LlJBOWSKIIN-- - ., ~ HOSPITAL.. Admitted while application is being heard for release of Terrorism Act detainees

STAFF R~ PORTERS AS WIVES AND RELATIVES of the six detained Swapo leaders and trade unionists brought an urgent application in the Windhoek Supreme Court yesterday to have the detainees released, Anton Lubowski was admitted to the Windhoek State Hos~ital. Judge Kenneth Bethune will make a decision on wnether or not to order the release of the detainees this morniniC. Mr Lubowski, one ofthe six in deten­ Lubowski was under observation. He tion, is the second detainee to be admit­ was also on a drip and was being ted to hospital in the past two-weeks. treated with anti-spasmodics and Last week Mr Dan 'lJongarero was ad­ analgaesics. Today Mr Lubowski initted to hospital with a kidney ail­ wowdbe X-rayed once again, and ifthe ment as well as piles, which were suc­ stone had not passed, then he would cessfully operated on last Friday. 'undergo a minor operation. Dr Andreas Obholzer, Medical Mrs Gaby Lubowski, wife of the de­ Superintendentofthe Windhoek State tainee, said that police had not Hospital, confirmed Mr Lubowski's bothered to inform her that her hus­ admission yesterday for a renal stone. band had been admitted to hospital. He added Mr Lubowski had a history She also confirmed that she had been of this condition. Dr Obholzer said the denied permission to visit him in stone, which was lodged between his" hospital. , kidney and bladder, could pass by Meanwhile the urgent application itself, but that the condition caused was brought yesterday by Hermine Bessinger (wife of Swapo Joint · THE WIFE of Section Six detainee, Anton Gaby L cramps and abdominal pains. this morning. She confirmed that news had reached her of her husband's adlDlSSllon He said that the stone was only par­ Continued on 3 tially blocking the urethra and thatMr page ye,sterday morning~ Priest's arrest under TUTU ARRIVES IN WINDHOEK 'weird' circumstances A LUNCHEON for Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu sched~ed for Wednesday midday at the hOIJ}.e of Walvis Bay's Anglican Parish priest, Father Michael Yates, went ahead as planned, despite the fact that Father Yates had been taken into custody the niiCht before. D-D Yates, wife of Father Mike Yates, Father Yates and adde'd that police also confirmed yesterday that she 4ad were investigating possible Illicit Dia­ visited her husband injail. Similarly, mondBuYingGDB)charges. They said she added, Archbishop 'futu and his every effort was being made to have delegation was also granted permis­ Fa~h~r ~~.e~eleased on bail yester- sion to' see Father Yates. Lawyers confirmed the detention of _ Continued on page 3

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ANGLICAN Archbishop Desmond Tutu arrived in Windhoek yesterday. Pictured at Eros Air­ port by John Liebenberg is Archbishop Tutu with his wife Leah, and Bishop James Kauluma of the Anglican Diocese of Namibia, who will accompany him on a trip to the far north of Namibia this weekend. !

2 Friday September 1'1 1987 <§ THE NAMIBIAN

WORKERS EMPLOYED BY MKU Enterprises, photographed on Monday, when they staged a one-day workstoppage after a deadlock in negotiations with management for wage increases. Deadlock in negotiations results in work stoppage

ABOUT 215 workers at MKU Enter­ workers. prises in Okahandja staged a one­ RAJAH MUNAMAVA According to the workers , Manage­ day work stoppage on Monday ment then threatened to dismiss the over wage increases. They return­ would only be given according to merit. workers as well as to institute a court ed to work the following day after Foremen refused to recommend any order to have them evicted from the resolving to apply for a Concilia­ workers for the increases and sup­ company hostel. tionBoard. ported the general view ofthe workers Management also .refused to enter that they all contributed to the proper­ into further negotiations with the -THE MANAGER of MKU Enterprises, Mr Lehnert, addressing the striking workers . The work stoppage was a result of a ty of the MKU - hence a wage increase MliDWU Workers Committei. .' ~ fr;om rbehln.~ ~fety fencing. ' • deadlock between the Metal and. • for alL ..• Manwu then advised its workers to Allied Namibian Workers Union • Last week Friday a number- of return to work and to apply for it cpn­ (Manwu), Workers Committee at workers were given some increments ciliation board in order to resolve the MJ(U, and Management. in line with the "wage increase accor­ dispute. ding to merit" as , proposed by The workers' returned to work on The dispute dates bac1t to January Management.. , / ~ Tuesday. Remission of sentences to mark .: ..... this year according to Manwuy when On Monday, the Workers Cemmittee Manwu s!,lid the application. for a workers were promised two wage i n­ appro..ached Management to lJ.egotiaie conciliation board had become SAFD's 75th anniversary - creases in the course of 1987. ~., wage increases for all. necessary because management refus­ In March the workers received some Management offered a 5% increase ed to give a hearing to the workers' CAPE TOWN: The State President, Mr PW Botha, has approved wage increases but were told in August to be subtracted from increases plann· demands and added that by applying a one-year remission ofsentence to prisoners who were members that the next set of wage increases ed for 1988 - which was rejected by the for a conciliation board it would test of certain Defence Force units at the time of their conviction, in the credibility and intergrity of this honour of the 75th commemmoration of the SA Defence Force, it mechanism in resolving labour was announced yesterday (Thursday). disputes. In a statement releasedjointly by the Minister of Justice, Mr Kobie Coetsee, and. the Minister of Defence, General Magnus Malan, the latter also announced remis­ SWAPAC MUSI.C sion of sentences by military courts to one month, except in the case of religious and other objectors. The statement reads: "The State President approved one year special remis­ presents sion of sentence to prisoners who at the time of their offence or sentence, were members of the Permanent Force, Citizens Force, Reserve or Commandos in ac­ , tive service, or under training at any unit of the SADF (including the South West AfricaTerritorial Force), and who were serving a term ofimprisonment in a South Unipart African or South West African prison on July 1, 1987, or who were sentenced to DANIELE PASCAL For a comprehensive range of imprisonment on July 1, 1987." Unipart filters, ignition parts, nCllailrewPay withrrusic spark-plugs, bulbs, sealed . beams etc., contact: Ronnie, Dieter or George Call to safeguard rights » THE POWER OF PIAF « at 224541! of 'unprotected' workers CHIROPODY IN A LETTERto NewmontMining siderable influence to ensure that the at the Guinea Fowl Restaurant DOES WONDERS in New York last month, six US rights of "these unprotected" workers FOR YOUR FEET! Senators and Congressman ex­ are safeguarded as they would be pressed deep concern at the mass under US law. nightly f·rom 13-19 September FOR TREATMENT OF firing of workers at the three main The letter was signed by Senator Ed­ CORNS, IN-GROWN mines owned by Tsumeb ward Kennedy, Senator Paul Simon, TOENAILS ETC., Corporation. Senator Carl Levin and Con­ PHONE 31077 The Senators and Congressman gresswoman Mervyn Dymally, Con­ + Set menu dinner from 19h30 said they had understood that the gresswoman Patricia Shroeder and at a special price of R12,OO firing had been in response to Congressman Howard Wolpe. per person demands by striking workers who were demanding marginal better + Cabaret from 22hOO at RB,OO pay and working conditions, in­ per ticket cluding improved safety regula­ RussupClub + Normal light menu available tions and an end to discriminatory practices in the mines. searching for after the show "These demands seem to us, to be reasonabre and legitimate in the light prettiest girl of the harsh conditions created by the Book now for a special night out! system of apartheid imposed by South RUSSUP Football Club are staging Africa's continued ill~~~l occupation". a Miss Russup beauty contest, the They said that of particular concern first round ofwhich will be held on was the eviction of the 3 100 fired September 26. workers from company housing. They The finals take place on October 9, Tel 33227 from 11hOO-14hOO said that such action would render a and both events will take place in the and from 19h30 till late majority of the workers immediately Katutura Community Hall. homeless as they were separated from The entry fee for attending the fi rst their families during their terms of round isR2,00 andforthefinalsR3,00. contract. Music will be provided by Rastaman They asked Newmont as a US based Supply. corporation with a 32% interest in the ' Inquiries can be made at telephone Tsumeb Corporation, to use its con- number 62381...... -

