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Namibia:
Slow Start to Elections
Namibian, 28 November 2014
Voting started slowly across Namibia this morning as Namibians elect a new president and the National Assembly. Many polling stations opened late, some for as much as an hour and… Read more »
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Namibia:
Political Parties, Security Forces Must Uphold Journalists' Safety During Election Period
IFEX, 27 November 2014
Media Institute of Southern Africa Read more »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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Namibia:
The A to Z of Elections 2014
Namibian, 26 November 2014
All People's Party Read more »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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Namibia:
RDP Accused of Trying to Torpedo Elections
New Era, 27 November 2014
Swapo Party Secretary for Information and Mobilisation Helmut Angula says RDP and its "associates" should stop using the court to score cheap political points. Read more »