Peter Shaama – Windhoek Observer

20 Oct

Uproar over N$6.2 mil ballot paper printing tender

ObserverMainECN, Peter Shaama

Martin Endjala Several political parties have raised concerns regarding the N$6.2 million tender award to Ren-Form CC, a South African-based company to design and print ballot papers for the National Assembly and Presidential elections. The company is expected to print 1.6 million ballot papers inclusive of the 10% contingency. This would amount to N$3.90 per ballot paper. The tender was awarded on 17 October. However, on 7 October, two days before the deadline, the commission cancelled the tender. It is not clear which procurement method was applied to select Ren-Formas as a successful bidder. The Landless People's Movement (LPM), through…

ECN cancels ballot paper printing tender after backlash from political parties

ObserverNational NewsOpen International Bidding (OIB), Peter Shaama

Erasmus Shalihaxwe The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has cancelled the Open International Bidding (OIB) process for designing, printing, supplying and delivering ballot papers for next month’s Presidential and National Assembly elections. Peter Shaama, the Chief Electoral and Referendum Officer of the ECN, announced on Monday that the commission met with authorised political representatives and came to the decision to cancel the tender. This came after various political parties slammed ECN for initiating the process at the last minute. The ECN wanted to print the ballot papers through an emergency procurement process due to limited time and to avoid going…

More than 1.4 million registered to vote

ObserverNational NewsMore than 1.4 million registered to vote, Peter Shaama

Niël Terblanché The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has announced that it has registered a total of 1 467 604 eligible voters within the borders of Namibia and at diplomatic missions abroad. According to Peter Shaama, the ECN’s Chief Electoral and Referenda Officer, this number was reached at the successful conclusion of the fourth General Registration of Voters (GRV) on 1 August. Shaama reported that during the final four days of the registration period, from 29 July to 1 August, 152 472 eligible voters were registered. “This figure represents an average of 38 002 registered voters per day during that…