This is the 166-page judgement in the case in which nine opposition parties sought to have the results of the 2009 National Assembly election set aside.

The National Assembly election in late 2009 has survived the legal challenge through which nine opposition parties tried to force a fresh election or a recount of votes.
The opposition parties’ complaints about alleged irregularities that they claimed had marred the election were dismissed in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday.

Updated 21h00, Nov 29. Official results from Namibia’s Regional and Local elections are now available on www.ecn.na.

The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) has said it is giving fair coverage of all political parties participating in the Regional and Local Authorities elections slated for November 26 and 27. The national broadcaster says Swapo gains the lion’s share of the television news coverage because opposition parties either organise few events or fail to inform the NBC of the times and dates.

Here is the judgement in the opposition appeal case as delivered by Chief Justice Peter Shivute on Monday September 6 2010.

The Supreme Court on Monday September 6 handed down its judgement in the appeal case brought by nine opposition parties against a High Court judgement that had dismissed their objections to the 2009 election results on technical grounds.

The Electoral Commission of Namibia has announced that the Regional Council and Local Authority elections will take place on November 26 and 27.