles
Chelva Wells MARIENTAL – ECN Hardap Regional Electoral Officer, Willem Uirab has confirmed that preparations for the elections on Wednesday are complete.This announcement follows earlier logistical challenges related to vehicle availability for deploying election officials. In an interview with Nampa on Monday, Uirab indicated that the transportation issue had been fixed.“Polling and returning officers are...
Prioritise Namibians’ interests, Mungenga tells politicians
MARIENTAL – Former Mariental Urban Councilor Nico Mungenga has called on political leaders to prioritise the interest of all Namibians, regardless of which party wins the upcoming elections. During an interview with Nampa on Monday, the former councillor said it does not matter which party or elected local authority wins the election, as long as...
Elders cry for youth employment opportunities
Charmaine Boois MARIENTAL – More than 29 000 pensioners born before 1944 have registered to vote in the upcoming elections, the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) recently announced. They will form part of the thousands of Namibians going to the polls on Wednesday to vote in the Presidential and National Assembly Elections. In the Hardap...
Venaani promises slim Cabinet
Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) president McHenry Venaani promised that if elected as president of Namibia, his government would only consist of 15 ministers and four deputy ministers. Venaani at his party’s final star rally in Windhoek on Sunday stressed that having a vice president and different ministerial portfolios such as prime minister, and deputy prime...
Birds’ eye view analysis
As part of New Era’s special reportage on the single-biggest event in Namibia’s 2024 calendar, the paper earlier this year reached out to local analysts to weigh in on whether the candidates have the necessary standing, experience, political capital and stamina, as well as the social dexterity to credibly vie for the highest office in...
Karasburg residents keen to vote on Wednesday
Suzith Tjitaura KARASBURG – Residents of Karasburg in the ||Kharas Region have expressed readiness to cast their votes in the Presidential and National Assembly elections on Wednesday. In an interview with Nampa here on Monday, 39-year-old Mouca Vries said even though he has not participated in elections before he was ready to cast his vote. ...