Ensuring children’s welfare remains a challenge in Namibia, especially for the poor

Afrobarometer Dispatch No. 612 | March 2023 This dispatch reports on a special survey module included in the Afrobarometer Round 9 (2021/2023) questionnaire to explore Africans’ attitudes and perceptions related to child…
Two decades of gauging public opinion: Looking back at Afrobarometer’s remarkable journey

Two decades of gauging public opinion: Looking back at Afrobarometer’s remarkable journey Bratton, Gyimah-Boadi, & Mattes. It sounds like a law firm. No, it’s a group of eminent professors and thought leaders driven…
Namibia: Afrobarometer Round 9 Results

Summary of results for Namibia, 2021 Afrobarometer, a nonprofit corporation with headquarters in Ghana, is a pan-African, nonpartisan survey research network that provides reliable data on Africans’ experiences and evaluations of democracy, governance,…
STRICKEN BY POVERTY : More than half of Namibians had to survive without essentials in 2021

More than half of Namibians repeatedly went without basic life necessities during the previous year, placing them in the category of “moderate lived poverty” or “high lived poverty”, the most recent…
NAMIBIA’S MEDIA: Changing landscape

AFROBAROMETER DISPATCH | FEBRUARY 2020 KEY FINDINGS: The most common source of daily news for Namibians is the radio (62%). By 2021, more than 44% of Namibians had still “never” use…
HIGH VACCINE DISTRUST: Most Namibians still unprotected against Covid-19 virus

AFROBAROMETER NEWS RELEASE 18 February 2022 As of October-November 2021, only about one-quarter (27%) of adult Namibians say they have received one or more doses of a COVID-19 vaccine (Figure 1)….
NO TO FORCE: Namibians reject mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations

AFROBAROMETER NEWS RELEASE 18 February 2022 Citizens older than 45 are somewhat more supportive of mandatory vaccinations than their younger counterparts. Opposition to mandatory vaccination is highest among 18-to-25-year-olds (77%). Citizens…
NAMIBIAN ATTITUDES: Mixed views of government’s Covid-19 response & vaccine scepticism

A majority of Namibians approve of the government’s overall response response to the Covid-19 pandemic, but are critical of several related issues, including insufficient Covid-19 relief efforts and suspected corruption in…
YOUTH & DEMOCRACY: Namibian youth, democracy and politics: An overview

This paper will look at specific trends regarding participation of Namibia’s youth in the political processes of the country.
DOUBT: Many Namibians doubt vaccine safety

Namibia reported its first case of COVID-19 on 13 March 2020. Four days later, the government declared a state of emergency that would eventually encompass a ban on international travel and…