THe NAMIBIAN Friday September 11 1987 3

items of information were imparted. treatment while in detention, and am on his instructions. with every aspect of human rights. Wives wait for' In two separate letters, Mr Brandt afraid that his medical condition may "I believed, and still believe, that the Appearing for the Cabinet was Mr said that Colonel (Gerrit) Badenhorst, further deteriorate:' she said. detainees can and would give informa­ Jan Combrink SC fromPietermaritz­ Court decision "after having received and considered Ms Konstantia Pandeni, a matric tion to the police regarding the offences burg, and assisted by Mr JJ SwanepoeL confidential reports, letters and pupil in Windhoek and sister of de­ in accordance with the {Terrorism Continued from page 1 records concerning {the six men), caus­ tainee John Pandeni, stated in her af: Act>;' he said. fidavit that the Cabinet and "its police In his affidavit, the Colonel outlin­ Secretary ofForeigD. Affairs, Mr N ico ed them to be arrested in terms ofSec­ have acted in bad faith in relation to ed the objectives.of Swapo's armed Priest arrested Bessinger); Paulina Witbooi (wife of tion 6" of the Terrorism Act of 1967. the trade union organisations struggle and the functions of PLAN. Swapo Vice President, Pastor Hendrik Colonel Badenhorst, a senior officer (NAFAU and the NUNW), Swapo and He also devotes seven pages ofhis af­ Witbooi); Gabriele Lubowski (wife of in the Security Police, had "reasonable Continued from page 1 grounds" that the men "are my brother". fidavit to the six detainees, briefly Treasurer of the National Union of She too was unaware of any lawful describing their past and present lives day (Thursday) or today. Namibian , Workers , and Swapo withholding vital information from basis for the arrest and detention of and what they have said at public ~eanwhile, Mrs D-D Yates briefly member, Advocate Anton Lubowski); the police relating to offences commit­ John Pandeni. meetings over the past few years. saId that her husband had been given Konstantia Pandeni (sister of the ted under the Terrorism Act .. . as well "My brother holds an important of­ He said in the case of additional a parcel to poston Tuesday morning of Secretary General of the Namibia as to the country-wide strikes current­ fice in NAFAU, which in turn medical examinations being required, this week. Other clergymen have Food and Allied Workers Union, Mr ' ly taking place in the Territory". The letters, dated August 28, stated represents the interests of a great these will be made available on described his arrest as being prompted John Pandeni); Dina Indongo (cousin number of working people in Namibia. request. by 'weird circumstances'. Mrs Yates of the Secretary General of the that interrogation was still taking place and that questions must still be It was already common knowledge, said the police had arrived later in the Mineworkers Union of Namibia, Mr he said, that Mr Tjongarero had been day, taking him first to the post office Ben Ulenga); Renate Tjongarero answered. , admitted to a hospital in Windhoek and later to jail. (sister ofSwapo National Chairman, In a replying affidavit, Mrs Gabriele where, according to doctors, his condi­ She said that the luncheon schedul­ Mr Daniel Tjongarero). Lubowski submitted that the arrests tion was not critical. ed at their horne on Wednesday, in Respondent in the matter was the and detentions were and remain unlawful. He requested the court to dismiss the honour of Archbishop Tutu and his Cabinet of the interim government. application with costs. delegation, had gone ahead as plann­ The application began shortly after "I note that Badenhorst 'does not so much as assert any expert knowledge Counsel for the applicants, Mr ed, and that Archbishop Tutu had also lOam, with Justice Bethune presiding. Jeremy Gauntlett , said in court yester­ been able to visit her husband in jail. Both public galleries in the cour­ as to Swapo. I submit that he is conse­ day that the statements made by Col­ Archbishop Tutu was later reported troom were packed to capacity, and qp.ently unable to present evidence of , one 1Badenhorst were "inconclusive" as having said after visiting Father dozens had to be turned away at the an opinion nature on behalfofSwapo, 'relating to its aims and activities: , she and "obscure". Yates injail: 'How did the police know door. He described the police officers' af­ to pick on and open that particular The matter was conducted on papers said. She described sections of Colonel fidavit as containing some packet?' before the court, and because of the Badenhorst'sevidence as "unreliable". "remarkable meanderings". Local clergy in the area had told the urgent nature ofthe application, oral Mrs LUbowski stated it was apparent Mr Gauntlett said that the men Archbishop on arrival that there was evidence was not led. that Colonel Badenhorst was unable The fact that he is not available to co­ could only be held in detention if the tension amount the white communi­ Five of the detainees were arrested to say or show that any evidence exists ordinate and represent the workers arrests had been valid, and contested ty concerning his visit. Although there on the night ofAugust 18/19, while the to connect the detainees with the force are severely disrupting the that they were not. were fears that the controversy would sixth, Mr Ben Ulenga, was picked up allegedly planned unlawful acts to organisation ofthe trade union, and ac­ He said that ColonelBadenhorsthad keep people away from the church, it at Windhoek's JG Strijdom Airport on which he refers. cordingly the lawful organisation of assumed that the detainees were was packed to capacity according to the evening of August 26. , "The detainees have openly com­ the workers:' she said. withholding information, and had reports from Swakopmund. All are being held under Section 6 of municated -by{tapped)telephones and In his replying affidavit for the acted "ultra vires" i~ ordering the But the church ofStBoniface as well the notorious Terrorism Act - which in person -with the socalled 'external' Cabinet, Colonel Gerrit Badenhorst of arrests. as the hall, were covered in anti -Tutu enables the men to be detained for an leaders of Swapo. They hold valid the Security Branch confirmed that He stressed that the term slogans by unknown people. Some' of indefinite period without trial. They travel documents, and have been the six detainees had been arrested on "withholding information" implied the slogans read: 'Tutu go home', and also have no access to lawyers, personal allowed by (the Cabinet) to do so. his instructions. that the person being arrested had 'ANC, Swapo, Tutu, go to hell'. doctors or family. Badenhorst significantly does not say He stated that all the arrests were refused to impart with that informa­ Archbishop Tutu had also told the In an affidavit signed by the wives of that they have communicated with "bonafide" and were carried out with tion, but at no stage were the detainees congregation that they should pray for NicoBessinger, Hendrik Witbooi and 'PLAN' commanders:' she said. "all the responsibility at my disposal". questioned before the arrests. those who had "desecrated a church, to Anton Lubowski, they said that they In an affidavit by Dina Indongo, a He denied that he acted in bad faith The young advocate stressed that love them out oftheir bitterness, to love were unaware of any lawful basis for cousin ofMr Ben Ulenga, it is stated when ordering the arrests and detention without trial was in conflict them out oftheir fear". . any arrest or detention "of our that members of the Cabinet had from detentions. 'husbands". time to time attacked the l\{ineworkers Colonel Badenhorst emphasised The three women submitted that the Union of Namibia an that he had not been influenced in his interim government Cabinet had (MUN) ds organisation closely associated decision by any member of the "clearly acted beyond its powers in the ~ith Swapo, imd thereby with the armed Cabinet. ROSSING URANIUM LIMITED ' puported arrest and'detention of the struggle. He said he had not been in contact detainees". has a vacancy 'for an Ms Indongo, a nurse at the Win­ with any member of the Cabinet before They said the Cabinet, and those ac­ the arrests were carried out. ting on its behalf, "failed to apply their dhoek State Hospital" said that the Cabinet and the Security Forces,"have A few days after the arrests, he said, minds properly" while making the consistently lacked good faith in rela­ he reported verbally to the Cabinet. arrests. tion to Swapo, the MUN and my He also denied being influenced by "We say'that their ~ ctions in this cousin, Ben Ulenga" . any statements made by the Ad­ regard were not in good faith, but She said she was unaware of any ministrator General with regard to his undertaken for ulterior or extraneous lawful basis for the arrest and deten­ decision to arrest and detain the six motives and were arbitrary, capricous tion ofMr Ulenga. -men. and grossly unreasonable:' Concerning the Administrator "We say that there is no proper basis "Ben Ulenga is a senior officer bearer ofthe MUN, and as such respon­ General's remarks about his hopes upon which the detainees could have that legal action would be taken been arrested and detained:' stated sible for the articulation imd protec­ tion of the interests of thousands of againstSwapo's 'internal' leaders, Col­ the wives in their affidavit. onel Badenhorst said that the AG had They said that they did not know mineworkers who are members ofthat trade union." made these remarks in his "personal where the detainees were being held Sister of Mr Dan Tjongarero, Ms • capacity" and not in the name ofthe at present. Renate Tjongarero, said in her af­ State. They also pointed out that they and fidavit that her brother was also ajour­ He admitted that the search war­ their families were "directly depen­ rants had been requested and issued dent" on the detainees for their nalist and was employed as Director of in Windhoek livelihood. . the Communication Unit ofthe Coun­ cil otChurches in Namibia (CCN). "In addition, we have young children "Both the so-called 'internal leader­ IN THE MAGISTRATE'S COURT The primary functions of this position will include deeply distressed at the summary ship' ofSwapo and theCCN have for a for the district of WINDHOEK all interior cleaning. ironing and laundry. removal of their fathers and the ran­ considerable time, and recently with held at WINDHOEK sacking of our homes." explicit bluntness, corne under attack "The detainees themselves have from the South African Administrator In the matter between The successful applicant will have a good command career obligations which have been General and members of the WOLFGANG GEIER of the English language and would have had pre- , seriously interrupted:' (Cabinet):' Execution Creditor vious domestic experience. It is ' a requirement They also stated that three ofthe de­ "I wish to state that my brother has and tainees were not in good health. recently been very ill and that, before ASLMROOS of the lob that the successful applicant will 'be re­ In correspondence between Mr Hart­ his arrest, he had been under profes­ Execution Debtor quired to live in and accommodation will be pro­ mutRuppel ofthe lawfrrmLorentz and sional medical treatment. I do not vided. Bone, and Mr Chris Brandt, the depu­ know what medical arrangements NOTICE OF SALE IN EXECUTION ty Government Attorney, various have been made to secure his further IN EXECUTION OF A JUDGEMENT of An attractive sa lary and generous fringe benefits the MAGISTRATE'S COURT for the are offered. DISTRICT OF WIN DHOEK given on June 10, 1987 a JudiCial Sale by Public Refused access to patient Auctio'n will be held of the following on Saturday September26, 1987 at 10hOO at the premises of the Messenger of the ----.....--RAJAHMUNAMAVA----_-­ Court, Erf 12, being 290muramba Road, EROS WIN DHOEK, THE FAMILY DOCTOR of the detained Swapo Deputy National ' 3 x small tables Chairmap, Mr Dan 1Jongarero, who was admitted to the Windhoek 1 x typist chair State Hospital last week, was once again refused permission to see 1 x tailgate- Please apply in w r iting to: her patient this week. , 1 x bakkie cover The Secretarial Assistant 1 x recept~on desk Dr Zandile Erkana said this week Tjongarero's family had. been Rossing Uranium Limited that she had sought permission frustrated by the fact that they had CONDITIONS OF SALE P.O. Box 22391 ' through a lawyer to visit her patient been denied contact with him, 1. The sale will be held without reserve WIN_DHOEK on Monday, but that her request was Sources said this week that Mr and the goods will be sold to the turned down. Tjongarero underwent an operation on highest bidder. 9000 Monday in the Windhoek hospital, 2. The goods will be sold "Voetstoots" She said that after being refused per­ 3, Payment shall be made in cash or mission to see Mr 'IJongarero last where he has ,been :;ince last week by Bank Guaranteed Cheque, or collect an application form at: when he suffered kidney failure. week, she approached a lawyer who Dated at WINDHOEK on this the took up the matter with the Attorney Mr Tjongarero is known to have had Reception, 4th Floor 5ih day of September, 1987. Capital Centre General, but still could not be granted a kidney complaint for months. PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY permission. He was detained on August 18 under LORENTZ AND BONE Hepworth's Arcade Section 6 of the Terrorism Act, with Doctor Erkana expressed deep con­ Standard Bank Chambers ' WINDHOEK cern about her patient and said that ar­ Swapo Vice President Hendrik Wit­ Kaiser Street rest had interfered with the process of booi, Swapo Joint Secretary for PO Box 85 having referred Mr 'IJongarero for Foreign Affairs Mr Nico Bessinger, WINDHOEK specialist treatment in South Africa. trade unionists Anton Lubowski, John Ref: EK 39/87 She added that she and Mr Pandeni and Ben Ulenga. PRONAM 766 KA l e 4 Friday September 11 1987 THE NAMIBIAN DEATH PENALTY -YES OR NO? BY TOBIAS MBAKO THE TERRIFIED accused is led into the Supreme Court chamber, where the cour­ Iy commits thecIjime. The Judge uses to chance and error. It gives as an ex· troom is packed with friends and family. The belief that there is such a thing as justice, standards of judgement which might, ample, the fact raised by Mr Pio 'leek, be inconsiderate to the accused. Fur· that defendants in capital cases often and the desire to see it done, brings the crowd, mainly from Katutura, to court. 'thermore the accused might be, as in have inadequate legal representation. The accused is a huge, muscular The sound of spinal vertebrae snap· Rumpf, has for example declared that most cases, without money. He is Also, while political considerations fellow, somewhat uncommunicative ping is not uncommon in Namibia and the death penalty is compatible with unable to find good legal representa· may prevent the granting of clemency, and at times even surly. He has been South Africa. the Christian faith. He feels that it is tion;' the personal sensibilities and pre· found guilty of murder and his possi· 'During the past ten years, the a necessary measure which, among 'The Sweden Declarationhas affirm· judices ofjudges andjurors playa part ble punishment is the death sentence. Supreme Court in Namibia has other things, acts as a deterrent for ed as a recommendation that in order in the imposition of a se.numce. And to Something about him which strikes sentenced approximately '37 people to potential criminals. to meet public demand for security crown it all, the takingoflife cannot be one most is a queer agitated flickering death. Of these, 18 were executed, In Namibia however, Mr Pio 'leek, an from crime, the emphasis in activities justified when the results of error are of his eyes, just like those of a frighten· while 19 were reprieved. advocate who in 1977 attended an against the death penalty should be on . irreversible. < ed bird. In every country where the death Amnesty International Conference on positive and humane measures in the , At the 'conference, a call was made Asked whether he has anything to penalty'is applied, questions are ask· the abolition ofthe death penalty held fields of prevention of crime and upon religious leaders to emphasize say before sentence' is passed, he ed whether 'or not this supreme in Sweden, says it is againsthis Chris· rehabilitation of offenders. And this is the principle of reverence for life and manages to utter it few nervous and ( .~ based on the argument that the death to impress upon their followers that the aprupt words which reflect the way he penalty has never satisfactorily been death penalty violates this principle. looks. ~eemingly detached, he Is the death penalty an shown to be a deterrent. And a piece of advice, perhaps very declares curtly: "I say I am not guilty 'uncivilised, cruel practice'? The Declarationjustify this recom· relevant to the Namibian situation, and I did not kill anyone." mendation on the fact that govern· was given to the public that it should ments tend to justify the use of the be properly informed of the relation· His relatives have placed themselves sentence is morally justifiable in a tian faith to-speak in favour of th~ in the front seats from where they can . death penalty on the grounds that ship in ' some societies between' the society which claims to uphold the death penalty. c. " - .public.opinion is in favour of it for cer· death penalty and dictatorship and/or see him clearly. His mother is stunn· principles of Christianity? Advocate 'leek believes that the ingly clothed, but she projects the im· tain crimes. Governments, the declara· racism and of its imposition upon of· , A retired Judge in South Africa, "deterrent argument", which is used tion says, do not, in general, offer pro· fenders who are oppressed in socio· age of one whose life is about to end to justify the death Eenalty, 'holds no shortly. Justice GertCoetzee, recently gave one of that .public 'opinion is correct in economic or political ways. substantial grounds. In front of the Judge lies the Death ofthe answers by declaring that the assuming the death penalty to be an The task of religious leaders and Penalty State·form. death sentence is an "uncivilized and effective deterrent: they simply other institutions which have the in· The form, an impersonal J 221A, is cruel practice". reiterate the statement that it is so. terests of the Namibian people at short and but ,~arries a powerful Judge' Coetzee, who has retired after _ The Declaratign further asserts that heart, to ensure this, camiot be message: Lasbrief Death Sentence. 15 years on the Bench, was ~Iso the the imposition of sentene are subject underestimated. A few minutes later the Judge in· Deputy Judge President of the tones the dreaded words: "I hereby Transvaal. sentence you to be hanged by the neck Although he has passed the sentence The hangman's noose until pronounced dead:' many times, he feels that it does not fit Chaos almost breaks loose in -the with his Christian conscience. packed courtroom as the crowd begins "Every time I had to sign formJ to weep ... while others sing freedom 221A, I felt as if I was murdering a songs. human being;' the retiredjudge said. Would a lawless society prevail is death penalty was abolished?

