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28 January 1992 . *v~TODAY: TC>P'MUN GFFICIAL ~ RESIGNS ,* 'SCHOOLS SLAM ,DEMO *, Bringing Africa South School discipline? The demo began at 'Die man delegation handed a letter JOSE PH MOTINGA Volk:stem~ the office ofKaprein to the Chief Director of Local· Hanns Diergaardt' s Bevryders Government and Housing at YET MORE children will join the ranks of political Party and moved to the <Jov­ Rehoboth, Dito Gonteb, ad­ demonstration this morning if plans to.call Rehoboth emment buildings. Placards dressed to the Permanent Sec- schools out in protest over the alleged 'illegal takeover' denounced the 'nationalisation , of Baster communal land, r---------------------------------------------------------------ahead. of Baster land', and a four- ' : To page 2 Rehoboth was describe~'\ as tense last night, after a d-emon­ stration spilled into near vio­ lence earlier yesterday prompt­ ing the police to fire warning shots. As evening fell, plans were 'being laid for today's demon­ strations, including a planned mass protest of school chil­ dren On several occasions yes­ terday the mood of the demon­ HOSPITALISED ... 13-year-old BenjaminKasutu, who stration turned ugly, spurred was hit by a rock thrown by a teacher at Khomasdal's on by what protesters termed Cosmos school. Photograph: Mbatjiua Ngavirue 'provocative incidents'. Teacher threw -. ~ cAief heads 1fOr new heights_ .• STAFF REPORTER rock at pupils WORLD Health Organ­ isation chief in Naniibia, MBATJIUA NGAVIRUE Dr David Tembo, who hit the headlines late last year THE mother of a 13-year-old boy whose head was fractured after he was hit by a rock thrown by a teacher over rumoured private is reportedly considering taking legal action against the business deals from his teacher and the school. WHO office, is to leave the country. The incident involving stu­ Benjamin Kasuto suddenly dent Benjamin Kasutu took jumped up into the path of the Tembo has apparently been 'place at the Cosmos school in rock and was hit. promoted within WHO and will Khornasdal on Friday. The young boy says he was take up his post in the very Kasutu was rushed tohospi­ sitting on a bench on a small near future. His replacement tal bleeding profusely and was hillock in the school grounds at the WHO Windhoek office unconcious on arrival at the talking other pupils just before is said to be a Dr Dlamini from to State Hospital, where he was the incident. Swaziland, though this has not taken to an operating theatre A teacher called them to come been confirmed. for surgery. down, but as they were on the A short faxed message from A tube apparently also had way the teacher threw a rock the WHO Namibia office yes­ to be attached to his nose to which hit him on the head. terday announced Tembo's drain blood that would other­ Benjamin was struck above departure and his future role as wise have flooded his lungs. the left eye, and although it Health Management Co-ordi­ Approached for comment nator for Central aI}d Southern missed the eye, the area sur­ yesterday the principal of Africa, including Namibia. ' rounding the left eye still sOOwed Cosmos, Joseph Van Wyk, said obvious signs of swelling Approached for ,further he considered the matter an yesterday. comment on these new devel­ accideDt and that no steps against Superintendent of the Wind­ opments, Tembo was "not the teacher were currently being An­ available for comment". Ac­ hoek State Hospital Dr considered. dreas Obbolzer said Kasutu was cording to his secretary, the He said that when he inves­ fax was perfectly clear and admitted with a lesion on the tigated the incident other chil­ Tembo did not intend to say mid-line of his forehead at . dren who were present said it 12hOO Friday. anything further about his stay bad been accident. in Namibia or his sudden pro­ an He was initially WlConscious According to Van Wyk, the motion. and when he regained concious­ teacher had aimed the rock at Since the 'Story of the three ness showed signs of confu­ another group of students who containers' was published in sion. were playing instead of doing To page 2 their studies, and unfortunately Topage 2 2 Tuesday January 28 1992 THE NAMIBIAN ( ; Government office as "rude", Back at 'Die Volkstem', a origin of two of the containers. stickers and front-window saying the Chief Director had fight between a police officer Tembo, however, said he had serving hatches. refused to take the letter and and one of the demonstrators bought them from South Af­ Tembo is due to begin his would not sign for its receipt. began as a man who had alleg­ rica and had kitted them olit new job in a so far unspecified retary of the National Assem­ As the morning progressed, edly assaulted the officer and ·"for private use in Windhoek" SADCC country as soon as