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Scuffles delay polls in Walvis
The elections started with serious delays and rowdy crowds at Walvis Bay this morning. At the City Hall and SOS Club polling stations, no voting took place after the control units of the EVMs declared...
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Burger loses to Botha’s Exeter
Two of Namibia’s rugby exports saw their respective teams tackling each other over the weekend. Jacques Burger, who is a veteran of the English Aviva Premiership, and his Saracens team faced Exeter...
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Lack of voter education strikes in Walvis Bay
Voting at most polling stations in Walvis Bay proceeded at a slow pace this past Friday, due to technical and administrative issues. Problems related to scanners used to verify voting cards also caused...
View ArticleMalema’s Namibian franchise fails
Julius Malema copycats the Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) has failed to make an impression on Namibia’s general elections. Styled along the lines of Malema’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)...
View ArticleHamutenya in dismal showing, as Venaani rises
Hidipo Hamutenya and his Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) have performed dismally in the country’s general elections, with the DTA and McHenry Venaani in pole to finish a distant second to Swapo...
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Opposition slaughtered
Opposition politics in Namibia has suffered a crippling blow, as Swapo confirmed its dominance during the country’s general elections as preliminary results continued to pour in last night. The ruling...
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Voters fume after being turned away
Angry voters had to return home without casting their ballots after they were locked out of polling stations in Katutura. As polling stations just closed at 21:00 on Friday, frustrated voters were...
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NEFF shouts down SA minister
The Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) caused a stir yesterday, when they accused South African International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane of lying about Namibia’s...
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EVM malfunctions haunt voting
Despite assurances by the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) that all the electronic voting machines (EVMs) had been tested and were working, many polling stations in Katutura had malfunctioning...
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Grootfontein hails hometown boy Hage
Grootfontein residents, where president-elect Hage Geingob was born, and residents from Tsumeb, where he taught at a local school, say they are expecting great things from him. Geingob was born in the...
View ArticleTelecom to pay millions to former employees
The Supreme Court has confirmed a Labour Court arbitration award of N$647 760 each to 34 Telecom employees. The court yesterday dismissed the company’s appeal against the arbitration award. The...
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RDP licks wounds after northern hammering
The leadership of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) in the North was caught by surprise by the poor performance of their party in the just-ended Presidential and National Assembly...
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Swapo co-ordinator bashes ECN
Swapo Party co-ordinator for Omusati Region, Erginus Endjala, has slammed the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) for serious shortcomings in the voting process. Speaking to Namibian Sun, Endjala...
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Torch passes to Hage
After days of counting, Hage Geingob has officially emerged as the country’s president-elect, marking a remarkable comeback from the political wilderness he was consigned to in 2002. Geingob, who...
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Fighting talk from Rebels coach
Rebels, who are in their first season as an MTC Namibia Premier League (NPL) team, are determined to keep their status in the elite league. This is the verdict of the team’s coach/owner, Martin Bock,...
View ArticleCosafa to train referees at Youth Games
Among the many opportunities granted by the African Union Sports Commission (AUSC) Region 5 Youth Games in Bulawayo this week, the Southern African referees will be given the opportunity to test...
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Zone Six team departs for Zimbabwe
Team Namibia left for Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, on Sunday for the 2014 Supreme Council for Sports in Africa (SCSA) Zone Six Under-20 Youth Games scheduled for December 4 to 14. Namibia will compete in...
View ArticleFitch affirms Namibia’s ‘stable’ rating
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Namibia’s long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) at ‘BBB-’ and ‘BBB’, respectively. The outlooks are stable. The issue ratings on Namibia’s senior...
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Walvis Bay voters call for improved election process
With the results of last week’s general election finally released after several delays, voters at Walvis Bay have shared their experiences and made some suggestions as to how the voting process could...
View ArticleNamvet leader praises Geingob and Venaani
A leader of a body that represents former soldiers of the South West African Territory Force (SWATF) and Koevoet, Linus Tobias, has described president-elect Hage Geingob as a unifier. Commenting on...
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