The court orderlies panic and sur~ When we contacted the Supreme round the sentenced man. He is led Court in Windhoek to s.eek views from from the dock, down a win!Jing flight Juqges on the matter, the Master of the of grey concrete stairs to the death cells Court said that Judges were not per· where he will remain for weeks, mitted to comment on such issues, and months and even years. ' could thus not offer their views. On 'death row', the condemned Across the globe, however, various in· Windhoek. AdvQcate, Pio Teek prisoner is visited by Evangelist fluential people feel that should the Festus Lazarus of the Evangelical death penalty be abolished, thereby "The death Penalty has no deterrent Lutheran Church, removing the fear of capital punish· effect on potential murderers, simply Visits such as these are nothing new ment, a lawless society would prevail. ,because it has never been proven as to the Evangelist Lazarus. A retired Judge in South Africa, F such;' Mr 'leek says. '. "The death penalty is tantamount to punishing violence with violence. It is retribution and that leads to more violence. This has been proven, and one only needs to look at guerrilla LASBRIEF: DOODVONNIS movements, where killing invites more killing;' h!J said. I N OlE HOOGGEREGSI-IOF VAN SUlD·AFRIKA The Amnesty International Con· ference, attended by more than 130 legal experts, and 27 representatives of e'mbassies from all over the world, Aall die Balju "an .... of sy Adjunk found the penalty to be "the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punish. en die Baljll van Transvaal.n sy Adjunk, ment which violat,es the right to live". The conference also called on all governments of the world to bring about the immediate and total aboli· $llIuut! , tion of the death penalty. Mr Teek further drew attention to the fact that any society which "creates monsters", should take responsibility DI E STAAT TEEN for those "monsters".

in hegtenis Punishing violence 'iADEMAAL

prl' ~ ilknl 1J(: ~luil Ill'! 0111 gt.'t.' 11 bl'gclI ~ HJi~ing of grasil' ",all gcmt'ldl' J.!c\'angt.'IIl' "You find that a black man has com· mitted a crime, and subsequently taken to court. The Judge, always white, who might sentence him to death may not be acquainted with the A COpy of the front cover of the form which authorises the death penalty, conditions under which the black man lives, and under which he subsequent· THE NAMIBIAN Friday September 11 1987 5 No in~ention of giving MUN cold shoulder

