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President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and the Quest for Social Justice

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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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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 policies, a living wage, local manufacturing, and BIG – while cautioning that austerity frameworks will constrain action.