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Arrest the Unemployment Crisis – Not the Youth!

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Arrest the Unemployment Crisis – Not the Youth!

Herbert Jauch condemns the Namibian police's use of the colonial-era Public Gatherings Act of 1989 to suppress youth unemployment protests on Independence Day 2023. Analyses the unemployment crisis (40–50% rate), argues Vision 2030 targets are unachievabl

ESJT Admin Apr 3, 2023 4 min read
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Herbert Jauch condemns the Namibian police's use of the colonial-era Public Gatherings Act of 1989 to suppress youth unemployment protests on Independence Day 2023. Analyses the unemployment crisis (40–50% rate), argues Vision 2030 targets are unachievable under current policies, and calls for structural economic transformation.