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President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and the Quest for Social Justice
Herbert Jauch assesses incoming President NNN's prospects for tackling Namibia's structural crises of unemployment, starvation wages, and inequality. Argues meaningful change requires moving beyond SWAPO's continuity platform to embrace redistributive pol
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The Politics of Poverty in Namibia
Kamwanyah and Musutua argue that the Harambee cash grant introduced in //Karas region is being misrepresented as a Basic Income Grant. Contend it reaches less than 2% of the population and suggest its rollout is politically motivated to recover SWAPO elec
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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
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Resistance to Marine Phosphate Mining in Namibia
Gaweseb and Jauch recount how they mounted a legal challenge against NMP's environmental clearance certificate. Details obstacles including a N$1,000 filing fee, risk of corporate lawsuits, and procedural pitfalls, framing it as a case study in citizen ac
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Resistance to Marine Phosphate Mining in Namibia (Narrative Account)
First-person narrative by ESJT trustees of the appeal process against NMP's environmental clearance. Describes financial and legal obstacles, community organising, and the eventual success in having the clearance set aside, presented as a model for activi
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Shoprite and Its War on Workers
Herbert Jauch argues Shoprite's use of illegal strike-breakers during the January 2021 strike reveals a deliberate strategy to starve workers into submission. Contrasts Shoprite's N$7.15 billion operating profit with workers earning under N$2,500/month, c
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The Namibian Journal of Social Justice – Introduction
Editorial introduction to the NJSJ, established in 2021 as an open-source platform for left-progressive academic and activist writing. Argues that neoliberal intellectuals dominate Namibia's intellectual space and that the journal provides a counter-space
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Why Should Everyone Get a Basic Income Grant?
Musutua and Jauch explain the history and rationale of the BIG coalition's campaign, from the 2002 NamTax proposal through the Otjivero pilot to the 2020 relaunch. Counters myths about BIG causing laziness with pilot evidence, and calls for N$500/month fo
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Covid-19, Inequality and the 'Great Reset'
Herbert Jauch uses the COVID-19 pandemic as a lens to analyse structural failures in healthcare, housing, and racial inequality globally and in Namibia. Critiques the World Economic Forum's 'Great Reset' as inadequate and calls for post-covid recovery bui