The Namibian Parliamentary and Presidential Elections are scheduled for Nov. 27 & 28th. The ruling Party, SWAPO (Southwest Africa People’s Organization) which worked and fought to gain Namibian independence back in the 80’s & 90’s is predicted to win without too much of a show from the opposition. Although there’s been a few incidents of some wild talk, most of which has been directed at the former colonizers, Britain and Germany, there hasn’t been any violence per se accompanying these speeches. In fact, we’ve heard so little in regard to campaign speech as compared to American elections, where the presidential candidates begin advertising two years in advance, that we’ve hardly noticed there’s an election on. This week however, Reid and I have begun to get a little antsy in regard to what might accompany the voting when we read the pictured advertisement hawking riot insurance! This is Africa after all and no one ever really can predict what’s going to happen come election time. All one has to do is look at Kenya or Zimbabwe for examples of things gone wrong. I guess that’s the fear this particular insurance company is trying to capitalize on. We'll keep everyone posted on the progress of the elections.
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