insert_link Namibia Electoral Commission of Namibia confirms 2024 election candidates The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) held a public meeting on Wednesday to formally receive nominations for candidates and political parties contesting the 2024 Presidential and National Assembly elections. The final list of candidates will be made public on Thursday, 17 October 2024, according to ECN Commissioner Dr. Emmerencia Leonard. In a developing situation, the ECN has granted independent candidates an additional 24 hours to submit the required number […] todayOctober 16, 2024 16
insert_link Africa ECN rejects three presidential candidates’ nomination Ally Angula By: Josia Shigwedha The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has rejected Ally Angula, Else Chen, and Jeremia Kaambo's applications to contest as presidential candidates in the November election. The Commission's chairperson, Elsie Nghikembua, said the three independent candidates failed to meet some provisions. Nghikembua added that the ECN had extended the public sitting to allow rejected candidates to rectify their nominations. "The extension has been granted to afford […] todayOctober 16, 2024 9
insert_link Africa Breaking: African Leadership Magazine Unveils Nominees for the African Persons of the Year (POTY) 2023 Following the call for nominations which ended recently and attracted submissions from Africans across the continent and in Diaspora, the African Leadership Magazine (ALM) is pleased to unveil a shortlist of nominees for the 12th African Leadership Magazine Persons of the Year 2023. Subsequently, public voting is now open and the general public is therefore invited to visit the ALM website (www.africanleadershipmagazine.co.uk) to vote for their choice nominees on the […] todayNovember 28, 2023 21