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22 February 1994.Pdf •• d, ,' *,':rOQAV.:,' ANGOtAN ~ · oeVE4~MEN:r,,_ HOR&S~JN.:JAJtE RS ~ SE~F.LQWEa !ffINa_S~ "'OBS ~.. NSE'·NEWS ~ . :. SA owes us they were "amazed" to learn that CHRISTOF MALETSKY Ndumbu had been part of President Sam Nujoma's delegation. NAMIBIA'S largest student Kamehozu said the student body body, the Namibia National demanded to know what criteria had Students' Organisation, bas been used to select Ndumbu and what lashed out at the inclusion of the purpose had been. faction leader Abraham "We do·not know in what capacity Ndumbu on the recent official he went and who paid for his trip. Was for alvis it paid for by taxpayers' money," an State visit to the I vory Coast and Gambia. angry Kamehozu asked. Ndumbu heads the breakaway fac ­ He said if Ndumbu had been taken tion of Nanso, which is affiliated to for student consultations, it clearly Swapo, in the North. contradicted the Ministry. of Educa­ Namibia stands firm as Nanso Information Secretary, Colin tion's view as the Minister had, on port wranglE:)s continue Kamehozu, told The Namibian that cont. on page 2 GRAHAM HOPWOOD THE Namibian Government believes that South Africa actually owes Namibia N$l3 .mlllioD -f~' '~I_ the port of Walvls Bay and not that Namibia should pay Pretoria for the harbour assets. Transport Minister Marco Hausiku last week told the National Assembly that Namibia had agreed to discuss "the historical cost li­ abilities which could be related to actual invest­ HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU ... These ostriches were very curious about ments in the Walvis Bay the photographer. Over the next weekend they will become Namibian and cont. on apge 2 their value will triple to nearly N$12 000 each. See report below. Ostriches wait for independence has 300 .birds on a farm in a local river bed and TOM MINNEY another 40 birds in a quarantine farm. For more than 1 000 ostriches next week Vo.g~s ' ostr i ~hes are alrea~~ reg i s tere~ ,,:ith M' . Namlblan offiCIals of the MinIStry of Wtldhfe, .on~ay Will be a very spec~al day. At Conservation and Tourism. They have been in rrudrught on February 28 they Will double or Walvis Bay since last April as he said it was a long­ triple in value as they are in farms around term gamble that the port had to come back to Walvis Bay and will become Namibian birds Namibia eventually. In the end the hand-over was as the Namibian flag is hoisted. announced four months later. The ostriches cannot be exported from South If the handover took a very long time, he said Africa under strict rules to protect the barons of Walvis Bay is anyway a good spot for fanning South Africa's big bird industry. Thus their value in ostriches which do not mind the harsh conditions, South Africa is much lower than in Nam ibia, from for instance having double eyelids to cope with where they can be exported to hi~h-paying world sandstorms. A few birds died from eating stones, markets. but others were starting to reach the breeding stage Entrepreneur Timo Voges, who has 850 birds on and Voges had installed a hatchery as eggs would a farm near Walvis Bay, says they will be worth soon be ready. N~ I? million .by ne~t ,w<;ek l ~OIT\g~,~ ~othe R,3,5 ;f ••~e Wal~.~s ~a( municip~~ity is set to drive the mlllton he paId for them. He adds"~othet farmer '... · I ~ cont. on ap 2 Tuesday February 22 1994 THE NAMIBIAN / REPUBLIC OF SA owes Nam for Walvis NAMIBIA FROM PAGE 1 Two-thirds of the har- meeting with Hausiku bour's profits had been last Friday claiming that MINISTRY OF FIN~NCE port and its operations". transferred to South Af- there had been "ahelluva * The Minister ex­ rican Harbours and Rail- breathrough", Namibian TENDERS ARE AWAITED FOR plained during the sec­ ways and its successors officialssaidnothinghad 1. TENDER NO:F1/16-3193INSTALLATION OF SOLAR ond reading of the Na­ SATS and Transnet. really changed after the PUMPS. mibia Ports Authority Dierks added. meeting. Act that Walvis Bay port After analysing the The opposing claims Closing date: (1&2)11hOO on Tuesday 22 March 1994 had in fact been "very figures on liabilities it by both governments are profitable" since the appears that the new still being thrashed out DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE OFFICE OF early 1950s. Namibia Port Authority by a joint technical team The Secretary:Tender Board Deputy minister of should receive N$33 in an effort to find a so- Ground ftoor,.Flscus Building Transport, Works and 10 John MeInert Street :~!:~i~!