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SWAPO's Administrative Secretary, Mr Moses Garoeb, has denied that his mo.vement ''The Church is fighting for the same cause that Swapo is fighting for - for peace, justice is responsible for the bombing of the Roman Catholic Church near Ombalantu last Sun­ and freedom in Namibia." day Irlght, and has instead claimed that the army are the culprits. It was "inconceivable" that Swapo would bomb a church building, he added. In a statement from the Swapo London office, Mr Garoeb said that Swapo was "filled "From the cradle to the grave the Namibian people have suffered oppression and ex· with repugnance over the Boer regime's attack on'the church which serves the children ploitation at the hands of the racist Boer regime. The Church has joined the struggle of God, both black and white". against these evils", he said. Adding that Swapo condemned the attempt being made "by the racist propaganda He added that Swapo appealed to the Namibian people and the international com­ machine" to blame the movement, he said that "the Namibian people are not oppress­ munity to recognise that the South African regime would "stoop to anything" to attain ed by the Church". their ends.

SCENES of devastation at the Roman Catholic Church at Omulukila near Ombalantu which was destroyed In a bomb blast last Sunday nlalnl:. Readers should please take n e that our photographs of the bombed church were not provided by the military.

SHOCKWAVES of ~mbarrassment and consternation are expected to rock the foundations of the military hierarchy-in Namibia and South Africa following the Attorney General's deci­ sion this week to prosecute four high-ranking officers (one of whom is believed to hold the rank of Colonel) and two other soldie~.for the death last year of Swapo member, Mr Immanuel Shifidi. The startling announcement made violence, or alternatively the con­ vigilantes attempted to disrupt the on Thursday by the Attorney General, travention of the Riotous Assemblies proceedings. Mr Estienne Pretorius, comes after Act. The second charge is the murder It emerged during the inquest into two months of deliberation and police andiorcomplicity in the murderofMr Mr Shifidi's death that 54 soldiers at­ investigations. Immanuel Shifidi. tached to the SADF's 101 Battalion The men will appear soon in the Win­ Mr Pretorius said that several of the had been ferried from the north to the dhoek Magistrates Court to plead on accused were out ofthe country at the meeting, with the express intention of charges under the Riotous Assemblies moment, and that the investigating of­ creating disorder. Act, a charge of murder and charges of ficer, Brigadier Piet Fouche, would The soldiers were all dressed in' complicity in the murder ofMr Shifidi. liaise with the Senior Public Pro­ civilian clothing and all were armed The names of the six men will only secutor to bring them before court on with clubs, knives and bows and be released once they have made their a elata to be arranged. arrows. first cocrt appearanca All six men are members of either These startling facts, which led to Mr Pretorius confirmed that he had the SADF or the SWATF. Of the six, the prosecutions, were contained in an issued instructions for the men to ap­ fOUl: are officers, one is a Corporal and affidavit by oneofthabus drivers who pear in the Magistrates Court, after the other a Private. had transported 27 of the soldiers to which he will make a final decision Two of the soldiers facing charges are Windhoek. regarding the charges. stationed at the Bastion army head­ During the week prior to the rally, It is likely that the case will then be quarters in Windhoek, while the re­ journalists and Swapo officals receiv­ transferred to the Supreme Court. maining four are based at 101 Bat­ ed anonymous telephone calls warn­ The men have to plead in terms of talion in norther n Namibia. ingthem that "people would die" ifthe Section 119 of the Criminal Pro­ The men are expected to make their meeting went ahead. cedures Act, as is normally the case first appearance within three weeks. The tragic meeting, which was being when any accused appears on charges Mr Shifidi, released from Robben held to commemmorate the Interna­ of a serious nature. Island Prison in 1985 after serving an tional Year of Peace, was eventually Mr Pretorius said that once hi>; office 18-year sentence, was stabbed to death broken up by camouflaged police in had received their pleas, he was em· during S:.vapo's International Year of Casspirs. powered to instruct that other charges, Peace t'ally in late 1986. They fired rubber bullets and to a greater or lesser degree, be The m~eti ng, held on November 30 teargas into the fleeing crowd of ap- preferred. in a dusty SQuare in the Katutura The first charge is one of public township, ended in chaos after Continued on page 4 ...... * * * * INSIDE TODAY * * * * FLASHBACK to the death of Swapo veteran, Im­ Fate of Angolans in the balance- page 5 manuel Shifidi, in November last year. At the time the police offered a reward of R3 000 for information Controversial cadets - parties speak - page 2 leading to the arrest of those responsible for his Politics clampdown in the Kavango - page 11 death. 2 Friday September 25 1987 THE NAMIBIAN Sec.-ecy shrou.s cadets

She said that under the guise of puchea." ------BY MARK VERBAAN ------­ 'preparing' the youth for the future, in­ "The cadet system in our schools THE DIRECTOR of Education at the Administration for Whites, Mr Jan Brandt, has refused permission forming them about the1>ast and the belongs to a long line of models based for a member of his staff to answer a number of questions regarding school cadets in Namibia. The ques­ roots of the present, pupils are on organised youth-serving -political­ tions were handed in writing to Mr Hans Jordaan two weeks ago. Mr Jordaan, an employee of the Depart­ presented, and not very subtly, with ideas, .,.!hich are all characterised by ment of Education, is also the Officer Commanding 1 SWA Cadet Corps and the chairman of the Cadet the ideologically 'correct' interpreta· similar attitudes:' Co-ordinating Committee. Mr Brandt informed Mr Jordaan to tell this reporter to "speak to the politicians". tion ofevents and the only 'acceptable' She described these attitudes as be­ paths for the future. Exactly which politicians Mr Brandt preparing pupils for National Service? ing the unquestioning adherence to adulthood will place on them;' she "Closely linked to narrow inter­ was referring to is unclear, but it seems Who is responsible for training the one political line, bigoted· non­ said. pretations of realities such as these, is that Mr Brandt does consider the issue cadets, and who trains the instructors? tolerance of alternate viewpoints, Vacillating between being children the need to defend the system and its of cadets to be a political matter. In your opinion, how can cadets benefit fanatical implementation of the and adults, they are difficult to deal values from outside 'onslaught'." a young High School pupil? with at times. perceived 'absolute truth' and the need The questions were apparently con­ She said this led to the militarization sidered unsuitable due to their All male secondary school pupils at­ "Moving back and forth between to prepare militarily for outside of young people in organised activities 'interference'. "political nature". tending schools under the Administra­ behaviour and thinking patterns also - such as cadets. tion for Whites are obliged to par­ Mr Jordaan was keen to answer the makes them very vulnerable and open "There are plenty of historical "This represents in every way the op­ ticipate in cadets. questions when first approached, as he . to influences, both positive and models to demonstrate the popularity posite to the ideal educational climate Mr Jordaan metioned two weeks ago thought it important to inform the negative, and thus so much power rests of this method and its effectiveness, conducive to young peoples' develop­ public of the aims and objectives of that the cadet was not trained to be a in the hands ofthose who are dealing ranging from the Hitler youth move­ ment, and should have no place in our with them, be they parents, teachers cadets, and to explain the "cadet soldier, but in view ofthe Department's ment to the Khmer Rouge in Kam- schools:' system". refusal to answer any queries, one can or cadet officers:' He was unable to do so, however, as only guess at what the schoolboy is be­ "If we are dealing with a system it was not permitted by Mr Brandt. ing trained for by being forced to par­ which has as its aims the desire to form Mr Jordaan this week confirmed ticipate in cadets. young people according to a particular that he had made a photocopy of the Headmaster of Centaurus, Mr H · political viewpoint, then teachers and Total shareholding acquired questions, and had handed them tothe Barker, said that cadets for pupils from other educators become the tools ofthis SWATF. Standards 5 to 10 was compulsory at ideology, and will exploit this THE Taeuber & Corssen added, would also "be in a strong posi­ Public Relations Officer for the army, all government schools. 'vulnerability' rather than presenting Group this week announced tion to influence pricing stability and Major Fanie Krige, said that he knew It was usually held once a week, he the youth with an unbiased selection that it has acquired the total consistent quality of service. nothing about the list of questions, nor said. of options and alternatives;' she said. shareholding of Michelsen "These benefits and services would did he have any idea who had receiv· The Catholic-run school, St Paul's, She emphasised that young· people also extend to the enclave of Walvis edthem. has not had cadets for the past-two had to be taught how to choose SWA. Tbe group alsosaidithas Bay." The telephone number of the SWA years. ("process·orientated as opposed to been able to take over 100% In a related development, the Cadet Corps 1S listed in the directory Catholic Bishop, Boniface goal-orientated") and permitted to company interest in Imperial Namibia Wholesale and Retail under the SWA Territory Force. It is Haushiku, said that the school came make individual choices. ColdStorage aCS)inNamibia. Workers Union has announced that it also the same number as the Executive under the church, and cadets had been She said that most schools under the has asked the government to appoint Committee ofthe Administration for disbanded at the school because the Administration for Whites, rather Mr Vic Taeuber, Group Managing a conciliation board to hear a dispute Whites. practice (cadets) was "mixed up with than follow this line, adopt a "closed" Director, said in a statement that the · it has with Michelsen SWA. Mr Jordaan said the Department of the army". educational system where the significance of these aquisitions was The status of this union is still the Education was unable to speak on It was not church policy to be linked educators make the choices for the that they were 'in line with stated com­ subject of controversy, as two separate behalf of the SWATF, as far as cadets with the military, he said. pupils. . pany policy of diversification and ongo­ groups claim legal title to the na!p.e of . were concerned. The aura of secrecy shrouding the "They do this by withholding infor­ ing strategic planning;' and that the the union. Mr Brandt was of the opinion that practice of cadets makes one wonder mation concerning alternatives and move underlined 'the Group's commit­ It is the group led by Mr Henoch Han­ replying to the queries could have what the Administration for Whites presenting only the ideologically­ ment towards constructive engage­ dura that has asked forthe conciliation "complications for the Education are attempting to hide. acceptable 'truth', as well as by ment in the economic development of board. Department". A spokesman for the Department of punishing any deviation, either by this country:' In a statement given to the press, Mr All attempts to reach Mr Brandt for National Education confirmed this ostracism or rules and laws;' she said. The move he said, had the advantage Handura said that negotiations with comment this week failed. week that cadets was not a compulsory "It is into this category that school that "company funds would circulate Michelsen SWA involving certain He was either out or in a meeting, activity at schools falling under the subjects such as 'jeug weerbaarheid', in our economy rather than be ex­ demands made on behalf of the com­ and he never bothered to call back in control of National Education. history and activities such as cadet ported across our borders." pany's employees, had reached a spite of numerous assurances by his He was, however, unable to say how training fall." The Taeuber & COl-ssen ·Group, he deadlock. secretary that he would. many schools did in fact offer cadet 'Ib any objective readers wishing to training to their pupils. find out more about cadets, the list of A Windhoek teacher spoken to this ten questions was certainly not week stressed that the mind of a school politically-orientated. pupil is impressionable and Help fight T-B · paint a poster Norweretheypolitically·motivated. easily-influenced. Examples from the list are: "Young people between the ages of12 DO YOU know someone who is constantly coughing, is always culosis Association (Namta), so that What is the aim and objective of and 20 are involved in an extremely cadets? Why are cadets compulsory on· tired, has lost weight, has no appetite, gets night sweats, has chest everyone can be drawn in to help fight important phase of their personal TB. Iy for schools under the Administra· development. They are no. longer -pains, spits blood and is out of breath? Perhapsit is yo·ur brother, tion for Whites? Is there any coimec­ children, yet not adults either, and are your mother or grandfather, or the child next door ..•?That person The Association needs a poster for spreading this encouraging message tion between cadets and the SWATF? attempting to come to terms with the is probably suffering from tuberculosis, because these are the sym­ aboutTB: 'Ib what extent is cadets used for demands and responsibilities toms of this disease, which still claims so many victims, mainly because of ignorance. . TB is a contagious disease, but within 48 hours after one has started taking Tuberculosis is one of the oldest ignorance this disease still claims medicine {or it, one can no longer infect diseases known to man. Why then, thousands of victims and is still other people. The main thing is that one after so many centuries, is it still one unconquored. can be cured, but then one must take ofthe single major health problems in People do not recognise the symp­ one's medicine regularly and in the cor­ GIBEON our beal.).tiful, sunny country. toms ofTB, are ignorant of its causes rect doses. It is estimated that nearly six and do not know how to prevent the 'Ib prevent tuberculosis, a baby has million people die of TB throughout disease. to be innoculated as soon as possible ECUMENICAL the world every year. Why? Medical For this reason all Namibian after birth, and all chldren should science for a very longtime has had the schoolchildren are being asked to help receive reguiarfollow-up treatment up means with which to fight it. in the fight against TB. to the age of twelve years. In addition, SERVICE One of the greatest reasons for this A tuberculosis association has now one should eat plenty of healthy foods state of affairs is ignorance. Because of been formed - The Namibian Tuber- like fresh fruit and vegetables, wholewheat bread, fish, cheese and eggs, and drink plenty of milk. . NAMIBIAN TUBERCULOSIS ASSOCIATION (W.O.44) One should sleep in a well-ventilated OCTOBER 4 1987 room, so windows should be left open, POSTER CO:MPETITION and not too many people should sleep ENTRY FORM together in one room. NAME: ...... One should also regularly get out of doors into the sunshine and get some ADDRESS: ...... exercise. One's house and cutlery must LUTHERAN be kept clean at all times, so that TB SCHOOL: ...... •...... germs cannot breed there. Hands should be washed before eating and CHURCH STANDARD: ...... regularly take a bath or a shower. So come on all you schoolchildren­ draw a lovely, colourful and cheerful DATE OF BIRTH: ...... •...... picture which can be used as a poster, Preacher:Re~PaulIsaak so that everybqdy who sees it will know RULES: at once that it is a TB poster! 1. The competition is open to all school pupils. There are beautiful prizes, which in­ 2_ Entries will be j~dged on meriC ' . ..,.,. clude . a bicycle, clothes, dinners, cinema tickets and many more. 3. The drawings may be any size_ :. 7' • Get some good ideas and start work­ 4. Any medium may be used -e.g. pencil crayons, waxcraypns, paints. ing at once, because the clsoing date for 5. Entries will not be returned to entrants. the entries is November 15, 1987. 6_ No personnel from N amta or their relatives or the sponsors may Entries will be judged by the UBehold how good. enter the competition. SWAlNamibia Arts Society and en­ 7. The SWNNamibiaArts Association will judge all entries. trants can hand in their work at the of­ and pleasant it is 8. The decision ofthe judges is final. .J; • fice ofthe Society on the corner of John when brothers 9 . . Hand in your entries at: Meinert and Leutwein Streets. Namibian Tuberculosis Association POSTER COMPETITION. An exhibition of the entries will be dwell in unityn held at the ARt Gallery on December PO Box 21547 3,4 and 5. . . Windhoek l The suggested size of the poster is 9000 ; . 570x400mm_ It should be done in col­ our. The medium used does not matter. THE NAMIBIAN Friday September 25 1987 3 Koevoet step up searches in the northern region ______BY TOBIAS MBAKO ______

REPORTS from Northern soldiers aRain arrived and unearthed Namibia indicate that Koevoet the poles, taking them away. soldiers are stepping up their Mr Amakali further claimed that in searches for Swapo insurgents June this year, the soldiers came set at the homes of civilians. alight the grass on his farm. Residents claim that at most Finally, the soldiers again arrived at Mr Amakali's farm on September 15 homes, these searches are ac­ this year, and allegedly stole two beds companied by severe assaults and matresses, after allegedly-plan­ ofpeople who, out offear of vic­ ting a bomb on ~he pathway leading to timisation, would deny that his cattle's dri~ing place. they had seen insurgents. Mr Amaka1i claimed that the The office of the Chairman of the soldiers who placed the bomb on his Ovambo Administration was this farm came from the bases at Oshivelo week 'swamped with complaints and and they were positively identified by his farm-workers. allegations about such incidents. Only a week ago, a meeting held by The Secretary of that office, Mr residents ofOmungwelume called for Oswald Shivute, said that due to the in­ an end-to the securityforce's searches CHRIS SHIPANGA (right), a journalist at The Namibian, who is in London attending a!, advan~d journ~lism creasing complaints coming _from course run by the Thomson Foundation, with Mr Israel Wamala, Assistant Head of African Services, dUring ~ residents, the office could no longer of Swapo insurgents at civilians' homes. visit to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in London. Shipanga will _be back on the staff of The Nami­ concentrate on administrative work. bian in October. "Our office is now almost a refuge for The meeting, which was called to deal with the presence of security victims of assaults by security forces, forces in northern Namibia - par­ who assault people after demanding to ticularly in the Uukwanyama area­ know from them the movements of unanimously called for their Dastardly erime, says S-wapo Swapo insurgents:' Mr Shivute said. Giving an example, Mr Shivute told withdrawal. THE LUSAKA office of Swapo has also reacted strongly to the bombing of the Roman Catholic Church the story ofMr Johannes Gottlieb of One of the speakers at the meeting, in northern Namibia last Sunday. Okankuzi in the Oshigambo area. a senior headman, asked why the Describing the act as a "dastardly Swapo added that N amibians ting press in 1973 and 1980; the at­ Mr Gottlieb, in a statement to the security forces could not look for Swapo crime", the Lusaka office called on should use the prayer meeting as an tacks on St Mary's Mission at Odibo Ovambo Administration, said that guerrillas on the border, instead of all Namibians "throughout the width opportunity to call on the occupa­ in 1979 and 1980; the attack on the Koevoet men arrived in the Oshigam­ assaulting civilians under the pretext of hunting ,for the guerrillas. and breadth of Namibia, from the tionist troops to leave the country Oshigambo High school on January bo area on September 10, and search­ and implement 435. . ed the homes of residents for The headman said that ifthe securi­ Orange River to the Zambezi, from 18 this year; the fire-bombing of the Swapo dismissed the claim by the insurgents. ty forces were looking for Swapo the Atlantic Ocean to the outskirts Council of Churches in Namibia in of the Kalahari desert" to join wor­ On the same day at 09hOO, the among the people, then Swapo had to military that the movement was January 1986; the burning down of shippers "when they gather to pray responsible, saying: "The Omulukila rural schools in the far north in April Koevoet men went to Mr Gottlieb's be a good organisation, because the at the ashes and ruins of their church belonged to the people of this year; the raid on the Georg­ house and searched it extensively. people of northern Namibia were good, church". Namibia. The Namibian people are Kronheim church centre at Berseba During the search, most of his peace-loving people. Swapo. Swapo is the people of in August this year; and death ofthe belongings were damaged and fur­ Namibia. How could Swapo destroy nitures was left in disorder. He said brother of ELOC Bishop Kleopas an institution of the people?". that the fence surrounding his home Dumeni, who was shot on June 14. The statement cited several in­ was also destroyed in an apparent at­ NIGHTMARE FOR Swapo called on "all men offaith" cidents as examples of South African to press their respective governments tempt to gain entry to the house. destruction in Namibia: they refer­ for the implementation of the UDited Similarly, at the nearby home ofMrs red to the bombing of the ELOC prin- Nations Plan. Maria lsak, the Koevoet soldiers arriv­ BARNABAS TJIZU ed on September 15 and destroyed her A NIGHTMARE twelve hours in When his friend arrived and they fence, using a huge roadgrader which jail, without food, and in the com­ were leaving the heavily-guarded air­ they had apparently brought with pany of 14 hardened criminals, is port they passed a checkpoint where them, specially for the task. what Mr Barnabas 1Jizu bad to en­ they were stopped by a member of the On September 20, the same soldiers, dure after being mistaken at Jan police who wanted to inspectMrTjizu's bringing a truck, allegedly went to Mr Smuts Airport for either a Cosatu luggage. I·JAY 'Motor Spares Gottlieb's home and collected the poles or Swapo official on Monday night In his bags, Mr Tjizu had books and from the destroyed fence. this week. pamphlets he had bought at a display Mr Gottlieb also alleged that For Mr 1Jizu, who is a member ofthe stall at the Zimbabwe Women's Con­ and Accessories' Koevoet soldiers had once set fire to his ference, and a copy of "Swapo News." house, destroying it completely. Steering Committee of the National Union of Namibian Workers(NUNW), When he saw these, the policeman im­ "The fact that Koevoet brought a this is the second time he has beenjail­ mediately instructed one ofhis juniors roadgrader to destory our long fences ed along with criminals after being ar­ to call the Security Police. is an indication that they do not want rested for political reasons. The policeman he said, questioned us to stay there. In July this year, when he was ar­ him about the relationship between "What their plans are with the place, rested together with other unionists Swapo and Cosatu and whether he we do not know, but we sense that they and Swapo leaders, he was locked up worked for either organisation. He do not want us here:' Mr Gottlieb said. with Gert Johannes Eiman, the man denied this. He added that the people ofhis area charged with the murder ofMr Frans were tired of these misdeeds by Gilge. When the Security Police failed to ar­ Koevoet. While in the cell together, Eiman rive they were taken to a nearby police He said that ifKoevoet wanted him had asked him for a saw and a knife for station. and other residents to move away from use in an escape attempt. At the police station the men who the Okankuzi area, they should tell When he protested to the police had arrested them again called the him so and look for another place for about being jailed with a man accus­ security branch and told them "We the residents. ed of such a serious crime, the police have two blacks with Swapo and ANC Another victim whose house was at­ had allegedly laughed in his face and material". tacked - ostensibly in a hunt for regarded it as ajoke. Only a few weeks When told by the wife ofthe securi­ Swapo insurgents - is Mr Johannes later Eiman escaped from custody. ty policeman they were trying to con­ Amakali who has a farm in the The arrest at Jan Smuts Airport oc­ tact that the man was ill, they inform­ Onankali area. cured when Mr Tjizu was returning ed Mr Tjizu that they would have to Mr Amakali said that between the from a visit to Zimbabwe as a guest of hold him overnight. He missed his 1984 and 1987,hishomehadbeenthe the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade morning flight as a result of being Don't believe it's not available. target of numerous attacks by the Unions. jailed. We will try our best to obtain it if we cannot supply it. security forces. When he we!1t to check in for his con­ During the night he was unable to We ate keen to do business. He said that in 1984 his mahangu necting flight to Windhoek at 17hOO, sleep and the only food he received was fields were completely destroyed, ap­ he was told the plane was fully-booked tea brought into the cell in a five litre Our prices are very, very competitive. parently by Casspirs. and that he could only get a seat for jam tin which he had to drink out of one Our service is excellent. In 1985 the security forces alleged­ 06h45 the next morning. half of an old one litre milk carton. Try us - you will like us. ly stole 360 ofMr Amakali's poles from He said he was left with no other op­ Mr Tjizuhas denied that he had any Rememberwe sell parts for all vehicles from 1939 onwards._ his fence. The soldiers arrived in three tion but to call a friend in Johan­ ANCmaterial,andhesaidhetoldthe trucks to load the poles. nesburg who could assist him. After police that Swapo was not a banned Try us for T.R.W. American parts - performance. ' He said that he had reported the in­ the journey from Zimbabwe he needed organisation, neither were the pam­ cident to the army but nothing had a change of clothing, and he just hap­ phlets he had. been done about it. pened to change into a Cosatu track He confirmed that he intended seek­ At the beginning ofthis year, while suit he had bought on a previous visit ing legal advice on what he described Contact: busy layingnewpolesfor his farm, the to the Republic. as an unlawful detention. 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" ___ FOR A MILLION 4 Friday September 25 1987 A barbaric deed of . utter desecration THE JUSTICE andPeaceCommis­ feelings of their fellow-humans". sion of the Roman Catholic "Justiey and Peace s.aid t~at Church, Chaired by Willy' · whate'l;.er those who planned and ex­ Amutenya, has condemned the ecuted the destruction ofthat place of "wanton destruction" of the worship wanted to achieve thereby, Catholic Church at Omulukila in they will not bend or break the will of. the Ombalantu area of northern the people of to gaizy;"beir God-gIven .­ Namibia. ":' rights,'£:nich they are denied". "" The s~teinent said tllatthe "abh~r . . The statement said that "destroying rent act cries for'expia"tioh". . a church where the Blessed Sacrament Justice 'arid Peace declared its is kept -the most loved place ofworship solidaritY'with the community ~d the. for the faithful- is,for us.Catholics an parish whose answer to the destruc'­ act of utmost desecr~ti~rfqfthe Holiest tion of their church was a prayer ser­ of Holies", "." vice. in the ruins on Sunday. "Such a barbaric deed.can only be "We ii)vite all N amibians to unitein committed by people ·who have no prayer with them on that Sunday respect whatsoeve_r for the religious morning". CCN CONDEMNS CHURCH

