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...change of mood is dramatically evident in Windhoek, the capital of the thinly populated (1 million) territory. Last summer the city was abuzz with preparations for the arrival of some 10,000 members of the United Nations Transitional Assistance Group (UNTAG), which was supposed to supervise and guarantee the move to independence. Local newspapers were full of advertisements seeking housing for the anticipated visitors. A U.N. representative toured the city to seek bids from local dealers for a fleet of cars and trucks for the transition team...
...expectancy has since evaporated. In place of the housing ads are reports, denied by the U.N., that the UNTAG operation has been canceled. In yet another pessimistic sign, the South African government last week announced a three-month extension in the term of its governing body for Namibia, the South West African National Assembly. Said Prime Minister Pieter W. Botha regarding the independence settlement: "We hope there will be greater clarity on that matter within the next three months, but it might naturally take longer." The government hinted that South African-supervised elections for the National Assembly might come early...
...concluded. Yet to be decided is whether elections will be held on the basis of proportional representation favored by SWAPO or the constituency approach that would help preserve some of the white-supported fringe groups. The second phase of the negotiations, dealing with the makeup of UNTAG, the 7,500-man U.N. peace-keeping force that will supervise the transition, is also well along. South Africa has proposed a multiethnic force drawn from eight African countries, Europe, Asia and Latin America that is expected to be acceptable to SWAPO...