Zambezi: A total of 2,211 new voters have been registered in the Zambezi Region since the start of the supplementary registration of voters on 4 August 2025, according to the Electoral Commission of Namibia's (ECN) Regional Electoral Officer, Lesley Simwanza.
According to Namibia Press Agency, Simwanza stated in an interview that as of Wednesday, the Katima Urban Constituency has registered the highest number of new voters at 576, followed by Sibbinda with 370, Linyanti with 361, Kongola with 267, Katima Rural with 199, Kabbe North with 166, Judea Lyabboloma with 141, and Kabbe South with 131. The Supplementary Registration of Voters is set to continue until 19 August, in preparation for the regional and local authority elections in November.
Simwanza outlined that all constituencies operate with between three and four teams, except for Judea Lyabboloma, which has two teams. The majority of those registered are individuals who have changed addresses or constituencies, new applicants turning 18, and those requesting duplicates after their legitimate cards were deformed or damaged.
"We will have the overall exact number of registered voters in the region once we are done with the provisional voters' register, which will be displayed on 12 September 2025 at each constituency office," Simwanza stated. Once the provisional voters' register is released, the public can lodge objections to any names appearing on it before the final voters' register is gazetted on 24 October 2025.
Simwanza also addressed complaints regarding individuals allegedly transporting people to register in constituencies where they do not reside, in an attempt to influence election results. He urged people to allow the ECN to perform its duties and stated that if such incidents occur, they should be reported to the relevant authorities. The provisional voters' register will allow for any objections to be addressed by the Electoral Tribunal for a ruling.
Zambezi, with a population of over 142,000 people according to the 2023 National Housing and Population Census, currently has over 51,000 registered voters.