This report outlines key challenges experienced by Namibian returnees following their repatriation since 1989. Although the majority returned to rural northern Namibia, fewer than 10% have managed to secure wage employment. The study highlights barriers such as employer bias, mismatched skills, lack of work experience, limited access to job information, and lingering dependency shaped by exile conditions. Additional difficulties include confusion over qualification recognition, language challenges, and ongoing social integration struggles within families and communities. The report further notes hardships linked to the termination of food distribution programmes and the widespread effects of post‑traumatic stress, for which counselling services remain limited. Collectively, these findings illustrate the complex economic, social, and psychological adjustments faced by returnees in post‑independence Namibia.