THE Rossing MineWorkers Union over the responsibilities ofthe"Rossing this week said that there was ab­ union. solutely no question of the union In the agreement signed last week he trying to 'freeze' the Mineworkers saicl., there was in fact a clause stating Union of Namibia out of the that once the union changed its legal recognition agreement signed with status and name to become part ofthe the mine last week. • MUN, any recognition agreement would have to be renegotiated. Speaking on behalfofthe union, the Mr Groenewald said that as far as Chairman Mr WinSton Groenewald, workers at Rossing were concerned said that as a result ofa misunderstan­ they wanted a national'union for all ding, a wrong impression had been illineworkers. With this in mind they given of the unions position, vis-a-vis had at one stage even made an appoint­ its relationship with the MUN. ment with Rossing management for When a spokesman for the unionMr the MUN to come and negotiate a PART OFTHE LARGE CROWD of people who attended the public meeting at Ohangwena organised by Mr Peter Kalangula. Julius Kunuchab last week said, that recognition agreement. the RMWU was not affiliated to any other union, he was referring to a Meeting successful despite MUN Central Committee decision PSF that the MUN would not affiliate to the National Union of Namibian Workers INDUSTRIAL at this stage. The Rossing Mine RELATIONS lack of "permission" Workers Union however was un­ TRAINING mistakably part ofthe MUN, he said. SEPTEMBER 24-25 1987 As far as the recognition agreement ------STAFFREPORTER------­ with Rossing was concerned, the MANAGEMENT OF CONFLICT THE PUBLIC meeting scheduled for last-Saturday at Ohangwena and school to be removed, because it is such positon was, that at the time negotia­ Trainer: Mr Hennie Botha, organized by Mr Peter Kalangula, chairman of of the Ovambo ad­ a big problem to us. We demand to tions started the RMWU was a Industrial Relations Manager ministration went ahead, despite requests from two local headman know why our rePeated requests about registered union while the MUN was Group 5 of Companies. that the meeting should be called off. Prior to the meeting, Mr Peter it have not been heeded. If headman not. This problem had been brought to This two-day course deals with various Kalangula received a letter from the two headmen, Gabriel Kautwima Dan continues to refuse that the base the attentionofthe MUN by the chair­ approaches and principles to manag­ and Gottlieb Dan, informing him that permission to hold the meeting should not be removed, then he, man of the Rossing union Mr Asser ing conflict situations. Management was not granted by the tribal authorities of the area, and that, should together with his bases must go:' part Kapere. and senior supervisory staff should at­ it proceed, it ~o~d be at Mr Kalangula's 'o~ risk'. of the statement by the Ponhofi tend this course. students said. Mr Kapere had told the MUN that he Course content includes: views on con­ Reacting to"the letter by the two linked to the withdrawal of Cuban The statement also said that self­ would bring the matter up with the flict, conflict indicators, conflict causes, headman, Mr Kalangula said that he troops from Angola, which he said was government was needed immediately, managementofRossing Uranium. But approaches to conflict management, found it odd that only two headmen a sovereign state. when he did so he had been told by and that the people did not want to live methods of managing conflict, introduc­ tGok the decision to declare the "The meeting was livened up by songs management that in order to meet under a foreign government. tion to negotiation. meeting 'undesirable', and that the by students of the nearby Ponhofi legal requirements they would only Venue: SANDS HOTEL, Uukwanyama district consisted of Secondary school. Most ofthe lyrics in Also addressing the meeting was Ar­ deal with a registered union. KALAHAR~ WINDHOEK. nine senior headmen, all of whom who the songs contained messages to the chdeacon Phillip Shilongo ofthe Odibo An agreement was made between should have taken part in the headmen who requested that the army Anglican mission, who expressed his the RMWU and the MUN that the deision-making. should stay, and also condemned disapproval ofthe headmen's decision Rossing union would continue negotia­ Regist.ration is essential. , The meeting, which was called by Mr atrocities, which they said were com­ that the security forces should not be tions with the company. But it was Please contact: . Peter'Kalangula to test public opinion mitted by the seurity forces. withdrawn. agreed that in any agreement reach­ The Labour Relations Unit, on whether or not the security forces During the meeting the students Archdeacon Shilongo said that he ed it would be clearly stated that once Private Sector Foundation, should be withdrawn from the area, from the Ponhofi School also submit­ was particularly disturbed by the fact the MUN was on its feet it would take Telephone: (061) 37370/1/2 was also addressed by residents ofthe ted a petition to Mr Kalangula, in that Brigadier Gouws had agreed to area and members of the Ovambo which they condemnedthe deisions by the people's demand that the army Administration. headmen Kautwima and Dan. The bases should be removed, and that on­ Other speakers at the meeting, and I6-page document also dealt with ly some headmen felt the need to who all condemned the decision to atrocities committed against civilians negate that decision. He said that he have the security forces remain in nor­ by security forces, and which some of would hold be holding a special prayer thern Namibia, were local Anglican the students said, they have witness­ service for headmen Gottlieb Dan and B·JA Y Motor Spares priest, Archdeacon Phillip Shilongo, ed themselves. Gabriel Kautwima to reconsider their Lutheran Pastor Kaulinge, and Mr "We want the army base at our decisions. Frans Indongo, the Secretary of and Accessories Finance in the Ovambo Administration. The meeting was describet;!. by local Speaker fears for her life residents as "very deci.sive" on the reported to the police Inspector Visser withdrawal of the security forces. BY TOBIAS MBAKO In his all-dress to the meeting, Mr AN AGED woman from at Oluno. Kalanguia said that he was shocked by Ohangwena in northern Namibia, Mrs Gideon said that she now fears the headmen's decision that the securi­ . this week said that she had been ar­ for her life, and that she is subsequent­ ty forces should not be withdrawn from rested by bodyguards of headman ly no longer sleeping at her home, but with neighbours. the area. He also questioned their Gottlieb Dan, after she addressed authority to speak on 'behalf of the the public meeting organized by Ovambo speaking region, saying that Mr Peter Kalangula last Saturday the two headmen, Messrs Gottlieb Dan at Ohangwena. IN THE MAGISTRATE'S COURT and Gabriel Kautwima were engaged Mrs Fredrika Gideon,67, said that for the district of WINDHOEK in the promotion ofEtango which was headman Gottlieb Dan's 'police' I!l'­ held at WINDHOEK not wanted in northern Namibia. rested her on the Monday after the In the mailer between Mr Kalangula also addressed meeting, and detained her until Tues­ FRANS BASSON Execution Creditor himselfto a meeting, a few weeks ago, " day at the Ohangwena base. During and which took place between some her arrest she was allegedly assaulted, lteadmen and the Commissioner of and her dress which the security forces WABARNARD Execution Debtor Police, Brigadier El'ic von Mollendorf, attempted to take off, had been torn. where the request to let the security Mrs Gideon is due to appear before NOTICE OF SALE IN EXECUTION forces remain in northern Namibia headman Dan's tribal court tommoTOW was made. Mr Kalangula negated Mr (Saturday). IN EXECUTION OF A JUDGEMENT of Don't believe it's not·available. Immanuel Nghixulifwa's statement at She had been informed that she was the MAGISTRATE 'S COURT for the the occasion, that children, teachers 'guilty' of addressing a public meeting DISTRICT OF WINDHOEK given on We will try our best to obtain it if we cannot supply it. and parents had no right to demand at which she demanded the June 2, 1986 in the abovementioned We are keen to do business. the withdrawal of the army, saying withdrawal ofthe security forces from case, a Judicial Sale by Public Auction will be held of the follOWing on Saturday Our prices are very, very competitive. that the children were the most af­ the region. At the same meeting, Mrs September 26, 1987 at 10hOO at the Our service is excellent. fected by the atrocities committed by Gideon also recounted how, only days premiseSofthe Messengerofthe Court, Try us - you will like us. the army, thus they had every right to before, she was assulted and beaten by Er! 12, being 29 Omuramba Road, EROS demand. members ofthe security force. She said WINDHOEK. Rememberwe sell parts for all vehicles from 1939 onwards. "We want everyone to particpate in that the security forces who had beaten 1 x VW Combi registration SN 1025 Try us for T.R.w. American parts - performance. the decision making about their fate, her came from headman Gottlieb not only in northern Namibia, but in Dan's home. On that occasion, she was CONDITIONS OF SALE Namibia as a whole. Ifthe people say allegedly beaten and three of her ribs 1. The sale will be held without reserve that they do not want the army then we were broken. She received treatment and the goods will be sold to the Contact: must heed them. Thday at this meeting in the Oshakati hospital. . highest bidder. 2. The goods will be sold "Voetstoots" Ben Kanga - all parts Tel: (061) 215426 the people must say explicitly what After she was beaten, she was 3. Payment shall be made in cash or Paulus - Tyres and rims Tel: (061) 215426 they want. We do not want a group of allegedly fined to pay two head of cat­ by Bank Guaranteed Cheque. Hedwich - Accessories Tel: (061) 215426 headmen to decide aginst the people's tle, and when she refused she was sum­ Dated at WINDHOEK on this the will:' Mr Kalangula said. moned to appear belore a tribal court. 21st August, 1987. Tsumeb: GS Karuuombe Tel: (0671) 2309 Mr Kalangula said that the people She said that she had done nothing to PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY Oshakati: C Nunes Tel: (06752) 479 of Namibia desire peace and justice deserve the beatings. LORENTZ AND BONE Ondarigwa: K Kalangula Tel: (067652) 1 which could only be brought about by Meanwhile, a spokesperson from the Standard Bank Chambers the implementation of UN Security Ovambo administration confirmed Kaiser Street Otjiwarongo: E Katjatenja Tel: (0651) 2080 Council Resolution 435. that Mr Kalngula has filed a law suit PO Box 85 Gobabis: U Karuuombe Tel: (0681) 2645 Addresssing himself to Resolution with the law firm Lorentz and Bone, on WINDHOEK 435, Mr Kalangula also said that the behalf of Mrs Gideon. The spokesper­ Ref" MRS OM TARR ZOO7.86 A THOUSAND PARTS independence ofNamibia could not be son also said that the case has been ..____ FOR A MILLION .. _..... - :; c .. • - 6 Friday September 11 1987 THE NAMIBIAN Off·duty soldier shoots student-8fter argument

