Namibia prepares for Africa's first e-vote Namibia will vote in Africa's first electronic ballot Friday at a general election that SWAPO, the ruling party since independence in 1990, is sure to win. Opposition parties have challenged the use of electronic voting machines on the grounds that SWAPO cannot be trusted, but the High Court recently dismissed the case. IMAGES of campaign posters and SOUNDBITES of the leader of the main opposition party, the RDP (Rallye for Democracy and Progress)