The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has urged potential presidential candidates and members of the National Assembly to acquaint themselves with the prerequisites for a position on November’s ballot, with registration closing in five days.
The Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) has joined other political parties in condemning the Electoral Commission of Namibia's (ECN) decision to appoint a company that would be entrusted to print ballot papers for the November national elections.
The Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) has confirmed its participation in the November 2024 elections after their re-registration, following a legal victory in the High Court.
Windhoek High Court judge Thomas Masuku has overturned the Electoral Commission of Namibia's (ECN) decision to deregister the Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) as a political party.
In the fulfilment of its mandate to inform, educate, and entertain, the nbc engaged the community at the Black Chain Shopping Centre in Windhoek's Katutura in its nationwide campaign to encourage young people to register for the November elections.
The number of registered voters has passed the one million mark, with the latest statistics on the General Registration of Voters (GRV) indicating a cumulative 1,153,916 registered voters as of July 20.
National Council Swapo Party MP John Likando has expressed concerns about the inefficiency of the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN), particularly highlighting delays in the registration process.
Likando was speaking during the debate on the Electoral Amendment Bill.
Of the 1,731,790 Namibians eligible to vote, less than 50% (823,761) have so far registered at the different registration points across the country and at the various registration points at all Namibian diplomatic missions abroad since the start of the General Registration of Voters (GRV) on June 3 to July 6.
The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) is concerned about the low turnout at registration points countrywide.
So far, only 823,761 Namibians have registered to take part in the November 27 elections. The figure represents an average of 24,562 registered voters per day.
In reaction to the Electoral Commission of Namibia's (ECN) decision to deregister the Christian Democratic Voice (CDV) and the Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF), CDV leader Gotthardt Kandume labelled the move as unjust and premature.
