A research report submitted to the Faculty of Management, University of the Witwatersrand, in fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree Master of Management (in the field of Public and Development Management) 2016 / The purpose of this research study was to obtain the views and perceptions of
Namibia veterans of the People’s Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN), the armed
wingof SWAPO, on compensation as a part of the disarmament, demobilisation
and reintegration (DDR) process. This process compensates former freedom
fighters as a reward for having contributed to the liberation struggle. DDR is one
of the most important peace stabilising tools that is internationally recognised
and the UN has adopted it as a pre-requisite for any peace agreement process in
countrieswhich had experienced violent conflict.
The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the war veterans’ perception
regarding ‘compensation’ being paid as a reward to former fighters of the
Namibia liberation struggle by the Ministry of Veterans’ Affairs.Structured
interviews were conducted to collect data, and data analysis was done by
identifying themes.Microsoft Excel statistics functions were used to calculate the
totals, produce tables, graphs and pie charts.
The main finding of the study was that the former freedom fighters were facing
many challenges and the government was far from addressing these challenges
in their totality. The study found that the government was committed to address
the plight of the former freedom fighters; however, the implementation of such
a programme was fraught with challenges, such as the lack of resources and
good governance. Moreover, the study established that the reintegration
process was not addressing the issues of both groups of ex-combatants in
Namibia. / GR2018
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/23707 |
| Date | January 2017 |
| Creators | Ndjadila, Olivia Ndiwakalunga |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | Online resource (x, 115 leaves), application/pdf |
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