~~ . ~~e S~:~ ~~~on before February 11 1'l i ]:!.tr:Ii!;:,::?:))""",.::;:"",/:>" , Wlndhoek Communications, Dr TENDERS MUST BE FORWARDED TO Klaus Dierks, said yes­ Africa's transport net- Dierks said yesterday The Secretary: Tender Board terday the Namibian works, Dierks claimed. if agreement looks im- P.O. Box 3328 Government had ana­ Meanwhil~ South Af- possible the two sides Walvis ostriches WINDHOEK lysed the revenue and li­ rica and its parastatal may have to call in out­ Fax No.: (061) 36454 "roadrunners" . Portnet are still pressing side arbitration, possibly FROM PAGE 1 OR DEPOSITED IN: abilities of the port since Moving ostriches The Tender Box: the First World War. for a figure of N$66,4 in the fonn of an interna­ from South Africa to Ground Floor: Flscus Building He added that the Gov- million as compensation tionally known chartered farm out of business, Walvis Bay met stiff 10 John Melnert Street had for what it claims are the accountants company. Windhoek ernment come to the according to Voges. He opposition from South conclusion that Walvis port's debts to South The impasse over the claims the council has Africa's Klein Karoo NB : N$~ L..evy (Non refundable) Is payable In Bay, as a profitable port, Africa. compensation issue will upped the rental on the Korporasie, which has an Advance in cash or bank guaranteed cheques only had been cross-subsidis- Although Andr~ not affect the handover ten hectare farm from 92 iron grip on the local in­ (Unpaid tender documenlS win be prejudiced). ing the South African Fourie, SA Minister of to the Namibian Ports centslha per month to dustry. Apparently the SECRETARY: TENDER BOARD. 121938 railways for the past 30 Regional Affairs, went Authority at midnight on RIO/ha and is bidding to second farmer to bring raise it to RlOOlha. in birds from years. away from a Ministerial Feb~ 28. , . Voges says he will sell Bloemfontein, following The Act IS expected to some of the ostriches at Voges' initiative, had to complete its course his Mariental farm and fight the KKK all the way through the National replace them with the to the Bleomfontein Assembly and the Na­ Walvis Bay farm birds, High Court. tional Council this week. closing down the farm By September, the Once it becomes law soon after next week's South African authori­ the Act makes provision reintegration. He will ties gazetted a regu lation MINISTRY OF FISHERIES AND MARINE RESOURCES for the NP A to have a also sell some. banning future move­ board of directors con­ The ostriches on ments toWalvis Bay, and ATTENTION: sisting of the Transport Voges' Walvis Bay farm on the same day an pennanent secretary, the are the expensive and Okahandja farmer man­ heav'ily feathered Afri­ aged to shift the last 40 OUT OF SCHOOL YOUTH Fisheries pennanent sec- can black variety. Most birds out, according to retary, the Finance per­ domesticated ostriches Voges. By then KKK CAREER OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN manent secretary and in Namibia are local spe­ had slammed the door between four and six cies, as found in the wild, shut on another bid to " A DEMANDING BUT REWARDING JOB more directors to be ap­ and Voges said they are build Namibia's indus- YOU MAY APPLY pointed by Hausiku. called "blues" or TO JOIN A FOUR YEAR TRAINING PROGRAMME Ndumbu accompanies'President LEADING TO POSITIONS IN THE FISHING INDUSTRY AS: FROM PAGE 1 1 himself was not shy speak to them about teen­ . about confinning that he age preJlUUlCies but my many occuioaI, m.de it hid been on the aip. He questions were straDJe ~EL OFnCERS: EnJineen. Captains, Mates (Motormen and skilled clear that they did DOl said he hid intended ad­ to them. They could PiIhennen) . recdinize Ndumbu. dlaaina the press OIl the count the number of in­ ..It w•• surpriIe for vi.it but "due to cidents OIl their ~. FiSH PLANT omcEllS: Proc:eaon, Mec8Uc:I. Technicians, SuperviJors Cl u.; The Oovemment • unfor.een circum­ In all cases the Iirls were ~ QuaJiIy ~ Manqen. aeeds to come up willl .tance." this had not allowed in oilier schools _wen if they me. .c- been possible. while nothinl w. beina c:owahIe and responsi- . From the horses' dofte apinst the boys." 1beIe are well-paid permanent positions but the jobs are aIIO bird and chaUen.in., and ..... was Kamehozu's mouth The NamibiaJ1 be said. require a commitment to Irain Md work for _least four years. chalJen&e. Nanso called . learnt that it hid been In Gambia. Ndumbu I': "\ OIl the GOvernment to "bird" for Ndumbu to Said, he had only man­ CANDIDATES MUST BE: . "please explain what is made good contact with aled to speak to a trade -Physically fit and have at least Standard 8 education with a pus in mathematics: or for the loinl on". student bodies in both unionist who backs stu­ hiJher stream, Standard 10 or over.
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