18 December 1989
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Bringing Africa South South African intelligence network dissolves quietly BY PIUS DU NAISKI THE SOUTH African Department of National Intelligence branch in Windhoek died a silent death last week, and most of its employees have already returned to South Africa. This news was revealed last night hama was appointed by National when The Namibian approached Ad lnt!!lligence, and that Mr Louis Pi ministrator-General spokesperson, Mr enaar would have to sanction any . Gerhard Roux" about the conflicting senior appointment. reports surrounding Swapo member But, Mr Roux added, National Mr Peter Tseehama, who will most Intelligence had dissolved and most probably replace Mr Kapuka Nauyala of its former employees had already in the ConstitUent Assembly on returned to South Africa. Wednesday. According to Mr Roux, a place Mr Tseeh.ama has on Friday be was still to be found for NI secretary come the subject of press rumours Mr Johann Maritz, who. would re that this former Swapo representa main in the civil service. Mr Maritz tive in Cuba joined South African is in Pretoria at themoment, and will AFTER complaining about Windhoek's heat, these three Swedish journalists were encouraged by intelligence forces . spend his Christmas holiday there. The daily newspaper linked his A department such as National Swapo president Sam Nujoma to doff their blazers. The casually-dressed Mr Nujoma later jokingly name to that of a certain Mr A.P. Intelligence was necessary during the groaned about the many blisters he had acquired on his feet after attending too many ofthe movement's Thsirumbu, and reported th at Mr war to collect information, but since Star rallies. Tseehama - who was Swapo's elec the war had ended it was decided not tion chief at Tsumeb - had started to continue with it any longer, Mr working for a state department in Roux said. Namibia. Mr Roux said the incoming Na Meanwhile, Assembly chairperson mibian government had to decide MANY PAY ·LAST Mr Hage Geingob yesterday con whether an independent Namibia firmed that S w apo had informed him would need a national intelligence that Mr Tseehama would take his service, or not. seat in the Constituent Assembly. Mr The Department of National Intel Geingob expressed doubt that the ligence consisted of four departments stories surrounding Mr Tseeharna were and it was especially in the director RESPECTS true. ate of information where many South So did Mr Roux, who said he was Africans resigned to return to their -------- FROM OSWALD SHIVUTE, OSHAKATI-I------- not aware of the fact that Mr Tsee- country. THE Swapo member of the Constituent Assembly who died after suffering a ser ious neck injury in a motor car accident early in December, Mr Niki Kapuka Nauyala, was buried in his home village, Onam ukulo, in the north of Nami bia, on Saturday. Mr Nauyala's body was flown from in th at city. funeral-goers how the deceased got Cape Town to Oshakati on Friday The huge funeral procession started involved in the struggle for an inde after hedied in the Conradie Hospital at the Oshakati mortuary and moved pendent Namibia, and how he stud to the Nauyala family's house, ac ied further after going into exile in cording to tradition. 1963 until he obtained a B.A. degree Several top Swapo and church at the University of Ibadan in Nige officials, as well as prominent busi ria. Mr Nauyala returned to Namibia ness persons in the northern region, from Zimbabwe, where he later be attended the burial. came Swapo's official representa Swapo's Mr Andimba Toivo Ya tive. Toivo lamented the fact that Mr It was Mr Nauyala who tabled the Nauyala will not be able to experi motion in the Constituent Assembly ence Namibia's independence. that 'South West AfricalNamibia' He also stressed that the struggle should officially become 'Namibia' for Namibia's reconstructiml would as from November 30 this year. continue after independence - how On Sunday, December 2, Mr ever, wi thout Mr Nauyala - but that Nauyala was critically injured in a the people of Namibia sk'uld not motor car accident near Liideritz expect miracles in a short period of He was immediately flown to Cape time. Town after arriving at the Keetman Mr Nahas Angula, a colleague and shoop hospital, and he died on De Mr Niki Kapuka Nauyala friend of Mr Nauyala's, told the cember 11. Mr Peter Tseehama 2 Monday December 18 1989 THE NAMIBIAN Little chance for EI Salvador war to end soon A MONTH-LONG offensive by leftist rebels has wreaked havoc in EI Salvador and claimed thousands YOUR DAILY GUIDE TO EVENTS WORLD-WIDE of victims but brought the country's lO-year civil war no closer to an end. The rebel Farabundo Marti Na- The government and army's jm- sides together SOQn appears to. lie tiQnal LiberatiQn Front (FMLN) sur- age has been tarnished by FMLN with United NatiQns Secretary-Gen- prised