OSHAKATI – The commander of the Namibian Police Force in Oshana, Naftal Lungameni Sakaria, has said about 400 police officers will be stationed at various polling stations during Wednesday’s National Assembly and Presidential Elections. He told Nampa in an interview yesterday that they will use every police officer available at polling stations. “We will deploy...
25 November 2024 Fellow Namibians, For the past 34 years of our independence, peaceful, fair and free elections have become part of our cherished culture of constitutional democracy. Our independence and our right to vote to determine our own destiny as a nation was a result of a long and bitter National struggle for freedom....
OKAKARARA – Swapo’s Otjozondjupa regional coordinator Imms Namaseb has warned opposition parties not to get carried away by recent elect ion outcomes in South Africa and Botswana, where both the African National Congress (ANC) and the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) got ousted from power. In South Africa, the ANC lost its parliamentary majority for the...
Tomorrow, candidates will square through the ballot for the highest office in the land. With 15 contestants, becoming the main occupant of 1 Engelberg Street, Auasblick, appears to be an uphill task. Here are some abridged profiles of candidates Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (72) Nandi-Ndaitwah needs no introduction to the Namibian political theatre. She is a veteran...
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...