KEETMANSHOOP- Clementia Coetzee and Simon Nambodi completed the list of delegates from //Kharas region who will compete at Swapo’s electoral college, known as the ‘pot’. In total, nine delegates will represent the region at the upcoming electoral college, slated for 7-9 September. The much-anticipated indaba will be held in Windhoek. They were elected during a...
The Anti-Corruption Commission has highlighted the need for enhanced transparency to promote accountability and build public trust in the political system. This follows concerns raised about political accountability, as noted in the anti-graft body’s recent annual report. The ACC stated while members of parliament (MPs) are well-versed in the rules, “challenges such as failures to...
Lahja Nashuuta The stage is set. The Popular Democratic Movement will hold its intraparty congress this weekend to elect its leadership for the next five years. PDM is scheduled to have an electoral congress on Saturday in Katima Mulilo, Zambezi region. The party will also launch its election manifesto there. With no clear opponent in...
The Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) turned to the Windhoek High Court to fight against their deregistration as a political party by the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN). This is after their first attempt was shot down by the Electoral Court of Namibia, which declined to hear the matter because of a lack of jurisdiction. ...
HELAO NAFIDI – Swapo secretary general Sophia Shaningwa has said the party is in the process of identifying candidates within its structures for the electoral college through its internal democratic processes. At a mini rally held at Helao Nafidi on Saturday, she said after the electoral college, also known as ‘The Pot’, the party will...
Political parties are urging the Electoral Commission of Namibia and the Legislature to develop robust mechanisms to ensure voter registration inclusion, particularly for citizens living abroad. Out of the over 1.4 million who registered, only 2 159 Namibians registered to vote at foreign missions, figures showed. This number, political parties stated, is disappointing. Speaking to...
The Electoral Commission of Namibia has said it will not give local journalists special voting options during the Presidential and National Assembly elections, set for 27 November. This follows news reports that suggested that journalists, like members of the military or police force, and diaspora voters, be granted special voting rights. In an interview with...
Albertina Nakale John Muyamba KATIMA MULILO – Khwe designated chief Thaddeus Chedau has criticised the delays in his application to be the leader of his community within the Bwabwata National Park. The Khwe have lived in the park since time immemorial. “I think the delay is from the government and the Hambukushu Traditional Authority. The...
Lahja Nashuuta The Electoral Commission of Namibia has rejected the Affirmative Repossession movement’s invitation to attend a capacity-building workshop organised by the party. The head of legal affairs of the AR, Maitjituavi Kavetu, confirmed that they had invited the ECN, the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) and the Namibia Institute of Democracy (NID), but their invitations...
You can’t vote if you haven’t registered. If you don’t vote, you forfeit the only opportunity you have to voice your opinion about who should make decisions on your behalf. Many young people are not interested in politics, and consider decisions made on their behalf as inevitable, with little impact on their lives. They do...