13 August 1992
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* TODAY: THAT JET AND GERMAN AID * EPIKURO WOMEN.ON MARCH * TANZANIA TO SLASH CIVIL SERVICE * J Bringing Africa Sollth R1.00 (GST Inc.) Wednesday August.t2"1992 Flags fly high for Frailkie We are proud of you and your te~.mates! STAFF REPORTER capital at 14h30. Namibia's premier athlete who beat all FRANKIE Fredericks, Namibia's double but Linford Christie and Mike Marsh at the Games A MINOR boy, who allegedly belongs to a Katutura medalist at the Olympic Games, is set for will first travel down Inde aiminaI gang known as ''Black Fon:e", yesterday pleaded a hero's welcome when he returns to his pendence Avenue. not guilty to a charge of murder in the Windhoek High Namibians are expected Court. motherland today~ to line the route to give a According to the charge-sheet, the 17-year-old alleg The man who sparked.so Minister Pendukeni Ithana, rousing welcome to the sprint edly killed Gabriel Katau Endjala Boois on July 13 last . much pride and pleasure in Chair of Rossing Uranium . star who has put Namibia year in Katutura. thousands of Namibians John Kirkpatrick and other on the world sporting map. It is said that Boois and his friends were at Suidwes through his perfonnances in dignitaries. Before attend After passing through the Cafe in Katutura on the day of the killing. As Boois left the lOOm and 200m sprints ing a lunch in his honour centre of town Fraokie ~ the Cafe for home at about llhOO, he was shot in the in Barcelona is expected to Frankie will address school cavalcade will turn left along neck. Boois was taken to the hOspital where he later died touch down at Windhoek children gathered at the John Meinert Street and , from the wound which destroyed his spinal cord. International Airport at airport. connect with Florence Night-. The boy denied all aspects of the charge and the case 12h55. But the real chance for ingale Road When Frankie continues this morning before Justice Theo Frank. Pat Frankie will be greeted Windhoekers to cheer their reaches Katutura he will start van Wyk prosecuted, with Zagrys Grobler handling the by Prime Minister Hage Ge hero will come when Frankie by travelling along Hostel boy's defence. ingob, Youth and Sports reaches the streets of the Continued on page 2 NoGerman Hardworking women .MESSAGE FROM THE RIGHT HONOURABLE HAGE G. GEINGOB aid cuts PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA gear to start market ON THE OCCASION OF overjet · CELEBRATING THE OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT OF NAMIBIAN ATHLETES IN BARCELONA KATE BURLlNG Hands on project at Epukiro Just two and a half years after independence, wewe-re GERMANY'S Ambassa KATE BURLING honoured to participate in the twenty-fifth Olympics held ill . dor to Namibia Harald Ganns yesterday clarified MORE than R31 000 in aid was handed over to a group Barcelona - our first. of 20 women from Epukiro yesterday to help them build. Germany's position on Na Our athletes participated with vigour and determination~ mibia's luxury jet this a ~urishing marketplace in their area. week, denying that the issue They were few in quantity but excelled in quality. was tabled for discussion Norwegian Ambassador tion, Amathila said she was All of them witb their performance and with their conduct in the German Bundestag. Bernt Lund handed the pleased to see her "pet proj Ganns said two written cheque to Minister for Lo ect" - the open market sys have made an outstanding contribution to their nat~on - they questions about the purchase cal Government and Hous tem - spreading to the rural have proved that we, the youngest nation, are full of vigour of the jet and its likely ef ing Dr Libert:iIle Amathila, areas. The creation of new and dynamism. Their effort has made Namibia a household fect on Gennan aid to who in turn passed it on to marlrets was an essential part Namibia had been submit Monica Kambato represent of economic and cominu word globally. ted by a Liberal party MP ing tQe women. nity development, she said, And above all, we recognise the victor among us, Frankie back in June. "Answers were About eight women trad which in turn were an inte provided in July, before the ers . and members of the gral part of self reliance. Fredericks, who brought home two silvers. He will be the whole Norwegian aid issue Epukiro Agricultural Asso "There should never be inspiration of the many budding athletes and sportsmen in blew up," he said. ciation came to the Minis such a thing as a free lunch our country, prepari'ng for the Olympics of the future. The answers were appar try for the presentation yes in Namibia," she said. "If ently given by Germany's terday morning. you depend on people, they