Amid the intensifying whirlwind of election campaigns, the Swapo Party Elders’ Council has thrown its weight and consolidated support behind party vice president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, as their preferred candidate for the upcoming elections. The support from the elders signifies another step in the party’s campaign, as members throw their weight behind their preferred candidate to...
Paulina Ndalikokule ONGWEDIVA – With just 10 days to go before the Electoral Commission of Namibia wrapsup the general registration of voters, high school learner Ottlie Sheelongo who just turned 18, is nervous. She cannot wait to exercise her democratic right for the first time. Sheelongo wants to elect a president who takes change seriously...
Otniel Hembapu Linea Dishena OKAHANDJA – Despite holding two separate Ovaherero Red Flag Day commemorations in Okahandja over the weekend, unity was the common theme for each faction. The two Ovaherero Traditional Authority factions are led by academics Mutjinde Katjiua and Hoze Riruako. Both factions are diametrically opposed on key Ovaherero objectives and do not...
Lahja Nashuuta With under 10 days to go before the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) winds up its general voters’ registration exercise, its latest statistics are a cause for consternation to the commission and the public alike. A week ago, the ECN reported that 989 367 eligible Namibians had registered as voters inside the country...
OSHAKATI – The Oshakati Town Council has embarked on a comprehensive development plan to build affordable municipal flats. Town spokesperson Katarina Kamari told Nampa last Thursday that they are constructing 16 flats for low-income earners and people who are new in town in search of work. The project commenced in Oshakati West on 30 June...
A 38-year-old man who pleaded guilty to murdering his former girlfriend by stabbing her 36 times with a sheep shear wants the court to have mercy on him. Shaun Tieties told Windhoek High Court Judge Claudia Claasen that he found God in prison and is no longer the same man he was before. Tieties pleaded guilty...
Despite recently becoming an affiliate of the ruling Swapo Party, the Namibian Exile Kids Association (Neka) feels left out of the electoral college set for September. Neka members claim that while other affiliates like the Swapo Party Youth League and the Former Plan Combatants’ Association (FPCA) have already sent the names of their delegates to...
KATIMA MULILO – The Bwabwata Khwe have threatened to boycott the upcoming national elections if their designated chief is not recognised. This follows continued disputes between the Khwe and the Hambukushu over the matter, which hampered the marginalised San-speaking communities within Bwabwata (both in the Zambezi and Kavango East regions) from having a recognised chief,...
Lahja Nashuuta The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) said their invitation to State House was to discuss the lacklustre voter registration being experienced countrywide. This week, the Affirmative Repositioning (AR), and the Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters took aim at President Nangolo Mbumba for inviting Swapo secretary general (SG) Sophia Shaningwa to a closed-door meeting with...
Linea Dishena President Nangolo Mbumba has urged international bodies to shift their focus from merely advising governments to providing the resources people need. Speaking during a courtesy visit by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) resident representative Alka Bhatia to State House yesterday, Mbumba said in current times, international organisations should identify challenges faced by countries,...