Lahja Nashuuta Landless People’s Movement leader Bernadus Swartbooi has promised citizens a “social cash transfer” from envisaged oil revenues, if voted into power, and suggested government’s housing delivery strategy can improve with greater responsibility to local authorities. He said the cash transfer programme is the only effective way to “pull children and families out of...
Swapo unveiled its 2024 election manifesto at the weekend, signalling a renewed commitment to the nation’s development and unity. The manifesto, themed ‘Unity in Diversity: Natural Resources Beneficiation and Youth Empowerment for Sustainable Development,’ builds on the foundation laid by the party’s 2020-2025 manifesto. The country’s Vice President, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, who is Swapo’s presidential candidate,...
As Namibia heads to a pivotal election in November, the Independent Patriots for Change unveiled an ambitious manifesto filled with bold promises on Saturday. From slashing youth unemployment to reducing slums by half, the party’s goals are to address the country’s deep-rooted challenges. The IPC’s manifesto launch began with a lively parade in Ausspanplatz, where...
Landless People’s Movement leader Bernadus Swartbooi has vowed that his party will never deviate from addressing the plight of landless Namibians. At the centre of LPM’s land fight, Swartbooi said, are those affected by the issue of ancestral land. Swartbooi was speaking in Omaheke region at the weekend, where he held public meetings – one...
A four-day extensive training workshop on election reporting for journalists in Namibia is underway at the Namibia Press Agency headquarters in Windhoek. The deputy information minister, Modestus Amutse, officially opened the workshop on Tuesday. He urged journalists to participate fully, take the training seriously and practice the skills and knowledge to impact and accurately inform...
Swapo presidential candidate and Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has fiercely rejected media reports that the country’s democracy is on the auction block. This comes after party members, supporters and businesspeople donated more than N$16 million for the party’s election campaign. “We cannot sell this country. Not Swapo [and] not under my leadership,” she boldly stated...
Aletta Shikololo Edward Mumbuu As the curtain fell on the Swapo electoral college yesterday, the ‘pot’, which had been cooking for over 72 hours, delivered a fresh meal, one Swapo had yearned for, for a long time. It was clear that from the time presiding officer Fillemon Wise Immanuel started reading out the names, familiar...
WALVIS BAY – With election day fast approaching, 134 officials are undergoing an eight-day training programme in Swakopmund. Hosted by the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN), the training aims to equip returning officers with the necessary knowledge and skills to manage the electoral process. Ultimately, this will ensure the delivery of credible elections in compliance...
Swapo’s much-anticipated weekend of festivities kicked off in full swing, culminating in the commencement of the party’s electoral college, also known as the ‘pot’. It is an event that holds the key to determining its parliamentary candidates for the upcoming parliamentary elections. The weekend began with a high-profile fundraising gala dinner on Friday, where the...
With less than three months before the national polls, a National Unity Democratic Organisation breakaway faction on Saturday elected Barry Rukoro as the party’s new president during a hastily organised congress, attended by around 300 delegates. But the party’s Utjiua Muinjangue-led leadership has rejected the congress as a hoax. Effectively, the party now has two...