NBC Director General Stanley Similo has called on political parties to ensure the safety of journalists during the upcoming November 2024 election campaigns. Similo stressed the pivotal role that the media plays in democracy, emphasising that journalists are essential in providing balanced coverage and ensuring that both political voices and public concerns are heard. He […]
nbc Director General Stanley Similo met with leaders of political parties to discuss airtime coverage and election broadcasting for the November 2024 elections. nbc will provide a total of 5,040 minutes of equal free airtime across TV, radio, and YouTube for all parties. Each party will receive 20 minutes of airtime on each of nbc’s […]
Digital communication and printing company Ren-Form CC has threatened to take legal steps to protect its name and reputation against what it terms false, malicious, and unsubstantiated allegations against it. The South African-based company says it instructed its legal team to pursue all available legal avenues to pursue any organisation or individuals responsible for making […]
The Chairperson of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence, and Security Cooperation is urging stakeholders in Mozambique to ensure peace and stability ahead of the official announcement of the election results. In a statement released on Monday, Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan, who is also the President of Tanzania, pleaded for peace to prevail. […]
Media Ombudsman John Nakuta has commended the media for its fair and balanced reporting of activities related to the November Presidential and National Assembly elections so far. Nakuta, however, called for improved representation of women in election coverage. The Media Ombudsman was speaking at the third Media Coverage Monitoring report on the national elections covering […]
The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) has led a protest over the granting of the printing tender for ballot papers to a South African-based company, Ren-Form. The supporters marched to the ECN headquarters to hand over a petition demanding the ECN withdraw the tender award or else they would take unspecified action. PDM’s President, McHenry Venaani, […]
The Republican Party explained that it withdrew from the delegation that went to oversee the design, printing, and delivery of ballot papers in South Africa because it does not support the awarding of the tender to Ren-Form CC. RP is one of the three parties that pulled out of the trip. RP’s President Henk Mudge […]
President Nangolo Mbumba has expressed confidence in the Swapo Party’s presidential candidate, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, who could become the first female president of Namibia. Dr. Mbumba asserts that the party’s leadership is capable of achieving the second struggle for economic emancipation for all. While addressing the crowd, Dr. Mbumba revealed a plan for natural resource development […]
Swapo Party Vice President and presidential candidate, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, said the party will ensure that its manifesto is implemented to improve the living standards of the citizens. She made the assurance at the party’s rally at Omuthiya in the Oshikoto Region. Issues such as water scarcity, especially in remote rural areas, high unemployment rates, and […]
Eighteen (18) political parties contesting in the November 2024 Presidential and National Assembly elections form part of the delegation that departed for Johannesburg, South Africa, to observe the design, layout, production, printing, packaging, and delivery of ballot papers. The parties are the Action Democratic Movement, Affirmative Repositioning, All People’s Party, Body of Christ, Congress of […]
