8 October 1991
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-- , ," \ ~ Bringing Africa South Vol.2 No.426 SOc (GST Inc.) Tuesday October 8 Namibia set for OSWALD SHIVUTE ATOSHAKATl A MAN shot his wife and then turned the gun on close encounters himself in a tragic family killing in northern Namib ian on Sunday. The double killing took place in Onegali Village near Elim in the Uukwambi district. Romanus Amushila. 52, ap parently shot his wife Katrina, of a Royal kind 42. and then shot himself while they were in their bedroom. According to information given to 'The Namibian by rela TOM MINNEY tives, Anmsbila had earlier takm his wife to the church .at THERE is frantic last minute bustling in some Onampila while he went to official quarters dealing with the first visit to Okamwandi to visit some friends. Namibia by Queen Elizabeth H of Britain, After the couple retumed head of the Commonwealth, beginning at 15h45 home, Romanus reportedly this afternoon. "happily played with his chil dren", On the media front, M-Net African jouma1ists had said they After supper the couple went cable television is turning wanted to cover the visit. to bed at the same time as their Namibia into the set of "the But it is the 72 staff, includ children. biggest outside broadcast" in ing drivers, that South African At about 21h30, the children - television history, M-Net, owned by a conglom heard a gunshot in their par But ordinary Namibians, erate of South African news ents' bedroom. One of the while generally pleased Her papers, is flying in for the Royal Majesty and Prince Philip, Duke television extravaganza, that I Continued on page 3 of Edinburgh. are visiting seem to be generating most Namibia, are not yet showing excitement. any overt signs of excitement. On Saturday, a M-Net heli Interviewed on the 'Royal eve', copter reportedly swooped low Zim business few seemed ready to dance in over a sand-dune near _ the streets or throw all-night Swakopmund, on which were on the way? Royal celebrations. perched a Namiban church However, by this aftemoon choir. TOMMINNEY Royal fever is expected to be Top M-Net pre!!Cnters Doxeen sufficiently in Namibia's air Morris and Derek Watts have A FIRM which turns empty to give the British Royals a been flown in. Yesterday Watts Zimbabwean farmland warm welcome. apparently interviewed Presi into giant industrial estates With schools still on holi dent Sam Nujoma as part of a with thousands of jobs day, many are expected to use giant 'Namibia special' which the 15 special buses which have M-Net executive producer Paul hopes to set up new manu been arranged to bring them Tilsley hopes will win a mas facturing in Namibia. into town where they will be sive South African viewing, Mashonaland Holdings of given British and Namibian Tall li8htmg towers are Zimbabwe is consideI"iD.g in flags to wave and cheer as the shooting into the Windhoek vesting Zim$20 million (RH,5 Royal Motorcade sweeps skyline - while the State ban million at South African mar around Windhoek on the way quet may experience its own ket prices) into several pos to a meeting at the State House close encounters as a R200 000 sible joint ventures with later this aftemoon. ligbling effect last used in Steven Kalahari Holdings over the next The Ministries of Informa Spielberg film of that name is two years. tion and Broadcasting and of tried out Chair Terence Hardy is to Foreign Affairs seem to be Secret camera points and da~rg a six-day visit ~o bearing the brunt of the for "chase" cars are being pre Nanuola and says the group IS eign interest. State House is pared for this aftemoon while prepared to invest in growing preparing for a giant State helicopters with yet more and processing cotton and in banquet under canvas tonight. cameras are expected to dodge making roofing sheets. bricks Foreign journalists are jetting in and out ofWmdhoek's sky and building materials among in - Jnformation's Matthew scrapers. - other projects. These are sub Gowaseb said that by last week Yesterday, up to eight ject to approval by the Zim some 20 or 30 Britishjoumal babwean and Namibian Gov ists including television and Continued on page 2 ernments and more detailed radio crews as well as 15 South THE , NAM'BIA~ - vans were C1U!;le:rc;U The N alllibian people say... the entrance to State House. Video and film editing equip AS the city ofWindhoek prepared for the Queen's visit yesterday, reactions ranged ment were being added to that from mild interest ("I guess its important) to outright delight among people inter already in place in New Dawn viewed by ~e Namibian. Video's base in central Wind hock and camera operators prepared for their chance to snap or film a Royal exclusive. Namibian newspaper jour