African Opinion - Freedom Archives

SOYTH WEST AFRICAS Fate Extinction
Note : The following article is reproduced
from the "Colonial Freedom
News"-London, England.
The "Self-government for Native
Nations in South West Africa Act"
was enacted at the end of the last
session in the South African Parliament
. According to this act, Namibia
(South West Africa) is going to
be divided up into six so-called "Na-
By PETER KATJAVIVI
bans," each "Nation" as an autonomous
unit.
On October 17, 1968, the first of
these "Native Nations" will came into
being. The Legislative Council for
Ovamboland Bantu area will be
opened in Oshakati by Mr. M. C.
Botha, Minister of "Bantu Adminis-
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COURTESY IS OUR POLICY
Club Le Douze Inc .
Announces Its ,Schedule of Tours and Entertainment
Our Annual Fathers' Day Excursion - Sunday, June 15, 1969 - to
Bear Mountain on the beautiful S. S. Bay Belle . Music by Tom Shade and
his Cosmopolitan Orchestra, featuring Ellie Mannette Steel Band, Latin and
Calypso music and the Frank Blaize Versatiles Band . Round trip $5.00.
Children under 12, $2.50 . Boat leaves Battery Park 8:45 a.m.
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Bus Excursion to Peg Leg Bates Country Club, Sunday, July bth, 1969 .
Buses leave I Ith St. & 7th Ave., N. Y. 8 a.m . Transportation incl . tax $7.50.
Children under 12, $4 .00 .
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Labor Day Excursion and Pilgrimage
TO MONTREAL AND OTTAWA, CANADA
Buses leave Illth Street at 7th Ave., New York City, Friday Night,
August 29th, 1969 at 10 p.m . You and your friends are invited to enjoy
the holiday weekend with us . Buses return from Canada Monday night,
September 1st, 1969 ap roximately II p.m . Transportation incl. tax and
Hotel Accommodations, 62 .50 . Children under 12 years, $49.95 . Indentification
papers for return to U.S . are required . Further information contact
Mr. Rupert Smith, phone MO 3-8177 .
Bus Excursion to Danbury Fair, Conn . Sunday, October 12th, 1969 . Buses
leave I I Ith Street at 7th Ave., N. Y. C. 8:30 a.m . Transportation incl. tax
$7.50. Children under 12, $4.50 .
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Pilgrimage to Graymoor Garrison, N. Y., Sunday, October 26th, 1969 .
Buses leave I I Ith St. at 7th Ave., N. Y. C. 8 :30 a .m . and leave Graymoor
at 4:30 p.m . Fare $4.00.
Club Le Douze Inc. invites you to join its extraordinary 17-day
Carnival Calypso Excursion
to Trinidad and Tobago, W. I . including the 2-day Carnival, February 8th &
9th, 1970 in the sunny capital, Port of Spain . Under the personal guidance
of Mr. Rupert Smith, Tour Director . Have Breakfast in New York and lunch
in Port of Spain. BWIA Sun Jet to and from Trinidad - $209 .00.
If any other information wanted, please Phone MO 3-8177
tration and Development and Bantu
li;ducation."
According to the Windhoek Advertiser
of October 3, `The Legislative
Council will be representative of
all the seven regions of Ovamboland.
Each of the seven regional Tribal
Authorities is entitled to designate
not more than six members, as was
the case when the Transkei was
granted self-government .
'fhe Government of the Republic
will second a number of civil servants
to assist in the administration of the
various departments of Ovamboland
under self-government . These officials
will be designated Directors .
One of the Directors, Mr . F. A. .1 .
De Preez of the Department of
Bantu Administration and Development,
will act as co-ordinating officer
far the Departments of Finance,
Economic Affairs, Justice, Community
Affairs, Agriculture and 'forks
and Education .'
Tn other wards, the same personnel,
representatives of the Santh African
regime, will continue to rule
-only their positions have changed
names .
The South African Bantustan policy-of
which this is an example-is
based on the fallacy that cultur.el
and linguistic differences between
population groups prevent co-operation
and ccmmunal feelings . On the
basis of this idea, South Africa regards
herself justified in dividing up
the areas where the indigenous pol ,ulation
live, into small autonomous
`Bantustans' which have minimal
contact with each other.
SWAPO (South West Africa Peoples
Organization) has all along
strongly opposed the South African
Bantustan policy. We argue that in
Namibia, where the various populati~n
groups live scattered, this policy
is undoubtedly a deliberate move to
destroy the unity of our people. We
also regard it as an exercise in eyewash
and blatant hypocrisy, intended
to foal the outside world .
The implementation of the Self-
Government for "Native Nations in
South West Africa Act" has many
implications . One can see that the
exercise is bound to lead to great
AFRICAN OPINION