Inside The Numbers Of Namibia’s 2024 Vote
This IPPR briefing paper dissects the 2024 National Assembly results and shows Swapo’s support sliding to a little above the 50% mark after peaking at 80% in 2014. Using constituency-level data, it traces three big shifts: urban centres turning into battlegrounds, the South consolidating as opposition territory, and cracks emerging in the party’s northern heartlands. […]
Oil in Namibia: Economic Opportunity or Overstated Potential?
This paper asks if an over-emphasis on Namibia’s upstream petroleum prospects, still to be confirmed through final investment decisions, could risk sidelining the need to prioritise renewables? The paper argues that Namibia’s long-term growth vision should be renewables-focussed while not discounting that oil remains a viable option if it is transparently governed and kept free […]
Procurement Exemptions & Public Trust
The 29th edition of Procurement Tracker Namibia looks at the issue of procurement exemptions – which are being promoted by the government despite strong evidence that such exemptions can erode transparency, accountability, integrity, and value in public spending.
Namibia QER Quarter 3 2025
This edition of the IPPR’s Quarterly Economic Review looks at the performance and future of the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB). The QER also includes the usual Quarter Summary, News Highlights, Key Economic Variables, and Data Trend
State of the Namibian Economy 2025
IPPR research associate Robin Sherbourne unpacked the State of the Namibian Economy 2025 for the IPPR in his annual presentation delivered on 20 August 2025. This comprehensive overview covered everything from oil and gas to green hydrogen, diamonds, and jobs.
Procurement Red Flags, Recommendations and Reforms
The 28th edition of Procurement Tracker Namibia unpacks the findings of the 2025 MAPS (Methodology for Assessing Procurement Systems) assessment. This issue highlights the systemic weaknesses in Namibia’s public procurement framework and offers recommendations for reform. From institutional undercapacity to legal loopholes, the bulletin outlines where urgent attention is needed to ensure transparency and value […]
Youth and Green Hydrogen
The third edition of the IPPR’s Green Hydrogen Monitor focuses on youth inclusion in Namibia’s green hydrogen journey in an article by Rosevitha Ndumbu. James Mnyupe reviews progress from the point of view of the Green Hydrogen Programme office. Suzie Shefeni looks at how the various green hydrogen projects in Namibia are progressing.
Namibia QER Quarter 2 2025
This edition of the IPPR’s Quarterly Economic Review looks at the economic issues raised by President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s plan to introduce free tertiary education. The QER also includes the usual Quarter Summary, News Highlights, Key Economic Variables, and Data Trends
AI & 2024 Election Disinformation
Election-related mis- and disinformation content took many forms on social media and messaging platforms ahead of and around the presidential and parliamentary elections of November 2024. AI-generated content formed an important part of disinformation campaigns in these spaces throughout the year
Disinformation & Foreign Influence
The electoral landscape was alive with claims, suspicions and speculation that foreign interests were meddling or attempting to do so, on behalf of local political actors, in the presidential and parliamentary elections of November 2024. Was there any truth to such perceptions and claims and is there something to be concerned about for the future?