Chief Electoral Officer of the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) Peter Shaama has warned that political parties found campaigning after the campaign cut-off date will face criminal charges, or be de-registered. While addressing a media briefing in the capital on Monday evening, he said the Presidential and National Assembly elections’ official campaign period for political...
Charmaine Boois MARIENTAL – With the Presidential and National Assembly elections having gone yesterday, residents of rural areas Hoachanas and Stampriet in the Hardap region, have been left wondering if the promises made during political campaigns will finally translate into tangible changes for them. These villagers, wallowing in poverty, unemployment and a lack of basic...
Uakutura Kambaekua OPUWO – The voting procedure in Opuwo yesterday was delayed due to various polling stations encountering technical issues with their scanners and tablets. Voting at the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the regional police station in Opuwo commenced slowly, with early morning voters forming long lines as polling stations faced difficulties with...
Maggy Thomas Founding president Sam Nujoma voted at the Andries de Wet Point B polling station in the Windhoek East constituency yesterday. Nujoma (95) cast his vote at exactly 09h39. The former Head of State was accompanied by his wife Kovambo Nujoma, and his son Utoni Nujoma. They were received by Electoral Commission of Namibia...
In preparation for tomorrow’s watershed Presidential and National Assembly elections, the Namibian Police and the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) have combined to set the tone. In a joint statement made available to the media, the two entities revealed that 5 042 police officers will be deployed to all 2 521 polling teams established by...
As Namibia nears the national and presidential elections, early postal voting results suggest a tight contest that could mark a pivotal moment in the country’s political trajectory. The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), a relatively new player in the political arena, has emerged as a serious challenger to the ruling Swapo party. This development mirrors...
As an independent economic and business researcher, a board member of the African Council on Foreign Relations, a Pan-African think tank on economic affairs and a Namibian, let me start by wishing Namibians a peaceful election on 27 November when they will exercise their democratic rights. In a democracy, the redistribution of political power during...
Nearly four years since Namibia’s national airline Air Namibia took a nosedive, resurrecting the entity is high on Swapo presidential candidate Netumbo Nandi- Ndaitwah’s list, if her last push for votes on Sunday is anything to go by. Speaking during the party’s star rally in Windhoek over the weekend, Nandi-Ndaitwah assured enthusiastic supporters that, if...
As the countdown to Namibia’s crucial elections climaxes, citizens are gearing up to cast their votes to determine the country’s fate for the next five years. Namibia is pregnant, and will in the coming days deliver a president-elect and 96 members of the National Assembly to preside over the executive and legislative branches of the...
OKANDJENGEDI – Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) leader Panduleni Itula says Namibians have an opportunity to vote for change tomorrow. He made these remarks at the IPC’s final star rally held at Okandjengedi in the heart of the Oshana region, where scores of patriots converged to listen to their chief ’s message ahead of the...