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The persistent crisis of graduate unemployment in Namibia

Graduating from university is one of the most joyful moments that every graduate will never forget in their lives, hoping that education has opened doors for opportunities and employment.

Windhoek Observer11 Aug 2026, 04:25 am
The persistent crisis of graduate unemployment in Namibia

Matheus Hangula

Graduating from university is one of the most joyful moments that every graduate will never forget in their lives, hoping that education has opened doors for opportunities and employment.

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Yet, for many, graduation marks the beginning of prolonged job searching, travelling long journeys for interviews, rejection, and unemployment.

Graduating and not employed, or taking more than three to four years to secure a job, is one of the most frustrating experiences that many graduates are going through nowadays.

Unlike around 2000 until 2009, where I observed that you graduated and got a job the next day, things have now changed.

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Originally published by Windhoek Observer on 11 Aug 2026, 04:25 am. View original article
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