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...
“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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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. ...
EENHANA – The Namibian Police Force (NamPol) in the Ohangwena Region is asking Namibians to leave their cellphones and firearms behind when going to cast their votes on Wednesday. According to the region’s police commander, Ottilie Kashuupulwa in an interview with Nampa on Monday, eligible voters are not allowed to take pictures and videos when...
A post-mortem is a process intended to help leaders to learn from past incidents. The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) held a special voting day on 13 November for the Presidential and National Assembly elections, scheduled for Wednesday. After what happened at Van Rhyn Primary School in Windhoek polling station and elsewhere, it is...