INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Panduleni Itula rejected the December 2024 election results
for Change holds 30% of the counted votes so far
Technical failures and ballot shortages forced voting to stretch over four days instead of one.Voters waited in long lines while some
stations ran out of papers
Namibia struggles with 35% unemployment, hitting young people hardest
The Electoral Commission must now prove the process was fair.This election marks a turning point
SWAPO faces its first real threat of losing power
Young voters demand solutions to unemployment and corruption
its deepest political crisis since independence
At stake is not just who rules Namibia, but whether its democracy can handle a potential power shift.