RAJAH MUNAMAVA

A STANDARD 10 student at the CCN school in Katima Mulilo, Mr Alfred Mulonda was shot dead last week on Friday by a member of the Caprivi 701 battalion at the Ngwezi Recreational hall. A Police spokesman in the Caprivi, Inspector Wagner confirmed the incident, and said the police were holding the suspect. According to Inspector Wagner, the Alfred Mulonda on Tuesday as it pro· soldier found his younger brother at cee!ied to the Dairy Cemetery in the Ngwezi Recreational Hall and Ngwezi where he was buried. ordered him to leave the place, as he did The' coffin was draped in Swapo not want him to be there. colours. His younger brother's friend, Mr In another incident, a German­ Alfred Mulonda, intervened on behalf speaking employee ofthe South West of his filiend and an arguementensued Africa Roads Works (SWAR), was between the soldier and the student. aJIegedly seriously assaulted by a The soldier, who was off duty and in groupofblack soldiers at the Liambai civilian clothes, pulled out a firearm River Inn bar in Katima Mulilo on and shot MlOoMulonda, killing him. Monday nigl).t. ill!;;tantly. - The Medical Superitendant of the . .' Inspec~or Wagner .said he did not . Katima MuliIo Hospital confirmed know why the soldier had been armed this week that a German.speaking while he was off duty. man had been admitted to the hospital The soldier will appear in the on Monday night and that he was in a Katima Mulilo Magistrate Court on satisfactory condition. September 15 on a charge of murder. Inspector Serfontein of Katima MEMBERS of the Black Sash recented held a Namibia Day pick~t in Pietermaritzburg. Pictured a~ve by Jonathan Meanwhile about 500 people, most· Mulilo said that no charge had been Kaplan are the demonstrators. The Black Sash picket also coincided with the Namibia focus of the End Con­ ly students from the CCN school join­ laid thus far; and added that he had - ~ scription Campaign (ECC). Natal University also held a college lecture on Namibia Day which was addressed ed jn the funeral procession of Mr heard of the alleged incident. by Mr Paul lipumbu of the Namibia National Stud~nts Organisation (Nanso). Residents allege assault, theft and damage to prop'erty Like violent scenes · .TWO RESIDENTS of northern my men, and also discovered that proceeded to break the door with iron Namibia last week claimed money amounting ·to R210,00 was bars and gained entry. Mr Shalonda's that they were assaulted, had missing. sister apparently wanted to follow the from a ~ollywood money stolen from their From Mrs Martin's home at soldiers into the room, but they homes, and their properties Okalunga, the army apparently pro­ assaulted and pushed her to the ceeded to' tpe nearby home of Mr ground. ' were allegedly de'stroyed by Johannes Shalonda at Oshidhiya, also Inside the room, the soldier allegedly • white members of the Defence in the Oshigambo district. ransacked the house before stealing Force. III .. ' Mr Shalondo who is a teacher at R480,00 which, Mr Shalonda said, was movie Mrs Elina Martin, a resident of Omulpviyugwemanya was at school lying under a sheet on the bedside Okalunga in the Oshigambo area, said during the time. and only his aged table. BY TOBIAS MBAKO that soldiers from the Oshigambo base sister and a small child were present . The next day, Mr Shalondo; together with Mrs Martin and the headman of arrived at her home on August 25, and at home. AN INCIDENT bearing similarities to an episode from a forced their way into her corrugated­ At Mr Shalonda's home, the securi­ the district, Mr Heikki Paulus, went to iron house. ty forces requested the key to the report the incident at the Oshigambo Hollywood movie, occurred in northern Namibia on August 6, At the time ofthe incident, Mrs Mar­ teacher's bedroom. When the sister army base. when men dressed in civilian clothes allegedly grabbed a man, tin was not at home, and when she said that Mr Shalonda had taken the At the base, the station commander blindfolded him and took him away to a secluded spot where they returned, she found the footsteps of aT- key with him, the soldiers allegedly called two soldiers, who were later badly assaulted him. The men were later identified by an official identified as the culprits. ofthe Ovambo Administration as members of the Security Forces According to Mr Shalondo, the two based in the Oshakati area. soldiers initially denied that they had IMPORTANT NOTlCE visited his and Mrs Martin's home, and They were identified as Shipena carried him to the van. They then when the station commander decided Haikukwafa, and a certain Josef, allegedly drove away to Uupindi loca­ PUBLISHED FOR to take the group to the homes so as to whose surname could not be establish­ tion near Oshakati where, with chains, GENERAL INFORMATION survey the damage, the elderly sister ed at the time. they tied him onto the steering wheel ofMr Shalondo apparently recognized The victim, Mr Achiles Kal unde, 32, of an old truck. He spent the night in INVITATION TO SUBMIT NOMINATIONS the two soldiers, whereupon they later an employee ofCDM on holiday in nor­ that truck. FOR PUBLIC REPRESENTATIVES ON admitted that they had in fact visited thern Namibia, said that he was The next day one of the men came THE SOUTH AFRICAN MEDIA COUNCIL the homes and had broken into them. visiting at the shop of Mr Jeremia and asked him how he was feeling. Shilongo at Endola when three men "I told them that they had tied me too Individuals, public bodies, associations, companies, clubs, societies, The station commander then ap­ parently decided to refer the case to the dressed in civilian clothes arrived in tight and that my blood was clotted, universities, chambers of commerce and industry, local authorities, police at Ondangwa, and told the two a blue pick-up van. thus they should untie me. The man trade unions, churches and church bodies, the public service and soldiers also to report themselves The men greeted Mr Kalunde and said that perhaps my mother would professional bodies, are invited to submit their nominations of suitable there. _ asked him to accompany them to the come and untie me, but unfortunate­ candidates for four vacancies on the Council's panel of public Mr Shalondo subsequently said that van where they said they had ly now she had gone to work and could representatives. up to last week, the two soldiers had not something interesting to show to him. not come to help me. They then left me When they arrived at the van, the A committee ofthe Council assisted by two prominent members ofthe reported themselves to the police. He there again;' a shaken Mr Kalunde said that he took the iron bars which men grabbed Mr Kalunde and forced said. community will select the four public representatives from the him into the vehicle and drove away During the course of the day police nominations. the soldiers had used to break into the homes with him to the police station. with him. officers, apparently led by Warrant Of­ No candidate will be excludedfromconsideration for selection solely He claimed that the coommanding They stopped after a long drive and ficer Simon Nkoshi, arrived on the on grounds of race, colour or creed. officer at the police station apparent­ started questioning Mr Kalunde as to scene and released Mr Kal unde from Nominations should include full names, occupation, age, residential ly recognized the iron bars as being the why he had killed their uncle, Mr Mar­ the old truck. property ofthe army, and decided that tin Andreas. . The head of the Security Police at address, details ofthe nominee's background and experience Mr Kalunde denied having shot Oshakati was also called to the scene, considered by the proposer and nominee to be qualifications for they should be left at the station for fur­ .ther investigations. their uncle, whereupon one ofthe men and according to Mr Kalunde, he was selection and the nominee's written consent. drew a pistol and tore open his chin visibly shocked by what he saw. Mr Nominations must be addressed to: with it. Kalunde said that the man had been "I told them that if they did not 'shocked, possibly due to the fact that The Registrar, FORMER believe me they could go and ask other the men who had committed the cruel The South African Media Council people whether it was in fact me who acts against him were also members of PO Box 5222 DETAINEE had killed their uncle. They told me the security force. 8000 CAPE TOWN that it was my day ofbad luck, and took Mr Kalunde was taken to'hospital and must reach the office not later thfj,n November 16, 1987. me away to another spot where they where he ,stayed for seyen.days under DIES , ordered me to stand under an 'omwan­ medical treatment. Public representatives are remunerated as follows: MR LINUS TSHIMWANDI, a di' tree. When I stood under the tree, On his discharge from hospital he 1. . R200 per day, or part thereof, while attending meetings or fOrmer Mariental ' detafnee one of them, a certain Shipena, dre"" went.tO' claim his belongingsfrom the hearings of the Council. passed away this week on Mon­ an·RlOlR5 machine gun and ordered security police, and was disappointed 2. A reading allowance where appropriate at the discretion of day at the Oshakati Hospital, me to keep my hands in the air;' Mr to receive only halfof the money which the Chairman. after a prolonged illness. Kalunde said. was stolen from him. 3. All reasonable travel expenses. The said Shipena allegedly took off Warrant Officer Nkoshi who con­ Mr Tshimwandi was released in Oc­ Mr Kalunde's shirt and blindfolded fiscated the belongings from the two 4. Subsistence and out-of-pocket allowances. tober 1984, after spending six years at him with it, whereupon he started men said he only received half the Further information may be had frQm the Registrar, the South Africa a Mariental military camp. beating him with what Kalunde money. Media Council, at the above address or by telephoning (021-467317). He was one of the survivors of the thought, were rubbers cords. Meanwhile, Mr Kalunde has laid a (This advertisement has been published free of cliarge as a South African Cassinga massacre on They also searched his pockets and complaint with the office of the chair­ May41978. took his car keys and money amoun­ man of the Ovambo Administration, service to the media industry. The South African Media Coun­ His funeral will be held on Saturday cil is grateful for this generous action). ting to R390. and also said that he would definitely at Iipand!i:Ya Miti in the Uukwambi Mr Kalunde said that the men con­ take the issue further with other area in northern Namibia...... tinued to beat him severely and later authorities. THE NAMIBIAN Friday September 11 1987 7 MUN alleges collusion by .... o )00 Government and'TeL ,....,... BY MBATJIUA NGAVIRUE

