Free, fair, and credible elections are realised through the collaborative efforts of various electoral stakeholders.

It is against this background that the Centre for Human Rights of the University of Pretoria is hosting a two-day workshop in Windhoek on stakeholder intervention to support election management bodies and observers.

Participants come from various countries in Southern Africa and will discuss the broader AU framework on freedom of expression and access to information and other relevant instruments. 

As campaigns take shape ahead of the national elections, Swapo Party Central Committee member James Uerikua says the country is firm and solid under the leadership of the Swapo Party.

Uerikua expressed this at a mini-rally held at Okamatapati settlement.

Uerikua says that for the past 34 years, the Swapo Party has continued to lead the nation, despite developmental challenges. 

The Namibia Institute for Democracy (NID) held a meeting with the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) to discuss the importance of voter registration and voter education.

The meeting was also meant to cement the two bodies' relations by strengthening democratic processes through collaboration and ensuring that every citizen's voice is heard.

The NID is already conducting civic education, voter education, and voter registration, and is looking forward to all eligible voters registering for the November national elections.

With the Presidential and National Assembly Elections slated for November 27, there are currently twenty (20) registered political parties with the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN). 

The ECN deregistered the Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) and Christian Democratic Voice (CDV) in June this year.

The NEFF has had two seats in the National Assembly since March 2020, while the CDV has had one seat.

The registered parties are:

The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has responded to claims regarding the deregistration of political parties.

In a midnight media statement, the ECN announced that the Democratic Party of Namibia, DPN, has joined the Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters, NEFF, and the Christian Democratic Voice, CDV, as a deregistered party.

With two weeks already passed in the voter registration period and only seven weeks remaining until the final deadline, concerns are growing about the low turnout on weekends at registration points in Katutura's East and Central constituencies.

NBC reporter Johanna !Uri≠Khos visited the registration points, where she observed fewer than a hundred registrations recorded in each constituency on Saturday morning.

In an effort to encourage residents, ECN officials are urging people to register to vote and emphasizing the importance of participating in the democratic process.

Election registration is moving at a slow but progressive pace at registration points inland in the Kavango East and West regions. 

The nbc News team visited some registration points in both the Kavango East and West regions on the first day of registration on Monday.

Both challenges and positive experiences were reported.

These range from poor attendance by the people to the slow registration process. 

However, the nbc News team learned that people in the village and remote areas are responding positively to the registration.

The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) aims to register more than 1.7 million eligible voters during its upcoming General Registration of Voters exercise, starting next week.

With less than 200 days left before the national elections on November 27, Namibia's electoral management body says it is on track with the activities of the electoral calendar.

The general registration of voters (GRV) is around the corner and will be running for 52 days, from the 3rd of June until the first of August.

The Electoral Commission of Namibia's (ECN) Voters' Registration Officers are not trained in sign language to cater for the hearing-impaired population during the registration process.

ECN's Otjozondjupa Regional Voter Education Officer, Beatrice Sililo-Epuka, says it was only the education officers who received basic sign language training.

Sililo-Epuka was speaking at a stakeholder's engagement meeting at Otjiwarongo that was attended by political party representatives from Swapo, LPM, UDF, ministries, churches, and community members.

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Namibia has cautioned election officials to maintain integrity in the voter registration process and to avoid actions that could raise doubts about the credibility of the upcoming elections.

Dr. Elsie Nghikembua made this plea during the closing of a 14-day training program for election officials in Otjiwarongo, in preparation for the national elections in November.

The 156 officials have been trained in various roles and responsibilities related to managing and overseeing all processes according to the Electoral Act.