01 December, 2009

Namibian politics: The pathology of power and paranoia

Pambazuka, Henning Melber discusses the paranoia currently gripping many within the ruling SWAPO party. Many in the party seem to regard any form of political dissent as unpatriotic at best and as the act of an agent of outside imperialism at worst Melber notes, an all-consuming sentiment that is severely jeopardising the very liberation the party ostensibly once sought.

1 comments:

Anonymous said...

It is a bit of an African mentality - am saying this without trying to offend anybody - but that is the reality in most african states.
It is up to the youth to change this mentality.
Literacy campaigns are a very good starting point.
Maria Helena