BOMBING IN NORTH CURIOUS ONLOOKERS take a look at the total destruction caused by a bomb explosion in a Roman Catholic Church near Ombalantu. " ON BEHALF of the Council of Churches Executive Committee, Bishop Hendrik Frederick of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, has expressed "horror at the wanton and senseless destruction by bomb blast on September 20 of the Roman Catholic Church in Omulukila in the Om­ balantu area". '. IIlea press release this week, the Bishop said that it had been reported that 'Swap~ . would never several explosive devices were used to destroy the Church and indicated f J ~ • • I . jot ~ "deliberate and malicious intent to disrupt and harass the vital work and witness. of one. of our member churches". "We express our S9lidarity and sympathy. with the Catholic Church in this. tragic eyen~ ; as w~ll as our hope that thQse respon~ible for this out~age will ~hurch~ " :;-des.troy a be found 'imd prosecuted under1 aw. Our experience has taught us to be vigilant in the light of wartime propaganda which at times camouflages the real culprits. We call on our members to be alen to these e"euts and to con­ ------By TOBIAS MBAKO-----.....------tinq.e to report to}heir p ~stors ~ny sigh~ing of~ose . perpetratiI).g such d~ed~, would be brought to light. He confirm­ that they may be. properly identified and l)rought to book". ,~- CHURCHLEADERS ha~e : expressed their condemna­ 'r- • .'." - ... . .r. tion of( the -total _destruction lasj; ~unday n:ig~t, ' of the_ ed that lawyers were investigating the circumstances ofthe sabotage. - Roman Catholic Church bu].Iding at Omulukila, approx­ "It is striking that the saboteurs Officers on murd~r- charge imately 10km from Ombalantu. Th~ church was blown. chose to destroy the church on the day structed two of his reporters to attend up by what appear to be sophisticated' explosive devices,~ ofthe Lord. Father JosefShikongo; the Continued from page 1 the S.wapo.rally on November 30 -the seemingly placed by experts in the field of destruction priest of the destroyed church, held a " day on which Mr Shifidi was killed. of buildings. The damage' totals 'tens of thousands of service there only hours before it was . proxim~tely 2 000, and by the end of He then wrote a lead article the Rand' according to the Roman Catholic Vicar General. blown up:' Father Nordkamp said. He the day 21 had been seriously injUred. following day based on information added that he couldn't see what possi­ Seven were admitted to the intensive given to him by these twa reporters, Mr No-o~e washurt in the incident, but edbySwapo. ble motive Swapo would have for blow­ care unit of the Katutura State Gene Travers and Mr Andre de Bruyn. in what could be a related development They stated further that in their ing up the church, and thought it Hospital. _ In his story, Mr Erasmus said that the priest of the Omulukila church, knowledge it was the first time that a unlikely that they were responsible. Police later claimed to have moved in Mr Shifid's death could have been a Father Josef Shikongo, disappeared church had been sabotaged by Swapo. It appears that extremely-powerful to "keep law and ,order" when they result of "spontaneous violence" which from his home the day after tne ' It is, however, interesting to note that explosives were used to destroy the believed that violence had broken out broke out between the "violent and explosion. several church premises have been the church. Local residents said this week amongst the Swapo supporters . peaceful factions ofSwapo". A spokesman for the Ovambo Ad­ targets of attacks by saboteurs in the that they spotted two men entering the themselves. Counsel for the Shifidi family, Mr . ~ ministration said that Father past. churchyard, and footprints oftwo peo· o Meanwhile Mr Pretorius also an­ Bryan O'Linn, suggested to Mr . ·Shikongo was taken into custody for If .these incidents, including the pIe were later discovered at the scene. nounced this week that he has decid­ Erasmus that his article was - questioning after the incident, and cowardly destruction of the ELOC A police base is si.tuated roughly two ed not to prosecute "any member ofthe "misleading and devoid of truth". was later released. printing press at Oniipa some years kilometres from the church. press corps" for statements made dur- . When Mr Andre de Bruyn was call­ The SWA Terrifury Force confirmed ago, were not the work ofSwapo, who The Ovambo Administration ingthe inquest into the death ofMr Im­ ed to give evidence, he denied that Mr in a statement this week that an then was responsible? spokesman also confirmed the bomb· manuel Shifidi. . < Erasmus had ever instructed him to at­ unknown amount of explosives were The military statement said: "The ing, adding that he had visited the This is understood to be a reference tend the meeting. . used in the sabotage. , sabotage of a church shows Swapo's' scene the following day and had found to the editor of Die Republikein, Mr , He said that his newspaper did not The SWATF also' said that the true colours: No Christian organisa­ "makakunyas" (members of the Des Erasmus, who gave evidence duro normally cover Swapo meetings. damage caused by the blast was severe tion will allow a church, the house of security forces) standing around ing the inquest two months ago: . . At the time, legalsources felt it was because the church building was a the Lord, to be destroyed· especially laughing at the destruction. At the time, Mr Erasmus told the possible f!:lr Mr Erasmus to face strengthened structure of bricks. not for political rea,l!!ons:' , The spokesman also said he believ­ • court ·under oath that he had in- charges of perjury. : TheSWATFblamedthesabotageon ' . A spokesman for the Ovambo Ad­ ed that the people who bombed schools Swapo insurgents, on the basis that ministration disputed the ~WATF's in the area a few weeks ago were the THE NAMIBIAN is published by the proprietors,the Free Press "MUV time-de¥it:es" were discovered version that Swapo was responsible for same ones who destroyed the Catholic of Namibia (Pty) Ltd, with offices at 104 L~utwein Street Windhoek, at the scene. the sabotage_ Church. and printed by John Meinert (Pty) Ltd, Stuebel Street Windhoek. The army statement'also claimed He said that no-one would believe Local residents said that '. The copyright on all material in this edition, unless otherwise' that MUV devices were normally us- that Swapo was responsible, as most 'makakunyas' arrived at the scene on specified, rests with the Free Press of Namibia (Pty) Ltd. members of the church were sup­ Monday and began joking and porters ofthat organisation. laughing about the destroyed church. The Vicar General of the Roman They allegedly made remarks to the ef· Catholic Chu~h, Father Berrih~d fect that if God was so powerful, why Nordkamp, this week condemned "in then did he not stop the culprits? UNIVERSITY · the strongest possible terms'; the The Administration spokesman said destruction of the church. that normally when a telephone pole Faculty of Arts/Department of English He said that he hoped the culprits is blown up in the north, residents of that area are beaten up and assaulted by members of the security forces. Senior Lecturer/Lecturer He found it strange, he said, that Requirements: An MA in English Literature. A specialization in African after the' bombing of the Omulukila literature with experience at both undergraduate and post-graduate levels will church, residents were not beaten up and there was no retaliation by the be a strong recommendation. CHIROP0DY security forces. Job description: The successful applicant will be expected to lecture to Diploma , DOES WONDERS 7 Swapo would never destroy a'church, he said. Degree and post degree students, assist in planning the Honours syllabus with FOR YOUR FEET! speCific reference to the African Literature component and perform FOR TREATMENT OF administrative duties as delegated. In the event of a contract appointment, the CORNS, IN-GROWN Bodybuilding contract will be for a one year period. TOENAILS ETC., PHONE 31077 THE KHOMASDAL Bodybuild­ . 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The Academy is SWAINamibla's own provide education and traming to all Tomorrow morning, the 1986 young and last developmg academiC the people 01 the country through UNIPART Western Province champion Henry institution situated in Windhoek its university. technikon and For a comprehensive range Voujhn from Paarl will hold a body· Its all·embracing task is.to. college lor out·ol·school traming building seminar and all interested of Unipart filters, ignition people are invited to attend. parts,sparkplugs, bulbs, More information can be obtained sealed beams and much more. from the Chainnan of the Khomasdal u. contact: Ronnie, Dieter or ' Bod'y-building Club Mr Andreas co « George at 224541 Shilomboleni at telephone number 212661. THE NAMIBIAN Friday September 25 1987 5 FATE OF ANGOL~NS IN GROOTFONTEIN STILL"IN BALANCE RAJAH MUNAMAVA THE FATE of the ten Angolan­ would seek resettlement in Namibia. children at the Mariabron He said that in 1981 he had come into Catholic Church Centre in contact with South African troops, and Grootfonteinis still hanging in often visited SADF bases at Caluque in Southern Angola. the balance and talks are still He claimed that residents ofCalu­ going on between the Church que had reported his presence to Swapo and the International Red insurgents, who captured him. But he Cross Committee in Windhoek. managed to escape later. The Catholic Church is seeking to He then fled to the SADF base at hand over the ten children into the Caluque where he stayed, acting as an custody ofthe International Red Cross, interpreter from 1981 until 1984, following the children's dissatisfaction when he was moved to Beacon 5 114 at having to enrol for studies at the situated in the area known as "No Mariabron Church School. man's land" on the Angolan/Nami­ The head of the International Red bian border. Cross Committee, Mr Martin Woker, In 1985 he was transfered to said this week that his organisation Ruacana, where he acted as an inter­ was busy trying to find a solution. He preter between South African and added however, that the Red Cross Angolan troops, he said. Committee had no infrastructure, and At one stage he said, he was used in that he was in no position to place the a follow-up operation, after Fapla children anywhere. troops had attacked a cuca shop and an He said that the Red Cross had only army base in Namibia. SOME OF the Angolans whose fate hangs in the balance pictured at the Mariabron Catholic School acted as an intermediary and that it The Fapla troops, who had changed near Grootfontein. Their future is the subject of ongoing talks between the Church and the Interna­ ." was not entirely its responsibility to into civilian clothes, were apprehend­ tional Red' Cross. find a place for the children. ed and imprisoned according, he He stated that his organisation's claimed. work was limited to tracing the Nilton said he was waiting for the parents of the children - not finding Red Cross to take charge of them and schools or places for them to live. added that he would not return to Meanwhile one of the children, Angola, because "Fapla was looking Banky Nilton, said this week that he for him". would not return to Angola forfear of He Said the group with him was from "reprisals from Fapla" and that he Caluque, Kahama and Mambonde. Lose your hearllo Damara Council victories mE DAMARA Council of Mr Justus Garoeb swept the boards in the Harllief . recent elections for headmen and council members on September 22_ In Tubisis, headman Walter IlKhuwiseb got 395 votes, as opposed to Swapdufmember s Mr N IAwaseb with 149 votes. ' • - _ fit.. . tI1&S& SUpai'- Okombahe, S Tjongarero of the Damara Council headman with 486 votes Spedal In b~came ~ as compared to Swapduf's C Tsuseb with 88. In Uis E Taniseb of the Damara Council is headman with 499 votes as oppose<:! to OH/~ Swapduf's S Afrikaner with 78. In Jamperero Damara Council headman F Gaomab won with 65 votes compared to 18 of J Doeseb. 2B.9... 3.10. In Anigab, A-Gariseb bec~e headman with 220 votes compared to Swapdufs's 0 Karon with 66. " In Elba the Damar~ Council';"'on with Headman J Ubiteb with 228 votes'compared to A Nowoteb with 136. In Morewag G A Uiseb of the Damara Council polled 227 votes as headman, and A Awarab of Swapduf only 49_ In Khorixas Mr Justus Garoeb trounced Mr E L Christy of Swapduf with 899 votes to 26l. smoked· In Fransforitein·J I' Hendricks of-Damara Council won with 35S'votes compared to 1: IGuidao-Oas with :r6; in Anker Headman J Tsuseb won with 481 over his opponent F Goraseb with 155; in Bergsig J Basson of Damara Council won with 59 votes coIp­ pared to Jiems Basson with 52; in Sesfontein, J Gaobaeb of Damara Council polled 224 votes as headinpn against 0 GanuseJ;>' with 48. '- - 'Viennas.lIacked 2 kg

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His the employ ofthe armyduringthepast fellow workers, who saw him being eight years. On August 6 the army, takenaway,latertoldhismotherthat , ~llegedly req1:lested him and qther , he was taken to prison by members of ' workers who perform menial duties" the army. The-workers also told the ) ike'digging holes, to a~tend a coil!~Se " mother that tpey believed he was . ofillJ)tructionat an undlsc10sed v~nuEj:<~ tl!ken tothe 'course' after being heldfot According to her, he refused,';'and , st>;rne time. nothing has been heard about"}jirn : "I am concerned about the well- since: '.' _ ~ "being of my son "because it is now such Mrs Tadeus is a re!1ident of ~ikimgo , , . a 10,ng tiI1Ie,s(nce he has disappeared. in the U ukwnyama area, buther son . '\The arihy.lias not even informed me'of .lives at Osha~ti . " . ,., his whereabouts and I'm wondering blemto'us. The-base is there appar~nt­ Mr Haludilu s wife, Monica, who is what is Happening to him now;' Mrs ly ~o protect us, but we are asking helping his mother, has demanded Tadeus said. MR IMMANUEL, NGHIXULIFA, the man who had requested that' whether it'is in' fact not there to kill bases of the security'forces be increased in northern"Namibia is in that Mr Haludilu be charged or be Mrs Sesilia Tadeus, together with us?;' the statement said. released forthwith. the missing man's wife, have appeal- the news again. He allegedly threatened to have the_principal of the Addressing themselves to the so­ Ponhofi Secondary School, Mrs Martha Hishindimbua, beaten up. He Mrs Thdeus believes that herson ,wased to theChairman·ofthe Ovambo Ad- called headmen who do not want the lured into refusIng to attend the course ministration"Mr Peter Kalangula to is also reported to have threatened the students of the school who, army to go, the students asked whether: two weeks ago, demanded the withdrawru'of the army base from their because, when initially he was asked find out where he is being held. those headmen were concerned about school, in a strongly-worded statement. their own lives or the lives of the ma­ The students wanted to know - themselves "the Christian Students of jority of people in the region. whether they were being 'protected' Ponbofi" have reacted to the requests against Swapo, and ifthat was the case, made by Mr Nghixulifa and other Other points raised by the students Attack after altercation they found it odd because they regard- headmen of the area that more bases were as follows: ed Swapo as freedom'fighters, be erected in the Uukwanyama area, * The 'headmen' appears to be "How can we not support Swapo against academic progress which concerning minjbus fare which is the freedom fighting move­ could be made by the students should ment ofthe country? How can we be on there be no army base near their ------BYTOBIASMBAKO ------­ the side of the 'Boers' who came to rob school. It is often said that the youth usofour land? Ifthe 'makakunya's' do is the leadershipoftommorow, and how MR TOIVO MAVULU, a resident ofOkatope in the Uukwanyama area was not want to hear us they must leave does the 'headmen' expect them to go allegedly beaten by a.man he believes to be a policeman, after the man , together with the SADF so that we can into the future with soldiers all around refused to pay him a fare for transportation on his minibus. them. implement Resolution 435;' the He believes that the man is ' a picked up stones and hit the windows They want to know whether the students said, * member of the police because, after he of the bus. A spokesman from the Ovambo Ad­ base is there for the protection of the , school. Ifit there for the 'protection' of had attacked him, documents fell out Mr Mavulu said that he was injured ministration described the situation in his pockets which enabled him to iden­ severely in the process. A deep wound the Uukwanyama area where Mr the school, the students say they can ,do without that protection. , tify the man as such. He said that he occured on his left arm as a result. Nghixulifa is carrying out his threats would keep the documents for later After attacking Mr Mavulu, the man as "very bad this week", * Is it necessary that parents should , apparently started to beat a woman send their children to school while they proOf against the man. He singled out Mr Nghixulifa as be­ Mr Mavulu said that he was on his who waS also ,Ii passenger on the bus. , fear that one day, the children could ing one of those responsible for the way to Ohangwena whenaman by the The woman, Mrs Elisa Mateus was hit come back home as corpses? many problems there, and added that road-side hailed him for a lift. On the by flying stones. * The students demand an explana­ Mr Nghixulifa was not an elected way the man started an argument During the scuffie, documents fell tion over the increase of bases in the headman, despite the arrangements from the man's pockets. Mr Mavulu U uukwanyama area and also demand with his other passengers on the bus, he had made on behalf of the people and as a result, the passengers decid­ said that some ofthe documents enabl­ Ms Hishidimbua to know with whom the arrangements with the security forces, ed to get offnear the Etale army base. ed him to identify the him as a' , Sources in the region also confirm­ In a statement made available to The were made over the increases. The man asked to be taken to Onuno, policeman, andhe would produce them ed that Mr N ghixulifa has again met Namibian, the students said that the Meanwhile, a spokesman from the when laying charges, Ovambo Administration said that as and when they arrived, he refused to with the head ofpolice to request that first step the army had to take, would pay the fare. When asked for the second Mr Mavulu has laid a complaint a result ofMr Nghixulifa's requests, bases be erected at Ongha, Eenhana be to remove their base from time to pay, he allegedly started to at­ with the office of the Ovambo more police bases were going to be and Omungwelume, Ohangwena, tack Mr Mavulu with fists. He also Administration. Students of the Ponhofi Scool at "We want the base near our school to erected at places like Omungwelume Ohangwena, who simply called be removed because itis such a big pro- and Eenhana. ,Nanso opposition to UNIVERSITY- hold a congress THE NAMIBIA National also elect a new Executi ve commi ttee Department of 'History Council of Students (Nacos), for the organisation. will hold it's annual congress Nominations for the election of the on Monday September 28, star­ new executive committee will be ac­ Research Assistant cepted on Tuesday 29 September, and ting at 09hOO at the Continental the election will take place between Requirements: The History Department of the Academy is at present writing up , oral Hotel in Windhoek. 09hOO and 14hOO the following day. history traditions amongst the Dama:r;'§.s. A suitable person to act as research assistant The organisation said it was ana, The President of the organisation, tional student organisation repres'en: Mr Gotty Kavezepa, said in a press is required for this project. The person should be able to speak and read Damara and ting students from all ovei' the country statement that Nacos was striving for Afrikaans or English. He/She should preferably have a teaching background (an , ideal irrespective ' of -their political the advancement of education in the opportunity for a retired teacher), The work comprises interviewing aged members of affiliations'- country, and was trying to find solu­ It is however, widely believed to have tions to the countless problems being the Damara community in and around Windh~ek and transcribing these interviews, been formed through direct encourage· faced in the education field in Namibia 'ment from right-wing quarters inorder at present. " - General information: Remuneration is negotiable and working hours are approXimately to act as competition for the Namibian National Students Organisation N acos he said, was an independerit, 5 hours per nay, 5 days per week, at the City Campus of the Academy, Storch Street. (Nanso), bona-fide student organisation with The congress will consider the pro­ it's headquarters at Wi,ndhoek, and Closing date: 9 October 1987 gress that Nacos has made in the eight branches at Tsumeh, Gobabis, Keet­ Contact person: Mrs Carol KotZ8, tel. 307 2174 months since it was formed. A draft manshoop, Okakarara and Khorixas. constitution will be tabled and either The congress will only be open to adopted or amended. Delegates will registered members.

