9 November 1989
Bringing Africa South SOc (GST Inc.) Thursday November 9 EAR POLITICS :""" .. "., •. ' "':""'/': ,.,."'.' .. ' .....,'. .•• <. "",. .. ," .....' ....,..• , .. .. ... ,... , ·,'·.", $wapo'againttle vi .ctiJ1)ol~r1illeg~I~ ,rnea.rpamphl~t ." butpolicearesceptical about"tracingthe culprits ,....•... ' ,. ... ':' ... .. .............. ,.. ... .... .' A PROPAGANDA sheet purporting to have been produced by the non-existent "Swapo News Service" was yesterday morning found littering the streets of Windhoek from Khomasdal and Katutura to the predominantly white residential suburbs. Various reports from throughout thought such a thing, let alone said it the city indicate the smear pamphlet in private or in public, and much less was definitely dropped by aeroplane have printed it," said the spokes per- in addition to being left in wads son. along the sides of streets. "It is a crude attempt at disinfor- Two Katutura residents last night mation that deserves contempt, trying told The Namibian they saw an aero- as it does to hurt the people's organ- plane dropping the pamphlets. isation on the eve of the election. But no confirmation could be ob- "Although the pamphlet bears the tained from the air traffic control at Swapo 'mannetjie' logo and says it Eros airport about whether any aero- was printed by I.M. Meinert (the plane departed during the night, printers of Swapo's newspaper possibly to perform such a task. 'Namibia Today'), Swapo never gave The pamphlet informed Plan any instruction to print this garbage." combatants from Swapo President A spokesperson in the Adminis- Mr Sam Nujoma's home village of trator-General's office, Mr Gerhard Ongandjera they would receive pref- Roux, said the publication and distri- erential treatment - including a R6 bution of the pamphlet was an of- 000 pay-off - to other combatants.
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