President Nangolo Mbumba has congratulated opposition leader Bassirou Faye on his “brilliant victory” in Senegal’s presidential election earlier this week. Faye (44) obtained 53% of the votes as a senior official in the Pastef party, led by Ousmane Sonko. He was in jail only days before the election. “I wish to congratulate president elect Bassirou...
Erasmus Shalihaxwe The Popular Democratic Movement’s Member of Parliament, Elima Dienda said she is perplexed by the reduction of N$15 million in the Electoral Commission of Namibia’s (ECN) budget. Dienda was of the opinion that this is an oversight that seems inconsistent with the fact that ECN is scheduled to organise Presidential and National Assembly...
Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) deputy leader Kalimbo Iipumbu says very little has been done to safeguard jobs in the fishing sector since the Fishrot corruption scandal left many fishermen unemployed and struggling to make ends meet. He warns that fisheries workers could face the same fate as the more than 1 000 former fisheries...
Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) deputy leader Kalimbo Iipumbu says very little has been done to safeguard jobs in the fishing sector since the Fishrot corruption scandal left many fishermen unemployed and struggling to make ends meet. He warns that fisheries workers could face the same fate as the more than 1 000 former fisheries...
SWAKOPMUND: Opposition political parties have hailed the late President Hage Geingob’s inclusiveness of all parties in the Namibian government, particularly his decision to appoint opposition member Dr Ester Muinjangue as deputy minister of Health and Social Services. In their different tributes during a regional memorial service held at Swakopmund on Thursday, the opposition parties described...
Politics is premised on three main features: The struggle for power, the consolidation of power and the exercise of power.Efforts to consolidate state power is not often spoken of in Namibian politics. At times the political scene is perceived as uninspiring as no opposition party comes close to demonstrating real contention for state power. Let’s...
In Namibia stehen im November Parlaments- und Präsidentschaftswahlen an © iStock / Vepar5 RP-Präsident Henk Mudge hat die Opposition aufgefordert, einen gemeinsamen Kandidaten für die anstehenden Präsidentschaftswahlen aufzustellen. Gegenüber dem Namibian erklärte er, dass man ansonsten Wählerstimmen aufteile und so eine gute Chance bestehe, dass die SWAPO-Kandidatin gewinne. Mudge erklärte dabei auch, dass er Panduleni...
The President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, has accused the opposition of being in cahoots with rebel groups in the country’s conflict-stricken east. The DRC has been plagued by conflict in the North Kivu province, and Tshisekedi, who is seeking re-election in next week’s vote, has repeatedly accused Rwandan President Paul...
Der Minister für städtische und ländliche Entwicklung Erastus Uutoni hat den Gesetzesvorschlag eingereicht (Archivaufnahme); © Lukas Absalom/Nampa Ein Änderungsvorschlag für das Wahlgesetz sorgt für Unmut im Parlament. Der Gesetzesvorschlag wurde vom Minister für städtische und ländliche Entwicklung, Erastus Uutoni in die Nationalversammlung eingebracht. Unter anderem soll die Wählerregistrierung von April bis Juli 2024 stattfinden und...