The Ac.ademv It SWAINamlbla's own prOVide e(j/lcat!()(/ rind, trallll17Q to a ll young and fast developing academiC the people of the CO /ll/lry ill/o/l()I; Millority rights -experts Insotutlon situated In Windhoek "s /lmverslty. ICchmk017 dnrf THE INTERIM government Cabinet will be holding discussions to­ Its all·embraClng tasl< IS to college for O/l t of· school Iri/l17ul(1 day on a document containing various alternatives on the issue of the protection of minority rights. A press release earlier this week stated that the Cabinet. had had a preliminary session with fOlp' German constitutionalists. The four had fur, ll. nished the Cabinet with a document concerning minority rights protection. o ACADEMY « The four are Professor Werner Kaltefleiter, University of Kiel; Professor Kay Hailbronner, University of~onstanz; Professor George Ress, Universi­ ty of Saarbriicken; Professor Gerhard Laule, a practising lawyer from Frankfurt am Main. THE NAMIBIAN Friday September 25 1987 7

BY MBATJIUA NGAVIRUE

RESIDENTS OF KUISEBMOND in Walvisbayhave asked fora meeting with the authorities to discuss what they call, cruelty by the Municipal Police, during a recent raid of the compound in that town. The people of the township said they.were very upset about the maltreatment of residents of the compound when the place was surrounded by Municipal Police on July 15 this year.

The reasons given by the Municipali­ The Councilthey said, should work ty for the raid were that people without . positivily with the people of Kuiseb­ . permits were living there, eating the mond, in an attempt to remove food, and using the water and electrici­ discriminatory laws and improve rela­ ty, of residents without paying for it. tions between the white and black The Council also claimed that the communities ofWalvisbay. compound was being used as a hiding Ifthey they did not succed with their place by troublemakers and criminals. appeals they said, the only solution The people ofKuisebmond however, would be to call for a meeting between said in the petition to the Municipali­ the Municipality, employers and ty, toat there were no other places in . employees living in the compound. the country where a person was re­ WORKERS being recruited in Tsumeb last week to replace the former workforce. Picture by John Liebenberg. quired to have a-permit in order to live The dema'nds they are making are: there. -Disturbance oftheir peace must stop; It also not true they said, that people The police and the army must stophar­ were eating the food of the occupants rasing them by setting dogs on them; of the hostel paying for it, since one -The use of heavy weaponry against could not get food without showing a unarmed people must cease; Workers elaim vietimisatioD permit to prove that one was a legal They must not be attacked with resident of the hostel. teargas again; They also suggested that ifthe place -Residents of the compound must not was really being used asa hideaway for be forced to pay R50 without receiving and ,referenees in TtL's criminals, why could the Municipali­ a receipt, instead of the R40 they ty not simply have closed the place and should pay according to regulations; provided accomodation for people . -The detention of children should be where privacy would be respected. stqpped; major reeruitment drive was They said that there no real need The denial of residence permits to peo­ for some of the laws the Municipality ple who are still forced to pay their R40 4. Qualifications for jobs vary depen­ DISMISSED employeesofTsumeb was trying to enforce, and that the (as happened in the case .of Linus BY MBATJIUA NGAVIRUE ding on tlie job grade, requirements Corporation Limited (TCL) have .whole purpose in building the com­ Shilengifa), must cease; accused the company of and communication needs. pound in the first place was to imprison that all grade 9-17 employees were now -Better food should be provided when "systematically victimising" 5. Permanent wage scales have not the workers who lived there, and people are jailed than the mielemeal being paid a flat rate ofR1-10per hour. members of the Mineworkers changed. isolate them from the rest of the and water currently given; They had also heard that people were Union ofNamibia while recruiting 6. Placements have not been finalis­ community. -Forcing people to sell Jabula when now being forced to work 12-hour shifts its new workforce. ed. (In reply to the question whether They asked the Council to take into they don't want to must stop; without overtime pay, while in the past A group of fired MUN members in· dismissed workers who had been re­ account the fact that they were human They must stop arresting people in they were paid overtime rates if they employed had been appointed at a posi­ terviewed by The.N amibian said that beings and that a time might come order to get bribes that they spend on had to work for more than eight con­ tion lower than those which they held TCL had used people in the Labour when their patienCe might run out. Jabula; previously). Control Office, the Mine Captain and secutive hours. They demanded that the Municipali­ -Forcing people to live a life of The workers said that if people ob­ informers to identify workers 7. The main.workers' hostel at Ot­ ty consider their complaints serious­ loneliness . and alienation must be suspected of being members of the jected to having to work these hours, jihase still remains closed. Workers liv· ly and bring them to the attention of stopped; they were told that "ifthey did notlike union. ing in Windhoek commute daily. the white community ofWalvisbay, so -An end must also be put to people hav­ - Their own estimate, they said, was it ... they could go and ask Ben Ulenga S. There has been no extension of nor- that they would also know about their ing their property 'stolen' by those who for a job". that only one-thirdofthe 3 010 dismiss­ mal shift times. Any overtime which suffering. are supposedly enforcing the law. They levelled the accusation that ed workers had been re-employed by is worked is paid at one-and-a-half TeL was now recruiting slightly older TeL. They alleged that of those times the basic rate, which is higher people because they were considered workers sacked, the majority had lost than statutory requirements. their jobs because they were suspected less likely to go on strike, and were 9. All applicants are being equally Zambian says he was tortured- of belonging to the MUN. "generally less troublesome". considered for the vacancies available A more serious charge they made They also said that colleagues who and placement is being made on merit. LUSAKA: A Zamiban civilian has legally into the South African­ was that TeL had used the new recruit­ had remained with the company had There are still employees who had been claimed South African soldiers tor­ administered territory on August 24. ment drive to "weed out" employees told them that employment conditions injured on duty working for Tsumeb. tured him in Namibia to extract in­ The soldiers demanded information approaching pensionable age, and peo­ at the mine had worsened rather than (In answer to the question as to what formation about guerrilla forces in on the South West Africa People's ple who had been injured on the job. Organisation (Swapo), and the African improved. . extent TeL had used the opportunity the region, press reports said this These workers claimed that many of Pre-requisites for employment, they National Congress (ANC), he said. to weed out elderly employees and week. the . __ :~erswhohadbeenre-employed said, had become more stringent with workers who had been injured on the Isimwaa Walubita was quoted by the He was released on September 2, he the company now insisting on were not appointed to the positions job). government-owned Zambia Daily claimed, when the soldiers realised employees being able to speak and that he had no information. . which they had held prior to their 10. Calm and peaceful (Situation at Mail as saying he was beaten and sub­ write Afrikaans -something which the dismissal. remaining hostels). jected to electric shocks after crossing Sapa-AP company did not do in the past. Ifa person had been a driver, for ex­ 11. No (To the question whether TeL The former TeL employees also said ample, he might have been demoted to was experiencing any difficulties in working with a compressor or being that the Corporation had closed the replacing semi-skilled and skilled assigned to a 'cleaners' position. hostel at Otjihase, as well as the two workers). smaller hostels in Tsumeb. Workers Because such a large percentage of 12. The majority ofthe new recruits from Otjihase were now forced to com­ the labour force had been dismissed, are from Ovamboland. and so many people had been shifted mute daily from Windhoek. In JO TJIUANA to different jobs, the workforce was now Tsumeb, hostel accomodation had not far more inexperienced than it was improved and the food was as "bad as previously, they claimed. ever", they claimed. The inexperience of the current A list ofthese allegations was telex­ Fourth National Science Exhibition workforce, they said, could lead to ed to the General Manager of TeL last serious accidents occuring in the week. The replies provided by the ac­ Saturday 26 September future. ting General Manager, Mr H P Smit, OBh30 - 13hOO They claimed that wages had in fact are reproduced verbatim: dropped since TeL won the recent 1. Placement of employees has not Supreme Court battle. yet been finalised. Rossing Foundation Education Centre Prior to the work-stoppage, wages for 2. It is not known who, ofthe former workers in grades 9-17 (semi-skilled employees, were members ofthe MUN and unskilled) ranged from R1-S0 to as membership forms had never been R2-67 an hour, with underground submitted by the MUN. workers in these grades receiving a . 3. No (To the question whether the maximum ofR2-S0. However, they had average age of new recruits was been told by their sources at the mine higher). Interim government to 'bomb' the Katutura compound THE INTERIM government Cabinet has announced that the Katutura Hostel is to be demolished on October 9. . The statement said that the dormitories ofthe hostel would be closed down on September 30 and the ensure maximum material recovery after demoli­ tion, the latest techniques, making use of contr611ed explosives, would be used to demolish the structures. The release said that this would be the first time in the country's history that this type oftechnique, better known as implosion, would be used. The physical act of implosion would take place on October 9 3:t lShO~ .. This would be an event to "emphasise present changes In NamIbIa and its road to the future", the interim government said. PRONAM 775 KAl e 8 Friday September 25 1987 THE NAMIBIAN A MAN· MADE PROBl.EM Female circumcision: ~:~gl~~man-made FEMALE circumcision is still The strength of the tradition is or.e cumcision is carried out on the very practised in much of Africa reason it continues in the face of young, it is a practice rarely perform­ despite the health hazards and modern medicine. An aura of secrecy ed with true consent. opposition by women's groVps. surrounds the reproduction process Dr Hassan Yusuf, a Somalldoctor It continues partly because andfeinale sexuality is an area which whose work brings him into daily con­ many A(rican men and women are tact with circumcised women, ex­ women often allow its reluctant to discuss. presses strong moral disapproval. perpetuation, rather than Says Awa Thiam, the Senegalese "I am opposed on medical grounds challenge tradition and risk reformer "Our biggest task is to break and because it infringes the basic being ostracised. Gemini News through the pervasive walls oftradi­ human rights of women. It cannot be Service reports c;>n . the tion which prevent women from objec­ right for a woman to have her sexuali­ pressures that put 70 million. ting to the pain and suffering of ty controlled and determined by others women at risk unnecessarily, circumcision. in this way:' and the efforts to change They do not see why they should not Much opposition has come from out­ accept this form of mutilation iftheir side Africa - provokingresentment at attitudes. mothers and grandmothers have ac­ outside interference - although peo­ Despite the well-documented conse- cepted it:' ple like Senegal's Awa Thiam and . quences to women's health, female cir­ According to WHO, there is no con­ Egypt's Nawaal el Sadaawi, work at cumcision continues in many parts of . tinent in the world which has escaped grassroots level to persuade WOmen to Africa. Though some say it is dying some form offemale circumcision. Ex­ oppose the tradition. out, few signs support this, and the amination of Egyptian mummies Although some call for a ban, laws World Health Organisation (WHO), shows that the practice was are useless if people do not accept estimates 70 million African women widespread. them, and in many countries women are affected. A mild form was commonly carried go alongwith circumcision rather than Female circumcision is practiced in out on Victorian virgins in Britain and oppose tradition and risk rejection. groups in more than 20 African coun­ their North American counterparts. In countries where circumcision is tries, particularly in the north of the Opposition to the practice has grown common, most men choose only cir­ Where most women are infibulated continent. since the onset of the International cumcised women as spouses. The II. Practices range from a comparative­ Women's Decade in the seventies. pressure to conform is high .. ly mild form, involving the cutting of In 1981 Efua Graham, director ofthe Although no African government is Excision and the clitoris, to infibulation, in which London-based African Mother and actively in favour offemale circumci­ circumcision widespread various parts ofthe genitals are excis­ Child Health Campaign, presented Ii sion, few openly oppose it. ed, and the vagina is almost complete­ paper to the United Nations Commis­ Most, with the exception of the Some cases ly sewn shut. sion on Human Rights, calling for the Sudanese government, which has , reported This occurs in Somalia, Mali, Sudan eradication offemale circumcision and made infibulation (though not the e o and parts of Ethiopia and Egypt. - other traditional practices detrimen­ removal ofthe clitoris), illegal, do not 1885 I\tl The procedure has serious health ef­ tal to the health of women and see it as strictly relevant to develop­ fects. It often leads to shock, haemor­ children. ment problems. rhaging, depression and even death­ As a result, a United Nations Com­ Graham points out that African due to excessive bleedin·g and the use mittee was established to look into governments are predominently male of un sterilised equipment, or inex­ such practices and encourage African and suggests they are reluctant to in­ Nanso returns from perienced pratitioners. Governments to address them. volve themselves in women's issues The origins of female circumcision This was a major coup for opponents "This is shortsighted. Soxty per cent remain obscure. Supporters' of circumcision. of gynaecological problems present in arguments range from religious or Harare Seminar Most AfricaIicountries belong to the African women can be traced back to cultural customs and the insistance United Nations and,.are expected to the mutilationoffemale circumcision. ------ByRAJAHMUNAMAVA------­ that it makes. women "clean", to the ratify any human rights mandate ap­ "We have to show Africans that the THREE NANSO student leaders returned to Windhoek last weekend belief that it promotes virginity and proved by it. sexual independence of women is in­ from a four day international student conference in Harare. The con­ chastity. Previously world organisations like tegral to the continent's future success. ference, co-hostedby the Zimbabwe National Students Union (Zinasu) and Many claim that circumcision WHO had been reluctant to become in­ "Without healthy women, African the International Students UnionUUS)underthetheme "Disarmament guards young girls f~om sexual volved in the circumcision debate for cannot survive and true development for Development" was opened by Zimbabwean President Rev. Canaan frustrations by deadening sexual fear of offending African governments. will be hindered This can be done with Banana last week Monday. appetite. A ~ajor objection is that since c_ir- no added cQst at all:' she said. Participant student organisations included Nanso from Namibia, Kenya, -OppOSition instructed to close offices Zambia, Botswana, Tanzania, Cuba, Russia, Gambia., Ethiopia, South Africa, Czechoslovakia, West and East because of links with armed rebels Germany, Ghana, Liberia, Zaire, In­ HARARE: Zimbabwe's chief babwe, since white-ruled Rhodesia powers. dia, Austria and Tanzania. The Inter­ opposition party has been won independence from Britain as It was not clear whether the edict national Students and Youth Move­ ordered to shut its offices na­ black-governed Zimbabwe on April 18 would disrupt almost two years of talks mentofthe United Nations, the World tionwide,because of alleged 1980. between Prime Minister Robert Students Christian Federation and the Msika said his party was consulting Mugabe's ruling Zimbabwe African links with armed rebels, a International Medical Students attorneys on whether the Minister's National Union (Patriotic Front), and Association were also represented. senior opposition party official statement was a violation of the Con­ Zapu, aimed at merging the country's The aim of the conference was to said this week. stitution's guarantee of freedom of two main political parties. mobilise students and youth against Joseph Msika, Vice-Presidentofthe association. Mugabe has often accused the rebels armament and to persuade them that Zimbabwe African Peoples' Union Zapuhasl4seatsinthel00-member in Matabeleland ofbeing Nkomo's sup­ disarmament was inextricably bound (Patriotic Front), Party, told Associated National Assembly, all members porters. Nkomo has denied all links. to development. Press "The Government is banning us elected from Matabeleland. Nkomo has often toured Zinasu President, Innocent without saying so." Nkala, in an interview, likened Zapu Matabeleland exhorting supporters to Kadungure, told the conference that Homes Affairs Minister Enos Nkala, to the Mozambique National report dissidents to the authorities. developing countries faced over­ said in an interview with the semi­ Resistance (MNR), in neighbouring The rebels have killed at least 50 white whelming accumulated poverty and official Zimbabwe Inter-African news Mozambique, call it a "hostile farmers and scores of peasants since backwardness and huge unpayable ex­ IgnatiusShihwameni agency (Ziana),he ordered the closure organisation" . He made his statement independence. ternal debts created by centuries of col­ Turning to Southern Africa, Mr of opposition leader Joshua Nkomo's after meeting security chiefs and civil On Wednesday this week, Nkomo ac­ onial and neo-colonial plunder. Kadungure said black African states Zapu offices in a new programme to administrators in Bulawayo,.following cusedMr NkalaoftryingtomakeZapu in the region shared borders with a crack down on armed dissidents and an upsurge in dissident attacks on an enemy ofthe country. neighbour whose only means of defen­ their supporters. civilians in Matabeleland. Ziana reported that Nkomo said "He ding apartheid was through The rebels have been blamed by the will never succeed because no one can He did not cite what law he was ap­ militarism and "gun boat or big stick governmentfor killing scores of people plying to close down the Zapu offi ces, make us an enemy ofthis country. We diplomacy". " We share,boarders with in Matabeleland province, Nkomo's but under state of emergency regula­ are loyal and we want our in­ a neighbour, whose nuclear capabili­ traditional stronghold in WesternZim- tions he is armed with wide-ranging dependence to succeed:' ty and militarism exists amidst crass poverty and exploitation of the most degrading nature among the majority of the non white population of that country". UNIVERSITY Nanso was represented at the con­ ference by its Vice President Hafeni Faculty of Arts Nghinamwaami, General Secretary The following departments are offering Honours on a part-time basis during Ignatious Shlhwameni and Academy 1988: eAfrikaans and Nederlands eBiblical Studies eEnglish eSocial Work student activist Nambata Kalumo. (Honours and Advanced Diploma). Nambata Kalomo Requirements: A recognised Baccalaureus Degree with ~ major in the proposed Given the context in which the arms Honours subject. Prospective students ar:e invited to consult the Academy - race was taking place now and the Yearbook for 1987, Part One, Section 16 . large resources involved, it was im­ Enquiries: by 16 October 1987 perative that something be done to cor­ rect the irrationality he said. Contact person: The Head of the Department concerned, tel 307 gill " It is this desire to restore sanity that has brought us together and which unites us under the banner of r::dUC 8(lon training to all disarmament for development". Thr.: j. r,;.;rJr: m/ I .... 5 VIA I f Jam /blCi S (.dln prCII /de:; and lhr:: pf:Op lr:; of th r:: country through Mr Kadungure said mankind has ;'.;unq Anr) fa st rJr:;t;:lopmg acad'3:m /(. now developed the means to annihilate m<.. tlfuiJr.ln sl tuaff:U In '//lndhof:Jr Irs unl/srSl tj t e c hm~on and S0i1&gr:: for 0uF·tjf- schoOI training itselfmany times over. Even worse was it'S all-c: mtJ racln g ta sy IS to that developing countries were par­ ticipating in the arms race causing a burden on their weak economies. He said that this deprived them of