THE INTERIM Government has once more ' been accused by the that one ofthe problems the union fac­ Mineworkers Union ofNamibia (MUN), of co-operatingwithTCLinefforts ed was that the traditional courts on­ NAMIBIAN FOOD to crush the recent strike by miners. ly looked at whether the law had been broken and not whether the law itself The National Chairman of the the issue_ In the circumstances the re­ was fair. The law as it stood at present Union, Mr John Shaetonhodi, said in quest had been a reasonable one. was inadequate because a body did not AND a statement released last week that The Cabinet had decided to refuse exist to which one could bring a case of the "self-styled" government had the miners a conciliation board unfair labour practices. shown its true colours by only identi­ because it said the Union was not A body should be created, he said, ALLIED UNION fying itself with the "exploitative" representative ofTCL workers at the that could arbitrate in cases like these mining houses. It was the mining . time the application was made. The and from which one could also obtain houses that kept the government in an interdict against an employer. power and as a gesture of thanks the In the absence of such a body the NAFAU 2nd National 'government had responded with miners had been left with no other op­ "shameful political harrassment" of tion but to ask for a conciliation board. union members and their leaders_ The need for a conciliation board still Congress Mr Shaetonhodi said that MUN existed because not all MUN members regarded the dismissal of workers at had been dismissed. The mine had on­ TCL as being unfair, arbitrary and ly dismissed workers in grades 9-17 capricious, and that they also felt that (semi-skilled and unskilled), but union it constituted a serious interference members in grades 1-8 (skilled) that Sept. 19-20 1987 with the fundamental rights of had been on strike were still in the employees to work without arbitrary employ of the company. restraint being imposed. In infringing Asfar as those workers were concern­ on these rights TCL had shown a ed a dispute still existed. tyranical and arrogant attitude Commenting again on the relation­ towards the reasonable demands of ship between the government and the workers for improved working and liv­ mining houses he said that the MUN SOLIDARITY ing conditions. believed in a process of collective Throughout the dispute, he said, bargaining on the mines. But the TCL had behaved like "supercillious government had made a mockery of SYMPATHY camels" who had acted in bad faith by . Mr John Shaetonhodi this process by granting exemptions refusing to give the workers a fair hear­ from the Conditions of Employment ing. The company had only been in­ MUN rejected this explanation Act to the mines. It had done this terested in using their economic power because the appointment of a board unilaterally together with the mines, UNITY to further subject the workers to a had nothing to do with the represen­ without consulting the workers. system of exploitation and oppression. tativity of a union, as the cabinet was Mr Shaetonhodi concluded by saying The refusal to bargain in good faith trying to make people believe. The tha the MUN refuses to condone was in itself an unfair labour practice union Mr Shaetonhodi said, felt detentions without trial, and therefore which had been compounded by the workers should not be refused access demanded an immediate and uncon· hiring of strike breakers for the pur­ to the statutory machinery under any ditional release of its General­ ~fI iHJIlK11iJ ONt pose of incitement and to create fear circumstances. Secretary and Vice Chairman, the among workers. With regard to the court case that NAFAU General-Secretary, the It was against this background that followed TCUs application for an evic­ NUNW official as well as other pro­ ;5 AN iNJ~A,;t 1" ALL MUN had applied for the establish­ tion order against its employees, the gressive Namibian leaders presently ment of a conciliation board to address MUN chairman told The Namibian, being detained. Recruitment drive a failure at school school to talk to the students. RAJAH MUNAMAVA A spokesman for the Namibia Na­ tional Students (Nanso) Vice Presi· A POLICE recruitment meeting at dent Hafeni Shinamwandhi said his the Katutura Senior Secondary organsation considered recruitment School netted a smaIl audience of by the police at schools as direct in­ 16 on Tuesday, when close to 80 terference in school matters and matriculants decided against the students careers. meeting and went home. There are "We view this as an of act police med­ about 94 matriculants atthe school dling in educational matters par­ this year. ticularly in the light of their lack of Two officers from the South West support from the whole community". Africa Police visited the Katutura He called on the parents to take the Senior Secondary School to address matter very seriously and to question matriculants on the prospect ofjobs in the principal why he had allowed the foRWARI)~ ~&~~ the police force. police into the school without their Several of the 16 students who at­ consent. All the members of the NAFAU Workers' tended the meeting left during the ad­ He said that the issue and role ofthe dress by the two officers. police force and the army were highly Committees in Windhoek, Luderitz and The school Principal Mr Immanuel political and controversial in Namibia Swakopmund are invited and requested to Nambahu described the visit as at the momep.t and that the principal regular and confirmed that the police could not allow the police to address send a maximum offour members from each officers had visited the school to ad· students on school premises. committee. dress the matriculants on the force. He wondered ifother institutions or He said it was a recruitment drive organisations such as Swapo or Swanu Members from Workers' Committees in and added that other organisations would be allowed to address students such as the mines similarly visited the on school grounds for recruitment. 'Oshakati, Okahandja Otjiwarongo, Omaruru, Walvis Bay, Keetmanshoop etc., are requested to send a maximum of two workers each. Venue: Roman Catholic Church Hall, MR BONIFACE Likando, nent Caprivian Swapo member, Windhoek. confirmed yesterday that securi­ ty police had visited his home in Katima Mulilo on Wednesday and Members of the public are also invited to confiscated his passport. He said that his passport was of one attend. year's validity, and that police had not furnished reasons for the confiscation. Enquiries can be referred to the Mr Likando said he surmised that the confiscation of his passport had N.U.N.W. office in Windhoek. to do with the fact that he had Tel: 62876 assisted in organising a big 'Swapo' funeral for Mr Alfred Mulondo, who was shot and killed in Caprivi ONE OFTHE officers leaving the school after the abortive recruitment meeting recently. which only netted 16 students in the audience. 8 Friday September 11 1987 THE NAMIBIAN

HITLER HAD HIS GOOD POINTS III ------By JOHN PERLMAN------­ Joubert, headmaster of a high ly against communistsympathisers. "introduced a system of identity school, Voortrekker Hoerskool, has Even after a reign of nearly 23 years, cards:' SOUTH AFRICANS have a unique view ofthe world and its been writing history textbooks for 25 this president would still boast that he "But these legislations (sic) were not history, and to day's generation wants to ensure it is passed years. his current revised edition is hadrestricted communism by means passed solely for the purpose of on to their children. So final-year students in the Transvaal causing particular alarm - partly of an orderly policy." creating separate residential areas use a text that teaches them Hitler had his good points, and because ofits poor grammar.andspell­ Onwards to Africa where "Organisa­ and social segregation," Joubert ex­ ing (it was originally written in tions such as Frelimo and Coremo in plains. "It also allowed the blacks cer­ that the world is divided into good guys and commumsts. Afrikaans, then translated), but also Mozambique, FNLA and MPLA in t~in political rights - in their own na­ Gemini News Service reports on the training of Pretoria's because Qfits contents. Angola,ZAPU andZANU in Southern tional black states." children. Part one ofthe 392-page text deals Rhodesia, and Swapo and Swanu in National black states? "It were (sic) with modern history. While ignoring South West Africa, were revolutionary those parts of the country that had Already restricted in what The section on Nazi Germany makes . Auschwitz and the "Final Solution" it movements. It is well-known that some originally belonged to the blacks and they can read in the no mention ofthe Holocaust. The sec­ tells students "Just as most Italians ofthese organisations became tools of still belonged to them. The cornerstone newspapers, see on television tion on South Africa explains that its had welcomed Mussolini's govern­ the communist countries:' ofthe black's political development in and buy in bookstores, South _system of apartheid is "founded upon ment takeover, most Germans con­ Independence was all very well: the black states would be the system Africans are receiving a new Christian principles of right and sidered Hitler's Nazi regime a change "The economy of the African ter­ that they had always known and view of history by way of their justice:' for the better. ritories, like their administration, us­ understood. school textbooks. The TED administers education for ·"Hitler was a fiery orator and by ed to rely on white initiative. Not­ "In other words, their traditional white students in the Transvaal, the means of his propoganda (sic) - withstanding the emergent African's systems of administration would be • It is a view of the world that out­ most populous of South Africa's four espeCially against the Communist firm oelief, colonisation did not imply built up to become fully mature sioders might have difficulty in provinces. In previous years at least Party - he gained the support of in­ exploitation only. The whites con­ political systems adjusted to Western recognising. The World During the three history textbooks have been dustrialists, farmers, militarists,

THE POLITICAL COLOURS Kosie Pretorius receives MOST people who attend various trials in the courts, particularly those classified as 'political' trials, are aware of the fact that badges petition on German language are not allowed. But it would appear to be a slightly different mat­ ter if people are wearing the Swapo colours (or any other 'political' CHAIRMAN of the White Ad­ scrapped, thereby placing injeopardy colours for that matter) on their person. . ministration, Mr Kosie Pretorius, the German culture in this country. said this week that he had receiv­ In the letter to Mr Pretorius the It would be of interest to the general public to know whether it ed a petition signed by 2206 people, Committee said that "we do not want is just the 'red, green and blue' colours, which are considered concerning with regard to German anything new. They (the signatories) undesirable; or whether the colours of other political groupings are language rights. . had given effect to this decision and regarded in the same light. He said that a committee for this pur­ want to maintain, for themselves, their I doubt it. I am almost certain that no-one has ever been requested pose, represented by Mr F von children and grandchildren, the reten­ to remove an item of clothing or other article from his or her person Maltzahn, K Haack and W Weiss, had tion of German language and culture". in the-colour combinations of blue and white, for instance (the col­ handed the petition to him. They requested that the German ours of the Republican Party); or orange, blue and white (guess who?); The Committee for German language remain as equal official Language Rights said in a letter to Mr Qr blue and green and white (Damara Council); or white, green and language at second tier level; German Pretorius that the 2206 people to be maintained as mother tongue black (Mbanderu Council); or red, green, blue and yellow (Swanu); demanded the maintenance of Ger­ language up to Standard 10; they also or whatever. Just about every colour combination, if the courts' man language rights. claimed that mother tongue medium security enforced this rule of party colours, would be disallowed, and Their petition followed reports that of instruction was the inalienable as a result, probably no-one would be allowed to enter a courtroom German language rights should be right of all 'minority' groups. whether their colour combinations were coincidental or not. THE QUESTION OF SWAPO'S LEGALITY