nalists awaited with trepida tion attempts to organise them into orderly "pools", selflessly sharing their material and films as' they are forced to take turns at covering Royal events. Unabashed Royalists among them are looking forward to their chance to shake the Royal hand as the local press are THE British flag and portraits of Her Majesty Queen LYDIA Monyai: "We all presented to the Queen later Elizabeth n are flying high in Windhoek ahead of the want to be in, to partici this afternoon. Royal visit which starts this afternoon. MARTIN Mannie Wil pate... It's history. When liams: "It's very special we were young we used to to me because I saw her in learn about Queen Eliza 1947 when I was at school beth. We never thought in Kimberly. It's a great we would be able to see pleasure. " her." manufacturing electrical and than 40 factories completed. other goods under licence. This They are building some 1 000 is a different process from homes for workers and their soil and other studies. -merely assembling imported families nearby. Yesterday in Windhoek goods, he points out, and in ' Namibia has the advantages The U.N.D.P. in asociation with USAIDis in Hardy said that he was im some cases the company's of its position, but any investor pressed with the potential of manufactured products have faces problems in raising funds, the process of compiling a directory of Namibia, especially the possi nearly 90 per cent local parts. pointed out Hardy. bilities of also selling goods in Mashonaland started in industry There is no stock market Namibian NGOs and NGO Associations. It southern Angola. His especial with its own steel foundry and where businesses and new enter enthusiasm is for cotton, grown making its own machine tools, prises can raise funds as in Zim would be appreciated if the NGOs who have by small farmers in dry condi he added. babwe. as yet not received a questionnaire would tions and providing high-protein Mashonaland Holdings Hardy also prefers to use cattle food and other useful by brings together Relmo electric building societies to fund facto contact this office and supply us with their products if processed locally. motors, Winding Wire Enamell ries and other fixed investments Mashonaland Holdings is one ers, Airflo and Metco, Taurus and is concerned there may not names and addresses so that the relevant of Zimbabwe's largest compa Spraying . Systems and other be enough of this f'mance here. nies and last year made machinery manufacturers. He is also concerned that the questionnaires can be forwarded to t~em. ZimS24,6 million profits on Zimelec makes irons and other Government's Investment group sales of ZimSl63,4 mil household goods, while Elec Centre, to be fully effective, lion. Hardy added that thc? next trosales and Thames Hardware needs experienced industrial Contact Person: Cathy Blatt TeI.: 061-37250 figures will suggest profits of sell goods. Willdale made 100 ists . Mashonaland's next big some ZimS33 million on million bricks during 1990, . project in Zimbabwe is buying Zim$200 million turnover. Last while the group also owns Pre cotton grown by small farmers in week the company raised an mix and Sand Sales construction the mid-country Gokwe area. other Zim$74'million in issuing supply companies amd New This would involve their own rights to buy shares on the Zim Products plastics, partly using and borrowed money. Cotton babwean Stock Exchange. recycled plastic. , would be processed into cotton MINISTRY OF Hardy says the aim of coming Hardy's great pride, as he" and cotton seed cake cow food, to Namibia is to share some of shows with numerous aerial edible oil by mixing with sun EDUCATION his group's experience of work photographs, is the Ruwa flower oil, bottling in locally ing in Zimbabwe, and to invest Growth Point, an industrial es made bottles and ginning and AND CULTURE some money. tate approved by Government. spinning the cotton. Is similar Much of the group's success Here there are 222 factory plots industrial growth planned for in Zimbabwe has come through of which 160 are let and more Namibia? The Ministry of Education and Culture announces the following fellowships offered by Agencies of the United Nations available to citizens of Namibia. (a) Three months Specialization Training Programme of Population, Human Resource and Development in Africa (4th cycle). Offered in English by UNFPA at the Africa Institute for Economic Development and Planning Dakar (Senegal). Open to University Graduates aged between 25-40 / years with at least three years experience in the above-mentioned areas. (b) One year fellowship for studies in the field of population science (Demography, Biostatistics etc) offered by the Economic Commission for Africa.