Southern Africa:   Elections Declared Fair and Credible

New Era, 1 December 2014

Members of the Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) did not take kindly to members of the SADC observer mission to Namibia after the observers described Friday's elections as… Read more »

Namibia:   Electronic Glitches Slowed Voting

New Era, 1 December 2014

Hundreds of thousands of Namibian voters joined long queues when voting started on Friday from seven o'clock in the morning but were slowed by technical problems ineptly handled by… Read more »

Namibia:   U.S. Congratulates Namibia On Presidential Elections

State Department, 30 November 2014

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Namibia:   Swapo Landslide Expected As Results Delayed

Namibian, 1 December 2014

The ruling Swapo Party and its presidential candidate, Prime Minister Hage Geingob, last night appeared on course to scoring an overwhelming victory in Namibia's national… Read more »

Namibia:   Political Parties, Security Forces Must Uphold Journalists' Safety During Election Period

IFEX, 27 November 2014

Media Institute of Southern Africa Read more »

Namibia:   Namibia Goes to the Polls to Vote in General Elections

DW, 28 November 2014

Polls have opened in Namibia. Prime Minister Hage Geingob is expected to win the run for president, claiming yet another victory for the country's longest-ruling party, SWAPO. Read more »

Namibia:   Swapo Heads for Victory

DW, 27 November 2014

Namibia's ruling party SWAPO has been in power for 24 years and is widely tipped to win Friday's legislative and presidential elections. However support for the party at grassroots… Read more »

Namibia:   Top ECN Officials Urged to Resign

Namibian, 29 November 2014

Swapo's Oshikoto regional coordinator Armas Amukwiyu said the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) should volunteer to resign after overseeing an election process that turned away… Read more »

Namibia:   Namibia Becomes First in Africa With e-Voting

CIO, 27 November 2014

Namibia has becomes the first African country to adopt the e-voting technology with the Southern African country set to use electronic ballots as it goes to polls on Friday. Read more »

Namibia:   Swapo, Geingob in Pole Position

New Era, 27 November 2014

The ruling party and its presidential candidate Dr Hage Geingob are in pole position for tomorrow's elections after scoring landslide victories in the special elections for… Read more »

Namibia:   RDP Defeat Is a Hard Lesson

New Era, 27 November 2014

THE attempt to subvert the wishes of the voters through the ballot box by which they vote for their political party of choice defies logic. Read more »

Namibia:   Understanding Biometrics - Benefits of Electronic Voting

New Era, 27 November 2014

There are an increasing number of countries around the world that have implemented or piloted electronic voting (e-voting) and electronic counting (e-counting) systems. Although… Read more »

Namibia:   Kavango West Expects 48 285 Voters

New Era, 27 November 2014

As polling day drew closer the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) officials in Kavango West expected that 48 285 voters would be casting their votes while 966 polling officials… Read more »

Namibia:   In Swapo You Get the Full Package

New Era, 27 November 2014

The Swapo Party Deputy Secretary General, Laura Mcleod-Katjirua, yesterday spoke to New Era journalist Alvine Kapitako on the party's achievements and the challenges it has faced… Read more »

Namibia:   ECN Diffuses Pay Dispute of Polling Officers

New Era, 27 November 2014

The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) in Ohangwena Region has settled the issue of polling officials who threatened Tuesday not to sign their short-term employment contracts if… Read more »

Namibia:   Judge Dismisses Election Challenge - Opposition Appeal to Supreme Court

New Era, 27 November 2014

Judge Kobus Miller yesterday dismissed the urgent application that August Maletzky brought in the High Court to have the presidential and National Assembly elections postponed to… Read more »

Namibia:   The A to Z of Elections 2014

Namibian, 26 November 2014

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Namibia:   Rambler - They Don't Deserve My Vote

Namibian, 27 November 2014

So apparently there's a clause in Sacky Shanghala's electoral law that makes it illegal to pontificate against voting. So, of course, I'm going to go right ahead and pontificate… Read more »

Namibia:   ECN Vehicle in Accident

Namibian, 27 November 2014

AN Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) vehicle carrying election material and equipment was involved in an accident Wednesday night between Fransfontein and Kamanjab. Read more »

Namibia:   Tomorrow Is a Public Holiday - It's Official

New Era, 27 November 2014

Retail workers will be allowed to vote following allegations that some employers will not close shop on Friday which was decreed a public holiday. Read more »