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Namibia Turns 21 as Development Indicators Point Downward

On Monday Namibia turns 21 years old.  A lot has changed since this Southern African country gained its independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990. Yet, the country faces  a high rate of unemployment rate, corruption is on the rise, and the gap between the rich and the poor remains unchallenged. Why?  Although the Namibian government throughout the past years has initiated and introduced several policies and programs, the government suffers from implementation deficit.

 

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Ndumba J. Kamwanyah

Ndumba Jonnah Kamwanyah, a native of Namibia in Southern Africa, is an independent consultant providing trusted advice and capacity building through training, research, and social impact analysis to customers around the world. Mos recently Ndumba returned from a consulting assignment in Liberia in support of the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).
In his recent previous life Ndumba taught (as an Adjunct Professor) traditional justice and indigenous African political institutions in sub-Saharan Africa at the Rhode Island College-Anthropology Department.

He is very passionate about democracy development and peace-building, and considers himself as a street researcher interested in the politics of everyday life.
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