Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) chairperson, Elsie Nghikembua says although the commission had been receiving criticism in the last couple of days, lessons have been drawn from the experience. She was speaking during a media conference Monday night after announcing the latest results from the 2024 Presidential and National Assembly elections. By late on Monday...
Lahja Nashuuta AMINIUS – Various voters with disabilities have taken a swipe at the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) over alleged unfriendly polling stations for their special needs. Several people with disabilities who spoke to this publication said it was a nightmare for them to access voting centres and cast their votes. This is because...
KUNENE RIVER MOUTH – Persistent drought has become a critical factor which drove voters in the Kunene region to participate in this year’s elections. Many residents, particularly at the Kunene River Mouth and Opuwo Rural constituency, cited the ongoing food insecurity as their primary motivation to vote. Hitezeza Tjambiru, a farmer from Okakora, admitted that...
Namibians across the country cast their votes in the general elections from 27 to 30 November, with partial results already being released. However, the aftermath has been marred by dissatisfaction from several political parties, including the Affirmative Repositioning (AR), led by Job Amupanda. At a media briefing yesterday, he expressed concern over the transparency and...
Iuze Mukube Deputy Judge President Hosea Angula was officially sworn in to serve as a judge of the Supreme Court yesterday. He replaces retired Supreme Court jurist Justice Dave Smuts. Chief Justice Peter Shivute officiated at the ceremony. “Justice Angula joins the Supreme Court bench after an impressive tenure at the High Court, where he...
Sawi Hausiku NKURENKURU – Japanese ambassador to Namibia, Hisao Nishimaki and Food and Agriculture Organisation Country Representative Qingyun Diao visited vulnerable households at Musese village in the Kavango West Region on Friday. Nishimaki revisited one of the beneficiary households he visited two years ago, where that time he identified the necessity of assisting the family....
Lahja Nashuuta GOBABIS – The San community residing in the Omaheke region’s Gobabis and Vergenoeg this weekend received training on justice and human rights-related matters. The five-day training that commenced on Friday to Sunday was delivered by the Legal Assistance Centre (LAC), in collaboration with the European Union. Corinna van Wyk, the lead project coordinator...
Moses Magadza The secretary general of the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) Boemo Sekgoma has underscored the need for a rights-based approach in the global response to HIV and AIDS. In a statement released as the world commemorated World AIDS Day under the theme, ‘Take the rights path: my health, my right!’ she expressed the...
Moses Magadza The outgoing president of the Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF), Roger Mancienne, has presented a valedictory report to the executive committee (Exco) of the forum. He highlighted the progress achieved over the past two years. The Exco is the management body of the SADC PF, which brings together 15 national...
Isabel Bento SWAKOPMUND – Landless People’s Movement councillor Blasius Goraseb has been elected as Swakopmund mayor. Meanwhile, Swapo’s Suama Kautondokwa was elected as the town’s deputy mayor on Friday. The two replace Independent Patriots for Change’s Dina Namubes and United Democratic Front’s David Am-!Gabeb respectively, who were also nominees for the positions. In his acceptance...