Presiding officer recounts tense moments at polling station

Edward Tenete

2024-12-03

WINDHOEK, 27 November 2024 - Voters at the Elisenheim A and B polling stations endured long delays and scorching heat on election day as polling stations ran out of ballot papers. (Photo by: Renathe Americano) NAMPA

By Edward Tenete
WINDHOEK, 03 DEC (NAMPA) – A shortage of ballot papers and mounting frustrations amongst voters turned election day into a tense and challenging experience for presiding officer Rikambura Katjiuanjo at the Elisenheim Estate B polling station.
“I was very scared,” Katjiuanjo shared in an interview with Nampa, recalling the moment voters attempted to force their way into the polling station on 27 November and leading to one of the...

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