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* TODAY: NGOS TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSIN'ESS * ELECTION UPDATE * NEWS FROM MARIENTAL * Bringing Africa South Vol No 550 $1.50 (GST Inc.) Wednesday November 30 1994 Welcome Rain Brings Relief Unio'ns wan p'ol holiday COOL SURPRISE ... Windhoek residents were caught by surprise during lunch hour yesterday when hail stones, accompanied by a thunder shower, pounded down on the city. Those few people 'e FRANNA KAVARI rights. equipped with umbrellas were lucky, while those who could not find shelter quickly enough were • • • 'The demand to declare soaked. Photo: Lucienne FUd . THE NATIONAL Union of Namlblan the two days as national ----.------------~--:-. ---.---Tr=========.====;1 Work,ers (NUNW) is pushing for the two holi4ays'was raised aur- lbeb' pr·,'ob ·e hearIng DTA Jet days. set ~side f~r ,p. arliamen. tary and . ing ~ Vote~ Educ~ti~n , GU . , • preSidential electIons, December 7 a.- .seSSIOn at the unton s :r, ClaIm 8 to be declared a national holiday' to Katutura ~entre. "d 1 d . , . Esau saId the NUNW :e aye to n'ext year' , ,en~ble all ~orkers who have registered had consulted the Gov- .' . untrue to cast their votes. emment about the issue NUNW Secretary- wanted to vote during and hoped .to get a re- • CHRISTOF MALETSKY might lead him to the first group of CHRISTOF MALETSKY General Bernhard Esau' the elections. sponse by December 2. witnesses. However it would take him told a press briefing yes- Esau claimed the un- The unionist called on' THE judicial inquiry hearing on THE Governmenthas long'to study the documents. shot down allegations terday that the demand ion had received a employers to help pro three charges of misconduct "I want to make sure that I will have made by the official had been prompted by number of reports ' that .mote a free and fair elec against permanent secretary: enough evidence before consulting any opposition that it has the alleged hostile atti- various companies had tion. Any denial of a Ministry of Foreign Affairs, witness. I don't want to approach peo bought a new execu tude of some employers not granted workers . Andreas Guibeb, will only start ple and then realize that I haven't tive jet. towards workers who theIr civil and political contmued on page 2 next year. done my homework properly," he said. At an election cam Senior Prosecutor at the Windhoek He ruled dut the possibility that the paign rally at Katima Magistrates Court, Pat van Wyk, yes inquiry might sit before the end of this Mulilo on Saturday, terday told The Namibian he needed year. DT A President more time to study documents for "Probably next year because some of Mishake Muyongo necessary background before he could the witnesses might go on leave and claimed that the Gov approach any witnesses. there is a possibility that Guibeb's ernmenthad bought a Van Wyk was appointed by the lawyers might not be available during Lear jet and had plans the festive season." Ministry of Justice to lead the evi to buy a new helicop dence for Magistrate Ben Myburgh After Van Wyk has completed col ter. lecting his evidence there would be a who was appointed investigating of Muyongo claimed meeting with Guibeb's lawyers to de ficer by Cabinet. the jet is currently According to Van Wyk he was sit termine,a date for,the hearing. ting with a bunch of documents which continued on page 2 continued on page 2 t.• f l .. ~ • L , .: ~ 1'.) '\.. , • '. \ • 2 Wednesday November 30 1994 THE NAMIBIAN Jet claim shot down Government eventually Hope for skilled workers FROM PAGE 1 I wanted to buy two new being kept in Johannes planes. FRANNA KAVA RI facilities some trades - such as refrig burg. He said it would The Government in eration mechanic, armature rewinder MANY NAMmIANS who have not be delivered until tends to sell its 10 older and lift mechanic - are still tested in A skills but not the paper qualified after the elections as the planes, including South Africa. tions to eertify that they have Government was scared Cheyennes and Beech Inadequate facilities also meant that SAFA~' I CQ,fylPANY . mastered their work may now be of the impact its arriv ~1- Barons, which at the the NNTC could only test 328 people is looking for: ,.. ,'. might have 011 Swapo's able to prove themselves follow moment are groupded this year, Hishongwa said, aading that vote' in the upcoming due to technical or spare ing the*commissioning of a Na ?OO candidates were expected to un .-$E~ , RETA~Y )' ori a elections. ' parts proble.ms. 