Even a relatively small incident such as this, brings to mind once again the question of the legal status of the Swapo movement. Duteh ship hlunde While Swapo, as political party, is not a banned organisation, the authorities in the country act as though it is. The incident in court ON September 19 the Dutch sailing decision which the Dutch interna­ and that the application for visas on a regarding an item such jewellery in the Swapo colours, just goes as ship, 'The Abel Tasman' is schedul­ tionallaw experts have described as 'a partly government-sponsored trip to prove that red, green and blue are seen as 'subversive' colours, ed to dock at Uideritz for a week's blunder'. Officially the Netherlands could not be.regarded as 'recognition not allowed to be worn, for instance, in a court of law. stay. The ship is on a round the recognises the illegality of South of the South African occupation of Once again one has to mention that it is members of the Swapo world tour being subsidised by Africa's occupation of Namibia, but the Namibia or recognition of the socalled movement (almost exclusively) who are detained without trial; refus­ Dutch businesses as well as by the visit ofthe 'Abel Tasman' means that interim government'. ed travel documents; whose rallies are broken up by police and Ministeries of Foreign Affairs and the crew members have had to apply In order to minimise travelling in generally discriminated against because of their political affiliations. Economic Affairs, which have each for visas to visit Liideritz from the Namibia itself, a plane had been Perhaps, if nothing else, a sign that Swapo support is more of a invested about R35 000 in the. South African embassy in the Hague. chartered to fly the n~w crew directly threat to the status quo than any other political movement or group. project. "When it comes to the crunch the from Johannesburg's Jan Smu~s air­ Netherlands government is not acting port to Liideritz. The same plane will The 'Abel Tasman' is being crewed by according to its international obliga­ flytheoldcrewback,alsoavoidingcall­ CONFUSING TO BOTH MEMBERS AND PUBLIC Dutch youth volunteers and the deci­ tions", stated Gerard Tanjaofthe inter­ ing on Windhoek. sion to call at Liideritz to take on fresh national law department of the International law lecturer Gerard Seen with the 'unofficial' banning of the Swapo movement, is the supplies and a new crew which will fly University of Leyden. Tanja also pointed out that the 'Abel fact that a massive propag!!-nda campaign, both here and abroad, in from Amsterdam has led to ques­ Mr Jacqu)'ls Wallage, the opposition Tasman' incident and the Netherlands has been mounted against members and the organisation itself. tions being raised in the Dutch Labour Party MP spokesman on Government's attitude towards the There seems to be an unspoken rule in pro-government media, that Parliament. southern Africa called it a "serious UN Council for Namibia should be the word 'Swapo' is not to be mentioned, unless the word 'terrorist' When the voyage was being plann­ diplomatic incident" and questioned seen in conjunction with the legal ac­ follows. And of course the race to discredit the organisation and its ed earlier in the year it was thought the Foreign Minister in Parliament. 'tion which the Un Council had begun membership continues unabated. that the logical second stop (the first IN his answers the Dutch Foreign in the Netherlands against the state­ stop was at the Canary Islands) would Once again the almost totally discredited word 'democracy', comes Minister admitted that the owned uranium enrichment plan, be Cape Town. However, the Netherlands government had not con­ Urenco. Urencoenriches uranium ex­ to mind: ifthere was a 'democratic' order in Namibia, then the whole Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Af­ sulted the UN Council for Namibia ported from Namibia in defiance of matter should be open to debate. fairs ruled this out, in view ofits anti­ before making the decision on Liideritz Decree No 1 of the UN Council for There should be an exchange of views between various political apartheid policy and the imposition of and that the UN Council had later Namibia. The next hearing ofthis case groups; the media should be open to, and encourage, such an ex­ limited sanctions against South Africa complained about the visit. has now been postponed to at least change of views, and public debate; so that N amibians can form their by the EEC countries. The Foreign Minister claimed that December 1 at the request ofUrenco's ~wn opinions, and not be instructed how to think. After all, one day The choice then fell on Liideritz - a it was 'only a technical stop' in Liideritz . lawyers . .they may have to exercise their vote in a free and fair election, and they should have absolute access to information, and all the facts at their disposal when they do so. Society of Advocates condemns THE SPACE TO CAMPAIGN FREELY detention without trial It does no good for the country as a whole for the SWABC and the Koevoet newspaper to widely publicise an alleged assault by the THE SOCIETY of Advocates of Namibia, Chaired by Mr Bryan Swapo President on a Namibian woman. Especially in view of the O'Linn, have called upon the authorities to speedily bring fact that the 'assault' did not take place at all. But the point is that those detained under' Section Six of the Terrorism Act to trial, the report in question has gone out to a majority of N amibians who or release them. . form an opinion on the basis of such reports. That they are being The Society of Advocates, in a press against detention without trial. fed a blatant lie is acceptable to the authorities who do not wish release this week, expressed its con­ The statement finally called on the the public to see' that 'Swapo has a human face'. cern about the detentionoffive people authorities to release or charge those Brit perhaps worst of all, apart from the fact that the public in since August 19 who had not appeared detained without trial. general remain in a state of propagandised ignorance, is the fact in court. '. (Mr Asser Kapere, Mr JohnPandeni, that such an anti-Swapo drive succeeds only in making the path of "It was always the point of view of' Mr Ben Ulenga, Mr Anton Lubowski, this Society that persons who commit Mr Niko Bessinger, Mr Dan reconciliation more difficult. contraventions, of whatever nature, Tjongarero and Pastor Hendrik Wit­ Within the framework of the rule of law, there should be space should be charged and tried .:' the booi are those presently being detain­ for all political movements and groups to campaign freely for what statement said. They added that the ed without trial under Section Six of they believe in. This should count equally for all gro.ups, and is one Society had frequently expressed itself the Terrorism Act). of the key requirements of the United Nations settlement plan. Mr Bryan O'Linn Freedom of speech, association, and all other fundamental rights, should be guaranteed by law and apply equally to all residents of Namibia. . -. . KWAFELA OSHIFO SHO SHIWA~ N ~A :: Q

