Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) lawmaker Hidipo Hamata has come out swinging, pushing for the party’s current top six leaders to be retained without breaking a sweat. While PDM leaders have denied pushing for the status quo to be retained as reported by this publication, he becomes the first PDM senior figure to make this position...
OTJIWARONGO – The Swapo Party leadership in Otjozondjupa on Monday announced the six proposed names to represent them at the national party electoral college, known as the ‘pot’, set for the beginning of September 2024 in Windhoek.Swapo’s information and mobilisation officer in Otjozondjupa Elizabeth Shinana told Nampa on Monday that the elected members are Elder...
KEETMANSHOOP- Clementia Coetzee and Simon Nambodi completed the list of delegates from //Kharas region who will compete at Swapo’s electoral college, known as the ‘pot’. In total, nine delegates will represent the region at the upcoming electoral college, slated for 7-9 September. The much-anticipated indaba will be held in Windhoek. They were elected during a...
The Anti-Corruption Commission has highlighted the need for enhanced transparency to promote accountability and build public trust in the political system. This follows concerns raised about political accountability, as noted in the anti-graft body’s recent annual report. The ACC stated while members of parliament (MPs) are well-versed in the rules, “challenges such as failures to...
Lahja Nashuuta The stage is set. The Popular Democratic Movement will hold its intraparty congress this weekend to elect its leadership for the next five years. PDM is scheduled to have an electoral congress on Saturday in Katima Mulilo, Zambezi region. The party will also launch its election manifesto there. With no clear opponent in...
The Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) turned to the Windhoek High Court to fight against their deregistration as a political party by the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN). This is after their first attempt was shot down by the Electoral Court of Namibia, which declined to hear the matter because of a lack of jurisdiction. ...
Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters’ lawyers have blamed their current legal woes on the ruling Swapo Party. This is after Namibia’s immigration authorities blew a hole in the legal proceedings launched by NEFF against their deregistration as a political party by ECN. The NEFF were supposed to be represented by senior counsel Dali Mpofu and Lerato...
National Unity Democratic Organisation secretary general Josef Kauandenge will not be standing for the party’s parliamentary list in the upcoming elections. Kauandenge, who about two months ago also made a U-turn on his decision to vie for Nudo’s presidency position at the party’s planned congress, which ended in failure, said his latest decision is a...
Sawi Hausiku RUNDU – To gain a two-thirds majority in the 2024 Namibian general election on 27 November, the ruling Swapo Party said at least 1.3 or 1.4 million registered voters should go to the polls. Party secretary general Sophia Shaningwa expressed this during the Swapo Party Youth League rally that was held at Rundu...
KEETMANSHOOP – Landless People’s Movement leader Bernadus Swartbooi has expressed concern over the low number of eligible voters who have registered so far in the //Kharas region. He raised these concerns in an interview with Nampa here on Saturday during the belated independence celebration for the Keetmanshoop Urban constituency. “Generally, voter apathy is a...