LL resources that could be used for produc­ o .Hafeni Nghinamwaami ACADEMY <{ tive activities. THE NAMIBIAN Friday September 25 1987 9 FRENCH BACKING FOR 'No HIDeHght' says Winnie LoNDON: Black South African anti-apartheid activist, Winnie Mandela, has told her lawyers to stop British television showing a film on her life with nationalist leader, Nelson Mandela. But the llroducers said it will be ANGOLA TO JOIN' IMF screened. Mrs Mandela, wife of the jailed African National Congress leader, Nelson Mandela, said the film was made purely for commercial reasons. A spokesm~n Government and plays a key role in its for the producers said "The film will publicise their case and could be of tremen· PARIS: President Francois Mitterrand pledged French backing oil industry. dous value to the Mandelas:' The film will also be screened in the United States. cn Tuesday this week for efforts by Angola'S embattled Marxist The fornier Portuguese colony.has Government to join the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and also shown keen interest in purchas­ MeHssa arri...-es in Maputo reschedule its mounting debt. ing French military hardware to boost its strength against rebels of Unita. MAPUTO: New United States Ambassador; Melissa Wells, arrived here this A Presidential spokeswoman said talks between Mitterrand and ~ Dos French official sources said Angola week to take up her new post, but no date has been set for the presentation Socialist Mitterrand had promised Santos focused on Angola's economic was negotiating with France's state­ of her credentials, because President Joaquim Chissano is in Sweden. French support for the membership woes and its plans for drastic reform of owned Aerospatiale group for the pur­ chase of Gazelle military helicopters. President Ronald Reagan nominated Ms Wells in October, 1986 to replace Peter bid during talks with visiting Angolan the rigidly-controlled economy. It is also.interested in radar equipment de Vos, who left in January this year. President Jose Eduardo dos Santos. She said Dos Santos had reaffirmed and French anti-tank missiles. United States Senators Jesse Helms of North Carolina, and Robert Dole ofKan­ Dos Santos arrived arrived in Paris his country's desire to join the IMF and The presidential spokeswoman sas, both Conservative members of Reagan's Republican Party, had delayed Ms on Monday on the first leg of a Euro­ discussed the possibility ofreschedul­ Wells' confirmation for several months, objecting to her views on the political situa­ pean tour aimed'at winning assistance ing its 3,7 billion dollars offoreign debt made no comment on possible military tion in Mozambique. for Angola's tattered economy and through the Paris Club of Western deals but said Dos Santos and Mitter­ Some Conservatives changed their votes after reports in July of a massacre of military aid against right-wing rebels. Creditor Nations. rand had discussed the possible sale of 424 people in the farming town ofHomoine, which the Mozambique Government Drained by 12 years of war against Its indebtedness has been sharpiy two passenger planes made by the and some survivors blamed on the guerrillas. The guerrillas have denied any in­ Unitaguerrillas, backedby!he United aggravated by a drop in the prices of oil, European Airbus Consortium. volvement in the attack. States and South Africa, Angola has which provides 90 percent of Angola's Some members of Chirac's right­ The Mozambican National news agency, AIM, said after she presents her creden­ turned increasingly over the past year export earnings. wing government, have criticised tials to President Chissano, Ms Wells will return to Washington to be on hand when towards Western Europe rather than "President Mitterrand indicated France's close links with the Angolan the President goes there at the end of October. He is scheduled to attend the United its traditional East Bloc allies for France's support for moves towards rulers, but officials say Paris is deter­ Nations General Assembly in New York and meet with United States Government economic aid. such a membership by Angola:' she mined to expand its influence in officials in Washinton DC. In a dramatic about-turn earlier this told reporters after a working lunch, southern Africa. year, the Angolan Government said it also attended by Prime Minister J ac­ France has traditionally limited its Kohl's A:friean ...-isit wanted to join the IMF, a body it had ques Chirac. role in Africa to French-speakingcoun­ shunned as an instrument ofWestern France, Angola's largest Western tries, but has sought in recent years to BONN: West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, will visiUhreeAfricancoun­ powers. creditor and second biggest client cultivate both Angola and Mozambi­ tries in November to discuss economic an d development-related issues, French Presidential spokeswoman behind the Soviet Union, is a crucial que - the continent's two main a Government spokesman said this week. Michele Gendreau-Massaloux, said economic partner for the Luanda Portuguese-speaking nations. Mr Kohl will leave on November 15, and spend three days in Cameroon, one day in Mozambique and end the tour with three days in Kenya, a statement said on Tuesday. The trip, the first official visit by Kohl to Africa, underlined the importance Bonn attached to close co-operation with African countries. South A:fr iean delegation NAIROBI: South African Agriculture Minister Greyling Wentzel, was on Challenging the Comoro Islands from September 8 to 10, with a 12-man delegation, r eports.reaching Nairobi said this week. Mr Wentzel also visited the military camp where the white mercenaries who re sto~ed President Ahmed Abdallah to power in 1978, are based, and the large opportunities in' a heaVily-protected farms which they run in the north oft he main island, the report - said. . . South Africahas shown interest in the archipelago at the nothern mouth ofthe Mozambique channel since the early 1980s. unique environment Defence Minister, Magnus Malan, visited tIie islands last December to discuss I South African Airways using the airport at Moroni, diplomatic sources said. COM (Pty) Ltd is a wholly include primary and nursery South African companies are investing in three hotels on the poverty-stricken owned subsidiary of De Beers. schools, a hospital, a full range islands, the sources said. We mine quality gem diamonds of sporting and recreational on Namibia's west coast and facilities including an 18 hole Weekend battle,elaiIDs employ five thousand people. We golf course. LISBON: Angolan Unita rebels said this week that they h ad killed more also administer our town, . We are inviting applications than 300 Government and Cuban troops during a weekend battle for a rebel Oranjemund, which is located 10 from suitably qualified persons stronghold in southern Angola. kilometres from the Orange for the following vacancies that A statement by the National Union for the Thtal Independence of Angola (Unita), River and the Atlantic Ocean. exist in our Engineering distributed in Lisbon, said 27 members ofits forces were killed and 116 wounded Oranjemund offers Department. in the fighting on Saturday and Sunday. - outstanding amenities which The Marxist Government in Luanda is waging a campaign to drive the rebels out of their stronghold at Mavinga in the province ofCuando Cubango. Artisans "The Battle for Mavinga saw extreme intensity .. :' the statement said. "Govern­ ment forces could not evacuate the wounded by helicopter for fear of being shot • Fitters • Fitters and Turners • Electricians down by our anti-aircraft missiles:' it added. . • Diesel Fitters • Boilermakers • Auto Electricians. Unita said on Saturday that it had killed 100 troops and shot down two helicopters as Government soldiers, backed by Cuban troops-and Soviet advisers, tried to ad­ Technicians/Mechanicians vance into the area. • Instrumentation Fitters • Telecommunication and Airera:ft and erew still held • Instrumentation Mechanicians Radio Technicians_ • Instrumentation Technicians ABIDJAN: A Nigerian military tribunal has rejected bail for three Air In­ dia crew members jailed on drug charges and barred the release of the Greenkeeper airline's impounded jet, Nigeria Radio reported this week. We also have a vacancy for a be responsible for the planning, The special military tribunal's ruling has the effect of nullifying a Lagos Federal suitably qualified green keeper. Civil Court order that the Air Indiajet be released. Civilian courts may not over­ scheduling and organising of all turn rulings by the tribunals, set up by the military government. The successful applicant will maintenance as well as The radio broadcast, monitored in Abidjan, said tribunal chairman KoyionKuola have proven experience of all supervision of staff. had taken the gravity of the offence into consideration in his ruling. The tribunal aspects of greenkeeping and will could not accept the plea ofthe defence counsel that the accused were foreigners and therefore not likely to leave the country before trial. Rewards for the above positions • study assistance • member­ The three crewmen and the airline were charged with smuggling 32;5 kilograms include: • an attractive salary ship of De Beers Pension and of heroin into Nigeria. The drugs were found on an Air India airbus on August with 13th cheque • generous 25, upon its arrival from Nairobi, Kenya. Medical Aid Funds • assistance The three crewmen face maximum termsoflife imprisonment and a minimum leave • housing and utilities with relocation expenses. sentence of ten years if convicted. • medical and dental treatment Interested persons should in the Company hospital forward their applications and a Modest eeonoIDie growth • private primary schooling detailed Curriculum Vitae to: ...... __...... subsidised The Senior Personnel Manager, MAPUTO: The Government has said it expected modesteconomic growth secondary CDM (Pty) Ltd, P.O. Box 35, for a second year, but added that interest payments on the foreign debt schooling Oranjemund 9000_ . would continue to burden the war-torn economy of Mozambique, the na­ Closing date: 31 October 1987. tional news agency, AIM, said this week. Prime Minister Mario Machungo told Parliament, the gross domestic product was expected to rise by about six per cent this year, similar to last year's increase, AIM said. Last year marked the first time since 1980 that the country reported anincrease in its GDP. The economy has suffered greatJy since the start of the ten-year bush CDM war between the Marxist Government and the rebels of the Mozambican National Resistance. (Proprietary) Limited Many basic foodstuffs are in short supply in Maputo and other cities, and large numbers of rural residents have been displaced by the fighting, leading to a sharp decline in agricultural production. Mozambique has a foreign debt of3,2 million dollars, AIM reported. The coun­ try rescheduled 830 million dollars of the debt last year, because it was unable to meet payments, the news agency said. ~ TIlE BES1 PEOPLE ~ OR THE JOB 39559 - ..

THE A 'TOTAL ONSLAUGHT' ON WOMEN TEACHERS ? THE STRATEGY behind the ------BY GWEN LISTER pro-paganda onslaught on all COMPULSORY five-day 'defensibility' courses for all female teachers resorting under the White and any organisations which Administration are being held at the former prison camp of Keikanachab near Mariental under promote a peaceful settlement in the auspices of the SWA Territory Force. The course is described aiming to "make the teacher Namibia in terms of Resolution as }Vile and educator able to defend herself against the total onslaught". 435, is clearly illustrated in a publication by an organisation Some of the aims of the course are describing the aim of the course. topis such as 'Authority, Freedom, In­ calling itself Veterans for Victory described in a circular as follows: "Ifthe woman was prepared to trek dependence', 'Political Party', 'Political through the Drakensberg with bare development and situation in SWN, which is becoming active in o to be informed about the various population groups in the country; feet, we must be prepared now to pull 'Natural Erosion', 'Communism, Namibia, along with other right­ o to know the importance of culture; the thorns and thistles out with our philosophy and introductio~', and wing fronts. A propaganda con­ o to understand the concept of bare hands", said the circular. 'Aims of Communism'. spiracy between all these 'Christian-National' and the implica­ "Compulsory participation ... still Day 5 starts with a flag-raising organisations is also quite evi­ tions of it; applies and the cooPeration of all ceremony, followed by discussion of dent in the disinformation cam­ o be convinced of the importance of teachers is requested", said the 'The New Left', 'The KGB', 'The Third paign in the country. good race relations; circular. Front', 'The Revolutionary Onslaught' " o to be reactivated to patriotism; The woman are requested to bring and 'Swapo andfront organisations in VETERANS for Victory (the name of the organisation is in itself o to understand terms such as along a variety ofitems, including a Bi­ SWN, 'The onslaught against the an indication of the hawkish nature of its members), is head­ 'freedom' and 'independence'; ble, for the course. youth and pop music', 'singing and quartered in Houghton, Johannesburg, as are other right-wing o to develop a strong belief in God. "The course is self-enriching, it is campfire', and 'the onslaught against fronts, such as the Aida Parker Newsletter. In a recent publication, The 'defensibility' courses, also stimulating and full of discoveries. You the church'. described as COMOPS, were reported­ can make wonderful new friends, and Other topics include 'Etango (Im­ Veterans for Victory outlines what they term the Communist ly originally aimed at the wives of ar­ laugh a lot. The course holds only one manuel)' and tree-planting. Strategy - a strategy not unlike that which the people of this coun­ my officers and personnel. Later the danger: it can change your whole life", A member of the Executive Com­ try are presently experiencing at the hands of the authorities. courses were introduced on a volun­ said the circular. mittee of the Administration for tary basis at schools, but apparently Circular 3/87 of the Administration Whites said last week that women Getting control of schools is, according to Veterans for Victory, the response was negligible, and ithas for Whites is applicable to "profes­ teachers had to complete the course one of the Communist aims. But this, seen with the allegation that now been made compulsory. sionaUadministrativepersonnel, Col­ within two years of joining the the Communists also get control ofthe teachers' association and put The women are transported in lege of Education, Windhoek, Conser­ Administration. the party line in textbooks, sounds remarkably like the Christian military buses from Eros Airport to the vatoire for Music Windhoek, Govern­ "Male teachers are involved in National education system in South Africa! ca1IlP which formerly housed what ment schools and SWATU". cadets, and the women also wanted were known as the Cassingadetainees The programme of the five-day to be associated with one or other (Namibian refugees who were cap­ course provides interesting reading: course," he said. Infiltrating the press is another 'Communist attribute' ,according tured in Angola in 1978 and held for the first day at Keikanachab sees He added that the Director of to Veterans for Victory. Perhaps they should take a look around in over six years at Keikanachab); and orientation and principles of Education (Mr Jan Brandt) liaised .. ' Namibia and see just who controls most of the press, including radio which is now described as a military evangelism. Day two sees Bible with the army and set the c,ourse up . and television here. They'll find that the majority are state­ base. studies, flag raising (which flag, we He stressed that it was only for the controlled. Are they communists, we wonder? "The course is a defensibility course wonder?), a slide show on 'ethnic' "lady teachers", and that the course which aims to make the woman able groups, and singing at the campfire. was done over weekends or Controlling unions and business is yet another aim of the Com­ to spiritually defend he~lf against Day 3 provides for topics such as 'the school-holidays. munists, says Veterans for Victory. Strange that they say that when the multi-dimensional onslaught, so aim of the syndicate', 'Patriotism', He emphasised that so far there in this country, we have a few dubious unions, some of whom have that she in turn can make her family 'Leadership dilemma in SWN and had been no complaints from any 'Where to with education in SWN? women teachers regarding these received support from the authorities and even the police. And if and children able to defend the communists are running business in Namibia, then it just shows themselves", says the circular in Day 4 becomes more political with courses. that you never know! Stirring up strife is another supposedly Communist trait. This is Dutch reversal: Abel Tasman interesting. If we look at South African policies over the years in Namibia, we can see a deliberate attempt to divide population groups and stir up animosity by the implementation of the apartheid system. Veterans for Victory also claim the communists create disturbances won't call at Liideritz in countries with christian governments. To call the South African ----...... ------SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT ------...,;,----- Government 'christian' would be a total misnomer in the eyes of most people. What 'christian' government allows detention without trial; IN A remarkable reversal of policy, it hu been decided that the Dutch , been a change of plans. Due to which is silent in the face of security force attacks on the civilian sailing ship 'Abel Tasman', will not, after all, call in at Luderitz. "technical difficulties" at Liideritz, it population; denies travel facilities to political opponents, and im- In the early stages ofthe planning of was, however, decided to give had been decided that the ship could, afterall,call inatCape'lbwn-in spite plements other 'unchristian' policies? - the round-the-world tour of the ship, minimum publicity to this. decision -which is being sponsored by the Dutch due to the political sensitivities involv- of the fact that the Foreign Ministry had earlier declared this to be Eliininating censorship laws is yet another trait of the com­ Ministeries of Foreign and Economic ed because ofSouth Africa's occupation Affairs as well as Dutchbusinesses,it of Namibia. The Department of "unacceptable". munists, according to Veterans for Victory. Such laws, they say, are was assumed that the ship would·call Foreign Afi'airsdeclared there was "no Political observers in The Hague say described by the communists as a violation of free speech and free in at Cape 'lbwn. The first port of call other alternative". that there is no legal objection to the press. Even though it pays lip service to it only, even the interim was the Canary Islands. But the news about Liideritz did leak 'Abel Tasman' calling inat Cape 'lbwn, government speaks in favour of free speech and freedom ofthe press. while Liideritz may have implied However, in view of Dutch anti­ out and led to protests from the UN Veterans for Victory would therefore describe them as communists. Council for Namibia and to questions recognition of South Africa's occupa­ apartheid polie,y and the fact that in the Dutch Parliament. tion of Namibia. However, after first Even the white National Party has subscribed to the Bill of Rights? several of the sponsoring businesses It was also revealed that the LJ deritz declaring Cape 'lbwn "undesirable", Are they too, 'Reds'? trade with South Africa, the Dutch port captain knew nothing about the and then going back on that decision, Ministry of Foreign Affairs declared expected arrival of the 'Abel Tasman'. the Dutch Governmenthas not shown Gaining control of key positions in radio and TV is yet another that Cape 'lbWn was "undesirable as a port of call". They seemingly feared Further inquiries were made in the itself to have a very clear polie,y communist tendency. Well, then there's a remarkable similarity bet­ towards South Africa. accusations of trade promotion instead Netherlands. "I have nothing to say" ween the communists and the South African Government then, since said an obviously annoyed Ms Marlise Opposition Labour spokesman on of sanctions pressure. it has a total monopoly of the air waves. We presume Veterans for Lambrechtsen, spokesperson for the Southern Africa, Jaques WaUage MP, Victory would be consistent and condemn the South African Govern­ The organisers, the Abel Tasman Abel Tasman Foundation which is now wants the Minister of Foreign Af­ ment control of this media. Foundation, were instructed to find an . organising the tour. fairs to explain the Government's alternative. The Dutch Ministry of Foreign At: change ofpolie,y on the 'Abel Tasman' Overthrowing all colonial governments before native popula­ The second choice fell on Liideritz. It fairs were more forthcoming: there had in Parliament. tions are ready for self government is what the communists do, according to the Veterans. This organisation would do well to UN Council for -Namibia calls me,eting familiarise itself with the provisions ofthe League of Nations man­ date bestowed upon the South African Government, and their pro­ of foreign -:ninisters ~p push for urgent mise to bring the people of this country to social and economic well­ being in terms of the Sacred Trust of Civilisation. Veterans for Vic­ tory should fUrther familiarise itself with the I'lvils of colonialism convening of the Security Council in general, before making such ignorant and prejudiced statements. PRESSURE is building in the UN tional pressure against SA can pe ob­ that their intention to participate. this week for a second meeting of tained via an important meeting of the It is expected that the Council for the Security Council to be held this UN Council for Namibia. The meeting Namibia's Foreign Ministers Meeting, Veterans for Victory, obviously consisting of a group offrustrated year on the question of Namibia. will be historic as the Council is at­ on October 2, will produce a declara­ mercenaries who don't have enough wars to fight, say in their Thelastmeeting,heldinApril,call­ tempting for the first time, to organise tion calling for the Security Council to subscription form that You have never lived until you have almost ed for full mandatory sanctions a session of its 31 member states at the convene urgently, probably in late died, and for those who fight for it, life has a flavour the protected under Chapter 7 ofthe UN Charter level of Foreign Minister representa­ October. will never know. Why don't they travel to the far north of Namibia against SA as a result of its failure tion, rather than the Ambassadors of The call at ~uch a high level of (without army protection) and see how that statement applies to the to implement SC Resolution 435 the Council's member states to the diplomatic representation, is regard­ majority of the people living under virtual martial law. (1978). UN. ed by observers as broadening support That Resolution was vetoed by the Such a meeting will take place dur­ in the UN for action against South Veterans for Victory and other related organisations, of which US and the UK. ingthe early stages ofthe42nd session Africa via the Security Council, while there are many (most in the guise of christian fronts) admit that Our New York correspondent in­ of the General Assembly just com­ at the same time increasing pressure dicates that following recent consulta­ menced. It is not -clear how many upon particular Western member they are active in what they call the psychological war. People, in tions between Swapo and the Frontline Foreign Ministers from the Council's states, to end their opposition against general, and the youth in particular, who are conscripted and who States at the UN, it had been hoped to Western states -Belgium, Australia, comprehensive sanctions against are given brainwashing sessions by organisations such as these, request a meeting of the Security Turkey, and Finland -will atknd. But South Africa, aimed at removing its il­ should regard these organisations in a very suspicious light: they Council for late September or early a considerable number of Foreign legal occupation and securing coopera­ are war-mongerers, disguised as christians, using war as ajustifica­ October. Ministers from its Non-aligned tion in the UN settlement plan for tion for the retention of the status quo and white superiority. However, it is thought that addi- member states have already indicated Namibia under Resolution 435. THE NAMIBIAN SArltArY"lhAr 25 1987 11 SA STAYS EXPULSION FROM ATOMIC AGENCY DRAMATIC moves by South the US delegation said that the Soviet On Catholic Church bomb SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Africa in the past week may h~lt delegation was in agreement with the THE BOMBING of the Roman Catholic Church of Omulukila, the bid of Third World countries, US position that "it is better to have South Africa in the organisation than ilJ. the Ombalantu area of northern Namibia last Sunday night led by Nigeria, to remove it fromthe amount of support for its removal well brings some crucial questions into the spotlight - questions International Atomic Energy known to Pretoria, the SA government outside". Agency. have moved quickly in recent weeks to Although South ' Africa has' which demand answers. The IAEA, a UN agency, based in indicate to Western states thatitis now repeatedly refused all inspection ofits Vienna, safeguards the operations o( prepared to sign the Nuclear Non Pro· uranium enrichment and research A statement by the SWATFheadquarters in Windhoek claim­ nuclear power plants worldwide. liferation Treaty. A decision con· facilities, the US and other Western ed that this was "the first time that a church had been sabotag­ The signatories ofits members to the sidered unthinkable a few years ago. states at the general conference were ed by Swapo". If this is the case, then who was responsible Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty, Addressing the general conference quick to point out that their opposition for a series of bombings at various church buildings in nor­ enacted in 1970, mean that they will on its first day, US Energy Secretary, to the expulsion bid was because it was thern Namibia in the past few years, such as the blowing u p agree not to develop nuclear weapons Mr Hemmington, stated that while focussed on its apartheid policies, of the ELOC printing press; the bombing at the Anglican from nuclear power plants. SA.'s refusal to sign the Nuclear Non rather than-its nuclear activities. Church in Oniipa, and many others? The bid to remove SA takes place .this Proliferation Treaty had only added to President P W Botha in Cape 'Ibwn week at the IAE~s annual conference its already damaged international this Monday, stated that South Africa in Vienna. The attempt is significant reputation, its gestures towards now might soon sign the 1970 Nuclear Non The SWATF also contradicted themselves in their press as the IAEA is one of the few remain· signing meant that it would remain in Proliferation Treaty. release: they initially stated that the explosion was "accor ding ing international organisations to the IAEA. In 1982, the. US left the o In the past two years the UN Coun­ to all evidence the work of Swapo"; later they stated that it . which SA still belongs. IAEA for several months to protest the cil for Namibia has replaced South was the "first time a church had been sabotaged by Swapo"; The bid to have SA removed from the attempt to remove Israel. That at· Africa at the IAEA general conference and later still that "a dossier had been opened and the inci­ agency is as a result of its consistent tempt subsequently failed. Original. in regard to uranium and other dent would be investigated by the SWA Police". refusal to sign the Nuclear Non Pro· ly the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc nuclear matters for Namibia. This liferation Treaty. 'Ib be successful member states of the IAEA had been development has occurred against the The same army statement, displaying an obvious paranoia Nigeria requires a two thirds majori· in favour ofthe expulsion bid. However, background ofresistance from several about frequent reports in The Namibian concerning security ty of votes from the general conference ' speaking to reporters in Vienna, Mr Western states on the basis that while meeting this Friday (today). Hemmington stated that the US and SA occupation was illegal, the UN, as force atrocities in northern Namibia, said that the incident Western diplomats say Nigeria Soviet delegations to the general con· the teritory's legal administration, "followed largescale sabotage of schools and clinics this year mounted the attack on South Africa at ference had "reached common ground was denied access to the territory, by and efforts by certain pro-Swapo newspapers to create the a meeting ofthe I,AEA Board in June on the South African issue". South Mrica, and therefore could not perception that security forces were responsible". 1986. The Board voted narrowly to He therefore predicted that this administer or verify Namibia's recommend South Africa's removal at week's Nigerian·led effort to remove uranium operations. The blowing up of the Roman Catholic Church, with damage this week's general conference, at South Africa would now fail as it would However, the UN Council for estimated at tens of thousands of Rands, is to be condemned which all its member states will lack support from the Soviet and other Namibia now occupies the seat in in the strongest possible terms. Church officials themselves attend. Eastern bloc members and receive in· respect of nuclear issues before the have stated that they could think of no possible motive Swapo However, with the considerable sufficient votes. A specialist close to IAEA on Namibia. would have for perpetrating such an act. The SWATF base their claim that Swapo was responsible on the fact that an "MUV-detonator, which is normally used by Swapo for deeds of sabotage, was found at the scene ~ '; flimsy 'evidence' in any Kavango warning on politics case. Why the army should choose to propagandise this incident RAJA~UNAMAVA to the extent they have, is also incomprehensible, since it is THE SECRETARY of the He said that Several employees of the said that mostofthe working peoplei n a well-known fact that they are opposed to the Council of Chur­ Kavango Administration, Mr Kavango Administration went to Cape the Kavango were either teachers or ches in Namibia, of which the Roman Catholic Chur ch is a KD Botha, issued a stern War­ 'Ibwn recently on an Ezuva tour civil servants and asked how they member. On several occasions SWATF hierarchy have r efer­ could contribute towards the struggle ning early this month against without putting in leave. red to the CCN and its member churches as being a "pro­ Another resident said the warning for their independence ifthe doors for Swapo front".·' officials and employees under was testimony that the freedom which them to do so were being shut. his administration who were the Kavango Executive Committee One resident described the move as "openly taking part in active preached was a mere fabr!cation. He "intimidation". In the same statement, the SWA TF expresses concern about politics". . .. - the "precious infrastructure" in the region: since when did it Mr Botha said it was an offence in suddenly become concerned with the property of others when terms of Civil Service Regulation (2)of on many occasions, they ride roughshod through homesteads 1980 for officials and employees to take Police confirm Caprivian and mahangu fields? an active part in party politics while in the service of the Kavango Ad· We trust that the police inquiry into the matter will reveal ministration, or to use their positions on assault charge those who were responsible for this deed, and will not merely in the administration's service to pro· j state that the perpetrators 'fled across the border into Angola'. mote the interests of a political party. ------BY RAJAH MUNAMAVA------The regulations empower the Ex· ecutive Committee ofthe Kavango Ad· POLICE in the Caprivi con­ then that he was being arrested for ministration to levy a fine ofR500,OO firmed this week that a CCN fighting W10 Kruger. or transfer an employee from one post school teacher in the area, Mr Mr Simasiku was held in detention to another, or even a lower their Liswani Simasiku, appeared for four days before being released on July 15. The case was briefly heard in salaries and grades, should it come to before the Katima Mulilo the Katima Mulilo Magistrate Court the attention ofthe committee that an Magistrate Court on a charge last week Thursday and was postpon· official was guilty of such misconduct, of assaulting a policeman. ~-----.::..----.,\. said Mr Botha. ed until October 14. '-----_./ The case is a sequel to an incident In another incident, an army truck Alternatively the Committee could ••••••• 26weeks 52 weeks ••" fire or request such an employee to last July in which Mr Simasiku overturned on the road between resign from his position. allegedly assaulted Warrant Officer Katima Mulilo and Bukalo in the Namibia R30,OO R60,OO Caprivi this week, killing one soldier Mr Botha said active participation Kruger at the Katima Mulilo Police and injuring several others. The police SA & homelands R33,OO R66,OO in politics meant using one's position Station.' in the administration's service to fur­ Police Inspector Serfontein declined are still investigating the accident. Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, ther the aims of a party, chairing or to give details about the alleged Meanwhile the State has withdrawn becoming a speaker at a political assault. all charges against Caprivi resident, meeting or being party to such a However, according to Mr Simasiku, Mr Martin Mulonda, who was arrested political meeting. two black Police Constables approach· on April 3 under Section 6 of the Ter· rorism Act. He was charged with Employees under the Kavango ad· ed him on July 11 at the Ngwezi Sports possession of prohibited literature (a ministration could also not hold of· Ground and asked him why he was ...... :). : 11 wearing a Swapo T·shirt in his capaci· 1986 "Swapo Combatant"). "-:;:~;.:;.;;;i:..:i:.;;;[~:..;-;-;-':-;- ,~-~-}-r-;-:o;"':-:-i ficial positions in a political party, publicise a written statement or make ty as a teacher. He was released on bail on August One ofthe policeman told him that 13. a public speech to promote, or to under· Swapo was "useless" and that ifitever North America mine a political party, Mr Botha said. came to power he would move to South Peno zo Nganda pOD ozo R219,OO The regulations however, did not pro· Send To: Africa. ngetJefa nde panda Australia a nd New Zealand hibit employees or officials from being The Namibian An arguement ensued at that stage, okutuamo omatJlvlslro R281 ,OO PO Box 20783, members of a political party, attending and Mr Simasiku left the sports political meetings or electing political (advertise) mo Ngoramambo Nordic countries WINDHOEK 9000 ground for home. Jo Namibian mena ro NAMIBIA candidates oftheir choice during elec· He returned later to find.. that the R192,OO tions, he said. Tel: 36970/1 police were looking for him. He was ngurameno Jazo Jo He added that officials and Telex: 3032 ordered into a police van and taken to tjlporotlka. employees under his administration the police charge office. Ova lese vetu veso ku Jan­ were expected to be loyal, and not to At the charge office, Warrant Officer dja epango kozo nganda pOD take political sides. Kruger addressed Mr Simasiku in ozo ngetjefa Inda nde JandJa He called on the Kavango employees Afrikaans, whereupon he (Simasiku), epango ko Namibian. Alra Name: ...... , ...... not to indulge in politics. told the policeman that he was not a Meanwhile certain employees ofthe omurande nguno meho, tara "boer;' nor did he "come from the administration expressed surprise at Ovatjlvlse (advertisers) mo Address: ...... Transvaal:' the warning, saying that the move was Ngoramambo ndjl, kutja ozo The policeman then pushed him, Mbaanga pOD ozo nganda zo aimed at cracking down on Swapo before punching him...... Code: ...... which was becoming active in the Mr Simasiku grabbed the policeman vlkurla pOD ozo nganda zozo region. by the colJar of his shirt and a scuffle hauto. I enclose a cheque/postal order of ...... One resident, who declined to be ensued. Mr Simasiku sli pped and fell Jandja e pango ko named, said it stood to be seen in the onto the floor and W/O Kruger started ngoramambojo Namibian no for ...... weeks subscription to The Namibian light of the warning from Mr Botha kicking him. kujandJa epango ko zo ngan­ (Please ensure exact amount in Rands or equivalent whether the Kavango Admnistration The policeman then handcuffed him da nde tjlvlsa (advertise) mo would take action against teachers currency.) As from 117/87 until further notice. with the help of the two constables. Namibian poo no zo stora nde and civil servants who were active in He said that he was told by the police Ezuva. randlsa 0 ngoramambo ndji. ..

