Slow start to registration of voters in Zambezi’s Kabbe South constituency

The supplementary registration of voters under way in the Kabbe South constituency of the Zambezi region started off at a slow pace, with only 19 eligible voters registered in the constituency on its first day.
The three-day registration exercise started on Thursday and ends at 19h00 on Saturday.
The Electoral Commission of Namibia’s constituency supervisor for the registration in Kabbe South, Kahimbi Masule, told Nampa in a brief telephonic interview on Friday that 19 eligible voters were registered on the first day and that teams managed to start on time.
“It all went as planned despite the slow pace, but hopefully it will pick up today. The figure we got are 11 at Nakabolelwa and four at Nankutwe and 34 Miles, respectively,” she said.

The teams are registering Namibian citizens who turned 18 years of age and voters that have relocated to Kabbe South constituency as well as people whose voter’s cards are lost or damaged.
Masule noted they have deployed nine teams for the three-day exercise. Three teams are fixed while the other six are mobile.
The fixed teams are stationed at Nankutwe Combined School, Mbalasinte Combined School and Impalila Combined School, while the mobile teams will cover villages such as Lusese, Masikili, Nandavu, Nyambe, 34 Miles, Izimwe, Ngoma, Nakabolelwa, Ivilivinzi, Nsundwa, Mpukano, Kasika, Kasenu, Muzii, Macaba, Limai, Matowa, Sinyepe, Kalala, Kasikili, Ikota and Singwe.
Earlier this week, the Electoral Commission of Namibia’s regional electoral officer in Zambezi, Lesley Simwanza, indicated that by law the supplementary registration of voters is necessary so that a by-election can take place within 90 days after the resignation of former Kabbe

South regional councillor John Likando, who is now a member of the National Assembly.
Likando resigned on 25 March.
The tentative date for the by-election is 17 June 2025.