Marxist Group of Namibia

Marxist Group of Namibia — appears in coverage of left-wing economic critique of Namibian inequality and racial capitalism.

2023-08-062026-08-21

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June 2026
7 JunThe Namibian
Marxist Group of Namibia are authors of this article
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“The authors are members of the Marxist Group of Namibia.”
Abolish Monarchies in Namibia!
May 2026
27 MayThe Namibian
Marxist Group of Namibia authored article arguing Namibia's housing crisis is a class crisis about system protecting business over workers
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“The authors are members of the Marxist Group of Namibia.”
No Housing for  the Majority?
6 MayThe Namibian
Marxist Group of Namibia are members authoring this article
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“The authors are members of the Marxist Group of Namibia.”
Yes, Namibian Banks are Profit Machines
April 2026
1 AprThe Namibian
Marxist Group of Namibia authored this article
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“The authors are members of the Marxist Group of Namibia.”
A Left‑Wing View of Namibian Independence
March 2026
8 MarThe Namibian
The authors are members of the Marxist Group of Namibia
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“The authors are members of the Marxist Group of Namibia.”
Austerity for Namibia’s Working People?
December 2025
7 DecThe Namibian
Marxist Group of Namibia authored this article
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“– The authors are members of the Marxist Group of Namibia.”
Namibia: Voting With Our Feet?
August 2025
16 AugThe Namibian
Marxist Group of Namibia includes the authors of this article
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“The authors are members of the Marxist Group of Namibia.”
A Democratic Economy in Windhoek?
March 2025
30 MarThe Namibian
The authors (Marxist Group of Namibia) are members of the Marxist Group of Namibia
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“– The authors are members of the Marxist Group of Namibia.”
Is Fascism Back?
June 2024
22 JunThe Namibian
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Too Essential to Fail?
March 2024
9 MarThe Namibian
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A Caring Budget?

Opinion

Namibian genocide's foundation in racial capitalism remains unaddressed

The News

An analysis in The Namibian argues that the 1904–1908 genocide of the Herero and Nama was a capitalist project designed to seize land and create a landless labour force, establishing Namibia's racial-capitalist order that persists through systems of land dispossession, exploitative labour, and extractive economies. The piece contends that political independence left the underlying economic structures intact, and that reparations must address the systems of inequality founded on genocide rather than merely symbolic gestures.

5 July 2026 · The Namibian →

Sunday 5 July

Namibian genocide's foundation in racial capitalism remains unaddressed
An analysis in The Namibian argues that the 1904–1908 genocide of the Herero and Nama was a capitalist project designed to seize land and create a landless labour force, establishing Namibia's racial-capitalist order that persists through systems of land dispossession, exploitative labour, and extractive economies. The piece contends that political independence left the underlying economic structures intact, and that reparations must address the systems of inequality founded on genocide rather than merely symbolic gestures.
5 July 2026 · The Namibian →

Sunday 7 June

Minister argues traditional monarchies should be abolished in Namibia
Urban and rural development minister James Sankwasa argues that traditional chiefs in Namibia are appointed from royal bloodlines and accountable only to royal families, noting that Namibia's monarchies control land, influence local governance and receive state funding. The article contends that these monarchies are political actors rather than neutral cultural institutions and traces their roots to pre-colonial systems of social hierarchy later reshaped by colonial administrations.
7 June 2026 · The Namibian →

Wednesday 27 May

Housing seminar confirms most Namibians cannot afford formal homes
A housing research seminar at the Bank of Namibia found that 70% of Namibians are priced out of formal housing. According to the article, this is not a market failure but a structural outcome of colonial land policies, bank financialisation, low wages, and treating housing as a commodity rather than a social right.
27 May 2026 · The Namibian →

Wednesday 6 May

Namibian banks serve wealthy, not working poor—by design
An opinion piece argues that Namibia's banks function as capitalist institutions designed to allocate credit upward to the middle class and elites while excluding young people, informal workers, and the poor through credit criteria that reproduce social inequality.
6 May 2026 · The Namibian →

Tuesday 28 April

Analyst questions Sona's investor-first focus amid inequality
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah's State of the Nation address highlighted economic growth and foreign investment in sectors like green hydrogen and mining, but critics argue the speech missed an opportunity to address austerity, inequality, and the cost-of-living crisis, with a development budget of N$12.8 billion deemed insufficient to tackle decades of inequality and persistent unemployment.
28 April 2026 · The Namibian →

Wednesday 1 April

Marxist analysis: Namibian independence did not achieve economic emancipation
A left-wing critique argues that while independence brought political sovereignty and constitutional achievements, economic structures of racial capitalism were not dismantled but "redecorated," and inequality persists because the state remains integrated into global capitalism and neoliberal logic. The article contends that class replaced race as the mechanism of exclusion, and that emancipation requires structural transformation of the economic base, not merely social spending or policy reform.
1 April 2026 · The Namibian →

Sunday 8 March

Editorial: Namibia's 2026 budget fails to transform economy
An opinion piece criticizes Namibia's 2026 budget for adhering to austerity and neo-classical economics rather than pursuing structural economic transformation. The authors argue that the government should instead implement expansionary policies, industrialisation, public investment in social sectors, and democratic economic controls to address unemployment and inequality.
8 March 2026 · The Namibian →