Revelations this week about alleged South African interference in the Namibian independence process. The Namibian reported that Sue Dobson, a South African employee seconded to the Administrator General (AG), was part of a "covert contingent" of South African personnel sent to Namibia to undermine SWAPO and UNTAG and promote the DTA and the AG. Ms. Dobson, who left Namibia last month, revealed that she was an agent working for the African National Congress (ANC). She alleges that high ranking South African Defence Force (SADF) and Bureau of Information personnel are involved in R3.5 million ($1.3 million) campaign to portray South Africa as a peace keeper, play up divisions within SWAPO and...
Revelations this week about alleged South African interference in the Namibian independence process. The Namibian reported that Sue Dobson, a South African employee seconded to the Administrator General (AG), was part of a "covert contingent" of South African personnel sent to Namibia to undermine SWAPO and UNTAG and promote the DTA and the AG. Ms. Dobson, who left Namibia last month, revealed that she was an agent working for the African National Congress (ANC). She alleges that high ranking South African Defence Force (SADF) and Bureau of Information personnel are involved in R3.5 million ($1.3 million) campaign to portray South Africa as a peace keeper, play up divisions within SWAPO and intimate that SWAPO leader Anton Lubowski was murdered by SWAPO itself. Contents: General Comments • Overall Security Situation • Elections: The Law and its Implementation • Voter Education/SWABC Bias • Detainees • The Constituent Assembly
