The SADC Electoral Observation Mission (SEOM) for Namibia’s 2024 Presidential and National Assembly Elections was launched in Windhoek today. SADC member states have contributed personnel and resources to constitute the teams of observers under the SEOM. The observation mission has a total of 65 observers drawn from eight SADC member states, namely: the Kingdom of […]
Residents at Omugulugwombashe Informal Settlement at Usakos want political parties to provide basic necessities such as water, electricity, and jobs once they are elected into office. Most residents there are registered voters who are eager to go to the polls. They are hoping that the outcome of the election will bring development to their settlement. Other […]
With less than eight days to go to the polls, the police in the ||Kharas Region are ready for deployment at the 171 fixed and mobile polling stations in the region. Drawing from experience during the recently held special voting, the Police Regional Commander is expecting cooperation from political party agents and Electoral Commission of […]
The United Democratic Front’s president, Hendrik Gaobaeb, at an Outjo rally, said the party’s agenda is to change the country’s administration to address issues affecting the people. The issues the party aims to address are land distribution, high water tariffs, and the rising unemployment rate, among others. Gaobaeb offered an alternative to the unemployment crisis. […]
A community of about 100 San people living in ||Nhoma, about 80 kilometres outside Tsumkwe, says they have no knowledge of the upcoming Presidential and National Assembly Elections. The headman of the group, Cgun Josef, said he only learnt of this national event when the nbc News team visited his community this week. Josef and […]
1,000 polling officials are receiving training at Katima Mulilo as part of the preparations for the upcoming Presidential and National Assembly Elections. The officials, drawn from the region’s eight constituencies, are being taken through all the voting processes, including handling, filling, and processing of voter cards and vote counting. ECN Electoral Officer for Zambezi Region, […]
Residents of Khorixas in the Kunene Region have expressed that they do not want to be remembered only when it’s election time or on matters that have to do with elections. Residents say their voices are only sought during elections, where officials flock to the town to hear their needs, only to return after five […]
Stampriet residents have expressed mixed feelings about the upcoming elections, with some intending to vote while others may choose to abstain from voting. Stampriet is a village in the Hardap Region, located east of Mariental. Uncertainty looms over Stampriet as the upcoming elections approach. Residents abstaining from elections point to ongoing challenges with service delivery […]
About 400 election officials from the Tsumkwe and Grootfontein clusters are receiving training. The training coincided with the issuing of duplicate voter cards for Grootfontein and Tsumkwe constituencies. On election day next week, the Grootfontein constituency will have 10 mobile stations and 16 fixed polling stations. The region has over 107,000 eligible voters from all […]
The Alliance of Christian Churches in Namibia (ACCN) brought together churches from various denominations for a national prayer focused on peaceful elections and the blessing of rain. The prayers sought divine guidance for political leaders, peace, and prosperity for all citizens. They also prayed for the protection of the electoral process, hoping that all citizens […]
