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It is quite clear from Chapter 4 that, although African nationalists gave ‘seeking the political kingdom’ top priority, they also knew that political independence was a first and necessary step towards meeting other aspirations of the people. This chapter examines the prospects of advancement for black Namibians under the theme of ‘prosperity for all’. It also focuses on relations between South Africa and Namibia. It covers mainly the first five years after Namibia’s attainment of independence.
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- African National Congress
- White Settler
- South African Reserve
- Investment Conference
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See Muvatera Ndjoze-Siririka, ‘Manpower Issues in Namibia’, Southern Africa Political and Economic Monthly (SAPEM), Vol. 3, No. 8, June 1990, p. 1.
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See, for example, Muvatera Ndjoze-Siririka, ‘Manpower Issues in Namibia: Prospects for Black Advancement’, SAPEM Vol. 3, No. 8, June 1990, p. 11;
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See SWAPO, ‘SWAPO’s New Political Programme’, Namibia News, Vol. 9, No. 9, September 1976, pp. 6–7; and No. 12, pp. 5 and 8–9.
Herbstein, ‘Namibia: Jobs and Land’; Eddi Bellando, ‘Namibia Confronts the Land Question’, Africa Recovery, Vol. 7, No. 2, October 1993, pp. 9 and 26; and Sam Nujoma, ‘Namibia for Namibians’.
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See, for example, William Lindeke, ‘Namibia’s Second Year of Independence’, in SAPEM, Vol. 5, No. 8, May 1992, p. 30.
Pieter Esterhuysen, ed., South Africa in Subequatorial Africa: Economic Interaction, A Factual Survey, supplement to Africa Insight, Vol. 24, No. 1, 1994, p. 58.
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Kaela, L.C.W. (1996). Post-Independence Challenges. In: The Question of Namibia. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-24996-1_8
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