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Inequality holds Namibia back… analysts call for major socio-economic intervention 2021-03-03 A local labour expert has warned that without a fundamental change in Namibia’s social and economic architecture, the country will continue to see rising levels of inequality. This warning by Herbert Jauch is issued even though between 1990 and 2019 Namibia’s Human Development Index (HDI) increased by more than 11% from 0.581 to 0.646. Despite this improvement, the UN report shows that Namibia remains one of the most unequal societies in the world where more than 50% of the popula...