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Windhoek Observer
Mahmood Mamdani described colonialism as having created not one nation, but two inside a single territory
“Ugandan scholar Mahmood Mamdani described colonialism as having created not one nation, but two inside a single territory.”
From Freedom Fighters to Buffer ClassWindhoek Observer
Scholar Mahmood Mamdani called the bifurcated state system the structure created under Jan Smuts
“Scholar Mahmood Mamdani called it the "bifurcated state", created under Jan Smuts — a system of divide and rule meant to prevent unity of purpose and to enable colonial exploitation and the exclusion of others from decision-making that directly affects their lives.”
Decolonising the Namibia Constitution: Call for the amendment of Articles 32 and 35Windhoek Observer
Mahmood Mamdani warned in When Victims Become Killers that if institutions are not transformed, new leaders can reproduce colonial exclusions and exploitation
“Mahmood Mamdani warned in When Victims Become Killers that if institutions are not transformed, new leaders can occupy old colonial structures and reproduce the same exclusions, exploitation, and divide-and-rule tactics.”
White suit, black suit: Colonialism in a chameleon skinWindhoek Observer
Mahmood Mamdani dissected the Rwandan genocide
“Mahmood Mamdani, the scholar who dissected the Rwandan genocide, gave us the warning long ago.”
When victims become killers and liberators become perpetratorsWindhoek Observer
Mahmood Mamdani gave the warning long ago
“Mahmood Mamdani, the scholar who dissected the Rwandan genocide, gave us the warning long ago.”
When victims become killers and liberators become perpetratorsWindhoek Observer
Mahmood Mamdani authored When Victims Become Killers
“Mahmood Mamdani, in When Victims Become Killers, together with Alice Amsden in Escape from Empire, adds a starker warning: if post-independence leadership fails to dismantle colonial structures that exploited native Africans, it remains trapped in self-hate and internal fighting.”
Boksburg 2026: The return of the blocs and a lesson for Africa and NamibiaThe Namibian
Mahmood Mamdani tried to spearhead a process of academic transformation at the University of Cape Town in the late 1990s
“His father is well-known Ugandan academic Mahmood Mamdani, who in the late 1990s tried to spearhead a process of academic transformation at the University of Cape Town, which culminated in his suspension and eventual resignation.”
Former SA schoolboy Zohran Mamdani becomes New York City’s first millennial mayor in ‘historic’ electionsThe Namibian
Ugandan academic and author Mahmood Mamdani pointed to the myth of South Africa's exceptionalism two decades ago
“Two decades ago Ugandan academic and author Mahmood Mamdani pointed to the myth of South Africa's exceptionalism and that it shares the legacies of colonialism and the bifurcated nature of the state that colonialism had bequeathed other African states too.”
ANC Power Struggle Shows South Africa Is Not Exceptional (After All)An opinion piece argues that Namibia's persistent economic and social problems—unresolved land questions, debt, unemployment, and poverty—stem not from democracy itself but from those entrusted to implement it. The author contends that a growing narrative blaming democracy and the Constitution is a misdiagnosis of the deeper structural problem.
27 August 2026 · Windhoek Observer →
An opinion piece argues that Namibia's persistent economic and social problems—unresolved land questions, debt, unemployment, and poverty—stem not from democracy itself but from those entrusted to implement it. The author contends that a growing narrative blaming democracy and the Constitution is a misdiagnosis of the deeper structural problem.
27 August 2026 · Windhoek Observer →
An opinion piece argues that Namibia's constitutional framework treats opposition parties as inferior and enables majority rule to suppress truth and facts in parliamentary and cabinet decisions, calling for amendment of Articles 32 and 35 to establish a consensus-based system of governance.
25 August 2026 · Windhoek Observer →
Namibian columnist Lazarus Kwedhi argues that despite political independence in 1990, structural inequalities persist: unemployment exceeds 30 percent overall and 60 percent among youth, while inflation and interest rates squeeze households and many families rely on single grants to support multiple generations.
2 July 2026 · Windhoek Observer →
An opinion piece argues that South Africa and Namibia, having gained power through liberation struggles, risk abandoning ubuntu—the African principle of collective humanity—and turning their pain toward vulnerable neighbours and foreigners unable to resist, as warned by scholar Mahmood Mamdani's analysis of the Rwandan genocide.
30 June 2026 · Windhoek Observer →
An analysis of South Africa's "Conference of the Left" in Ekurhuleni argues that the meeting signals a return of competing Cold War-style blocs—communist and capitalist—reshaped around state-led development and anti-imperialism versus inclusive capitalism. The writer warns Namibian and African leaders not to be drawn into antagonism that serves these blocs rather than their own material interests.
18 June 2026 · Windhoek Observer →