Kunene Region’s election concluded without a single incident on Wednesday, with all polling teams completing voting, counting and transporting results smoothly across the vast constituency areas. Electoral Officer Mike Nganjone told New Era newspaper on Thursday morning that the region recorded no disruptions and managed to finalise counting at all stations overnight. Nganjone said voting...
Adolf Kaure The recent rainfall experienced in some parts of the country on elections day did not hamper the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) operations in a major way. This is according to the ECN chairperson, Elsie Nghikembua, who spoke during a recent media briefing in Windhoek. Namibia received rainfall in some parts of the...
RUNDU – The police in the Kavango East are investigating the cause of a fire that occured in the early hours of Thursday at the Rundu Magistrate’s Court records office. The fire damaged everything that was in the building. “An arson case will be opened, our forensic investigators have been notified and they are on...
Adolf Kaure The chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN), Elsie Nghikembua said that the Commission spent N$26 million on civic education during the 2025/2026 financial year. Over the years, the ECN has had collaborations with civic society organizations like the Namibia Institute for Democracy (NID), who have assisted the Commission over the years with civic...
Popular Democratic Movement (PDM)’s regional elections candidate Uzeraije Kapika Tjazerua is well on course for a historic victory in the Okakarara constituency of the Otjozondjupa region. This is based on preliminary results shared yesterday from 51% of polling centres within the Okakarara constituency, which places Tjazerua firmly in a decisive lead. All projections from the...
Outgoing Windhoek mayor Ndeshihafela Larandja said through teamwork and stronger partnerships, the city made progressive deliverables for the year. She highlighted improvements in informal settlements, including the city extending electricity, adding more water points and sanitation facilities, continuing mapping of structures to support service access, and upgrading roads, as some of the achievements. In an...
OSHAKATI – The Namibian police regional Commander for the Oshana region, Commissioner Naftal Lungameni Sakaria, has confirmed the arrest of six suspects in connection with a violent attack on a 30-year-old female public prosecutor at Ondangwa last month. The prosecutor was allegedly ambushed on 17 October while driving to work at the Ondangwa Magistrate’s Court....
NKURENKURU – Residents of Nkurenkuru are calling on incoming leaders elected in the upcoming election to prioritise permanent employment opportunities over temporary work arrangements that have left many struggling to make ends meet. Roswitha Haita, a 30-year-old woman who has been voting since 2013, expressed frustration with the current system during an interview with Nampa...
Adolf Kaure Loide Jason Victoria Immanuel President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has described the voting process as an illustration of Namibia’s democracy. She said this when she cast her vote for the 2025 Regional Council and Local Authorities elections yesterday morning at the Emma Hoogenoot Primary School polling station in Windhoek. She described the turnout at the...
Minister of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Emma Theofelus, has urged the nation to be patient with NamPost as it enhance its operations in distributing social grants. She emphasised that since managing grant distributions is a new responsibility for the national postal operator, it needs to adapt its processes to meet the increased demand. NamPost...