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Auleria Wakudumo Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters’ (NEFF) presidential candidate Epafras Mukwilongo has urged voters to turn up in large numbers on Wednesday to decisively free Namibians from the yoke of poverty. He said that the NEFF’s manifesto speaks directly to the driving youth, urging them to make their voices heard through the ballot by voting...
Rudolf Gaiseb National Unity Democratic Organisation (NUDO) secretary general Joseph Kauandenge has called on all opposition parties to rally behind one presidential candidate to stand a chance to topple Swapo. Kauandenge made this call during Nudo’s last rally at Khomasdal Stadium on Saturday. “Namibian opposition parties should realise that we can never be able...
Auleria Wakudumo Body of Christ Party (BCP) leader Festus Thomas has vowed to lead Namibia to the biblical ‘Promised Land’ of prosperity, if elected to power. He likened his leadership to that of Moses in the Bible, stating that he would guide the country to the ‘Promised Land’ through effective service delivery, job creation, and...
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Much has been written about elections and the manner they are professed to transform and shape public participation and government reconfigurations. Whether organised nationally or locally, elections can be considered as conduits for governance renewals and transformational means towards a better tomorrow. However, it entirely depends on the goodwill and mindset of those elected to...
As children, we would be informed that a meeting consisting of only men adjourns. The reason was so that ‘they’ go think about the issue. Tomorrow morning, everybody would return, and each one would be asked what ‘their’ decision was. Suddenly, the stalemate would be resolved. I only got to know the truth as an...
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