Opinion Pieces

You can access a collection of Herbert's commentaries that date back to 2002. These commentaries delve into a range of topics related to social, political, and economic issues, and have been published in various newspapers and magazines.

2026


Global politics and self-determination

2025


Community betrayal in Uis

2024


NNN and social change

2024


Election promises-any change?

2023


Unemployment crisis and the youth

2021


Coronacrisis out of control

2021


Shoprite's attack on workers rights

2021


Shoprite's war on workers

2021


When courts destroy workers rights

2020


Covid employment and the rest

2020


Covid labour and the court

2020


Namibia's EPZ failure

2020


Namibia's income inequalities

2019


Little to celebrate for Namibian workers

2019


Namibia's own state capture

2019


Unions between a rock and a hard place

2018


Labour Act undermines the right to strike

2018


Public pain for private gain 

2018


UNAM strike and union crisis

2016


Teachers Strike

2015



Elite interests and housing

2015



Namibian labour challenges

2015



Poverty eradication and the BIG

2014



Capitalism and inequality

2014


The crazy world we live in

2014


The global struggle for decent work

2014


Where to for Namibias labour movement

2013


Child labour and poverty

2013


COSATU politics

2013


Employment creation

2013


Labour Hire Judgement

2013


Labour unrest

2013


One Namibia many unions

2012


Business and politics

2012


Development for whom

2012


Ghost from the past

2012


Labour Amendment Act a step foward

2012


Labour Hire in Namibia

2012


Marikana cracks in post apartheid SA

2012


Public sector strikes

2012


Society without ideology

2012


State and development

2012


Struggle for a living wage 

2012


TIPEEG and unemployment

2012


Unions in crisis

2012


When unions go into business

2011


Cutting wages to save jobs

2011


Dealing with FDI

2011


Inspirations from Venezuela

2011


Making the most of mining

2011


Mining
blackmail

2011


Namibian labour movement

2011


Rubbish dump and BIG

2011


Strike wave

2011


Time for redistribution

2011


Wal Mart take over

2010



Namibian labour relations

2010


NUNW Congress

2010


Social partnership in Namibia

2010


Unions and the BIG

2009


Unions in Parliament

2008


Namibian Politics

2008


Ramatex closure

2008


Venezuela transition to socialism

2004


Bangladeshi Ramatex Workers

2003


Living wage for all

2002


Labour at Crossroad

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