bly. Spokesperson for the dem­ tempers flared and the demon­ seized his whip was arrested. - complete with Coca-Cola possible. onstrators, Willem Bock, said strators demanded to see Re­ The incident brought Bas­ last November's The Namib­ the letter dealt with Baster gional Commissioner Neville ters streaming to the spot at ian, Tembo has rarely been ciplinary measures would be dissatisfaction over the Gov­ Angermund and the Chief which point the police fired "available for comment". taken against the teacher con­ ernment's handling of the land Director personally. warning shots into the air. According to the fax he was cerned. issue, and their anger at the Crowds watching the demo As the situation cooled, Baster first out of the country on a The young boy could have sudden dismissal of Baster almost came to blows with leader Hans Diergaardt spoke tour of duty and then on leave. According to Obholzer, lost his eye and there still seems Government officials. protesters after insults were to the crowd. He said while The container 'Story raised doctors examining Kasutu to be no conclusive evidence Bock alleged that W Engel­ exchanged. One youth alleg­ Basters were waiting forprog­ still unanswered questions over found a "small depressed frac­ to show that he might not have brecht, H Zaal, P Frey and a edly taunted the demonstra­ ress on the court case, the situ­ Tembo's business interests in ture, 1 ~ to 0 2 centimetres in suffered brain damage. certain Mouton has been dis­ tors over their earlier threats to ation was "worsening". At­ Namibia while at the helm of diameter, around the mid-line Although there are reports missed yesterday morning until take over the Government, tempts to gain audience with one of the most influential UN at the front of the skull". The that Benjamin's mother is con­ ftuther notice. He claimed their shouting 'There's the gate ... top Government officials had agencies in the country. depressed fracture had how­ sidering legal action, the school treatment resulted from their why don't you go in?' failed, he said. Several sources claimed he ever been removed during apppears to be trying to dis­ involvement in community The demonstrators charged "The Owambo bosses ref­ was planning to ship the con- surgery. suade her. The teacher involved meetings. the youth, a stone-throwing fight use to talk. .. they just want to o tainers - all newly re-fitted as The incident has raised seri­ spent the whole of Friday talk­ Joining the cheering dem­ erupted, and order was only take the land," he charged. fast food units - back to his ous questions about the con­ ing to members of the family onstrators outside the yard, Bock restored after police interven­ "If they want to shoot, they homeland Zambia. There was duct of some teachers and it and was due to meet the mother described his reception at the tion. must shoot." even specUlation about the was widely expected that dis- yesterday. ~---- - Your friends might let you down. Your Corolla never will. LlNDSA'I' SMITHERS·FCB 81 18921E .. , , , ... '" ,. , ..... ~ ~ , .. , THE NAMIBIAN Tuesday January 28'1992 3 i ! • F Immigration red tape bungles bid to leave IN A bizarre twist of im­ ANDREW PERRIN freedom in Namibia to get his migration law, a Tanza­ affairs in order before he leaves. nian citizen wbo wants to " Allow him reasonable time December 9 because the com­ to arrange his journey," said leave Namibia on his own plaimUlt had still not shown is being held in Windhoek the friend. lip. He pointed out that Abdu' s Central Prison - in prepa­ Abdu, who had intended to ' breach of immigration iaw was ration to ~ deported. lenve Namibia long before then, not his own fault. "It was not A srok<!sperson for the immediately proceeded to the his mistake" he said. " He was Minis!!} of Home Affairs South African Interests Office in the hands of the Govern­ confinned 011 Friday that Haji for a trnnsit visa to return to ment." Abdu, a 27-year-old Tanzanian, Tanzania. There he wastoldhe The Ministry of Home Af­ is in the detention section of needed a valid Namibian TRP fairs spokesperson' had no MINISTRY CHOICE ... Health Minister Nicky Iyambo (second fromrigbt) and the prison. to get a transit visa. comment on whether Abdu chairperson of the jury panel Klaus Dierks (right) with some of the jury in the Abdu entered Namibia with As soon as Abdu applied for could be released in order to architectural competition for a hospital for Eenhana. In front of them is a model of his Tanzanian passport in July a renewed TRP at the Ministry arrange his passage out. the winning design. last year. He was issued a of Home Affairs in Windhoek, Temporary Residence Pennit he was arrested for being in the (TRP) that expired on August country illegally, and was sent 31.
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