Tanzania, March 8 -- Namibia will hold presidential and national assembly elections on November 27, Minister of Urban and Rural Development Erastus Uutoni said Thursday.

Speaking during the launch of the 2024 Electoral Calendar and Democracy Awareness Campaign, Uutoni highlighted concerns over low voter turnout witnessed during past elections, urging for heightened civic and voter education to encourage participation in the democratic process.

"The low turnout of voters during polling is a major concern, with only 60.8 percent of registered voters turning up to cast their votes during the 2019 presidential and national assembly elections," he said.

The Democracy Awareness Campaign, themed "Enhancing Electoral Democracy through Electora...