Namibia

During the last 30 years or so and since the collapse of communism, expedited by the Gorbachev revolution in the Soviet Union, there has been a great deal of talk by the ‘developed’ Western nations about the need to promote democracy, human rights and good governance (DHRGG) through, inter alia,

The current debate around a Basic Income Grant (BIG) in Namibia stands for a significant discourse. Critics tend to sweep essential parts of this discourse under the carpet. They tend to downplay if not ignore the fundamental value debate it touches upon.