President Nangolo Mbumba says the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) is not to blame for the ballot shortages, long queues and other glitches during this year’s presidential and National Assembly elections. Mbumba said this during a courtesy visit of the…

African Union Electoral Observation Mission head Speciosa Kazibwe says the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) is causing confusion by opening more voting stations while counting has started at others. She was addressing the media in Windhoek on Friday to share…

Lawyer Henry Shimutwikeni says president Nangolo Mbumba’s extention of the elections is not lawful. Mbumba, on the recommendation of the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN), on Thursday issued a proclamation stating election day is extended from 27 November to 30…

Opposition political parties have expressed their dissatisfaction with the extension of voting at selected polling stations in the country. The parties say more stations experienced voter suppression. This came after the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) on Thursday evening announced…

The Affirmative Repositioning (AR) movement has filed a formal complaint with the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN).The AR cites ballot shortages, mobile teams failing to set up and the ECN turning voters away illegally.The AR has labelled these issues as…

Opposition parties have given the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) until Thursday afternoon to address their concerns on the voting process, or they will take action.The opposition parties want an explanation for why the presidential and National Assembly elections on…

The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has issued a directive that polling stations should be kept open after 21h00 due to numerous reports of ballot paper shortages and verification machine malfunctions. “Following shortage of ballot papers observed in some of…

The Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) has expressed its “deep” disappointment in the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) in light of ongoing challenges at polling stations on Wednesday. SPYL secretary Ephraim Nekongo said there is a need for an extension…

Vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says her government will change policies to ensure Namibians benefit from the country’s natural resources, like the oil and gas discoveries. Nandi-Ndaitwah says the government will take a balanced approach to ensure investors can make a…

The United States (US) Embassy in Namibia has advised its citizens in the country to avoid large crowds, as demonstrations may occur. This notice was issued on the embassy’s social media accounts ahead of Namibia’s presidential and National Assembly elections…

Party representatives at the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) headquarters have expressed a lack of confidence in the commission following the continued issuance of new voter’s cards instead of duplicates on Tuesday. A scuffle broke out between party representatives and…

… analyst labels move as politics of the belly Swapo’s prodigal son and Affirmative Repositioning (AR) co-founder Dimbulukeni Nauyoma says he doesn’t care to listen to “street pedestrians” who have labelled him a sell-out. Nauyoma rejoined Swapo yesterday after the,…