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Namibia under South African Rule

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Namibia under South African Rule is framed through the connection between colonial authority, energy infrastructure, and military policy. The book notes that Namibia remained a South African colony until 1990 and identifies the Cunene hydroelectric dam system as a key economic link: South African troops’ official rationale for intervening in Angola was to protect the system, whose failure was said to threaten Namibia’s economy.