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Read ESJT reporting on inequality, land, labour, climate, corruption and policy choices shaping Namibia.
Analysis
Selling Our Ocean
Rinaani Musutua writes in first person about the broken promise of fishing rights redistribution. Describes how thousands of poor black Namibians spent money registering companies after Minister Bernard Esau promised preference in 96 new fishing rights al
Analysis
Namibia's Own State Capture?
Jauch and Gaweseb draw parallels between South Africa's Gupta-Zuma scandal and Namibia, warning that a private businessman has cultivated direct links to the President to push approval for marine phosphate mining. Argues this constitutes state capture, wh
Analysis
Namibia's Labour Act Undermines the Right to Strike
Herbert Jauch analyses how the Labour Act's procedural requirements effectively weaken the right to strike by allowing 'free riders' and failing to penalise employers who use replacement workers. Uses the 2018 UNAM strike as a case study and calls for leg
Analysis
Justice for Shoprite Workers: A Call for Solidarity and Action
Detailed background document chronicling Shoprite's anti-union conduct from 2014–2015: refusal to bargain, selective wage increases used to punish union members, mass dismissals in Rundu (110 workers) and Gobabis (66 workers), and multiple Labour Act viol
Analysis
Poverty Eradication and the Basic Income Grant (BIG)
Herbert Jauch makes the case for BIG as the cornerstone of Namibia's poverty eradication strategy. Reviews Otjivero pilot results, rebuts critics who claim BIG promotes laziness, and argues it must be paired with changes in economic ownership and elite ac