12 Friday September 25 '1987 THE NAMIBIAN

l _ ../ THE NEWLY-ELECTED NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE of the Namibia Food and Allied Union (NAFAU). Pictured in th~ middle (with glasses), is Mr John Pandenl, who was re-elected to the position of Secretary General, and on the far right, Mr MacDonald Ka Ntlabathi, who was elected to the newly-created post of Assistant Secretary General. The Congress decided that other portfolios would be allocated at a later stage.

LEADERS AND MEMBERS of the Namibia Food and Allied Union (NAFAU) were overjoyed to hear the news last weekend that their union had at last been officially registered. At it's second national congress held in Katutura on Saturday, officials of NAFAU were able to report several major successes achieved in the. union's relatively short existence of eight months.

BY MBATJIUA NGAVIRUE

NAFAU, which represents workers strengthen this unity in order to in-all food-related industries, was form­ realise their forthcoming campaign ed on September 20, 1986. slogan of: "Shop-stewards fight for a From the time of the union's foun­ living wage". ding congress, membership has grown spectacularly from a mere 6 000 to it's WILDCAT STRIKES present membership of 11 000. It has 74 Worker Committees in businesses Mr Pandeni said that not long after and factories across the country. the union had been formed it had been These include businesses and in­ confronted by a large number ofspon­ dustries in Windhoek, Luderitz, Ot­ taneous wildcat strikes by workers. jiwarongo, Tsumeb, Otavi, Okahand­ The union had not been responsible for ja, Oshakati, Swakopmundand Walvis these strikes, nor had it even encourag­ Bay. ed them, he said. Apart from NAFAU's Worker Com­ In his view, these strikes had arisen mittees it also has fo u r fully­ because businessmen in Namibia operational branches in Swakop­ knew very little about the manage­ mund, Luderitz, Omaruru andRundu. ment and control of industrial Speaking at the congress at the disputes. What had happened was that weekend, the union's Secretary NAFAU had been confronted with the General, Mr John Pandeni, said that need to create opportunities for both t.heir successes had been achieved workers and management to resolve despite the fact that many employers their disputes. . had harassed union officials by preven­ The task, however, had not been ting them from entering business made easier by the fact that manage­ premises to visit union members. The ment were in many cases not prepared result was that officials could often on­ to listen, lacked negotiation skills, and ly see members in their residential furthermore could not understand areas. that unions had a useful role to play. None of these successes, he said, Despite this, NAFAUhad scored ma­ could have been achieved without the jor victories in industrial disputes at active participation of the union Bak Paradis, · Namib Sugar members themselves. Distributors, Springer Schokoladen They had shown the unity that was Fabrik, City Produce, Okahandja necessary to gain better working and Bakery, Gomex, Hartliefs and the A,?DRESSING THE Congress, Mr David Smuts, who spoke on labour legislation. Mr Smu~s was also able living conditions for themselves. He fishing industry at Luderitz. t? Infor",! t~e Congress that the Union had finally been legally registered and presented it with its registra called on the members of NAFAU to On May 18 this year, the two biggest tlon certificate. ,- -

THE NAMIBIAN Friday September 25 1987 13

strikes in the food industry in this speaker. country so .far took place at the Swavleis factories in Windhoek and MEMBERS ELECTED Okahandj!i. With the exepti9n of the original twelve workers dismissed, all At a closed session on Sunday, a new the other workers who had been fired Central Committee and N ationa.! Ex­ had been re-instated. ecutive Committee were elected. This, Mr Pandeni, said had only hap­ Mr John Pandeni was re-elected to pened after a "hard struggle and the position of Secretary General, and pressure from NAFAU Worker

"worker. power and worker control". their maximum contribution to the its members are the majority; NAFAU His impression was that they·had liberation struggle to free Namibia must carry forward the spirit of One been made to believe "worker power" from colonialism; NAFAU will never Country,_One Federation, by uniting meant power for top union offiicials keep its mouth shut in the wake of all the workers in a National Union of and for other representatives who had state violence committed against its all Namibian workers, to which all in- been elected by the workers. members and the community at llU'ge, . . dustrlal unions will be affiliated; For this reason managements had such as raids on homes, union offices NAFAU should fight for-May Day and come to believe that "worker power" and harassment of its members; for our historical national days to be' was a force that had to be crushed. NAFAU must do everything possible paid holidays; condeffin and r!tiElct par­ When the unions talked of the con­ to get recognition agreements in all ticipation in the celebr;:tTon -of SA cept of "worker power and worker con­ food and food-related industries where racist public holidays". trol", what they meant was the "abili­ ty of workers to control their lives as a whole, and that their lives must not end on the shop floor or the factories where they worked'. They meant that this power and con­ trol should also extend to the locations where they lived, their church life, and even to their recreational activities. Mr Pandeni explained that what NAFAU was trying to do was to im­ prove the working and living condi­ tions ofits members by creating struc­ tures which were not only confined to the factories, but which also gave their members a voice in the towns or areas where they lived, and created national organs within which they could be represented. Delegates to the congress, which had "Shop-stewards fight for a living wage" as its theme, were welcomed to the event by the chairman ofthe union, Mr MacDonald Ka Ntlabathi. A keynote address was also delivered THIS NAFAU member listens intently to one of the speeches given on by the General Secretary of the the opening day of the congress. One of the guest speakers was was Mineworkers Union of Namibia, Mr Mr Ben Ulenga, Secretary General of the Mineworkers' Union of Ben Ulenga, who was the guest Namibia. , {-,~Q~'~-<~~~-~C?~~f¥~_~"'~~~~__~~~k~~~-~~~ ~~.~----~,-...... ~."_~.~.~.~._-r~~~.~~~"' __ '''~~~~~~~4~ __ ~4a~'~'~Q~ __.j'. _~,~_~~__ ~_p--~ __~ __ ~,~.~_~~~~~ ____ ~~~.. ~~ ~~ --.c'

14 Friday September 25 1987 HE NAMIBIAN

A people divided o They -refer to statement s by Kwautima, Nghixulifa and Dan re­ I AM a Namibian from the Caprivi questing the SADF to stay on in region where people seem to fail to Namibia, and repeatedly broadcast fight for their rights because they such statements_ stand divided. o They should stop allowing Caprivi is a region where Swapo real­ themselves to be used'as mouthpieces ly enjoys massive support. One thing of propaganda against their own that is surprising though is that many people. of our people follow tribalism, even 'lb these people;1md others working though many of them are highly­ for similar ethnic radio services, desist educated and should set an example to from what you are doing and join the those who are unable to read or write. struggle for self-determination and in­ People should forget these useless ac­ dependence for Namibia. tivities (such as tribalism) and join hands to fight colonialism, racism and MAN OF THE PEOPLE imperialism. Ifwe continue with divi­ ORANJEMUND sion, how can we hope to fight against our enemies? Workers work hard and get meagre Th e first t o faU wages -these are issues which should AGAINST the background of Challenging unite people - but most think only atrocities and crimes against humani­ about tribal differences. ty, what doesthe interim government The enemy uses us to create tribal do? The answer is: nothing. It has no "opportunities in a divisions; and because we are occupied guts, no will to object nor has it the with tribalism, days such as Cassinga mandate to oppose South African Day, International Workers Day and operations in Namibia. These self­ others, are not commemorated as they imposed imposters are not the unique environment should be. representatives of the people, but of Some people wear Swapo T-shirt::; Pretoria. They have no claim to be CDM (Pty) Ltd is a wholly outstanding amenities which and say they are members; this is not representatives, because they were not owned subsidiary of De Beers. include primary and nursery good enough. Anyone can wear a T­ elected by the people. We mine quality gem diamonds schools, a hospital, a full range shirt, even a spy or a soldier. What we They act only to protect the interests on Namibia's west coast and of sporting and recreational wa nt is action t o promote in­ oftheir masters in Pretoria belieying employ five thousand people. We facilities including an 18 hole dependence among our people, ir­ that in so doing, they can perpetuate respective oftribal differences, race or their power and enjoy the fruits ofthe ir also administer our town, golf course. colour. betrayal. Their sycophantic attitude Oranjemund; which is located -10 We are inviting applications Are people satisfied with the crea­ and subservient reaction to their white kilometres from the Orange for the following vacancies that ' tion forced upon us by the South masters has earned them the contempt River and the Atlantic Ocean. -- exist in our Administration African Government? Are they ofthe people. I believe this betrayal of - Oranjemund offers Department. . satisfied with detention without trial the national cause for purely selfish in­ and the brutal activities of the colonial terests will never be forgiven or army? forgotten. Chief Training Officer Due to the-division-amongthe peo­ Final victory is inevitable and We require a self-motivated report directly to the _ ple, the enemy 'has found a loophole almost at hand. Among the oppressors there are people who know, but refus­ person to co-ordinate training in Administrative Manager he will and has created institutions such as Namwi Foundation to confuse the peo­ ed to learn, the lessons of hist ory. They , the Administration Department also be required to liaise ple and make you fight against your are aware that in any change to the which employs Over 600 people. regularly with other senior own brothers. status quo and in the ·inevitable The department is diverse and , Managers within the department Even those who are soldiers or restructuring of the socio-economic major disciplines include large regarding training needs and policemen should remember that you political system the 'haves' are the flrSt_ Catering, Trading, Materials and progress. have been colonised and deprived of to fall. They are the first victims of the Accounting operations. The Preference will be given to your rights just as ordinary civilians typhoon they have unleashed, and -s uccessful candidate will be candidates who are 28 to 35 because they are black; the only dif­ have evexythingto lose: money, power, ference is the money you receive. privileged positions, and so on. And the required to establish and. years of age, in possession of a 'have nots'? What have they got to lose? administer effective induction B.Comm. or similar degree, with Let us forget about tribalism and continue with the struggle in solidary They have lived in a~iect poverty and and training programmes fo r at least four years' post with all Namibians. oppression for so long that anything employees at all levels.. He will qualification experience both in could be better than the present, slave- be assisted by two Assistant training and in the line. MULIMUWUZI like existence. '. Training Officers. While he will CAPRIVI What about the ordinary whites in this country? What fate -awaits them after the revolution?These arethe peo­ Shopping Centre Manager On RadioOwaInbo ple who have to decide now whether The successful candiqate will be suppliers on promotion lines and I WOULD like to express my views they want peaceful coexistence or not. responsible for the complete carrying out range reviews. regarding the socalled Owambo an­ The choice is theirs, and theirs alone. nouncers in the services of the Blacks and whites have reached the managing function of the _Applicants should hold a SWABC's Radio. Owambp service. crossroads of their struggle and they Softwares and Food Sections of minimum of a matric with an .\ 0 These announcers are blinded and are aware of what lies ahead. Should our Shopping Centre and will be IMM Diploma in Marketing misled by South Africa not to see the I whites close their eyes and ignore the­ expected to provide the Management and with at least realities ofthe conditions in Namibia. realities facing them, or continue with consumer with an efficient retail five years' retail management They are used as instruments by SA to the mirage? service. He will also be experience. promote its interests and colonialism Of one thing I am sure: if they keep responsible for negotiating with in Namibia. throwing obstacles on the road to o They represent a Corporation freedom; if they cling to the myth of (SWABC)which is parastatal and fur­ racial superiority; ifthey sponsor the Chef/Supervisor thers the ethnic dispensation in obsolete and unfair labour practices in Namibia. the mines and parastatal agencies; if CDM's catering division runs a the knowledge and practical o They are used to broadcast the they continue to barricade themselves large centralised kitchen, based ability to cater for large numbers deaths of freedom fighters in such a in garrisoned communities; if they on the Cook/ Chill system, to of people, they should also be way that it causes panic, wrath and fight to preserve the socalled 'rights of upply food to various kitchens able to maintain recognised hatred among the peace-loving N ami­ the white minority'; ~f they pay no up to 90 km away. catering standards. The bians. They appear to keep silent on more than lip service to the black Successful applicants will have successful applicant will be the deaths in units such as SADF, struggle for liberation and neglect the completed their formal training expected to plan production SWATF and Koevoet. Furthermore suffering of those people -they will not as chefs and have at least seven methods, supervise and control they urge people to believe the latter find it easy to live in a new, just, and years' . experience in large-scale suffer no casualties. peaceful Namibia. the activities of cooks and o Female announcers are guilty ofthe I therefore call upon all whites to ad­ industrial or commercial preparation staff in the correct same things. dress themselves to the real problems catering. Apart from possessing performance of their duties. o Most of these announcers have of our nation and stop living in a become resident in the towns of dream. This country is no longer Rewards for the above • membership of De Beers Oshakati and Ondangua and hardly 'South West Mrica' for whites to ex­ positions include: • an Pension and Medical Aid Funds visit their places or origin. They are ploit; it is already Namibia for the attractive salary with l3th • assistance with relocation fully disconnected from the nation. If blacks and for those who, regardless of they-are on a reporting mission, then colour, creed and religion, share the cheque • generous leave expenses. they are given an army escort. common ideal~ ofthe_nation. • housing and utilities Interested persons should o They are used to promote the in­ ,. medical and dental treatment forward their applications and a terests of multinational corporations J S UDJOMBALA in the Company hospital detailed Curriculum Vitae to: in Namibia, by urging people t~ buy PO-BOX 744 • private primary schooling The Senior Personnel Manager, their products su~h as iquor, and OSHAKATI • subsidised secondary CDM (Pty) Ltd,. P.O~ -Box -35, cigarettes, but neglect to urge the na­ tion regardin ,Ilducation, health and ...... ~schooling • study Oranjemund 9000. assistance - Closing date: 16 October 1987. agriculture. o Prominent occurrences of national • • • • • • • • • • interest are never broadcast by this * service. Acts ofrepression and brutali­ : QUfarES" * tyby the security forces in Namibia are ram never broadcast. o They are used to promote the ac­ · B * tivities of SADF, SWATF, Etango in · ISTORY: northern Namibia, and perhaps they • Ilum'll dr(l11l .... CDM./ are even members of some of these * • TIl. II lilllcc Ilildrc'lI 11 'ill "II( dll !1 organisations. (PrQprietary) Limited • illllllll/i()11 .l'/ltT!' * o They are always pro-Unita, inva­ Ii,l!, III( !I ,* sions into Angola, Renamo in Mozam­ • , ;('il/llt)II)!' jlltl-;(d /n/111(,("It)l/r bique, and are anti-East (USSR and • (J1'1i1!'ir,;killlllcll'l/lll( * allies), anti African, and opposed to • 1 * leaders such as Archbishop Desmond _C"III~ll!;:'I_~'h:m/(k Tutu, Peter Kalangula and J ustus • • " 8~ tiR MARriN LUTHER IONci * N1.ww. THE BEST PEOPLE FOR THE JOB 39554 Garoeh • •• : •• • ;. ' . " *, . ' .* Friday September 25 1987 15

