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Ohangwena completes voter counts, cites network failure 
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Ohangwena completes voter counts, cites network failure 

EENHANA – Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) el ec tora l officer in the Ohangwena region Henock Hanga has confirmed the completion of the counting of votes from all 472 polling stations. He said problems wi th the network issues hampered the uploading of results on the system. Speaking to Nampa on Friday, he said...

Preliminary election results for the !Nami#Nus Constituency 
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Preliminary election results for the !Nami#Nus Constituency 

KEETMANSHOOP – The preliminary results of the 2024 Presidential and National Assembly Elections for the !Nami#Nus Constituency are as follows: Presidential elections: Ambrosius Kumba 19 Bernadus Swartbooi 917 Epafras Mukwiilongo 33 Erastus Shuumbwa 5 Evilastus Kaaronda 5 Festus Thomas 9 Henk Mudge 18 Hendrik Gaobaeb 8 Job Amupanda 121 McHenry Venaani 189 Mike Kavekotora 7...

Ballot paper missing at Otjiwarongo 
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Ballot paper missing at Otjiwarongo 

 Mulisa Simiyasa  OTJIWARONGO – The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) on Friday confirmed that a ballot paper for the Presidential elections had gone missing from a polling station in Otjiwarongo.  The issue came to light on Thursday morning during the first round of counting of the preliminary results of the Presidential and National Assembly elections...

Nghikembua calls for patience among Namibians 
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Nghikembua calls for patience among Namibians 

The Electoral Commission of Namibia’s (ECN) c hairperson Elsie Nghikembua called on Namibians to remain patient during the ongoing election process.  She made the call during a media briefing in Windhoek on Sunday while announcing the results  of the Presidential and National Assembly elections from various constituencies.  “We appeal to all Namibians to continue exercising patience...

Preliminary results for Ndonga Linena 
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Preliminary results for Ndonga Linena 

RUNDU – The preliminary results of the 2024 Presidential and National Assembly elections for the Ndonga Linena constituency are as follows: Presidential Elections Job Amupanda (AR) 23 Vaino Amuthenu (CoD) 7 Hendrik Gaobaeb (UDF) 5 Panduleni Itula (IPC) 662 Evilastus Kaaronda (SWANU) 7 Mike Kavekotora (RDP) 8 Ambrosius Kumbwa (APP) 276 Amos Likuwa (UDP) 21...

ECN announces latest election results
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ECN announces latest election results

The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) on Sunday evening announced additional results for the 2024 Presidential and National Assembly elections. During a media briefing, ECN chairperson Elsie Nghikembua said the update brings the total number of constituencies finalised to 32 out of the total 121 constituencies for both elections. She commended Namibians for their patience...

Preliminary election results for Karasburg West Constituency
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Preliminary election results for Karasburg West Constituency

KEETMANSHOOP – The preliminary results of the 2024 Presidential and National Assembly Elections for the Karasburg West Constituency are as follows. Presidential electionsAmbrosius Kumba – 52Bernadus Swartbooi – 482Epafras Mukwiilongo – 42Erastus Shuumbwa – 13Evilastus Kaaronda – 12Festus Thomas – 10Henk Mudge – 64Hendrik Gaobaeb – 9Job Amupanda – 53McHenry Venaani – 192Mike Kavekotora –...

Opinion – Lessons from elections 
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Opinion – Lessons from elections 

On 27 November 2024, Namibians exercised their right by casting their vote for their preferred presidential candidate as well as possible shortlisted parliamentarians. It was worth noting that the youth turned up and they were seen in those long queues that seems to be a future issue on the ECN table should they fail to...

NNN, Swapo in early lead …as Mbumba admits shortcomings
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NNN, Swapo in early lead …as Mbumba admits shortcomings

The ruling Swapo Party’s presidential candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is leading in the preliminary presidential election results with 33 048 votes (48.31%) from 10 constituencies. She is followed by Panduleni Itula of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), who has 19 857 votes, while Landless People’s Movement leader and chief change campaigner Bernadus Swartbooi has 5...

ECN slammed over electoral conduct
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ECN slammed over electoral conduct

The Forum of German-Speaking Namibians has registered its dismay in how the Presidential and National Assembly elections were conducted from last Wednesday to Saturday. In a statement issued yesterday, the Forum’s vice chairperson Benita Herma said they observed how Namibians watched the events unfold on 27 November. “Namibians are used to long queues, and are...