The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has earmarked N$269 million towards facilitating this year’s November elections. The allocation is aimed at ensuring the participation of voters in the electoral process. According to Speaker of the National Assembly Professor Peter Katjavivi, ECN will prioritise the General Registration of Voters (GRV) and the 2024 Presidential and National...
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N$47 million allocated to encourage youth participation in elections – Windhoek Observer
Erasmus Shalihaxwe A total of N$48 million has been earmarked for the Lead Youth Ambassador (LYA) program, which falls under the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN), to encourage young people to participate in elections. The LYA program is an awareness campaign aimed at generating interest among young people to engage in the country’s electoral process....
President Mbumba appoints commission to assess country’s boundaries ahead of elections
Staff Reporter PRESIDENT Nangolo Mbumba has officially appointed the members of the Boundaries Delimitation and Demarcation Commission, tasked with assessing the current boundaries of regions and constituencies in Namibia and recommending any necessary changes. “2024 is the year of Expectations and Elections. In light of this, there is much work expected of the Boundaries Delimitation...
SPYL must ensure the party’s victory in upcoming elections – Windhoek Observer
Stefanus Nashama Hofni Iipinge, a member of the Swapo Party Central Committee, has urged the Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) in Ohangwena Region to initiate activities and programmes that will encourage the youth to vote for the party in large numbers in the 2024 presidential and national assembly elections in November. “Young people are expected...
Swapo orders Neka to halt elections – More Top Stories 3
Swapo has instructed the Namibian Exile Kids Association (Neka) to immediately cease its ongoing elective congress at Otjiwarongo due to allegations of internal conflict in the election of new leadership. Delegates of Neka, which is awaiting official affiliation with Swapo, have convened at Otjiwarongo since Saturday to determine the association’s direction and new leadership. Swapo...
Year of Expectations and Elections, symbolizes a period of new beginnings, Mbumba – 99FM
True independence stands as the cornerstone of a nation’s prosperity and integrity, enabling its people to embrace dignity and realize their full humanity. In his address to the nation, at the 34th Independence anniversary celebrations, His Excellency President Nangolo Mbumba said that 2024, marked as the Year of Expectations and Elections, symbolizes a period of...
ECN stresses non-partisan conduct for Elections 2024 – Windhoek Observer
Hertta-Maria Amutenja Ahead of Namibia’s 2024 Presidential and National Assembly Elections in November, the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has emphasised non-partisan conduct and transparency among Regional and Constituency Heads during the training session of Supervisors of Registration this week. With a stance against negligence, the Commission stressed the vital role of Supervisors of Registration...
Youth urged to participate in elections
Youth activist and founder of the Generation Next Youth Club at Okahandja, as well as various youth programmes, MacDonald Vihanga, says Namibia needs more independent candidates to truly acquire independence. Born in 1988, Vihanga believes in the art of giving but as the saying goes, one cannot pour from an empty cup, hence Vihanga’s strong...
Swapo Party Member urges campaign for majority in November elections – nbc
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Swapo Party Member urges campaign for majority in November elections
Swapo Party Politburo and Central Committee member, Lucia Witbooi, has urged party members to campaign for an outright majority in the November national elections. She made the call at the opening of the ||Kharas Swapo Party regional executive meeting in Keetmanshoop. Witbooi further encouraged all eligible voters to re-register to participate in the upcoming elections....