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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Election Transparency

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Namibian Elections 2024

Electoral Commission Outlines Process for Special Voting Results Verification

    The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has clarified the process for managing and verifying results from the Special Voting held on November 13, 2024. Sensitive election materials from Namibian Diplomatic Missions and local polling stations will be securely stored until November 27, when they will be collated with election day results. Returning Officers will verify and validate preliminary results to ensure transparency, with corrections made before the final […]

todayNovember 18, 2024 6

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Media Professionals Union Calls on Electoral Commission to Cease Harassing Journalists at Polling Stations

The Media Professionals Union has demanded that the Electoral Commission of Namibia stop obstructing journalists covering the elections at Van Rhyn polling station. NAMPU states that journalists are being denied movement, kept on-site for extended hours, and unable to report freely due to battery and hunger issues. Acting Secretary-General Jemima Beukes condemned this interference, calling it a violation of media freedom and a threat to transparent election coverage. NAMPU urges […]

todayNovember 14, 2024 13

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NAMPU Demands That ECN Stop Harassing Journalists at The Polls

The Namibia Professionals’ Union (NAMPU) demands that the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) immediately cease its harassment and obstruction of journalists covering the elections at the Van Rhyn polling station. Journalists must be allowed to perform their work freely and without interference. Currently, journalists are hungry, their phones are flat, and they have been denied the freedom to move in and out of polling stations. This obstruction is unacceptable, as […]

todayNovember 14, 2024 6

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Late release of political party manifestos risks voter confusion

Following the release of a media monitoring report on election coverage by the Office of the Media Ombudsman on Wednesday, 28 August 2024, Dr. Wanja Njuguna, a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Journalism and Media Technology at the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), raised concerns about the timing of political party manifestos. She pointed out that releasing these documents late in the election cycle could negatively impact […]

todayAugust 29, 2024 94

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Namibia

Workshop validates media monitoring tools for local elections

As Namibia prepares for the Presidential and National Assembly elections scheduled for 27 November 2024, the Media Ombudsman and other stakeholders hosted a media and elections monitoring tool validation workshop in Windhoek on Tuesday. During elections, media monitoring provides benchmarks to judge the fairness of the election process and evaluates compliance with international standards and local regulations on election coverage. Local journalist Jemima Beukes attended the workshop.

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