Today, we feel proud that Namibia stands with a mere fifty permanent secretary in the The ceremony was the can dictate to you ... if it's or so nations that have won any medals. And even among Ministry for Economic Co culmination of months of your choice, you live with it operation Wighard Hardtl, negotiations, in which the and can be proud of it." those fifty, we rank near the top half. who said Namibia's finan women committed them Amathila added that the We, as Namibians, have been honoured by our athletes. cial and economic policies selves fully to the market 25 OOO-strong population of had been judged positively project - including a R200 Epukiro would benefit from Today, it is our turn to honour them and welcome them most so far by Germany. financial contribution from a better developed market warmly. each. Continued on page 2 Speaking at the presenta- Continued on page 2 2 Thursday August 13 1992 CF~~~l) Lord Mayor of London Street, passing through Shail visits counterpart dumbala, and then towards Golgotha passing the cemetry. Crossing Katutura via the clinic JOSEF MOTlNGA the procession will reach Single Quarters before dropping THE Lord Mayor of London, Sir Brian Jenkins, accompanied by Frankieathishome. On Friday the Lady Mayoress and the Sergeant at Arms, Colonel Tucker are the whole Namibian Olympic visiting Namibia as guests o( the Mayor ofWindhoek, Councillor t~am will be given the honour Petra Hamman. of a reception With the Presi The visit is part of a goodwill tour of southern African to dent at State House. promote the City of London as the world's principal international TIle Prime Minister and vice finance centre. chancellor designate of the Addressing the press in the Council Hall yesterday, Sir Brian University were among those said Namibia's politics of reconciliation and sensible behaviour who yesterday heaped praise had impressed him. In the economic sphere he looked forward to on Namibia's young Olympic a "sensible and pragmatic regime to attract foreign partnerships." team. Prime Minister Geingob Investors were interested in sensible propositions for develop said while "our athletes were ment, he said, and as London was one of the financial centres of few in quantity ... (they) ex the world, it was important to know what N antibia 's requirements and plans were. celled in quality". ON THE DOTTED LINE •.. Monica Kambato from Epukiro signs an agreement with "All of them with their per Sir Brian is head of the Corporation of London, the local fonnances and with their con . Ambassador Bernt Lund which pledges R31 000 support for the Epukiro women's authority for the City of London, the financial and commerical duct have made an outstanding market project. heart of Britain. THIRD WORLIJ contribution to their nation ... " Nujoma' appeal The University's Dr Peter sioner, Shiv Mol Katjavivi hailed the oustanding powder. Picturt!i performance ofFrankie Freder Iyambo in front, icks as "an example to the youth of Namibia", pointing out the fact that he had excelled in both academic and athletic system and that the project was in good hands with the Noe, pursuits. women concerned. "I'm glad to say they have put aside Today will also be a chance politics to concentrate on development," she said. to honour the rest of Namibia's She hoped the Epukiro project would encourage a Olympic team. Although they "mushrooming of markets", and said markets for 00- the iI did not win medals they did dangwa and Okakarara were already planned our country proud and in the Arnathila said special thanks were due to Norway for its case of our two swimmers "timely assistance", to the Epukiro Agricultural Associa ''IT'S a pity but 11 smashed a number of Namib to take the rap, ian records at the Suinmer tion for a R3 250 donation, the FNDC and the Directorate of Community Development in her own Ministry. Commissioner Si Games. beck said of a hi, ing police coUea rested for drunk ing during l&'It we block blitz. Commanding C craft," said Ganns. WARM WELCOME .•• the Police Traininl JET FALL-OUT ~, REPUBLIC • According to an NBC news The Lord Mayor of Lon Lottie Uusiko W2 .. ". I .. FROM PAGE 1 report yesterday, a front page don, Sir Brian Jenkins five policemen fo' . 1.l~ - OF NAMIBIA Ganns did, however, say that story in a Gennan daily news (third from left) with under the influenc !i priorities in Namibian devel paper quoted 'confidential hol in a swoop whi Councillor Isaak , opment would be discussed sources' as saying there were 105 drunken drive during forthcoming negotia Gowaseb, Windhoek plans to slash German aid to All five police MINiSTRY OF tions between Germany and Namibia from R80 million to Mayor, Petra Hamman, Namibia, and that the "issue in R45 million.