Botswana Defence on Alert

SWANU PROGRESSIVES WELCOME BACK THEIR RETURNEES - INSIDE TODAY Bringing Africa South Friday June 26 DLE Ad hoc committee formed to look into potential conflict of interests between unions and Swapo THE first Namibian labour federation, tbe National Union of Namibian Workers, at its congress tbis weekend faced a crucial issue: potential conflict of interest between itself as a movement representing workers, and Swapo as a political movement and potential government. The congress appointed an ad hoc treasurer, Mr Esau. committee to look into the question However the NEC is supposed to and to seek resolutions . be responsible for the day-to-day Mr Johnny ya Ono, a Swapo polit running of the federation, a taxing buro member and the party's eJec task which Mr Esau says will indeed tion campaign manager for the Wind also raise praciical problems which hoek district, was elected general will have to be resolved. secretary of the NUNW National The NUNW structure also pro Executive Committee (NEC). vides for a secretariat composed of Mr Ya Ono was however not pres full-time union officials, and a Cen ent at the congress, l!Jld his willing tral Executive Committee (CEC), ness to accept the position - which which will be made up of the NEC involves full-time employment - hll$ members plus representatives of the not yet been confirmed. individual industrial unions which Also awaiting similar confuma are affiliated to the NUNW Uf!lbrella THE SPECIAL Assistant to the UN Special Representative to Namibia, Mr Martti Ab tisaari, arrived tion is Mr John Shaetonhodi's eJec federation. in Windboek on Saturday to take up his post. Mr Joseph Legwaila, who bails from Botswana, is tion as NUNW president. Affiliated unions with less than 7 pictured above 'witb Mr Ahtisaari on his arrival at Windboek Airport by Rajah Munamava. Mr Shaetonhodi is an executive 500 members will have two repre member of the Mineworkers' Union sentatives on the CEC, and those of Namibia and is employed at with more than 7 500 members will Oranjemund. have four representatives. - As Mr Bernhardt Esau, the newly The NUNW's industrial union elected treasurer of the . NUNW, affiliates proposed and seconded a Botswana defence pointed out to The Namibian, the number of resolutions for the consid NEC, with the exception of Mr Ya erations of the congress. These con Ono, is made up of workers. cerned: Except for the full-time position of • National independence, the eJec- general secretary, the NEC' s mem tion process and Resolution 435; bers hold down jobs in mining or • The principle of worker unity; on alert industry. • Privatisation; . In addition to NUNW President • The issue of a living wage; BY RAJAH MUNAMAVA elect Mr Shaetonhodi, the are Dep • Regional worker unity between uty Secretary General Mr Josiah South African andN amibian worker. SECURITY Forces from Botswana witb the aid of belicopters bave intensified patrols on the eastern Nyamu, First Vice-President Mr (More reports on the consolidation Andries Temba, Second Vice-Presi congress and other union issues in border witb Namibia as a preventitive measure for a possible illegal crossing by Herero herdsmen with dent Mr Mateus Libereki, and the tomorrow's edition). their livestock. Troops were alriified to the border em Bushmanland, where it is hoped Herero administration now resorting area last weekend after that coun these people will be resettled. under the Administrator General, Mr try's foreign affairs department learned At the core of the campaign and Louis Pienaar, were deployed for the MASSIVE ' . of planned crossing by Hereros from efforts to repatriate the Hereros in purposes of erecting the boreholes Botswana into Namibia. Botswana is the election in Namibia for the 'repatriants' at Garn. It is understood from Botswana scheduled for November. A local oil company is said to be .:·SWAPO TURNOUT that security forces in that country By virtue of being chief of the funding the scheme and last week will remain on the alert and may be Hereros, Chief Riruako must have Monday, food was due to be col stationed along the border perhaps calculated that the Hereros in Botswana ~nd Nahas Angula says Nujoma is 'ready to return' . lected from Windhoek for stockpil until Namibian independence is could add to the election vote for his ing in Gam to await those sought to achieved. party, the DTA. repatriated. THE first Swapo election rally In the far north (Ovamboland) since a A plan entailing the secret repa The planned secret repatriation of During a visit to the Botswana meeting at Olunowas banned eleven years ago, threw the northern town triation of Hereros from Botswana the Hereros however, does not in border area last week by this re of Oshakatllnto wild excitement on Saturday. with their