From Making War to Making Peace
Auteur: Spaarwater, Maritz
Editeur: Penguin Random House South Africa
Publication: 2012
Edition n°: 1
ISBN: 978-1-77022-437-7
e-ISBN: 978-1-77022-439-1
Editeur: Penguin Random House South Africa
Publication: 2012
Edition n°: 1
ISBN: 978-1-77022-437-7
e-ISBN: 978-1-77022-439-1
From the 1960s, Maritz Spaarwater was an intelligence agent for the South African government, first for Military Intelligence and later for National Intelligence. In the late 1980s, he was among the first to start official discussions overseas with the exiled leadership of the ANC, and he became involved in the negotiations that led to the 1994 election. This is his story.
A Spook?s Progress plays out in a range of locations, from army bases in Namibia to the NIS offices in Pretoria, from the dusty streets of Freetown to the luxury of Geneva. Threaded through the narrative are encounters with people such as Sam Nujoma, Kenneth Kaunda, Niel Barnard, Roelf Meyer, Chris Hani, Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma. An honest depiction of day-to-day life as a spy, the book delves into the relationship between intelligence agents and their political masters and reveals their behind-the-scenes role in facilitating the transition.
At times serious, at times ironic and satirical, A Spook?s Progress is a fascinating and frank account of an intelligence agent?s life and work, and his shift from making war to making peace.
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