VELD AND VLEI Young <

VELD AND VLElis offering an adventure course for girls during scientists < the September school holidays. The course is to run from September 25 to October 5, 1987 at the Swakoppoortdam where A TOTAL of 300 high school Veld and Vlei has its camp facilities. The camp is aimed at girls bet­ pupils from many parts of ween the ages of 16 and 20 years. Namibia 'are expected to con­ verge on Windhoek during this The course consists of a carefully tions to e,ither the Chairman, or the planned set of learning situations. Secretary of Veld and Vlei, PO Box last weekend of September, to These range from straightforward lec­ 20191, Windhoek 9000. The cost for exhibit at ROssing's Fourth Na­ tures on map reading, first aid, climb­ the ten-day course is R175. tional Young Scientists ing and survival theory, to the more Veld and Vlei presents courses for Exhibition. boys of the same age group. The last subtle lessons in human relationships. This year, the general theme for the boy's course was held from June 10, The strong are compelled to help the exhibition is conservation, and many struggling, the proud compelled to ac­ 1987 to July 10, 1987, and the follow­ exhibitors have elected to base their ing boys were awarded for their cept the assistance of others. projects on this topic. outstanding performance: Physical conditioning is achieved In addition, there are projects cover­ through circuit training and an 1sak Mouton - best trainee ing a wide range of physical, obstacle course. The first part of the Desmond van der Smit - Best at geological, chemical and biological course is designed to build stamina, physical training; topics. strength, balance and agility. Bertie Coetzee - Best at physical In addition, cash prizes for the three In the second phase, increasingly training; best projects in each section will be: demanding and challenging tasks are Zebra Kasete - VUJst improved • AR2 OOOpost-schoolstudybursary set which stretch physica1 fitness to the 7brsten Genis - most perseverence. for the best investigation; limit. Veld and Vlein concentrates on pro­ By a subtle procedure of providing • A free flight to Pretoria to attend the viding a means for youngsters to find South African Expo in October for the further simple tasks at this point of themselves and develop character. best individual project. a.nd near-defeat, the trainee i~ challenged Many ofthe trainees display unusual • Apairofbinocularsforthebestcon­ to step over her self-set barrier and find qualities of leadership. The develop­ new depths within herself. servation project. ment ofyoung people as leaders is im­ The public is invited to view the The final stretch includes expedi­ portant to society. tions where patrols are alone in the Young Scientists Exhibition tomorrow, Since 1978, Veld and Vlei has provid­ Saturday September 26, from 08hOO to veld, observed by experienced instruc­ ed assistance for the young. It is a tors. It is here that true friendship and 13hOO at the Riissing Foundation school of adventure, offering to show Education Centre in Khomasdal. companionship is forged . . each student exciting new aspects of Morale is put to the toughest test and him or herself, new ideas and the im­ trainess learn to depend upon and fend portance of teamwork and social for each other. responsibility, and a new sense of Intereste4 persons from the whole achievement - if the trainee has but community can submit their applica- the will to find them. BRINK GENIS RESIGNS Metallurgical Plant IN a surprise move which has taken much of the business community by surprise, the long-serving Managing Director of the SWA Process Operators Building Society (Swabou), Mr Brink Genis, has resigned. Mr Genis, who was with Swabou Single from the outset, tendered his resignation with Immediate effect at CDM (Pty) Ltd operates You must be at least 22 years the beginning of this week: opencast Diamond Mines with old, have passed Standard Eight A statement released by four major treatment plants just and be in possession of a valid Swabou's Board of Directors said north of the Orange River_ driver's licence. Previous that It was "with regret" that the an­ nouncement of Mr Genis's resigna­ Oranjemund where most of our experience in a Metallurgical tion was made. employees live is a pleasant town environment would be a distinct His sudden resignation was ed for some time. with a modern shopping advantage. ascribed to "personal reasons". He said that Swabou had a complex, hospital and excellent Besides a competitive salary The Board also expressed Its "strong management team" which sporting and recreation facilities. the following benefits will be gratitude for the "phenomenal would keep things running until a We have vacancies for single included: single accommodation task" that was performed by Mr replacement was found_ male plant process operators • generous leave ' . annual Genis since the establishment of An appointment would be made where you will be required to do leave bonus • free medical and Swabou. in due course, he said. rotating shift work. dental treatment in the . Chairman of the Board, Mr Des Meanwhile, Mr Genis appears to Your duties will involve the Company's Hospital • member­ Mathews, said that the post of be unwilling to reveal the reasons Managing Director would not be fill- behind his resignation. following: • supervision of ship of pension and medical aid people • meeting production funds • assistance with targets • controlling of different relocation expenses_ Ichthus '87 in full swing plant processes (e.g. crushing, Please complete the coupon s~reening, milling, dense media below and post it, together with ICHTHUS '87 is in full swing again, having started yesterday separation) • operating (Thursday), and stretching over the weekend to culminate in the copies of driver's licence, J.D. computerised central control and Std 8 certificate to: The mass rally at the Windhoek Athletic Stadium. As was the case last room. Senior Personnel Manager, CDM year - when this historic event brought together 4 000 Christians You will be placed on a (pty) Ltd, P.O. Box 35, from all denominations and cultures - Ichthus '87 will again be formalised training programme Oranjemund 9000 to reach us held in two sections. which is linked to a salary before 9 October 1987. The first section takes place at the while Dr Alberts, a nuclear physicist, progression. South African Transport' Service is a loved and dedicated Christian TrainingCentre, Gammams, near the leader. Post this coupon before 9 October 1987 to: The Senior Personnel Windhoek Cemetery. The organisers have said that they Manager, COM (Proprietary) Ltd, P.O. Box 35, OranJemund 9000. Two seminars, on the topics of"Thtal are confident Ichthus '87 will be at­ Healing" by Dr llannes Jonker, a tended by more people than last year. clinical psychologist and "Discover your Gifts" by Dan Lepoko, Director of r------lName: ...... 1.0. No: ...... New Life Ministries, Johannesburg, I will be presented. -Postal Address: ...... Reverend Andre van den Berg will I deal with a discipleship seminar for I Residential Address: ...... I those who are keEm to receive training in this aspect, and there will also be a Present Employer: ...... : ...... continuous youth group programme in I I the age groups 5-11 years and 12-18 I ~Quali fication s :...... I years. ~ . . . During these seminars tinie has , ,, Birth Place: ...... Date of Birth: ...... I been set aside for fellowship and praise, and worship singing by Jande Wet and Drivers- Licence No: ...... ::.: ...... Tel. No: ...... ; ...... Lynn Swart. Variouschoirs-Shipena, I Concordia, Ovambo and others - . gospel singers and the popular local Military Training completed: Yes' .' ....- . -No ...... I group "True Spirit" will also perform. For the mass rally on Sunday 27 MR HISKIA Panduleni Angulah has ~t~rgical ~n~r~s ~e~0:J September, 1987, people will meet been awarded a scholarship by Chris­ from llh30 onwards at the Athletic tian Aid to do postgraduate studies in Stadium. Each family attending is re­ the United Kingdom. quested to bring along 1unch and one Mr Angulah, 28, left for the UK last additional portion or meal to share. Tuesday where he will do an LLM As from 14h30, praise and worship degree at the University of Warwick_ CDM songs will lead up to the main ad­ Born at Walvis Bay, he matriculated dresses at 15hOO by Mel Tari and Dr at the Martin lllther High School in (Proprietary) Limited Louw Alberts. 1978 with an excemption_ He already Doth men are wellknown interna· holds a law degree from the Univer- . tional speakers. sity of Swaziland. Mel Tari, an Indonesian from Timor, Mr Angulah is keen on football and experienced a Christian reVIval and has served on the management of his has been used of God in many wayo team, Blue Waters_ TII I Bt S T PI. OPLI I OH n It .JOB 39556 . ; =.

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UNWITrINGLY, the cabinet of Truth. "Let's detain the judges and put the "Let's take our case to the Interna­ a transient government "Appeal to what? His sodding good courts out on tender!" tional Court of Justice!" somewhere not too far from nature?" asked the Minister of "Forget it comrade, we haven't got "Oh brilliant idea ... then those legal herefounditselfbeing accused Defence. the money:' imposters can ponce around in their offalse arrest. "But how can he rule against us?" "Hey boetie, don't you call me com­ poofter wigs and tell us to our "Because he went to bloody law rade." what an illegal government we are!" Although they had only.heard ofthe school for seven years while we were "Not you, tortoise-breath!" "I'm going home." arrests the followiug morning, nobody sneaking across borders pretending to "We should've pleaded temporary "No you're not, it's only ten in the would believe them so they were taken be revolutionaries, that's how!" insanity:' morning." - to court. "Remember that time you had to eat "We would never have been able to "I've got a headache:' They were white-washed 17 reasons your Swapo membership card?" asked prove the temporary part:' "What you've got is terminal rot in­ to nil, but refused to lie down and die the Minister of Peace. "Why were we not told about the ar­ side that inverted pickle jar you calla gracefully. "Yes dear, and I still get indigestion rests?" cranium." "Justice? ..There ain't no effing every time I h~r that word:' "Are we ever told about what is·hap­ "Ifyou're goingto be rude I'llresign:' justice," shouted the Minister of "What... eat?" pening in this country?" "You have to come out of the Closet Justice. "No.. .Swapo:' "My secretary is still sick:' before you leave the Cabinet!" "Take the Judge to court:' screamed ~'It's your own fault , you should have "Shadddup you deaf dork, nobody "Right that's it, I've had enough. the Minister of Health. stuck to your beliefs." gives a monkey's bum about your Issue detention orders for anything "The Judge is the court:' muttered "I believe what's best!" secretary!" that moves from Oshivello to Odibo!" the Minister of Wealth. "You mean what's best for you?" "What's for lunch?" "Which ofyou thieviug mongrels has "Well, I don't think much of his "Yes ... No!...What .. .?" "Four civil claims for starters, a peti­ stolen my new alligator-skin brief­ judgement:' burbled the Minister of "It's no good squabbling. We should tion from the UN as the main course case?" Mines. find out why the law isn't on our side." and another reprimand from The Boss "Your case has been dismissed:' "APPEAL!" yelled the Minister of "Which side are we on?" as dessert." Amen. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~w~~ REGGAE: Heartbeat of the people

REGGAE· That strange off-beat mercial trap, have a deeply-instilled decision on the lyrics of his song "Fight sadness, pain, oppression and rejec­ burning all pollution tonight rhythmic sound that has weaved social conscience. Apartheid". tion into the hope of the glorious burning all illusions tortight its mystic spell through every Gregory Isaacs, who often recorded Another Jamaican group with good kingdom of Jah". Third World country on the planet. with the inimitable rhythm duo of Sly support is the trenchtown band "Black Any Means Nessasery A pulsating heartbeat ofthe ghetto, Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare, Uhuru". Lyrics by dub poet Mutabaruka reggae music has become the symbol displayed his ample talents in songs In 1984, Sounds magazine said this ofinjustice, death, oppression, hunger, like "Black Liberation Struggle" on of the five-member band: Wi caw teck it nuh langa peace and war. his album 'Soon Forward'. "FREEDOM. That's the meaning of opression still a govern Afrika Reflecting life itself, the soulful sym­ The suave-looking Jimmy Cliff, one the word 'uhuru' and the message of wi caw teck it nuh langa phony of the bass guitar and drum has of the few reggae musicians without the group called Black Uhuru, a truly apartheid still exist mesmerised entire generations from dreadlocks, has won many hearts with every country across the globe. his crooning and harmonious voice. but wi afi free South Afrika Politicised pacifists by nature, the Songs such as 'The Harder They Come' we afi free Namibia Rastafarians from the shanties of (he also starred in a film of the same wi afi start. rule wi destiny Kingston, Jamaica, fought hard name) will always remain a poignant by any means nessasery against corrupt music moguls and a reminder of injustice and brutality. su,h wi afi free Afrika monopoly on the industry to bring An idealist at heart, ClifIin one ofhis even if wi use likkle obeah their message to the world. songs from the album "Follow My an' ifde obeah wont do Mind" sang: "Tho many people are suf­ wi mite afi use likkle voodoo fering, too many people are sad, too but Afrika mus free many people got everything, while the by any means nessasery good suffer for the bad. Remake the wedda is guns bombs world with love and happiness". Bob Marley or de elements ofcreation His haunting 'Bongo Man' has un­ wi aguh wage a war fi free de nation doubtedly sent chills down countless BURNIN' AND LOOTIN' spines, and anyone who has seen him de i.m.' 'ave a plan play the song will never forget it. Lyrics by Bob Marley .a use dem money fi control wi lan' . Newcomers to reggae music may be an leaders of de state a little thrown by the English­ This morning I woke up in a curfew jus a grab jus agrab dem a swallow de bait sounding names such as Dennis oh God, I was a prisoner too - yeah Brown, but the hearts and minds of Member of Roots Radics could not recognise the faces standing religious wars exist these players are firmly rooted in the over me everyone prayin fijustice unique Jamaican vocal trio whose · they were all dressed in uniforms of but de tinkin ofbig nations African continent and its indomitable music is as uncompromising and spirit . brutality a spoil up creation powerful in its content as the message dis mite soun' like fun of freedom they chose to emblazon on How many rivers do we have to cross' but gad m ite afi teck up im gun the banner that they hold up proudly before we can talk to the boss to the world. For Black Uhuru, the all that we got seems lost but we afi free South Afrika Jimmy Cliff world is Africa, hallowed ground that we must have really paid the cost we afi free Namibia has been torn apart and desecrated by we afi start rule wi destiny Finally their lyrics were pressed on­ corruption and evil scheming -ground (That's why we gonna be) by any means nessasery to vinyl and a universal vibration was that has been infected by the seeds of burnin' and-a lootin' tonight born. war, famine and death". (say we gonna burn and loot) now listen to dis reality • big nations a fi te fi wi Aimed at exposing corruption, "Black Uhuru's mission is to combat burning and a-looting tonight racism and most other ailments of these forces ofevil, not with firepower seh dem want to set wi free (one more thing) but dis is jus a stratigey society, many musicians tried through but with a mightier arsenal made up burning all pollution tonight their songs to bring about a unity in of word and rhythmpower." cause likkle more wi back in slavery (oh yeah, yeah) if a earthwuake lightennin the world. The roots sound of reggae fell burning all illusions tonight As the late Peter Thsh said 'Doctors de soun oftunder momentarily by the wayside several wi afi chase apartheid cast it asunder smoke it', so should politicians listen years ago when diversions such as Oh stop them to it. "toasting" and. "scratching" in­ In the classic 'Get up, stand up', Bob • filtrated the nightclubs and record Give me the food and let me grow Marley and the "Bush Doctor" stood studios. let the roots man take a blow together and called on the oppressed One ofthe artistes in this mould is an all them d,rugs gonna make you slow, to fight for their rights. albino Jamaican called 'Yellowman". now On his album 'Check It!', reggae poet Mutabaruka Extremely popular in some circles, it's not the music of the ghetto Mutabaruka exposes South African Just as most of Africa was at one Yellowman describes himself to the Defence Force incursions in the song stage or another colonised, so too was press as the all-time sex symbol. . Weeping and a-wailing tonight "Angola Invasion". Jamaica under British rule. His brand of music, which is made up (ooh can't stop the tears) "De system is a fraud .. :' urges Muta Peter Thsh, who called constantly on of a perculiar blend of 'toasting' (rap­ weepin' and a-wailin' tonight on the same album. the Jamaican Government to legalise ping over the top of a track) and 'scrat­ (we've been suffering all these long, In his song 'Whey Mi Belang?", the marijuana, is dead -tragically gunn­ ching' (suddenly moving a record long years) Rastaman with the strip ofwhite hair ed down in his Kingston home earlier backwards while it is playing), is more weeping and a-wailing tonight parting his shoulder-length this month. . dreadlocks sings of the crisis faced by commercial, although not to The cassette of his latest recording, everyone's tastes. we gonna be burnin' and a-Iootin' displaced black people around the 'No Nuclear War', has been banned by tonight world. the South African Directorate for Of Bunny Wailer's "Blackheart (to survive, yeah) Most reggae musicians, ifthey stick Publications. Man", a writer once said: "The music burnin' and a-Iootin' tonight to the 'roots' sound and avoid the com- The censors could have based their is a river of conviction, flowing past (save your babies lives) Rasta cnild , .. ~1;8;;F;r;id;a~Y;S;e~p~t;e;m;b;e;r;2;5=1:98:7===P:iC:t:ur:,e:,aY.~;~c:ert:al~'nl~y~;;:W~h:O~iS~Se:T:yH~m:~:ur~~~s;::_M:w;~~~:e;:A::N~;;;;~;;;;;;;;;;::;;~th~i~s~A~m:az:o:n:i~an:w:om:a:n~ii:o~iS~h~' k:e~a:n didn't do much more than smirk allthe Audreythough,haseyesonlyforher avenging angel in the dope war, or a time. Try and. imagine for instance, strange boyfriend, a dentist by comedy rip-off. ' this 13-year-oldguppie, trying her best profession. Whatever they meant though to seduce old "hard as nails" So life seems set in a dull, boring doesn't really matter, because I enjoyed Demerille! The mind boggles. groove for Seymour, languishing it to the last sequence - as a comedy. The only thing that generates a amidst the drooping blooms in I had a rip-roaring time, laughing my spark of interest is the fact that Henry Mushnik's, just as gray and mirthless head off at this towering 6'2" agent Fond~ plays a cameo role as Dutch as Skid Rnw outside the door. <,._ determinedtowipeoutanythingand , Gra~elle, an old Hrospector;·4nd· of '. Then Seymour pulls off.a coup. He everyone connected to drugs and dope. - course,thisisthefirsttimethateithllr - purchases a stTange, 'exotic-looking > Tamara Dobson stars as the awe- ,Henry Fonda or his son Peter, have ever tropical plant from a Chinese ' inspiring Cleopatra Jones, the drug worked together in a movie. manderinduring a total eclipse of the traffickers deadliest and most Really not a vide'o to write home sun. beautiful enemy. ' about. . He takes the plant back to the shop, And old Shelley Winters almost and yirtually overnight, business - -- upstagesheras"Mommy",adrugtraf- LITTLE SHOP recovers miraculously, with a surge of ficker who wears black leather, as vile @ OF HOKRORS new customers all interested in the and vicious an old bag as it can be your ~ ~,,~ ~ Ai -. *, ~ ~~ strange plant. misfortune to meet. - Starring Rick MOranis, Ellen He names his wonderful plant It starts off when a $30 million pop- Greene, Vincent Gardenia, "Audrey II" in honour of his unre- py field is torched. "Mommy" is ?4~1tIed4 Steve Martin, James Belushi, quited love for the blonde Audrey. And, furious. She contacts a few "friends" Tisha Campbell, Tichina AR- strange things start to happen-when at the police department and orders a WANDA NEVADA ' nold, Michelle We~ks and Audrey II proves to have an insatiable charge of training u_ndisciplined men, raid on a ghetto anti-drug head- directed by Frank Oz. appetite! those who make acar\*lrofgoofingoff, quarters - and the fat is in the fire! Starring Peter Fonda, Brooke This film, which is a treat in any , and to make matters even more touchy, Enter Cleopatra Jones, a special Shields, Fred Ashley, Fiona Age restriction of 2-8 (PG). Run: . language, is the Cinematic version of Highway fill'ds himself meeting up agent in the international war against Lewis, Luke Askew and Ted ning time 89 miilUtes. Classified~ the 1986 edition oft4,e Broadway and again with his embittered ex-wife. dope, but she also has her private axe Markland. Produced by Peter , as a comedy. - London stage hit of the play. All these tensions come to tbe sur~ to grind against the pushers who, Fonda. And Rick Moranis and company do face with a vengeance when Highway operate in the ghetto. , No age restriction: Running time a fantasticjob of entertaining. But the is sent to a small Canbbean Island, "Mommy" ,rants and raves;' and 102 minutes. Classified as a "fan­ character who threatens to over- called Grenada. ' .' sends her underlings all over the place shadow all the other characters, and Clint Eastwood's performance is ex- to annihilate the ,tall avenger. And of tasy" movie. steal all the limelight is the plant, cellent, and comes over as absolutely course, Cleopatra responds like astrik- WARNER/GALLO Audrey II. genuine, and although Ifelt that there ing cobra - she outshoots, outkicks HOME VIDEO Do yourself a favour, get this video were some thin spots in the actual and outwits them all, until the final It's a bit difficult to know where ex­ and settle downto some greatftin and storyline, the character. of Tom confrontation with "Mommy". actly to start in giving some sort ofidea humour. It had me in stitches! . '" Highway is so true to type' that this . Asalreadysaid,alaughwaspossibly of this movie. In fact, the impression slight deficiency passes virtually not quite what was intended, and the gained fr,om this "fantasy" leaves me unnoticed. underlying story of the continuous And of course, Clint Eastwood is fightagainstdrugsandthegreedofthe groping for the right words! HEARTBREAK RmGE Well,Jet's see ... the story is about a Starring Clint Eastwood, Mar­ known for action, plenty ofit, and this dealers and pushers is there, all the comes over to make for perfect enter- way. Have a look andjud.,g~ foryo~lf. teenybopper (Shields), who runs away sha Mason, Everett McGill, tainment ofthe nail-biting variety in from an orphanage. Peter Fonda takes , Moses Gunn, Eileen Heckart, "Heartbreak Ridge", culminating in the part of Bo.audray Demerille, who Bo Svenson, Boyd Gaines and his combat-ready platoon's invasion of is a fortune-hunting con man, who Grenada - the US invasion of Grenada wins Wanda in a poker game. ' Mario Van Peebles. Directed by in 1983. It seems that while most of America Clint Eastwood. was involved in the unfolding of the Age restriction of2-16. Running CLEOPATRA JONES "ducktail era" (complete with black time 125 minutes. Classified as an leather jackets), and the Korean war action/drama. Starring Tamara Dobson, Ber­ during the early 1950s, life in the ,nie Casey, Brenda Sykes, and south-west was pretty much the same WARNER/GALLO WARNER/GALLO HOME VIDEO HOME VIDEO .Shelly Winters as "Mommy!' as it had been in the pioneering days. Directed by William Tennant. Men still settled their troubles by If you feel that you need a bit of a Clint Eastwood fans in particular, , means of a gun, and the lust for gold tonic, something to get your mood on­ will like this video movie. As Tom No age restriction. Running time was very much a reality. to the bright tracks again, this is the Highway, Eastwood is a war veteran 84 minutes. Classified as an ac­ And it is here that Wanda lands, in perfect way to do it! getting on in years, but totally at a tion/adventure movie ... I think! the lap of Demerille. This fiendishly funny comedy is all loose end with no war to fight. I'm not sure at which age group this about Seymour Krelborn, a guy who is A tough traditionalist with lots of " WARNER/GALLO film is actually aimed. It fell far short hopelessly tied down in a dull job in fight left in him, the fact ofhis pending HOME VIDEO of adult entertainment in my opinion, Mushnik's florist shop - a dingy retirement motivates him to request Before going on to the ins and outs of and for the life of me I cannot see it be­ (seedy?), back street flower shop that re-assignment to the, 2nd Marine this film, let me say that I am not quite ing a hit with the teenage group. has only one thing going for it - the Reconnaissance Platoon. sure what the producers were aiming All inall,it is a slow-moving motion sexy young woman na~ed Audrey, His re-assignment puts him in at ... a tongue-in-cheek drama about

