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Elections

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LPM launches incomplete manifesto …as Swartbooi accuses journalist of intoxication
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LPM launches incomplete manifesto …as Swartbooi accuses journalist of intoxication

More than two weeks after launching their election manifesto in Rundu, it has surfaced that the Landless People’s Movement released an incomplete document.  Since the said launch, the document has never been made available to the public.  According to the movement, their manifesto was still undergoing third-party editing. New Era was invited to cover the...

Venaani defends ‘recycled’ manifesto
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Venaani defends ‘recycled’ manifesto

Lahja Nashuuta Political observers have expressed concern over parties that are recycling manifestos, citing lack of fresh ideas and failure to adapt to changing socio-political conditions.  Political parties have been releasing their manifestos in the last few weeks in a bid to win over the hearts of voters.  Various parties, although been on the campaign...

Venaani throws Young Turks lifeline … PDM pot cooks up colourful concoction
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Venaani throws Young Turks lifeline … PDM pot cooks up colourful concoction

Seventy-two hours is a long time, but in politics, it is almost eternity. For three days, Namibians waited with bated breaths for what the Popular Democratic Movement’s hotly contested electoral college woulddeliver. The ‘pot’, as electoral colleges are known in the local political theatre, delivered a mixed bag of old and youthfulpoliticians. When it was...

APP to reintroduce colleges of education
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APP to reintroduce colleges of education

RUNDU – President of the All People’s Party Ambrosius Kumbwa stated that if elected into power, his party would reintroduce colleges of education. He made the statement during the official launch of his party’s manifesto, held at the Dr Romanus Kampungu Secondary School Sports Stadium on Saturday.  He criticised the country’s education system, claiming it...

ECN cancels ballot printing tender
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ECN cancels ballot printing tender

Rudolf Gaiseb Despite political parties insisting the Electoral Commission of Namibia should not be allowed to handpick a printer for the upcoming elections, the commission yesterday announced the cancellation of the open international bidding process.  The chief electoral and referenda officer, Peter Shaama, stated that the commission deems this to be in the best interest...

Campaign hits and misses …parties urged to communicate clearly, consistently
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Campaign hits and misses …parties urged to communicate clearly, consistently

Lahja Nashuuta Communications professionals have pointed to a scattergun approach, andadvised political parties to have clear campaign strategies and realistic political agendas which speak to the electorate’s needs. While a recent media monitoring study of Namibia’s 2024 elections showed an increase in media coverage of political parties’ activities, strategic communications experts have poked holes in the...

Manifestos: Parties set out stalls on housing crisis
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Manifestos: Parties set out stalls on housing crisis

As Namibia heads into its 2024 Presidential and National Assembly alections, the housing crisis looms as one of the most pressing issues, with over300 000 units needed to address the backlog.  Political parties have placed significant emphasis on this issue in their manifestos, outlining various strategies to tackle the issue.  But how realistic are these...

Venaani flirts with Diescho
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Venaani flirts with Diescho

Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) leader McHenry Venaani has allegedly identified 10 nominees for the upcoming electoral college, as empowered by the party’s constitution. Although he is playing his cards close to the chest, New Era has been reliably informed that prominent academic and former Namibia Institute of Public Management executive director Joseph Diescho is among...

Opinion – What elections mean to electorates 
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Opinion – What elections mean to electorates 

General elections are due to be held in Namibia on 27 November this year to elect a new president and members of the National Assembly.  For Namibian citizens, an election is more than just a civic exercise. It is a critical moment of participation in democracy.  Voting is a platform where every eligible individual has...

OPINION – Iitula’s dual presidential, NA candidacy argument legally-flawed 
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OPINION – Iitula’s dual presidential, NA candidacy argument legally-flawed 

The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) and Panduleni Itula have recently adopted an interpretation of dual presidential and National Assembly candidacy that is both legally (and politically) flawed, and cannot be sustained. They argue that a candidate who has been nominated for the presidency cannot simultaneously run for the National Assembly as well. They base...