“The SADC Electoral Observer Mission (SEOM) concludes that the 2014 presidential and parliamentary elections in Namibia on Friday were peaceful, transparent, free and fair and credible, reflecting the will of the Namibian people,” South Africa’s Minister of International Relations Maite Nkoana-Mashabane declared on Sunday.

The 98 election observers deployed in 24 teams all over Namibia however observed on election day that some polling stations opened late, which delayed voting, and also noted the failure of some electronic voting machines (EVMs).

“The SEOM noted delays in opening of some polling stations due to election officials’ lack of clarity on the use of the EVMS, like operator’s error as well as the EVMs’ failure to operate and consistent breakdown of the voter verification devices in some cases,” said Nkoana-Mashabane, who is head of the SADC regional electoral observer mission.

Available: http://mg.co.za/article/2014-11-30-sa-observers-heckled-while-declaring-namibian-poll-free-and-fair