This book takes stock of Namibia’s progress towards a consolidated democracy. In doing so, it looks at the influence of two forces on democracy: the Namibian State and Namibian society. It was compiled by Survey Warehouse founder and political analyst Christie Keulder.
Afrobarometer Dispatch No. 636 | Darren Janz This Afrobarometer Dispatch examines Namibians’ changing views on the country’s economic trajectory alongside evolving public support for its ruling party. Since 2017 – and especially since 2019 – Namibians have expressed significantly more pessimistic views on the country’s general direction and economic condition…
Who is blocking reform of Namibia’s anti-gay law? The struggle against the criminalisation of homosexuality is at least 500 years old. In the ongoing case of Dausab vs the Minister of Justice, the Namibian High Court has to decide whether or not the laws that criminalise sodomy among men are unconstitutional or not. This…
Afrobarometer Dispatch No. 635 Approval of government performance on crime declines as feelings of insecurity rise.This dispatch reports on a special survey module included in the Afrobarometer Round 9 (2021/2023) questionnaire to explore Africans’ experiences and assessments of police professionalism. Findings in Namibia show that feelings of insecurity and fear…
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 welfare. Survey findings show that about half of all adult Namibians report that children not attending school is a…
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 by a vision of making African voices a key pillar of policy- and decision-making. Their journey to ensure African…
This Rapid Skills Assessment was undertaken by the International Labour Organization (ILO), under the Skills Initiative for Africa (SIFA), a Programme of the African Union Commission (AUC), and the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD). The SIFA Programme is financed by the European Union and the German Government and is implemented…
This survey was conducted at the behest of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) Namibia. The report was launched on 28 September 2022 in Windhoek. The Just City project’s aim is to improve an empirical understanding of the relation between the provision of public goods and support for democracy by investigating the social…
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, and quality of life. Eight rounds of surveys have been conducted in up to 39 countries since 1999. Round…
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 Afrobarometer survey for Namibia indicates. The proportion of Namibian citizens who suffered frequent deprivation of basic life necessities has…
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 the internet. Social media users are most frequently blamed as sources of fake news, followed by journalists and politicians.…
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). o Another 27% say they are “somewhat likely” or “very likely” to try to get the vaccine. o More than four…
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 above age 45 are somewhat more supportive of mandatory vaccinations than their younger counterparts. Opposition to mandatory vaccination is…
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 Namibia during the pandemic. Many are also sceptical of the safety of Covid vaccines, according to the latest Afrobarometer…
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 mass gatherings, social distancing, and phased lockdowns (WHO Africa, 2020). Since then, the country has experienced four waves of…
Namibian households are struggling to cope with the impact of the pandemic on their livelihoods. They have experienced reductions in income mainly as a result of retrenchments or reductions in salary and wages. Most report difficulties in meeting financial commitments and many expect problems with food security. Most households that…
The COVID-19 crisis has significantly affected enterprises in Namibia. Considering the important role that businesses play in creating jobs, economic growth, development and prosperity, Survey Warehouse conducted a needs assessment survey to identify key challenges faced by businesses resulting from COVID-19. This survey was conducted with 517 enterprises in 13…
Trust in the competence of the judiciary is strong, albeit lower amongst more experienced respondents, a 2021 survey among Namibian legal practitioners found. The survey was undertaken by ISG Risk Services in collaboration with Survey Warehouse and published in December 2021. The survey also found that legal practitioners are more…
Developing countries lose $1.26 trillion a year to corruption, theft, and tax evasion, according to analysts’ estimates – a sum large enough to lift 1.4 billion people above the poverty line for six years (Fleming, 2019). Unless we control corruption, development experts say, achieving the other Sustainable Development Goals will…
Despite the government’s efforts, gender equality remains a goal rather than a reality, and some analysts point to reports of increased GBV during the COVID-19 pandemic as evidence of a “shadow pandemic”. This Afrobarometer dispatch reports on a special survey module included in the Afrobarometer Round 9 (2021/2022) questionnaire to…
Three out of four Namibians consider their country a safe place to live, a recent Afrobarometer survey indicates. The same proportion of citizens say safety and security have improved in Namibia over the past five years – even as increasing numbers report fear of crime. More than half of Namibians…
This Afrobarometer-Namibia dispatch reports on special survey modules included in the Afrobarometer Round 9 questionnaire to explore Namibians’ experiences and perceptions of climate change, pollution and environmental governance, and natural resource extraction. Findings show that while climate change is still an unknown concept to more than half of Namibians, those who…
A majority of Namibians believe that violence against women and girls is common in their homes and communities, the most recent Afrobarometer survey shows. While more than half believe that men are never justified in physically disciplining their wives, about four in 10 say this can be justified at least…
A new Afrobarometer Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Scorecard shows that Namibia is achieving gender equality in employment. The Afrobarometer SDG Scorecard, which provides citizens’ assessments of Namibia’s progress over a recent five-year period on important aspects of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, also reveals that the country is doing…
This book takes stock of Namibia’s progress towards a consolidated democracy. In doing so, it looks at the influence of two forces on democracy: the Namibian State and Namibian society. It was compiled by Survey Warehouse founder and political analyst Christie Keulder.
