President Nangolo Mbumba has said that “a loser will always be disappointed.” His remarks come as opposition candidates Dr. Panduleni Itula and Bernadus Swartbooi challenge the election outcome in the Supreme Court, citing alleged irregularities and calling for re-election. In response to the legal challenge, Mbumba’s legal team in Court documents argue that the elections […]
The Swapo Party’s Moses Khumub is the Councillor for the Guinas Constituency following Friday’s by-election, defeating the Landless People’s Movement’s Fransiskus Khumub. Moses garnered 1,407 votes to take the seat left vacant following the death of Elias Martinus. The LPM’s candidate, Fransiskus, collected 612 votes. ECN’s Returning Officer Sion Shikufinde says 22 ballot papers were […]
The voting process began smoothly at the two polling stations at Oshivelo and Ondera farms for the Guinas Constituency by-election in the Oshikoto Region this morning. At the Oshivelo Police Station polling station, voting started slow, resulting in a short queue and quick voting. Voting also kicked off well at Farm Oshivelo, also moving at […]
Swapo Party Secretary General Sophia Shaningwa has called for a mass turnout of voters for the Guinas Constituency by-election to be held this Friday. Speaking at the campaign rally at Tsintsabis, Shaningwa expressed confidence in the party candidate Moses Khumub to continue with the development legacy left behind by the late Councillor Elia Martinu. Shaningwa […]
Various opposition political parties gathered in Windhoek ahead of the High Court hearing on the National Assembly election dispute tomorrow and expressed their support for the cases filed by the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) and the Landless People’s Movement (LPM). Gathered at Parliament in the conference room were about seven political parties, all sharing […]
The Electoral Court will hear the election challenge for the National Assembly this Wednesday, and the police chief says that threats of potential violence and unrest have reached the ears of the security cluster. Lieutenant General Josef Shikongo has warned that the police will not tolerate any form of violence or allow chaos under his […]
Swapo’s Political Bureau member, Frans Kapofi, has called on party members and supporters to vote for Moses ||Khumub in the Guinas by-election scheduled for next week. Kapofi spoke at a mini rally at the Ondera Farm. He stated that Swapo is the only tested and capable political party deserving the Ondera community’s support to continue […]
Preparations for the Guinas Constituency by-election are well on track. The by-election, which is slated for Friday next week, has been necessitated by the death of Councillor Elias Marthinus last year. The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) says it is at an advanced stage in executing activities for the by-election. Only two political parties will […]
The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has dismissed the Independent Patriots for Change’s (IPC) Electoral Court application as “vague and embarrassing.” This is the second respondent, together with the Swapo Party, who is asking the court to dismiss the application. In its replying affidavit to the IPC’s application to the Electoral Court, the ECN states […]
The Landless People’s Movement (LPM) wants the country to head to the polls again by 19 March for fresh presidential and national assembly elections. The LPM is the second political party to approach the Supreme Court, seeking to nullify the results of the recently held 2024 Presidential and National Assembly Elections. The party’s leader, Bernardus […]
