Namibia ECN Launches Campaign to Boost Voter Registration and Participation for 2024 Elections The Electoral Commission of Namibia is intensifying efforts to ensure all eligible voters register and participate in the upcoming November general elections. Aiming for a 77% voter turnout, a 10% increase from 2019, ECN is conducting a comprehensive voter education campaign. Chief Electoral Officer Peter Shaama praised political parties for encouraging voter registration. The campaign, focused on first-time voters, runs until August 1, under the slogan "Step up for your […] todayMay 31, 2024 48
insert_link South Africa Preliminary results show the ANC was leading with 41.94-percent Preliminary results from the Electoral Commission showed the ANC was leading with 41.94-percent after 61.16-percent of the votes were processed. The DA followed with 22.97-percent while the MK Party was on 11.66-percent. The EFF and the IFP are among the top five nationally, with 9.52- and 2.85-percent respectively. todayMay 31, 2024 21
insert_link South Africa The DA leader labels the election handling a dog’s breakfast The DA has strongly criticised the Electoral Commission of South Africa for its handling of the elections. Addressing the media at the results centre in Midrand, DA leader John Steenhuisen condemned the long queues and inefficiencies, citing broken promises to improve since the 2021 local government elections which cost the party Nelson Mandela Bay in the Eastern Cape. Steenhuisen pledged to hold the IEC accountable to prevent a repeat […] todayMay 31, 2024 23
insert_link South Africa ANC set to lose majority after watershed vote By Umberto BACCHI with Zama LUTHULI in Durban South Africa's ruling ANC was on course to lose its 30-year-old unchallenged majority on Thursday after voters queued long into the night to cast their ballots, preliminary results and projections showed. With a fifth of votes tallied, the ANC was leading but with a score of 44 percent -- well down on the 57 percent it […] todayMay 30, 2024 28
insert_link South Africa South Africans Queue for Landmark Election, ANC Faces Potential Loss of Majority South African voters queued -- many of them for hours -- to cast their ballots yesterday in a landmark general election that has left the ruling ANC fighting to protect its three-decade-long exclusive grip on power. More than 27 million voters are registered for the most uncertain poll since the African National Congress (ANC) led the nation out of apartheid rule, but with voting delayed in many districts, […] todayMay 30, 2024 58
insert_link South Africa Mashatile proud of SA’s peaceful democratic election Deputy president Paul Mashatile says South Africans should be proud of participating in the democratic election process. After vot-ing in Sandton, Johannesburg, Mashatile called on voters to come out and vote for their preferred party in this historic event. He wel-comed the largely peaceful process and said everyone has a demo-cratic right to cast their ballot. He also welcomed the enhancement of security: todayMay 30, 2024 22
insert_link Namibia ECN Prepares for General Elections: Training of Registration Officials Underway The Electoral Commission of Namibia is actively preparing for the upcoming general elections slated for November 27, in the Kavango East Region. Training sessions for 180 registration officials are underway, with 132 to be deployed across the region. Additionally, six constituency supervisors and six regional logistics officers have been appointed. Voter and civic education efforts began in April and will continue until June 30, 2024. Stakeholders are urged to assist in […] todayMay 23, 2024 23
insert_link 2 Namibia Afrobarometer addresses the role of social media in political campaigns Despite over 55% of Namibians relying on social media for news and information, most political parties in the country lack a significant presence on these platforms. According to Round 9 of the Afrobarometer survey, this is concerning given the upcoming elections, as social media can be a valuable tool for parties to reach and communicate with their supporters. Local Political Analyst Dr. Ndumba Kamwanyah weighs in on the matter. According […] todayMay 21, 2024 60 2
insert_link World Modi’s anti-Muslim rhetoric taps into Hindu replacement fears that trace back to colonial India Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is popular but divisive. Ritesh Shukla/Getty Images By Archana Venkatesh, Clemson University The world’s largest election is currently under way in India, with more than 960 million people registered to vote over a period of six weeks. Spearheading the campaign for his Bharatiya Janata Party, incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi is spending that time crisscrossing the country, delivering a message he hopes will […] todayMay 20, 2024 26