livestock has been in the clude the Mbanderus in that country, porter, those contacted were tight Sapa reported .that the blue, red and green colours of Swapo were offing for some time now but seem whose chief MunjukuNguvauva has lipped and would not speak out about everwhere you looked, and at least ]0000 people crashed against the ingly the plans are being accelerated been to address them and discourage the repcrtcd crossing, except to remind wire fence separating them from their leaders. of late in order to meet with the them from coming to Nambia while the reporter about the high profile of Swapo education and culture secretary Nahas Angula, brought apologies election time-table here. the independence question has still soldiers in the area. from the former Director of the UN Institute, and now head of Swapo's Behind the repatriation has been to be resolved. A Botswana soldier in camouflage election machinery, Mr Hage Gelngob, saying he was "busy trying to Chief Kuaima Riruako of the Her No precise figures are available as seated under a tree said when asked set up the administration of the elections". eros who is said to have been making to the total number of Hereros and whether they had orders to shoot at Mr Angula also said that Swapo President Sam Nujoma's "bag Is excursions to the border with Botswana Mbanderus in that country because the livestock if it was attempted to packed and he Is ready to return". to meet with the Hereros there. Botswana does not break down its take them across the border, that they Swapo Acting President Mr Nathanlal Maxulllll, was In Oshakati, and The secret repatriation of the Her population statistics in terms of eth were merely there for 'prevention'. had the crowd In stitches as he caricatured followers of the DT A. eros according to an informed source, nic groups. Government officials may visit the He also attacked the DTA: "They are not democratic and they are not was due a week ago, but had to be It is doubtful though if Chief Riruako area to remind the Hereros of the an alliance. ThH want to divide the country Into groups". postponed owing to logistical prob is the only person involved in the government ~dpoint on migration "They only exist because South Africa exists" he said. lems. attempt to repatriate the Hcreros since and the consequences of crossing the Three extra boreholes have already it was clear las t week that govern border illegally. continued on page 2 been becn put in place in Gam, east- ment employees and trucks from the 2 Monday June 26 1989 THE.NAMIBIAN LUANDA READIES FOR PEACE The citizens of Luanda at first reacted with disbeleif to the news of struggle for self-<ietencination against Savimbi was referred to as "Unita pendence of Angola, controls areas the ceasefire between the MPLA government and Vnita rebels Portugese colonial rule in the early President" rather than his usual pre in south-eastern Angola occupied by which began at midnight on Friday. 196Os. vious designations of "traitor" or up to three million of the country's After the Portugese left hastily in "bandit leader," nine million people. There was no jubilation in the capital was in place, Angola's Interior Min 1975, the ensuing civil war between One diplomat said Vice-Foreign Backed by South Africa and the city's streets, though civilians and ister Francisco Magalhaes said on the MPLA government and the Unita Minister Venacio de Moura told the US, Unita has been fighting to share soldiers were fighting for newspa Saturday that government troops had rebels claimed tens of thousands of diplomatic corps that Savimbi may power with Dos Santos' Popular pers, offereng many times the offi ceased hostilities. lives and entangled the superpowers, want to go to the US as a Special Movement for the Liberation of cial price. , In a separate report yestaday. Angop as well as South Africa and Cuba. Councellor but that the rebel ieader' s Angola, the MPLA, which was sup "We want to see concrete results said that the Transport and Commu Media reports in Lisbon said gover decision was "between him and ported by Cuban troops and Soviet first. We will show our emotions nications Ministry had asked Bel ment officials could meet Unita dele Washington," arms. Thousands of foreign troops later," said one young man. gium's Societe Generale to start a gates within the next few days, pos Angola has been pushing for dip supported both sides, but neither man "We have been promised peace feasibility study for the redevelope sibly in Zaire, and an international lomaticrecognition by the US. There aged to deliver a knockout blow in many times before." and elderly ment of the Caminho de Ferro de commission was expected in Luanda was no indication that Savimbi's the war.

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