Namibians are once again heading to the polls this November, this time to elect regional and local authority councillors.

The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) is working around the clock to ensure that the Regional Councils and Local Authorities Election on 26 November runs smoothly.

The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has identified 295 supplementary registration points in the Kavango East Region as preparations intensify for the upcoming Regional Council and Local Authority elections set for November.

The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has submitted the performance assessment and post-election report for the 2024 Presidential and National Assembly elections.

The report was presented in the National Assembly by the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, Phillipus Katamelo.

The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) held a stakeholder engagement at Katima Mulilo to assess their readiness for the supplementary registration of voters slated for the 4th to the 19th of August 2025.

The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) held a stakeholder conference in the Oshikoto Region, where they highlighted their readiness for the upcoming supplementary registration of voters.

The supplementary registration process is scheduled from the 4th to the 19th of August 2025.

The National Democratic Party (NDP) has launched what it terms the NDP Guerrilla War strategic campaign ahead of the November Regional Councils and Local Authorities elections. 

The United Democratic Front (UDF) is striving to win four constituencies of the Erongo Region in the upcoming Regional Councils and Local Authorities Elections in November.

The newly formed political group, the Association for Localised Interests (ASOLI), has announced that it will contest the local authority elections, targeting municipalities in the |Khomas, Otjozondjupa, Erongo and Oshana regions.

The NMT Media Foundation has officially launched reports of its study of a media monitoring project, launched during a national reflective consultation last year.

The publication reveals monthly monitoring reports and thematic briefing papers, further providing a guidance note for media practitioners.

Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) Commissioner Pius Iikwambi has raised concern over the steady decline in voter turnout for regional councils and local authorities elections since the country’s first such polls in 1992.