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" ',' the novel "Danger ' Coast" by 22h09", !'jews/Weather Nuus/Weer • As the, revolution intensifies ana 22h~9 Gjllette' Wodd CUR Special Sames Ambrose Brown, and steps tru:o'ugh poli! ical channe~!1 fail to 22h55--])agshritfng , adapted by Brian .Q ~Shaughnessy. r result -in the" pjiir 's release, Perot .f~ ...... I engages the ser·vices of Arthur E- . (Brown's novel , won "the 198.3' SfiTUitDfiY Maskew Miller Award:f6rthebest "Bull'.' Simons, a retired Anny col6hel legendary for his,tou gh; no-nonsense youth adventt;lre.noveIj . . ~ '. tactics.; , .., 17h27 , Ptogramroostet' 17,h30 Rugby: Currie Cup firidI ' Filmed in Namibia 'and the Cape Defyinga ~1 odds"Buli puts togethElr , 'during January and 'February last • a team of comma'ndos from the ranks Y N Transvaal vs Tra ns'vaar year, "Danger Coast" is the exciting of EDS, including executive jaY 19hOO PrOgTam'r60ster and human story efthe adventures of Coburn, and in one of the most ex­ 19h03 Kompas two boys, Shadtach 'Abrahams ahd citing, improbable and dangeroJ,ls .' 191108 Alice in Wonderland . Bokkie Jardine,'anda dog: ,,', , rescuemi!\sio'ns of.o~r~ime, plans an-~ 19h32 ,Qp Soek Na ' ~nReenboog " The boys, who,come'from complete­ assault 'on ,one of Iran's most im- ,- 19h56 RiptiC!e' ' ly different backgrounds, leave home penetrable prisons. " 20h43 The Beverly Hillbiilies for their own reasoRs, and are thrown As time runs out, the group' en­ 21h07 Feature film "Frenzy" together in various trying cir­ counters a maze of political and 22h50 NuuslWeer News/weather cumstances, They soon find that' a physical obstacles that threaten, a 23h10 Miami Vice warm and strong friendship develops disastrous end to their quest.; 23h57 Epilogue between them. And what makes it even better - this ' Shadrlich ' leaves home when his remarkable story of adventure and SUHDfiY guardian, Granny April, becomes ter­ suspense would have been incredibly minally ill. She tells him that his late exciting had it been fiction. But it is father had been a saildr - and more than that - it is fact! 17h27 Programrooster Shadrach needs no more to decide that Burt Lancaster takes the part ofBuli 17h30 "Buttons and Rusty Holiday Special" he is going to follow in his dad's Simons, Richard Crenna ,portrays H footsteps. - ' Ross Perot, and Paul LEi Mat, the part, 17h53 Pumpkin Patch Bokkie leaves home because he has of Jay Coburn. 18h08 Die Blye Boodskap 18h38 700 Club no desire to become a miner in N ama­ Another point of interest lies in ~he 19h08 Filler material qualand, like his father. background to the filming of this He sets ouHofind'a relative in Cape movie. 19h14 Highway to Heaven 20hOO Nuus/news review . 'lbwn where he hopes to be, able to Paul Le Mat and Cyrill O'Reilly, who , 20h20 Another Life study ecology and'wildlife. . arrived in Mexico following the 21h02 Assignment Adventure (final) Shadrach befriends adog at the Cape devastating earthquakil in September 211153 Nuus/weer - news/weather 'lbwn docks, and is advised to travel to 1986 to start on the series, were shock­ 22h13 The Classic 'lbuch . Walvis Bay, where he will get ajobon ed at the number of people there who 22h26 Oordenking board a ship. The two boys eventually were without food and living in tents. me'et each other on a "fishing" trawler ALI.ISON SMITH'and canine starSandy, from the programme' 'Why Dog is Man's Unknown to the res;tofthe cast, they Best Friend." , filled a large car with fruit, vegetables, MOHDfiY milk and other foods, and distributed Jon F~nch , . ~¥.r1- f~steJ:.. d Bar­ sophisticated characters who li,ke to the items for several con~ecutive days. 18li27 Prog. Schedule bara LeIgh-Hunt star III f'Frenzy." think that they occupy the centre of the Le Mat said everyone,especiaily the 18h30 Hand IJHand Anton Goosen fans will be delighted fast ,lane in life. children, appreciated the food. "I can't 18h35 Lassie to know that "Liedjieboer in die Lap­ More loss to them, the poor fools, for describe the faces of the kids we gave 18h57 Filler material ... pies land" is being televised on Satur­ not allowing themselves the privilege . food to. It gave me a lot ofjo y. O'Reilly 19h12 Land en Sand day night, after Miami Vice. offinding out what life's really about! was so enthusiastic he bought filet 19h37 Better Days This is a programme of the many At any rate, in Episode 12 of mignon, and I kept telling him he had 20hOO Suidwes-Nuus Afrikaans songs Goosen has compos­ "Highway to Heaven" Jonathan and to be a little more practical." 20h15 Kay O'Brian - Surgeon ed and sung. And to add a little more Mark become involveq, when a corpora­ On Tuesday, "The Wizard" also 21hOO On Wings of Eagles (new) trimming - other artists who will be tion sets out to tear down homes in a comes to an end, and replacing it will 21h44 NewslWeather NuuslWeer performing the songs composed by him poor, but well-kept neighbourhood, be "Fame;' More details about this par­ 22h04 From the Facf,l dfthe Earth include Sonja Herholdt, Laurika where, amongst others, a widowed ticular series next week. documentary Rauch, Carike Keuzenkamp, Heino, cleaning woman faces eviction ... 22h55 Dagsluiting Vickie du Preez and even Ge Korsten. Something else ofinterest on Sunday Filmed across South Africa from the evening is the last of "Assignment Cape to Johannesburg, and even on his Adventure", and in this final episod~ TUESDfiY farm in the Magaliesberg, Goosen will viewers will be joining the "Dune sing about all the wellknown things Riders;' 18h27 Programrooster like "potjiekos;' "Hanoverstraat;' the Apart from "Land & Sand" on Mon­ 18h30 Kompas Burt Lancaster Magaliesberg, and also of more sen­ day, something else to look out for is the 18h35 Wielie Walie sitive things. start ofthe new mim-series "On Wings which is involved with the illegal div­ 18h50 Educational-Shorts There will be another episode of of Eagles;' based on the bestselling ing for diamonds off the coast where 19h10 The Wizard (final) the Orange River flows into the sea. 20hOO South West News The trio fall foul ofthe piratical crew 20h15 Falcon Crest and make their escape from the 21h02 We've Got It Made evildoers by travelling deep into the 21h26 NuuslWeer NewslWeather starkly beautiful desert, ' 21h46 Sport - 22h16 Epilogue Thefeat~mmonfridaY r.llght, titl­ ed "The Girl WlioSpeliedFreedom" is another programme tow atchior. WEDHESDfiY '_ It is a two-hourllrama based on the true story of Linn Yann, a youniCam­ 18h27 Prog, Schedule bodian refugee who escapes to the 18h30 Hand In Hand United States with her family, and 18h35 Groovy Goolies eventually finds pe,ace, freedo'm a,nd

'lbday I want to describe the structure ofthe leaf sufficiently for you to understand gaseous ex­ change. I shall not at this stage tell you about all the different tissues in the leaf.

GENERAL STRUCTURE OF THE LEAF V"Ut"I~'Y b ... "J.les f'"I ;ra.,(e pA'f~",h1"'· Figure 1 shows you a leafof a typical Cve ins) flowering plant. The stalk of the leaf sf'.~~~ p~"HlC\.ymA is calledthe petiole. The flat part ofthe leaf is called the blade or lamina. The surface of the leaf facing up­ wards(orobliquelyupwards),iscalled ® ~='"'=-='~ '" the adaxial surface. The lower sur- ~=- sbo ...... t .. J po"fe. · face of the leaf is called the abaxial -=====---== e-=;- , surface. On the surface of the leaf you see . fines. These lead from a central line that passes from the petiole to the tip of the leaf. All these lines are in fact veins or vascular bundles. These carry food materials made in the leaf through photosynthesis and other pro­ ceases, into the stem and the rest ofthe plant. The veins also carry water, which, taken inat the roots, travels up : the stem to the leaves. Fig 2 shows a section through the lear of Figure 1 at the level ofx --x. In Fig. 2 the veins are the black areas. The · vein on the right is cut along its length (what we call a longitudinal section.) The bigvein.in the centre is cut at right angles to its length (transverse sec- · tion). The two veins on the left are cut obliquely. The central large vein lies in a swollen region of the leaf which runs the length ofthe leaf and is call­ ed the midrib. n - IlUcieLlS The leafis covered by the epidermis ,h - chloyoplas r (Fig.2). The epidermis is itselfcovered '3 c - 'JlAa.,J tell(r) by a fatty cuticle which reduces water t _ ctA~ i cle loss through evaporation. It therefore vac - vc:tGl,u,le helps to protect the plant from desic­ cation (drying out). How does carbon dioxide get into the leaves, and how does oxygen escape from the leaves? The answer is primarily through the stomatal pores (Fig.2). These pores lead into an interconnected series of air spaces within the leaf. ticularly large where stomatal pores from th~ pore is thinner than its wall bably find that it differs in one or more observe accurately. Who knows, you you The leaf inside the epidermis, leav­ open (these spaces are called sub- which lies adjacent (next) to the pore • details from the sketches ofFigures 2 might discover something that no one ing aside the vascular bundles, con­ stomatal chambers). . (Fig.6). As the cell becomes more and-3. This is because leaf structure else has ever.:&een! One'ofth e most im­ sists mainly of a type of tissue called It is clearthenthat in the mesophyn, tilrgid, elasticity ofits walls enables it varies quite a lot from one type of portant things that a biology' student large surface areas of cells are expos­ to swelL Now the thin wall ofthe gqard flowering plant to another. has to learn is to learn how to draw ac­ parench~Parenchymaconsistsof The epidermis is usually one cell .' thili-walled cells. We often refer to all ed to the air in the intercellular spaces. cell is more elastic than the thick walL curately. That is why ifa student gets a thick (as I have drawn it). But in some · the 'parenchy~ in', the I!!IU as the. The total volume ofthese intercellular One writer compares what happens pass in School Certificate withou doing plants it is' two or three cells thick. I ~ mesophyll (meso -middle; phyll-leafl. spaces is large. The ratio ofthe volume to the blowing up of a long balloon, practical work in the laboratory, even have drawri two rows of palisade cells . . I , .Chloroplasts wl1ich are the sites .of \?fthese intercellular spaces j;o the total which has one $ide sljghtly thirui.~r if he gets Ii good result (say a B), that ! yolume of the leaf varies between than the opposite side. As the air '. Some plants lJ.ave one row, some have school certificate is of almost no real photpsyp,-tl).!,!sis, ~cur in the mesophyll T cells. But chloroplasts are usually ab­ about 80/1000 and 700/1000. pressure in the balloon increases, the > three rows. I have drawn palisade : j value I suspect thatthis applies to many . parenchyrita only towards the adaxial . sent from the epi!iermis, except for the We may refer to the sum total ofthe thin wall will stretch mor e readily non-white school children in Namibia, surfaces of cells in the leaf which are surface ofthe leaf. because they have had' poor teachers ~ard cen s ( s~e below~. , '. '" than the thick walL So when the exposed to airspaces, as the internal balloon is fully blown up, it will be TheI'~ arepl ruits in which palisade' . and have not-done proper practical , The Il arenchy~-~ in rig.2 lS shown ~ . ,q' curved rather than straight. parenchyma is found on both sides of '>. . wor k . di~!!ed into two' distinct regions - the \ surface area of the leaf. We may con­ the leaf, with only a thin strip of spongy Plllisaqe . pa,~n«hyma and t he ' trast and compare this with the outer Now suppose we have two such leaf surface - the external surface balloons side by side with the thick parenchyma in the middle of the , Stomata tend to be more common on spongY, pare~C?liYma:. Fig. ~ shoWS an': the underside ofthe leaf. But there is enlargement ofthe part A ---AofFig.2. area. The internal surface area is often wall of one balloon adjacent to the thick .lamina. In so~e p.lants the mesophy,ll. ~ is composed entirely of palisade cells. . variation here also. Stomata may be The palisade pare~chyma is shown to several or many times grea~r than th; ~all ofthe other balloon, Further sup-. external 'surface area. pose that the two balloons are tied Further, in some phints it is not easy common on both sides of the leaf, or oc­ be tpward the upper side oft he leaf, the ' cur only on the lower side. In certain spongy parenchyma toward the lower Now it is through the internal:sur" together at both ends. When the two to distinguish between 'palisade and face area that gaseous exchange takes bal!oana have only a little air in them, spongy mesopliyl,l. water plants that have'leaves floating surface. ' . "'-.. .' on the surface brthe water, stomata are Palisade parenchyma is so named place. Clearly the ' surface area the two thick walls tone of each This variation in leaf;t~ uctur~ is im­ available for this exchange is very , balloon), touch each other. But when portant in the labqratory. Students often found only on the upper surface of the because in a transverse section leaf (Le. the surface exposed to the through a.leaf

-THE ZULU PART 111--1 MANY OF THE mountains of Zululand were reputed to be en­ chanted, and for the ZUlus they were taboo and unapproachable owing to the webs of superstition spun around them. Like a giant sentinel surveying the panoramic valley of the Thukela River, stands the 11-25 met~li1gbiIiass of iTshe Lika Ntunjambirli (the rock with-two openings),known to Eur,opeans as Kr~nskop; lts head, crowned with a-bushy c},op ottrees, is linked to the precipice edge which overlooKs Natal,'by anatural bridge, 24 metres long and 4 metres thick. A huge-tunnel pepetraws the .rock b~nflath the bridge, and legend has it that a second cavern, n,?w collapsed, gave the mountain its name. ~ • r, ~_ • t4.. • : i" ~. r ... purities that .only_fi z;e can take away.. THE SIREN OF DEATH ~~ '; ~ulti' hurns",the. ,de~ea~Led : !J . cl o~he,sllt Wint!f,))l~t.j n; summer_ the. The tribespeople used-to t el l of a I smllk~.fro~ tpe bQnfire woul4~toll t1!e spirit who dwelt iriside the mol,il1ta'lIi, '-. ~. rain! ~ the c}Qt.p~~ill'e bw::ied. E~n,his. and whose sweet, siren song could be garpen. and lives_tock are ,aff~<;t5!d; a heard coming from insideits caverns. small patch of.ea.Iih is lef~ Ul).plollgh, It was fatal for a traveller to stop and ed and his cows are not milked· by listen to the tune, or look at the caves. ll,lembers ofQi~ own family, until they Like Ulysses, they .were advised to have 'offered a final sacrifice for the block their ears and continue on their liberl:\ti.~n or'hisspirit. .. - >, way. .. In some Bantu tribes, it is customary The song ofthe siren would !iraw the to a~ounce a death - e~allythe unwary into the labyrinths of the death of an a,dult, with the words ' ~u mountain where they would lose shonile" (he has set). themselves forever in the silent, dark Thus the life of a man is likened to passageways. It was said the words - thll, sun, which, after. reaching' its, 'iTshe lika-ntunjambili" acted upon. zenith, declines in the west. ThIs the rock as the phrase "Open Sesame" euphemistic ';''ay ofbrea~ingthe news did upon Ali Baba's cave: T\le rockface was considered more courteou!! a,F1d opened, but it took a brav~ Ali B-aba to less s~ocking to fhe listen~r than.the enter into those dark caver ns! • blunt "he has died." Girls, weary of carrying wa,ter up Durii;lg the First World War, this ' from the Thukela River-Jar below, fi/iure'1if speech was brought to Europe would be charmed . by the 'aulcet . by South Afric!lhs- :s~rv~~g ,with t~~, sounds, and pause to rest~and listen. allies. The soldiers adopted' it and The song'would lure them to th~'inoun­ . many 'a ~l'[tish and ' Am'ericarl lad tainside, and they wO\lld reply: "went west." •. "iTshe lika ntunjambWf ~ ,_ The flli!owing 'song- was ~ ' great iTshe lika NtunjambiliJ favourite among the Zulu: Ngivulele ngingene "My'darling stayed in the West. ' - 0:­ Alivulwa ngabantu, Westw,ard far ing h e. slept in the'West, Livulwa Yizinkonjane My darIing,wfllked toward the West Zona zindiza phezulu." Slow, thinking ofh'is little one. (Rock, rock, rock with two openings, M:!. darliJ{jj stciyed i,{ the West" ._; '. open, I want to come in. If you won't He,my. bf!love(1, ~e stayed in thiJYest, open to me, then open to the swallows My darling slept in ,the West, . that we see flying above, open, I weant Alas! Alas! Alas! 4 las! . to come in). To 'these ,people the "west" is a The great rock would then slowly mystical place, the place. of th~ creak open and the girl would vanish vanishing light, the place wher.e all into the cool darkness, never to be seen hope dies. again. Only their sighs of sorrow lingered on the breezes that hovered MESSAGES IN BEADWORK around the mouhtain face ... Traditional Zulu beadwork~ay ap· pear only decorat ive, out to the in~ " TABOOS OF BIRTH itiated, the colours and designs cap. . AND DEATH \ mean many things. Many superstitioIlll and taboo!\ s~­ A ~rl , pining'for'her lover far away, pund birth and, deatp: Atten,dants of might wear a pure, white panel of the mother· to-be are selected with beads on her neckband, signlfyihg-het great care. Nowoman:who"sharesthe , total faithfulness. Alternatively, the blanket of a man' or who is pregnant, beads may be blue for the thoughts may be chosen. . _ that fly til the loved one like the wings The senior 'nurse' among them of doves. . brings the expectant mother her food, Other colours worn by girls and also and eats out ofthe same dish. The other . by men, include redfor iritense,'jealous attendants have their own dishes apd passiOn, or for eyes red from watching must not eat with the patient, or even for the beloved; yellow for the' content· wash her dishes. No other women are mentoffruitfulness; pink or green for . . allowed to enter. poverty or coolness; while symbolises . If they do, the wound left on the faithfulness and purity, and also'the child's navel after- the umbilical cord purification has been carried out. hold a newborn baby for it is slippery; sight ofit wouldmakethe youth die of long, white road t,hat leads to Johan· is cut will not heal. The floor ofthe hut is smeared with if he does, its slipperiness will be fear. Likewise children should not play nesburg (where youths who go to worK Even the husband is re(usedentry to clay. The child is "fumigated", by the transferred to the soles of its feet. A near, or tread upon a grave. . on. the mines sometimes forget to the hut. If he breaks this taboo the witchdoctor until it cries, sneezes and child must not be fed with flesh until Agraveissacred,andanythingplac- . return to the waiting true love); and child suffers, for when he takes the coughs. It is then smeared with fats it has cut its teeth, or in later life it will ed on it (for example, a pot ofbeer), may black is for a wish to wear the black newborn babe in his hands, it will lose blended with the ashes from the be inordinately fond 'of flesh - and not be touched or removed; nor should leather skirt of marriage. all strength in mind and body. fumigation mixture. The ritual may perhaps become a cannibal! human bones if unearthed, be A bead letter sent through a friend Should the child grow into an idiot, end with the child. being shown the Neither must a child be given salt or tampered with. . to a favoured swain is read by him as people are sure to remark that the moon. water (in preference to milk), or it will If the deceased was the head of the an invitation to visit the girl to ask her father "jumped over the stick" - the Sometimes a cotton cord is tied suffer much from thirst later on. family, his hut has to be burne.d down, the meaning of the letter. stick being the quarantine sign at the around the child's body, the sign ofits Death is inevitably the subject of a but the taboo does not only to his house; This gives her the chance to reveal threshold of the door. official reception into the family circle. great many taboos. none ofhis personal possessions can be her heart without loss of maidenly All these taboos no longer apply after Some taboos apply only to children A corpse may not be buried near a used again until they have been modesty, and the suitor is able to court a somwhat elaborate ceremony of and young people. A youth must no person who is not fully-grown, for the purified - and there are some im- her with all the necessary decorum.

