The president of the Student Union of Namibia Benhard Kavau has condemned the Namibian Qualification Authority’s (NQA) decision to charge fees for evaluation of qualifications obtained from foreign institutions of higher learning. Kavau yesterday said the decision was a money-making…

President-elect Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah claims there are people who wish her ill and that threats have allegedly been made on her life. Nandi-Ndaitwah made these allegations at a Swapo victory party in Windhoek on Saturday. Although she said attempts had been…

President Nangolo Mbumba has congratulated Ghanaian president-elect John Mahama. This follows the former president’s victory in the country’s election on Saturday, as announced by the Electoral Commission of Ghana on Sunday. Mahama served as Ghana’s president from 2012 to 2017,…

Okongo, a village in northern Namibia, is deemed to be ‘behind’. This was until Tuesday, when it was revealed that Namibia’s first woman president-elect, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, was produced by this village. “Okongo was always perceived as a less significant place.…

President-elect Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has denied allegations of Zimbabwe influencing Namibia’s elections. This week, five Namibian political parties accused Zimbabwe’s ruling party, Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (Zanu-PF), of having influencing Namibia’s disputed presidential and National Assembly elections last…

President-elect Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has challenged journalists to investigate claims that Zimbabwe’s ruling party, Zimbabwe African National Union–Patriotic Front (Zanu-PF) had any influence in Namibia’s recent elections. She said this at a press conference in Windhoek on Thursday, two days after…

At 15h00 on Wednesday, 27 November, the unthinkable happened at Okasheshete polling station in the Oshana region’s Okatyali constituency. The station ran out of ballot papers. At the time, presiding officer Saara Ruben says a sea of voters had shown…

Election officials from two polling stations at Oshakati claim agents from some political parties have harassed them and accused them of allowing foreigners to vote. This occurred after two buses transported voters, allegedly from the Kavango East region, to vote…

The presiding officer for the Okasheshete polling station at Okatyali in the Oshana region, Saara Ruben, says only four voters participated in the extended election exercise since the polling station opened on Friday. Ruben said this on Saturday, adding she…

Presiding officers at various polling stations in the Oshana region estimate that more than 1 000 people cast their votes by 21h00 on Friday. This estimation was recorded at the Okandjengedi, Ehenye, Evululuko, Onawa Kindergarten, and Ruben Danger Ashipala polling…

About 40 people at Okadjengedi Community Centre were unable to cast their votes on Friday morning as ballot papers were not delivered by 08h48. Presiding officer Loide Eelu said the polling station opened at 07h00. “When we opened at 07h00.…

Thousands brace scorching heat in the name of democracy Some political parties have expressed anger after the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) experienced sporadic cases of ballot paper shortages across the country during the voting period yesterday. A number of…