Frustration mounted at the informal settlements of Utuseb and Farm 37, as hundreds of Walvis Bay residents flocked to mobile polling stations meant to service these areas, which are both on the outskirts of the town. Residents of the two informal settlements expressed displeasure, resulting in a standoff between locals and voters from Walvis Bay,...
Isabel Bento SWAKOPMUND – A dispute involving ballot boxes erupted at Swakopmund yesterday, as party agents confronted the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) officials at the coastal town over their handling of sealed ballot boxes. Landless People’s Movement (LPM) regional officer Margareth du Toit claimed to have intercepted ECN officials attempting to transport sealed boxes...
Andreas Thomas ONDANGWA – Political parties’ agents in the Oshana region are happy with the election process, saying no major challenges were observed. Laimi Shilongo, who is an agent for the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) at Akweenyanga, said election proceedings have been smooth, with no hiccups recorded. Swapo Party agent Tertu Stephanus echoed these...
Political parties have called for the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) to stop ongoing voting and vote- counting after polling stations remained open beyond the official closing time of 21h00 on Wednesday. ECN Chief Electoral and Referenda Officer, Peter Shaama on Wednesday issued a directive for polling stations to remain open due to ballot paper...
KEETMANSHOOP – Most polling stations in Keetmanshoop have started emptying on Wednesday after 20h30 as Namibians conclude the 2024 Presidential and National Assembly elections. Most polling stations have been full since Wednesday morning when the polling stations opened. By lunch time when Nampa visited the polling stations, long queues were observed. However, a little after...
RUACANA – The sun had hardly risen in the different parts of the Omusati region when queues of anticipatory voters – young and old alike – started forming in front of polling stations. They were eager to exercise their hard-earned democratic right to vote for their preferred candidates. Most presiding officers in the region said...
Andreas Thomas ONDANGWA – The national general elections held on Wednesday created business opportunities for hawkers in the Oshana region, who came out to sell to voters. Some women in Akweenyanga village in the Ondangwa Rural Constituency expressed gratitude, saying they had made good sales during the elections. They had set up makeshift stalls at...
Uakutura Kambaekua OPUWO – Seventeen trial-awaiting inmates at the Opuwo holding cells expressed satisfaction with the voting process on Wednesday, describing it as a significant democratic step. In a conversation with Nampa right after he cast his vote in the 8th Presidential and National Assembly elections, inmate Nico Rebebe said the voting process went smoothly,...
Chelva Wells MARIENTAL – The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) in the Hardap region is making progress with vote-counting and data-submission following voting Wednesday. ECN Hardap regional electoral officer, Willem Uirab told Nampa yesterday that three constituencies – Aranos, Daweb and Gibeon – have finished counting ballots, and were in the process of uploading results...
KEETMANSHOOP – The Electoral Commission of Namibia’s //Kharas regional electoral officer Jejamaije Mujoro expressed satisfaction with how the election process went in the region. Wednesday’s voting went into the early hours yesterday in some parts of the country, as Namibians were eager to cast their votes in the 2024 Presidential and National Assembly elections. In...