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22 ~o:>r~to:>rnhj~r 25 1987 THE NAMIBIAN. Tomorrow's hurdle , the toughest one

BY DAVE SALMON THE LAST, and probably toughest stage ofthe 1987 rugby season, dawns for the SWA team when they take the field against Northern OFS in a promotion-relegation match in Welkom tomorrow. Havingwon two trophies in theB sec­ their opponents. tion and having more than held their They have one ofthe best backlines own against Transvaal in the Currie in the country and although their for­ Cup semi-final, SWA are more than wards are capable ofholding their own ready for the A section of the Currie against the best, as they proved again Cup. Transvaal, a ten-man game will not The fact that the team were labelled win the contest. a variety of nasty things by Transvaal In Eric Herbert, the Free Staters after last Saturday's match was just . have a reliable goal kicker and with pure sour grapes and if anytmng the the hosts nervous oflosingtheir A sec­ criticism levelled at the team by SA tion status, will opt to keep the newspapers will spur the team on to do ball among the forwwards with what so far has eluded them, win pro­ Hewert playing a game of 'gaining ranlsvlialt~rget acquainted with Namibian turf while Gerhard Mans and Springbok motion to the A section. ~{)unds' to co·me within striking WahLBartmann seem set to clash head-on during this scene from the Currie Cup semi-final. Shaun McCully, Not that Northern OFS will give in distance ofthe SWA goalposts. Wim Lotter and Danie van der Merwe look on. lightly. SWA beat Northern OFS 22 - 18 in The Free Statex:s need only draw Windhoek in a friendly in Julybutthat tomorrow to retain their status match will be best forgotten tomorrow. whereas SWA must win tomorrow and After all the euphoria during the again in Windhoek ifthey are to be in­ season, SWA are on the verge ofbreak­ cludedamongthe big guns, including ing into the big time but although I do whimpering Transvaal. not want to be a prophitofdoom, I have SWA have never travelled well and a bad feeling we will stumble at the after all the criticism last week will final hurdle. face a determined N OFS XV and a fiercely partisan crowd in Welkom. The SWA team is: The only change to the team from the Andre Stoop, Wally Clarke, Danie vim side that lost 9 - 12 to Transvaal last der Merwe, WimLotter, GerhardMans Saturday is on the left wing where Wal­ (captain), Shaun McCully, Basie ly Clarke replaces an aging and in- Buitendacht, Casper Derks, Wally . jured Doug Jeffery. Bredenhann, Manie Grobler, Sarel du IfSWA are to win this one -they lost Toit, Jacques Theron, Arra van der to N OFS in a promotion! relegation Merwe, Nartjies Norije and Sarel Loser match in 1985, they will have to run at (vice-captain). PUT THE BOOT INTO TVL NAA$ BOTHA ------By DAVE SALMON-----­ NART JIES NORT JE sets off on a run with Sarel du Toit up in support. The under-rated Namiblans gave an ar­ THE WETS who faithfully follow the Transvaal rugby team rogant Transvaal XV a run for their money in all departments during their Currie Cup semi-final clash. Transvaal had no good words for this country or its rugby team when were somewhat lucky to win the match 21 - 9 after trailing 3 - 6 at half-time. they submitted their stories to various South African newspapers after last Saturday's Currie Cup semi-final played at the South West Stadium. The supposedly mighty Transvaal Transvaal backline's fondness of stiff­ edged into the final by the narrowest arm tackles or the blatant dirty play of margins, 12 - 9, but went hOme by forwards Chris Rodgers and Wahl whimpering about the 'rough' treat­ Bartmann, both of whom did a fair a ment they received at the.hands ofthe amount of head-kicking. B section champions. . Nor did they mention the atrocious Their coach Pa Peiser even had the behavior of their travelling fans who audacity to say in a newspaper inter­ spent Friday and Saturday evening view that 'SWA are the dirtiest bunch spoiling for a fight. of players Transvaal have encountered Edward Griffiths, one of the most in the last three years and do not respected sports writers in South deserve to be in the A section'. Africa, in his article in the Sunday Granted, there were some heated ex­ Times ignored the fact that two teams changes during the match and Doug were doing th~ tango, and stooped Jeffery for one should be thankful he lower by criticising Windhoek ('this did not receive his marching orders for dusty desert town') and the local rugby one particular incident but the blame fans' singing what they consider to be for the rough stuff lies with the ar­ their· national anthem. rogant Transvaalers. When they realised early in the first­ Rather personal stuff from an ex­ WITH Sarel du Toit grounded after a vicious punch from Daan Badenhorst, several players attempt to gets their halfthe match would be no walk-over, periencedjournalist and it seems that hands in on the matter. This scene from the early stages of last Saturday'S clash against Transvaal spark a they resorted to intimidatory tactics he, like several players in the Tv I XV, series of incidents which spoiled an otherwise exciting clash. and gave away the first goaled penal­ has been bought by Louis Luyt to pro­ ty after flanker Sarel du '!bit was flat­ pagate their cause. So much for tened during a loose maul. objectivity. LU"lun ..-c Tvl were lucky that the offending The way I see it, Transvaal are bitter MORE GLORY FOR player, allegedly Daan Badenhorst, that a B section team made them look trounced was not sent off the field for the punch rather ordinary and although I have which led to retaliation from the never supported Naas Botha's Nor­ Southwesters. Had that happened, the thern Transvaalers, I certainly hope in PE . NAMIBIA RUNNERS LUTON FC ofthe Central Namibia fighting would not have continued and they give the Louis Luyt Invitation XV TWO WEEKS after Namibians won two gold and two silver medals SWA would be preparing to meet Nor­ a sound thrashing in the final Football Association last week par­ ticipated in the South African Soc­ at the SA Cross 'Country Championships, another local has car­ thern Transvaal in the final tomorrow. tomorrow. ried the flag high by winning the under 21 section of the Excella Du '!bit and Jeffery were singled out And Pa Peiser -look forward to retur· cer Federation's Inter-club tourna­ by the Transvaal hacks as the worst of­ ning to Windhoek next season for a ment staged in Port Elizabeth. South African Prestige Cross Country event in Alberton. fenders during the match but they said Currie CupA section clash, and bring The tournament, which carried Shell Street Mile winner, Gabriel nothing of Badenhorst's punch, the enough hankies. You'll need them. goodwill messages from the Congress Awaseb, finished the 12km run in a of South African Trade Unions and the time of 42 minutes, 10 seconds and United Democratic Front featured although this left the Otjiwarongo run­ nine league winning teams from -all ner in 20th place out of44 runners, his Rivers seek promotion over South africa. time was good enough for a gold medal Luton FC, who presently head the for being the first under 21 athlete to THE LATEST positions in the Centrals NNSL First Division CNFA First Division, were invited to cross the line. are as follows, under headings "matches played:' "won:' attend and although they suffered Awaseb added more feathers to his "drawn:' "lost:' "goals for:' "goals against:' and "points." defeats in all their matches, ga~ned cap by finishing ahead of Springbok 16 5 2 32 16 23 vahiable experience. stars Vincent Rakabaeli, Simon Golden Rivers 9 They were beaten 2 -3 by Sappi, 1 - Malibeng and Junior Springbok Russup 16 8 5 3 26 17 21 4 by Blackpool, 1-2 by Merchants and Simon Meli. African Blizzards 17 7 6 4 32 21 20 0-4 by City Lads. Mark Plaatjies, after niissingmuch Swapol 15 7 5 3 33 15 19 Blackpool eventually won the of the season due to studies, won the Kingston 16 5 4 7 26 33 14 tournament. event with Springbok Mathew Eastern Jumpers 15 5 4 6 22 19 14 Teams in the CNFA now have the Temane in second-place. Cosmos 17 3 7 7 22 28 13 added incentive of knowing that Earlier this month, Awaseb finish­ Young Stars 15 4 3 -8 14 27 11 should they win the league, they will ed fifth in the South African Under 21 be invited to participate in next years' championships and has won the Nami- GABRIEL AWASEB. Celtic 16 2 4 10 15 28 8 SASF Inter-club tournament. bian championshis two years running. bar 25 1987 23 A smoking Richter shoots Black Africa into the JPS Final ...... BYDAVESALMON ...... IF BLACK AFRICA soccer players smoke, there is no d011btingthe The match started at a blistering brand they fancy. For when it comesto matches in the J ohn Player pace and continued unabated with Special Knock-out soccer tournament, BA have owned the night referee Dios Engelbrecht allowing the since the tournament was first held last year. match to flow. Stars, after being surprised at the ap­ The defending champions last Sun­ ed probably the best performance of pearance ofBA ace midfielder Dawid day spectacularly strode into their se­ the season with a sensational hattrick, Snewe, who apparently was injured in cond successive JPS final after a hard the winner coming seven minutes a car accident during the week, could fought 3 - 2 semi-final win over arch before the final whistle. not have anticipated Richters' rivals African Stars in one ofthe most Some 5 000 fans witnessed the two brilliance. entertaining matches seen in a long Windhoek giants produce their best at The nippy forward equalised from a time. the Windhoek Stadium for the right to freekick after Alfred 'lJazuko had shot The hero of the day, former Or lando meet Blue Waters in the October 4 Stars into an early lead and then gave Pirates player Lucky Richter, produc- final. BA the lead with another well taken " shot before half:time. Playing against the wind in the se­ SPORT PROFILE cond period, Stars attacked from the outset and with Bertus Damon wreak­ ing havoc in the BA defence it was on­ ly a matter of time before George Gariseb netted the equaliser after lob­ bing the ball over a wall of defenders. With the score at two-all it seemed that extra-time was on the cards but Lucky Richter had other ideaS. After seeing Stars hit the post from a Juku 'lJazuko shot play switched to the other end of the field. Richter collected about thirty . metres out, chipped the ball past the Stars defence and ran through to col­ lect and complete his hattrick. Hisjubilationsaw him run half-way around the athletics track. A full lap of honour would have beEm quite in order. The one aspect of the match which stood out was the effect a referee can . have on the game. HAT-TRICK HERO Luck Richter last Sunday made sure that Black Africa Dios Engelbrecht was an example to will defend their JPS Knock-out trophy after scoring all three goals in their other referees of how matches, especially Cup matches, should be 3 - 2 win against arch rivals African Stars. Richter is the first player to net blown. the magical three since the tournament was started last year. He was stern with the players but Cosmos Damaseb who more often than gallant Benfica XI at the Katutura refrained from blo~ing for minor in­ not booted the ball upfield instead of Stadium. The match went to a penal­ cidents which resulted in a fast and ex­ allowing for a build-up with accurate ty shoot-out after the teams had drawn citing contest. passes. level after extra-time. Apart from the brillaint display by George Gariseb as usual was a pillar Waters proved to be more accurate, Richter, who collected R200 for being of strength in defence for Stars while netting 4 of their spot-kicks to the named the 'Player ofthe Match', Stars' for Black Africa skipper Boniface three ofBenfica. Bertus Damon once again prove he is Poulino and Carpio Kavendji shone. The tournament winner will collect the best midfielder around. Black Africa will now meet Blue R6000, the runners-up R2 500 while The two weak links in the Stars line­ Waters in the final on October 4 at the African Stars and Benfica, the two up were an unsettled Joseph Martin up Windhoek Stadium. beaten semi -finalists, will each receive front and their captain and fullback Waters on Saturday overcame a RIOOO.

THE NNSL SUPER League Walvis Bay -14h30) and Explorer (Katutura St adium - 14h30), was thrown wide-open last Eleven vs Benfica (Kuisebmond Hungry Lions vs Chelsea week!i!nd when Explorer Stadium - 16hOO). (Katutura - 16hOO), Explorer Eleven of Walvis Bay defeated Eleven vs Chief Santos (Kuiseb­ city rivals and favoUrites to win SUNDAY: mond -14h30) and Eleven Arrows the league title Eleven Arrows Sorrento Bucs vs Life Fighters vs Benfica (Kuisebmond -16hOO), at the :Kuisebmond Stadium. . Explorer won the match 3 - 2 which was only Arrows' second DAN-BOY NDJADILA defeat of the season. }'ULL NAME: Dan-Boy Ndjadila. Arrows remained in fourth­ TEAM: Blue Waters. place on the log but are still in with BIRT HPLACE AND DATE: Walvis Bay - 25/5/1967. a good chance of winning the H EIGHT AND WEIGHT: 175cm - 61kg. league'with two games in hand on MARRIED: No. the leaders. NICKNAME: Danny. The win left Explorer in tenth­ PREVIOUS CLUBS: None. place on the log. TEAM YOU SUPPORTED AS A BOY: Blue Waters. This weekend's league matches FOOTBALL HERO OF CHILDHOOD: Ranga Lucas. will go a long way in determining FAVOURITE CURRENT PLAYER: Team-mate and friend Koko which club will emerge the Muat unga. winners. MOST MEMORABLE MATCH: JPS quarter-final against Namib With only five points separating W oestyn. I won the 'Player of the Match' awa d. the top nine teams anything can BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Our 0 - 1 semi-final defeat at the still happen with about eight mat­ hands of Orlando Pirates in t he Novel Ford League Cup. ches remaining. SUPERSTITIONS: None. This evening at the Windhoek NATIONAL HONOURS: Namibian Schools XI in 1983. StadiUm, Young Ones play fifth­ CLUB HONOPRS; None...... placed Tigers at 19h30afterwhich FAVOURITE PTlIER SPORTS: T~nnis, athletics and cricket. Orlando Pirates tackle sixth­ FAVOURITE-OTHER SPORTS STAR: West Indian cricketer placed Afr ican Stars at 21hOO. Collis Kif!.g., . .' .. ' . Should both Tigers and Stlirs HOBBIE~;;~(l'la ~ i~g.. ;With my family at home• .. . lose, tile ra~ e for the title will be FAVOURI TE' A <;TOlt: Comedia~ Eddy Murphy. wide open with leaders Chief San­ ; ... ~ . . FAVOURI ! E MuSICIANS: AIJarreau,-and J~ay Parker: " , tos, Chelsea, Black Africa, Ar­ BIGGEST INE{,.UE NCE ON CAREER: Br other -Boy-Boy rows; Tigers and St-ars all in with Ndjadila. ,· " . '''1 .' . _ a chance of winning the coveted THE-JPS semi-fil}al clash between African Stars and Black Africa at the AMBITIONS FOR 1987/88: To win' the .IPs and Metr.opolitan trophy. . Windhoek Stadium last SundilY produced one of the mosr thrilling' mat­ ches seen, in Windhoek' for a 'Iong time. Black Africa won the contest 3 tour naments. " . . ';i. _ The' rest of the ieague pro­ gramme for the weekend is; - 2 after leading 2 - 1 at the change. Above an African Stars players sends LONG TERM AMBITIONS: To remain involved with soccer after hat-trick hero Lucky Richter the wrong way. Black Africa now face Blue my playing days are .oyer. . '. SATURDAY: Waters in the final on October 4. SUGGESTIONS F QJ{ T H E IMPROVEMENT OF SOCCER IN Hungry Lions vs Life Fighters NAMIBIA: One administrative body . The national team should be (KatuturaStadium· 14h30), Sor­ - . . fairly selected and the referees must be qualified and impartIal. rento Bucs vs Chelsea (Katutura REACH THE PEOPLE - . Coaches too' should be' trained. ' - 16hOO);-Eleven Arrows vs Chie( . '. ". Santos (Kuisebmond Stadium ADVERTISE IN THE NAMIBIAN! . 24 September 25 1987

SANTOS LEAD THE WAY IN THE SUPER LEAGUE THE LATEST positions in the NNSL Super League are as follows, under headings "matches played:' "won:' "lost:' "drawn:' "goals for:' "goals against:' and "points!' Chief Santos 18 8 3 7 22 13 23 Chelsea 18 9 4 5 29 21 23 Black Africa 19 8 5 6 45 33 22 Eleven Arrows 16 7 2 7 30 21 21 Tigers 19 6 4 9 25 17 21 African Stars 17 8 5 4 28 24 20 Young Ones 19 6 6 7 35 34 19 Life Fighters 18 6 5 7 25 25 19 Benfica 18 7 7 4 31 26 18 Explorer Eleven 16 7 6 3 37 41 17 Blue Waters 14 5 5 4 21 19 14 A CHARGING Transvaal skipper, Jannie Breedt, hands-off Andre Stoop with Springbok centre, Orlando Pirates 17 4 9 4 25 30 12 Michael du Plessis, shouting encouragement. The Currie Cup Semi-Final played at the South West Sorrento Bucs 15 4 9 2 18 _ 25 10 Stadium last Saturday, was a hard, no-holds-barred contest, with Transvaal emerging the winners Hungry Lions 18 0 15 3 26 56 3 by a slender margin. More pictures and stories by Dave Salmon on Page 22. MAINSTAY REVIVED JPS. South Africa's first flip-top 30's - ~ BUT RAMBLE-RS HAVE TO DEFEND BY DAVE SALMON STELLENBOSCH FARMERS Winery on Wednesday an­ ~ounced that they would again be sponsoring the Mainstay Cup, but with one provision -1985 winners, Ramblers FC ofWindhoek, must be given the opportunity to defend their title. ;'! The Mainstay Cup, for many Namibia, SFW have again decided to years the unofficial Namibian sponsor the tournament, but this time club championships, ran into . aredoingit directly through the NNSL trouble during the 1985 season with the condition that the holders of after ten top teams in Namibia the magnillcent trophy, Ramblers, also be included. broke away from the controll­ The Vice-chairman of Ramblers and ing body, Swafa, to form the soccer executive member Manuel Namibia National Soccer Coelho said this week that the club League. wellcomed the opportunity to defend their title and wanted to remain loyal A dispute as to the number of teams to the sponsors. the NNSL would be allowed to e.nter in The only possible stumbling block the tournament led to the NNSL that Mr Coelho envisaged was how the boycotting the tournament and as a Amateur Soccer Association"(ASA), to result, Namibia's top clubs, for the flrst which Ramblers is now affiliated, time, did not contest the coveted would re-act. trophy. The ASA has a strict amat~ur code In the absence of the big names, which prohibits players earning Ramblers and Chief Santos (now in the money from the game but should NNSL), contested the flnal with Ramblers win the R4 500 flrst prize, Ramblers winning the match in pour­ the money will go to the club and not ing rain 4 -o. to the individual players. - Last year, with the rift between the Eighteen teams will participate in NNSL and Swafa seemingly mended, this year's tournament. SFW again announced they would Thirteen NNSL Super League sponsor the tournam~nt, with an in· teams will be included in the line-up creased amount from J¥i000 to R7000. with the two teams at the bottom ofthe However, problemS' _a gain arose. league log, probably Hungry Lions and Orlando Pirates had been suspended Sorrento Bucs, fighting it out for the from all soccer by the NNSL but Swafa 13th spot. went ahead and included OP in the The NNSL First di vision leaders in draw which led to a threat by the Centrals, Westerns, Northerns and NNSL that it would withdraw from the Far North will also be included along tournament unless Orlando was with Ramblers. - excluded. Ramblers however will flrst have to Sensing that soccer was still in disar­ overcome the league leaders in ray, SFW decided to withdraw their Easterns before taking their place • sponsorship as they felt the bickering among the flnall8 . between the NNSL andSwafa was do­ The first round of the tournament, ing their product -more harm than which will be held on a knockout basis, good. will be held on Octohe.r 17 and 18 in Although the loss of the Mainstay Windhoekwifh the quarter-flnals to be Cup was a huge blow for Namibian soc­ staged on October 24 and 25. cer, other instances, most notably JPS The semi-flnals will be played on Oc­ cigarettes and Metropolitan Life, came tobeF 31 and tpe flnal the follOWIng day forward with sponsorships to flll the on November l. void. The tournament will carry priz.e­ OGILVY & MATHER. RIGHTFORD SEARLE-TRIPP & MAKIN 1029801233 Those two tournaments, along with money of R7000 with the w inners the Novel Ford Leagu~ Cup, have been receiving R4 500, the runners-up Rl hugely successful and with the NNSL 500 and the two beaten semi-flnalists now controlling most soccer in R500each. .