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Swapo headed for sweeping victory... Geingob edges to making history
WINDHOEK – Egoistic Namibian opposition parties are set to pay another heavy price for their fragmentation going into last Friday's election, with preliminary results showing the ruling party Swapo is set to tighten its grip on power.
Last night at 21h30 the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) confirmed that the national results would only be announced today.
By yesterday evening, Swapo and its presidential candidate Dr Hage Geingob were well in the lead with more than 75 percent of the vote, while the DTA looked to become the official opposition with 6.3 percent of the vote.
The current official opposition, RDP, was trailing in third position with 3.8 percent at the time of going to print, with the Kavango East Region the only one with pending results.
Geingob, on the other hand was well on his way to making history by having canvassed about 87 percent of the total presidential vote – a feat never attained by any presidential candidate in Namibia before.
The 'Hage effect' seemed to have also gripped the country from north to south and east to west, as both Geingob and Swapo made strides in areas dubbed the opposition stronghold.
Read more...For election results, please visit the web-site of the Electoral Commission of Namibia for detailed graphs, votes map, and other details of Friday's elections (28/11/2014): http://elections.na/mapserver2014/ers/ElectionHome.aspx
AU declares elections free and fair
WINDHOEK- The African Union (AU) election observation mission to Namibia said the elections on Friday expressed the will of Namibian voters.
"The elections were conducted in compliance with national laws of the country and in line with its international obligations. They were conducted in a manner that allowed Namibians to express their will freely and in a credible and transparent manner," said Fatuma Ndangiza, the head of the 45-person AU election observation mission delegated to observe the elections.
Ndangiza also applauded Namibia for taking "an innovative and bold step" in adopting the use of the electronic voting machines (EVMs).
Namibia has made history by becoming the first African country to use EVMs.
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Ndeitunga gets top Interpol post
Namibian Sun Mon, 2014-11-1
The Inspector-General of the Namibian Police, Sebastian Ndeitunga, has been elected as vice-president for Africa of the International Chiefs of Police Organisation (ICPO –Interpol) at the 83rd Interpol General Assembly in Monaco.
Ndeitunga scored an overwhelming vote of 99.2% from those present. He will serve for the next three years.
A press statement issued by Namibian Police spokesperson Edwin Kanguatjivi said Ndeitunga's election was supported by member countries due to his national and international policing experience.
Kanguatjivi said Ndeitunga was requested by various African police chiefs to make himself available for the vacant position for Africa at the Interpol Executive Committee.
Read more... The Embassy announces, with deep sadness, that on Sunday, 16 November 2014, Defence Attaché, Brigadier General Karel Christopher Ndjoba, unexpectedly passed away while recovering at a hospital in Germany.
The Embassy extends its heartfelt condolences to his wife, Mrs. Ebba Ndjoba, the children, and the entire bereaved family, the Ministry of Defence, and colleagues. A book of condolence will be opened at the Embassy of the Republic of Namibia, Reichsstr. 17, 14052 Berlin on: Wednesday, 19-11-2014, and Thursday, 20-11-2014 from 10h00 to 13h00 and from 14h00 to 16h00 |