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Thus, here I would like to thank Naita Hishoono, who with her soft-spoken manner and Namibia wealth of experience, not just in the field of research, but of the Namibian political context, made light work of the logistical and organisational challenges encountered during the conducting of the various survey phases, specifically during the organisation and facilitation of the focus group discussion. [...] 1.4 Objectives of the Study Step 3• Analyse documents and other sources of information, about reporting and disclosure on political finance by parties and candidates, evaluate the performance of the social and state control agencies and the effective The major objective of the NURU project is to contribute to the strengthening of the legitimacy and credibility of application of sanctions. [...] The purpose of the NURU project is twofold: it assesses the legal framework and the practices relevant to transpar- • Access information about political finance in the country by a group of citizens and students to test the ency of political finance in the country concerned. [...] The next three dimensions, (4) comprehensiveness of reporting; (5) depth of reporting and (6) reliability of a) Review of the submitted data reporting centers around the nature of data furnished in the financial reports and helps to determine the quality of the data submitted to the electoral bodies. [...] The issue of political finance in Namibia is not a new one, but given the paucity of available While giving the appearance of courtesy and co-operation, it has to be said that the six political parties, with the information and the fact that candidates to the NA are elected through the proportional representation system, the qualified exception of one, the UDF, were generally unhelpful and informa.