Their changing nature and its implications for democracy and democratic consolidation
54% of Africans support the military taking control when politicians abuse power, but 68% don’t see military rule as an alternative to democracy.
Afrobarometer Dispatch No. 636 | Darren Janz This Afrobarometer Dispatch examines Namibians’ changing views on the country’s economic trajectory alongside evolving public support for its ruling party. Since 2017 – and especially since 2019 – Namibians have expressed significantly more pessimistic views on the country’s general direction and economic condition…
Who is blocking reform of Namibia’s anti-gay law? The struggle against the criminalisation of homosexuality is at least 500 years old. In the ongoing case of Dausab vs the Minister of Justice, the Namibian High Court has to decide whether or not the laws that criminalise sodomy among men are unconstitutional or not. This…
Afrobarometer Dispatch No. 635 Approval of government performance on crime declines as feelings of insecurity rise.This dispatch reports on a special survey module included in the Afrobarometer Round 9 (2021/2023) questionnaire to explore Africans’ experiences and assessments of police professionalism. Findings in Namibia show that feelings of insecurity and fear…
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 welfare. Survey findings show that about half of all adult Namibians report that children not attending school is a…
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 by a vision of making African voices a key pillar of policy- and decision-making. Their journey to ensure African…
This Rapid Skills Assessment was undertaken by the International Labour Organization (ILO), under the Skills Initiative for Africa (SIFA), a Programme of the African Union Commission (AUC), and the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD). The SIFA Programme is financed by the European Union and the German Government and is implemented…
This survey was conducted at the behest of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) Namibia. The report was launched on 28 September 2022 in Windhoek. The Just City project’s aim is to improve an empirical understanding of the relation between the provision of public goods and support for democracy by investigating the social…
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, and quality of life. Eight rounds of surveys have been conducted in up to 39 countries since 1999. Round…
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 Afrobarometer survey for Namibia indicates. The proportion of Namibian citizens who suffered frequent deprivation of basic life necessities has…
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 the internet. Social media users are most frequently blamed as sources of fake news, followed by journalists and politicians.…
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). o Another 27% say they are “somewhat likely” or “very likely” to try to get the vaccine. o More than four…
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 above age 45 are somewhat more supportive of mandatory vaccinations than their younger counterparts. Opposition to mandatory vaccination is…
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 Namibia during the pandemic. Many are also sceptical of the safety of Covid vaccines, according to the latest Afrobarometer…
This paper will look at specific trends regarding participation of Namibia’s youth in the political processes of the country.
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 mass gatherings, social distancing, and phased lockdowns (WHO Africa, 2020). Since then, the country has experienced four waves of…
Namibian households are struggling to cope with the impact of the pandemic on their livelihoods. They have experienced reductions in income mainly as a result of retrenchments or reductions in salary and wages. Most report difficulties in meeting financial commitments and many expect problems with food security. Most households that…
The COVID-19 crisis has significantly affected enterprises in Namibia. Considering the important role that businesses play in creating jobs, economic growth, development and prosperity, Survey Warehouse conducted a needs assessment survey to identify key challenges faced by businesses resulting from COVID-19. This survey was conducted with 517 enterprises in 13…
Trust in the competence of the judiciary is strong, albeit lower amongst more experienced respondents, a 2021 survey among Namibian legal practitioners found. The survey was undertaken by ISG Risk Services in collaboration with Survey Warehouse and published in December 2021. The survey also found that legal practitioners are more…
Developing countries lose $1.26 trillion a year to corruption, theft, and tax evasion, according to analysts’ estimates – a sum large enough to lift 1.4 billion people above the poverty line for six years (Fleming, 2019). Unless we control corruption, development experts say, achieving the other Sustainable Development Goals will…
Despite the government’s efforts, gender equality remains a goal rather than a reality, and some analysts point to reports of increased GBV during the COVID-19 pandemic as evidence of a “shadow pandemic”. This Afrobarometer dispatch reports on a special survey module included in the Afrobarometer Round 9 (2021/2022) questionnaire to…
Three out of four Namibians consider their country a safe place to live, a recent Afrobarometer survey indicates. The same proportion of citizens say safety and security have improved in Namibia over the past five years – even as increasing numbers report fear of crime. More than half of Namibians…
This Afrobarometer-Namibia dispatch reports on special survey modules included in the Afrobarometer Round 9 questionnaire to explore Namibians’ experiences and perceptions of climate change, pollution and environmental governance, and natural resource extraction. Findings show that while climate change is still an unknown concept to more than half of Namibians, those who…
A majority of Namibians believe that violence against women and girls is common in their homes and communities, the most recent Afrobarometer survey shows. While more than half believe that men are never justified in physically disciplining their wives, about four in 10 say this can be justified at least…
A new Afrobarometer Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Scorecard shows that Namibia is achieving gender equality in employment. The Afrobarometer SDG Scorecard, which provides citizens’ assessments of Namibia’s progress over a recent five-year period on important aspects of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, also reveals that the country is doing…