the right-wing government and charges that the air fQrce bombed eral Javier Perez de Cuellar. its U.S. backers with the strength and civilians. And hwnan rights and church Central American presidents, meet- EAST BERLIN - East Germany said it was disbanding the feared skill of the military Qffensive it groups say evidence points to. army ing in CQsta Rica last week, asked security police - the office for national security - and replacing it with launchedonNQvember 11 and which involvement in the slaying Qf six him to. mediate in El Salvador. a trimmed-down intelligence corps and anti-subversion team. Mean the army says killed some 2 500 Jesuit priests Qn NQvember 16. The rebels rejected the president's while, Communist Party chief Gregor Gysl told an emergency congress peQple. DiplQmats say the U.S . Congress callfor the FMLN's demobilisation, of his party, which on Saturday changed its name to Socialist United The guerrillas embarrassed the army CQuld~cut crucial aid to El SalvadQr but accepted the proposal fQr media- Party of Germany - Party of Democratic Socialism (SED-PDS), that with their ability to strike into. the unless the gQvernment brings the kill- tiQn by Perez de.Cuellar. those calling for union with West Germany were playing with flre and cities, turning some Qf the capital's ers to. justice. In the meantime, most political could endanger peace. mQst exclusive suburbs into. battle Guerrillas disappeared from the analysts expect the war to cQntinue. zones, but the gQvernment says the capital last week as quickly as they GQvernmentspokespersQnMauri- MOSCOW - Soviet police and troops mounted a massive security opera rebels failed to. win popular support. had CQme and the war, which has ciQ SandQval said the government tion around the Youth Palace where human rights campaigner Andrei Last week five Central American killed some 70 000 peQple, returned calculated about half Qf the estimated Sakharov, who died last Thursday, was lying in state. " Who knows presidents, siding with SalvadQrean to. its traditional pattern of small- 6000 rebel fighters had been killed what might happen. We're here to protect the public order," said an president Alfredo. Cristiani, urged the scale clashes in the provinces. Qr injured in the Qffensive. int.erior ministry soldier. guerrillas to. stQP their attacks and The guerrillas say they launched "I don't believe the FMLN has the negQtiate. the offensive as a shQW Qf fQrce to capacity to strike anQther bIQw," he PANAMA CITY - A U.S. officer was shot dead by Panamanian soldiers DiplQmats say the impressiQn that strengthen their negQtiating position. tQld Reuters. near the headq uarters of strongman General Manuel Antonio Noriega, the rebels were taking part in peace Both sides say they are open to. Buta Western diplQmat said he es- the U.S. southern command said. The officer was off-duty at the time. talks with the gQvernment until shortly talks but there appears to be no ur- timated only abQut 500 rebels were before the Qffensive, while simulta- gency to restart a dialogue. killed, most Qf them inexperienced PRAGUE - Several thousand people packed into a Prague church for a neQusly preparing fQr war had dam- The gQvernment offered last week new recruits, and predicted large- mass for students injured in a rally exactly a month ago which sparked aged their standing. to renew talks if the rebels stated scale fighting in the new year after a wave of democratic reforms. Students, on strike for the past month, "The FMLN has gained military publicly that they WQuid stQP attacks the rebels had resupplied and reor- say they intend to. keep up pressure for further democratic reform. credibility, but they have lQst credi- affecting civilians. ganised. bility Qn the negotiating front," Qne The rebels did nQt reply but set out SQurces clQse to the FMLN said RIO DE JANEIRO - The people of Latin America's biggest country vote Western diplQmat said. their demands for talks, including an there CQuid be new attacks before for president for the flrst time In 29 years. Tired of inflation, dwindling Rebel radio. Venceremos says the end to. a month-Qld state Qf siege, re- Christmas. salaries and corruption in government, 82 million Brazilians are voting Qffensive has plunged the gQvern- lease Qf political prisQners and dis- "The cQnflict is gQing to continue for change in a choice between centre-right populist Fernando Coli or ment into a deep political and mili- missal Qf seven tQP army Qfficers. at a higher level Q'f intensity for the de Mello, and leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. tary crisis. The main hQpe fQr getting both foreseeable future," the diplomat said. MANILA - The former deputy commander of president Corazon " Aquino's own palace guard is leading wha ~ intelligence officials say is a new phase In a plan by rlghtlst·rebel officers to topple her government.