Namibia on the Verge of Elections: Drought, Poverty, and a Promised Lucrative Future from the Oil and Gas Industry

WINDHOEK -All of Southern Africa is voting and in Namibia the latest ballot paper misadventures top the week's headlines. We vote on November 27.

Drought hangs over the land like an avenging angel but the government has been giving tax breaks and on Wednesday announced more millions for drought relief.

Meanwhile, frantic development proceeds to cement renewable energy, green hydrogen, by oil and gas industries, which promise a lucrative future, while mining and banking continue to drive the economy.

Land and poverty are huge concerns. Shacks mushroom on the outskirts of towns countrywide.

Namibia remains a rich country full of poor people.

Augetto Graig
From Windhoek, Namibia

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