Chaos erupted on Wednesday at the Windhoek West special polling station when voters became increasingly impatient and disruptive, leading to tear gas being released into the crowd to calm them down. Police inspector general Joseph Shikongo on Wednesday evening said…
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More than 7 000 children in Namibia are living with HIV-AIDS, the latest figures released by the Ministry of Health and Social Services shows. The statistics released yesterday covers the better part of 2023. The number of new HIV infections…
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A non-profit healthcare organisation catering to communities in need, together with the gay dating app Grindr, is offering app users free at-home HIV self-testing kits. IntraHealth Namibia says this is part of the Grindr for Equality programme aimed at addressing…
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Some polling stations around the country need additional ballot papers as the turnout was more than expected. This was confirmed by Electoral Commission of Namibia spokesperson De Wet Siluka on Wednesday afternoon. “They got ballot papers from other polling stations,”…
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Windhoek City Police officers will not be voting with the rest of the security cluster in Namibia’s special voting exercise on Wednesday. This was confirmed by Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) spokesperson De Wet Siluka. “They are not part of…
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Namibian police chief Joseph Shikongo says they will send out 5 000 officers countrywide during the 27 November elections. “We will deploy 5 000 officers on election day,” he says. Shikongo on Wednesday addressed the media after casting his vote.…
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The security cluster, along with sea workers and Namibians abroad, are heading to the polls on Wednesday. At least 8 000 registered ‘special’ voters are heading to the polling stations in Namibia and across the world. Police chief Joseph Shikongo…
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About 8 000 essential service workers and Namibians abroad will vote tomorrow, the Electoral Comission of Namibia (ECN) says. Addressing the media yesterday, ECN chairperson Elsie Nghikembua said all is set for the early voting programme.These voters include police officers,…
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Minister of finance and public enterprises Iipumbu Shiimi has directed TransNamib’s management, employees and their union to cooperate with each other. This comes after some of the rail company’s workers petitioned against the reappointment of top executive Webster Gonzo. The…
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Namibia Press Agency (Nampa) commercial services head Confidence Musariri has been announced as the new managing editor of New Era. Nampa chief executive Linus Chata revealed this to the staff in an email on Tuesday. “His secondment has been made…
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The Rundu Town Council has removed the posters of the Landless People’s Movement (LPM) and Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF), citing non-payment for the advertising space last week. The town council charges a fee for political parties to put their…
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Body of Christ Party (BCP) president Festus Thomas says some traditional authorities are preventing political campaign activities. He said this during the signing of the Electoral Commission of Namibia’s code of conduct by political parties on Friday. “Some of our…
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