Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) Director Graham Hopwood

04 Dec

Pendukeni warns Swapo

ObserverObserver MoneyFormer Swapo Secretary General and cabinet minister, Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) Director Graham Hopwood, Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana

Andrew Kathindi Former Swapo Secretary General and cabinet minister, Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana has warned that if the ruling party fails to introspect and iron out internal differences, the party could be in for a rude awakening in the 2024 Presidential and National Assembly elections. This comes as the ruling party lost numerous local authorities and constituencies in the recently held elections, including key economic towns such as Windhoek, Keetmanshoop, Swakopmund and Walvis Bay. “If this leadership is not carrying out an agenda to destroy Swapo, and what happened was just a mistake, then they will call for indaba, because Swapo has…

28 Nov

Voter apathy strikes elections again

ObserverObserver MoneyElectoral Commission of Namibia (ECN), Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) Director Graham Hopwood, Voter apathy

Andrew Kathindi Voter apathy continues to mire the local authority and regional elections after it has emerged that less than half of registered voters showed up for the past elections. This comes after the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) earlier this month announced that over 1.4 million Namibians had registered to vote. In Windhoek, the local authority with the highest number of registered voters was especially hard hit. Out of 150,172 eligible voters, only 60,339 cast their votes. And from this number, 561 votes were rejected. In Rundu, the local authority with the second highest number of registered voters, 25,962…