Over 91% of eligible voters have registered

NAMIBIA VOTES 2024 | 91% of eligible voters have registered to participate in the Presidential and National Assembly and Elections slated for November 27. This means that a cumulative 1,467,604 potential voters registered within the country and at Namibian Diplomatic Missions abroad from June 3 to August 1, 2024. The Kunene and Oshana regions have recorded […]

Journalists competing duties

Just as is with every eligible voter, journalists too want to exercise their rights and heeded the call to register. The media are essential to democracy and act as a crucial watchdog to democratic elections, safeguarding the transparency of the process.  They provide voters with the information to formulate their own opinions, allowing them to […]

General registration of voters ends this evening

It was the last day of the general registration of voters (GRV), and several queues were still being observed at registration points around Windhoek. Since last week, Namibians have been flocking to registration points to get their voter cards, which led to the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) achieving 81% of the intended target by […]

Otavi leads in GRV in Otjozondjupa Region

Otavi is one of the constituencies in the Otjozondjupa Region, leading in general voter registration at 91% by the 27th. With voter registration ending Thursday, a few activities were happening. The Electoral Commission of Namibia’s Otavi Team leader, Mandla Kitsie, says she hopes that the situation might change. In the first month, they were only […]

Swanu ready for elections despite internal conflicts

Swanu of Namibia has declared its readiness for the upcoming elections despite internal conflicts.  President Evilastus Kaaronda told the media in Windhoek that the extraordinary central committee meeting held last week, as a result of the High Court ruling, confirmed the nullification of Charles Katjivirue’s leadership and the unlawful status of previous meetings. Kaaronda says […]

Keetmanshoop Urban records low voter registration turnout

With only about two days to go before the voter registration ends, the Keetmanshoop Urban Constituency still has the lowest voter registration turnout among the seven constituencies in the ||Kharas Region. With the highest number of eligible voters registered in the region at 16,838, figures released on Saturday show that only 11,214 eligible voters registered, […]