'Dlere ndbia Training and Testing Cen pergo testing next year. part.. time basis with professional· . This week deputy min are also two or three old tre "(NNTC) on Monday in ~tpresent, the-centre uses the train background in tourism. , ister of Works, Trans helicopters which are to Khomasdal, Windhoek: port and Communica be sold. However, Dierks ing facilitie~ e>(other institutions such tion Klaus Dierks said said these sales are un In his address at the coml11ission !is ~e :Windhoek Vocational ,Training French would be an advantage. the jetc1aim was "a lie". likely to be enough to ing, deputy minister of Labour and Centre (WVTC), Namtrac, Dierks said the alle buy the two new planes Human Resource Development, TransNamib and Diesel Electric. -PERMANENT gation was "just another which the Government Hadino Hishongwa, said many Hishongwa emphasised the impor Muyongo election cam eventually wants to ac Namibians were able to perform tance of training Namibians to obtain SAFARI-GUIDE paign story". quire. The purchase of skilled work despite the denial of relevant skills so as to minimise the French speaking required. "He is sucking these new planes will have to proper education by the fonnerapart high rate of applications by foreign stories out ofhis thumb ... wait on the announce heid regime. Through the centre they experts who wanted to come and work it is just like the propa ment of a new budget, would be able to obtain trade diplo Send CV + pretentions to ganda about the merce butitis notc1earwhether in Namibia. mas which could help them prove PO Box 6088 naries he made. this will be for 1995196 He issued a warning to companies "It is a lie. There is ' or the following year. they were skilled. which employed foreigners for jobs Ausspannplatz nothing like that to my "That the Minister of Hishongwa added that through its which could be done by Namibians WINDHOEK. knowledge and to my Finance Gert Hanekom training and trade testing programme that the Government would not toler Ministry's knowledge. will decide," Dierks the centre could help reduce the un ate the practice. He should know it also. said. The purchase of the employment rate in the country. Hishongwa said the Government He can read the budget," Government's N$80 Forty-one trade testing officials have spent N$300 000 on the centre this EUA DU PLESSIS HIGH Dierks responded. million Falcon 900B jet already been trained, of which 18 year and had allocated another N$300 SCHOOL There were allegations during the 1992 drought were from the Government, and the 000 for equipping it during 1995. Be earlier this year that the raised a storm of contro others from private and parastatal sides the Government, Siemens had Government was plan versy. The DTA has at organisations. installed equipment at the centre. has a vacancy for ning to buy new planes. tempted to make politi Dierks said there was no cal capital out of the Currently trade testing is done at The German government also do HOSTEL SUPERINTENDENT money in the current Falcon, by saying it will the NNTC in 20 trades in the me nated funds for the development of the budget for such pur sell the jet if the party chanical, electrical and commercial vocational training system and equip fields. However, because of a lack of to commence duties on 1 January 1995. chases but admitted the comes to power. ping the trade testing centre. Applicant must be a Namibian citizen and a Locusts on rampage Guibeb case teacher employed by the Ministry of Education and Culture. [ FROM-PAGE -"---',1 land . preparation and ingly remains. fair r -FROMPAGE 1 plantmg for the 199 41 around Oshakatl and of Brown Locust were also 1995 cereal crops. Ondangwa". Guibeb face charges Applications should be done on Fonn received fr~~ the vicini~y "Range lands th~ough- The Bulletiri reports of breaching the Tender 156043 and accompanied by: of Grunau, the Bulletm out t~e. country ~~ m poor that the Foot and Fouth Board regulations, neg- warns. ' " to cntlcal conditIOn and Disease (FMD) which I'Igence m. h an dl109' th e * Copies of qualifications The mfested areas are hvestock deaths are re- broke out in Caprivi in . * Health Questionnaire increasing and "ironically ported from a number of °cto ber an d w h'IC h was ..transaction and . allow- * Copy of Identity Document/Passport the promising signs of districts, partly from responsible for the clos- m.g hiS ~c~ua .. n.tan ce * Copies of Testimonials and CV good rainfa ll will encour- stress-related diseases due ing down of the Katima with certam mdlvlduals age the locusts to further to poor grazing , but al so Mulilo abattoir is now to infl uence the decision spread. as a result of poisonous "under control". to award a Government NB: Applicants must be CJYCIilable for an The report says "if the plants and infested wells," , contract. inter..... on Wednesdav 7 December climatic conditions be- the Bulletin reports Immediately after the . f' t t th St t CablOe t announced 1994 between 10h00 and 13hOO.