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20 AUGUST 2010

Namibia mourned the loss of the late Hezekiel Kandoloma Shigwedha who died in a horrific motor accident under suspicious circumstances on July 31 2010, when he was reportedly burnt on the spot after his GRN/ECN car hit a bridge pillar and caught fire on impact, along the western bypass in Namibia’s Capital, Windhoek. Kandoloma’s death follows two deaths under similar circumstances of ECN election agents.  The second death is that of a nurse at Engela hospital who was an ECN agent during the November 2009 Presidential and National Assembly elections.  The third one is that of a man who committed suicide at Ongha during the same elections.  It is alleged that this man was first arrested at an election centre at Ongha due to rigging.  It seems no inquest was held in both cases and the causes of such deaths are not known to the Namibian public.

The 30th Southern African Development Community (SADC) jubilee summit that will start in Windhoek on August 16th 2010, has once again brought the SADC Protocol against Corruption into sharp focus. The Protocol as profiled by New Era daily Newspaper of August 12, 2010 was adopted by the SADC heads of state or governments for The Republic of Angola, The Republic of Botswana, The Democratic Republic of Congo, The Kingdom of Lesotho, The Republic of Malawi, The Republic of Mauritius, The Republic of Mozambique, The Republic of Namibia, The Republic of Seychelles, The Republic of South Africa, The Republic of Swaziland, The United Republic of Tanzania, The Republic of Zambia and The Republic of Zimbabwe.

12nd August 2010

The Rally for Democracy and Progress – RDP, firmly aspires to continue promoting and strengthen friendships, cooperation and ties of solidarity with other progressive and democratic parties, organizations and movements throughout SADC, Africa and the world towards the consolidation, defense and maintenance of democracy, peace and social security.

12nd August 2010

Good morning ladies and gentlemen of the media. You are most welcome. 

We have invited you here to share with you the information that RDP, other political parties, civil society organizations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) will mount a peaceful protest demonstration countrywide on the 14th August 2010 at 10H00 a.m.  Such action will send a clear message to the Judiciary and the Executive branches of government that Namibians will no longer tolerate anybody and / or a group of people who are bent to disrespect the authority and independence of the judiciary.