THE NAMIBIAN Friday September 11 1987 11

On the visit of Archbishop Tutu FOR MANY Namibian s the visit to this country of Ar­ chbishop Desmond Tutu in his capacity as head of the Anglican Church in southern Africa, comes , as something to be welcomed. This is particularly the case because the Archbishop has not confined himself to a short, one-stop visit to the country, but is taking more than a week to travel countrywide in order to see as many of his parishioners as possible. But as usual, in a case like this, vandals, who probably call themselves 'Christians', try to spoil things for Archbishop Tutu, his delegation and followers, by trying to sabotage his visit through political means. -Shortly before he was due to conduct a service at St Boniface Church in Swakopmund, the church building PICTURED above the speakers at the Swapo rally in Swakopmund 'last weekend. Picture by Tobias Mbako. and hall were painted with anti-Tutu slogans; actions which are no m ore than holy desecration and blasphemy committed by those who clearly reveal their anti-Chr istian stance. It is revealing to note that these actions were perpetrated apparently by right-wingers against what they feel is a pr o-Swapo stance of member churches of the Council of Churches in Namibia, of which the Anglican Church is a member. To give credit where it is due, we mu st add that those who are opposed to the racialistic whites-only stance of certain Mrikaans chur­ ches, do not vent their opposition in the same way. Clergymen who were concerned that the controversy BY TOBIAS MBAKO would keep people away from the service at St Boniface IF A TOTAL catastrophe is to be averted and Namibia's future South African government im­ said that the church was packed to capacity, and the not doomed to failure, the white people of the country should mediately release Swapds leaders who anti-Tutu sloganeering fortunately had no effect on were recently detained under Section reco~sider their positions and join the liberation movement of worshippers. 6 of the TerroriusmAct, or bring them Bishop Tutu's words at the service, responding to the the country while there is still time and commit themselves to the before a court for trial. He referred to UN independence plan for Namibia, namely Resolution 435. the law which detain people for in­ slogans reading 'Tutu go home', 'No violence' and 'ANC, definite periods without trial, as both Swapo, Tutu to hell', are telling for those who condemn­ This call was made by Swapds Ac­ porters marched order ly to a venue in 'cowardly and immoral', ed his presence here. Saying to the congregation that ting President, Mr Nathaniel Max­ the black township of Mondesa, '''Swapo will not be intimidated by uilili, during a public meeting last The meeting was also adressed by they should pray for those who had "desecrated a cowardly acts such as the detention of church, to love them out of their bitterness, to love them SundayatSwakopmund, The meeting, Swapo's elder at Swakopmund, Mr our leaders without trial, nor will organized by the movement's Western Obadja Uushona, who called on detentions and torture intimidate the out of their fear". branch was attended by an en­ teachers to stop beating children who people ofthis country into submission Freedom of worship is also supposedly guaranteed by thusiastic crowd of over 3,000 people, perform at Swapo meetings as drum to oppression and fear:' Mr Angula the interim government's Bill of Rights; but there are Similarly Mr Maxuilili said that majorettes, He asked why white said, those elements in this country who apparently believe 'devilish groups' like Koevoet, whom children were not beaten when they Inaddressinghimselfto 1987 as the he described as "our lost brothers", performed as military cadets and year selected by Swapo as the year of that any of the fundamental rights or freedoms apply must repent and stop aiding South majorettes, Rededication to the Struggle, another only to selected groups of society. Africa in Namibia, Namibians, Mr Mr Uushona also dealt extensively speaker, Mr Moses !Omeh, said that the Let Archbishop Tutu's words at the Swakopmund be Maxuili said, must unite against with the issue ofhealth, and condemn­ Namibianstodaymustaskthemselves a lesson to those right-wing elements, who hopefully, South Africa's oppression, regardless ed what he called 'the immoral and un­ what they have contributed to bring­ of colour or creed, popular' use of contraceptive drugs ing about peace and independence to will go no fut:t;her in their attempts to sabotage the visit "What Koevoet is doingto the N ami­ such as Depo Provera on Namibian the country, by Archbishop Tutu and his delegation. bian people today would be very dif­ women, He cautioned Nambia's nurses For everyone Namibian leader ficult to forget in the future, and we do and doctors to be vigilant against any taken away from society, a hundred not desire a situation tomorrow such means, N amibians must stand up to thunder whereby those who have lost their Swapds secretary for Labour Affairs, out whatthe detained leader has been Subscribe to children, brothers, fathers, and Mr Jason Angula, in his address, gave saying, Mr !Omeb said, mothers would demand to know where an overview of the current poltical Mr !Omeb further said that the the culprits are: ' Mr Maxuilili said, situation in the country, He said that forefathers ofthi!; country have called [tJ @[K] a a@ [tJ He asked whether 'puppets' would ru virtually every act committed against for the independence of this country, run to South Mrica at independence, Swapo and its leaders was in direct con­ and that their wishes must be heeded, ~~------~\~------_/ as is customary with those who col­ tradiction with the interim govern­ "Our forefathers like chief Hosea laborate with colonialists and op­ ment's so-called Fundamental Bill of Kutako who have desired what we all ...... 26 weeks 52 weeks _.1IIIII! _ ...... ~-...."" pressors, Swapo's future government Rights, want today have realized that what we R30, OO R60 ,OO would deal with such peop~e ap­ He gave the example of Mr Daniel want must be said in one united voice, ' Namibia propriately if they do not repent now, 'fjongarero, Swapo's Deputy National It is for that reason that leaders like SA & homela nds R33, OO R66,OO he said, Chairman, who is currently jailed Sam Nujoma were sent abroad from The meeting at which a small under the Terrorism Act, and said that one united liberation movement, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, . . . , , , , . , . , ...... nuinberofpolice kept alowprofile, pro­ while in hospital, Mr'lJongarero could Swapo, to seek international help and ceeded without incidents of violence, not be visited by his family recognition against South Africa:' Mr and after the meeting, the Swapo sup- Mr Angula demanded that the !Omebsaid, NujolD.a interview eontrihutes . 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North America to han on South newspaper R219,OO Send To: Australia and New Zealand AN INTERVIEW withSamNu­ in the form of an interview with Sam pressed' (not only in Namibia, but also R281,OO The Namibian joma published last month in N ujoma, 9ne finds a thinly-veiled call in the Republic of South Africa -that PO Box 20783, the "SOUTH" newspaper was to terrorism and violence, In this arti­ is the clear implication) must active­ Nordic countries WINDHOEK 9000 cited as being one of the cle, Nujomaclearly states that the 'op- ly concern themselves with the guer­ R192 ,OO NAMIBIA rilla struggle, support it and par­ Tel: 36970/1 reasons for the banning ofthat ticipate in it," said the committee, Telex: 3032 particular edition of the Cape "SOUTH", an English-language Town-based newspaper. weekly, also had its July :1().'August 5 ThebanningoftheAugust6-12edi­ edition banned, tion, which carried an interview with Both issues wei d e clal~ d to be the Swapo President, came on the eve "undesirable" in termsofthe Puhllca , Name: ...... , ...... of the South Mrican Government's tionsAct, harsh new press restrictions, Following a complaint, the Board Address: ...... " .. The Publications Control Board said found that the July 23/29 edition was not undesirable, the overall effect of "SOUTH" was ...... Code: .... _.' ... ",._.. . _ "critical of the existing order" and In the ruling, a committee sa'id that wanted to "build up support for the "SOUTH" was a "special newspaper" I enclose a cheque/postal order of ...... _...... revolutionary movement (in this case with a special responsibility to deliver theANC)" , a community service", for ...... weeks subscription to The Namibian In its findings, a committee of the "Allowance should be made for Board said that the newspaper's ap­ political criticism, especially against (Please ensure exact amount in Rands or equivalent 'proach was "n:l:Uch more anti-regime the context ofthis newspaper:' currency.) As from 1/7/87 until furthe r notice_ than anti-government", The newspaper has lodged appeals "In the article on page 17, which is Mr Sam Nujoma against the other two bannings, 12 Friday September 11 1987 THE NAMIBIAN HUGE PRISO

The Angolan soldiers, who were first KLAAS DE JONGE, the Dutch anthropologist who h as been holed up Passtoors, who was arrested together to arrive, flew to Maputo Airport from with de Jonge on charges of arms a high-security military base inside in the Dutch Embassy in Pretoria for the p ast two years, w as able to smuggling, is serving a ten-year Namibia - "Fort Doppies" in the r eturn home this week following an u nprecedented prisoner swop at sentence in a South African prison. Caprivi. The Dutch Government also denied Following in two separate planes .Mozam_bique's Maputo Airport on Monday night. The dramatic four­ on Tuesday that it had made conces­ were de Jonge and Albertini. Both men way exchange of prisoners also involved Major Wynand du Toit, who sions of any .sort to South Africa in negotiations that led to the release of had been accused of aiding the bann­ was captured in Angola two years ago whil~ on a South African ed African National Congress. de Jonge. Mr Albertini, accompanied by a Defence Force sabotage mission; a Frenchman Mr Pierre-Andre Alber­ Van den Broek, explaining his deci­ French envoy, landed in Dr Anton tiniwho was serving a four-year prison term in a Ciskei jail; and 133 sion to investigate de Jonge's South Rupert's private Citation jet. African activities, said: "The A huge crowd of journalists, Angolan soldiers who had been captured by the South African-backed diplomatic asylum granted to de Jonge photographers and cameramen U nita guerrilla movement. . was in no way designed to subtract him waiting at the airport were informed from the normal course ofjustice . But that the Dutch fugitive, Klaas de justice based on (South Africa's Jonge, had refused to leave his Em­ emergency)Internal Security Act was bassy refuge in central Pretoria before not acceptable to the Government." he had absolute proof that Major du Meanwhile, in South Africa on Tues­ Thit was on the ground in Maputo. He day; Foreign Affairs Minister Pik suspected trickery on the part of the Botha said thatthe lesson to be learn­ South M rican Government. ed inside SA from the prisoner ex­ When he finally received proof, he change in Maputo was that it succeed­ was held up again in peak-hour traffic ed because all parties felt they had . on the way to the airport. gained from the arrangement. The exchange was postponed even Replying to budget debate on his further when it was discovered that a vote, he said he rejected the suggestion photocopier, which was to be used to by Mr Colin Eglin, leader of the PFP, duplicate certain documents, failed to that there was a parallel between the work on Maputo's electricity. prisoner exchange and the possible It was dark by the time eight aircraft release of security prisoners within stood parked in two groups on the tar­ South Mrica. mac 400 metres apart. "This is not so, these (security) The group ofjournalists had swelled prisoners are our own citizens, while to more than 100 by this time, and were yesterday's exchange involved citizens confined to an area designated by a of other countries. stririg barrier. "There is, however, a parallel for The first sign that the exchange was SouthAfrica internally in that all the­ on came from the sudden appearance parties to yesterday's agreement ... of the 133 white-takkied FAPLA France, Angola, South Africa, Unit a soldiers who started marching towards and Ciskei ... felt a package had been the Angolan aircraft . The swop was made up from which they each gain­ more than fo ur hours behind schedule. ed:' said Mr Botha. The column was cheered and some The lesson for negotiations in South started waving back at the crowd and Africa was that there had to be a ~ ~ - . "balance of interests". whistling. aid worker, Pierre Albertini, left, arrives at Maputo as part of the four-way exchange of prisoners at Once they were halfway across the This would never be achieved while Maputo airport. He had been held since last September In the Clskel homeland on charges of smuggling arms blacks' demands remained too high ' terminal buildings, Major du Thit was for the outlawed African NatIonal Congress Picture by Trevor Samson of AFP. seen emerging from the Angolan air­ and unacceptable for whites, and while craft and, accompanied by a knot of the alternative ofco mmunism remain­ men, walked towards the approaching ing up, and by 9 .30pm the aircraft had military airport west of Paris, but on­ Albertini case. ed more attractive for many blacks as FAPLA column. left . ly his parents and his sister were per­ Albertini was working as a univer­ a means of achieving their aspirations. When the two groups met, they stop­ Major du Thit was flown to Cape mitted to greet him. sity lecturer in the Ciskei, under a The SA Minister of Defence, General ped, and with the tall bearded Major du Thwn where him and his wife were met The crowd of about 600 consisted French "co-operant" programme by Magnus Malan, said on Tuesday that Toit towering over the rest, some by State President PW Botha in the largely of meembers of the anti­ which men can exchange t heir the return of Major Wynand du Thit photographic flashes popped and early hours of Tuesday morning. aartheid groups andd militants from military duty for various types of work was an occasion for rejoicing. hands were shaken. The following day he was to undergo the French Communist Party, which in other countries. He said all South Mrica would re­ surgery to remove a pin that had been has campaigned for his release. The Dutch anthropologist, Klaas de joice that Major du Thit had returned At 8. 15pm, SA Minister of Foreign inserted in his left arm. Present on the steps of City Hall was Jonge (50), arrived at Amsterdam's to his wife and child. Affairs, Mr Pik Botha, emerged from A medical examination revealed the the Archbishop of Evreux, Jacques Schipol Airport early on Tuesday "We are thankful to the Creator that the south end ofthe terminal building freed prisoner-of-war to be in "good Gaillot, who went twice to South afternoon. the man is well." and walked briskly to where hemet the physical condition". Mrica to try to obtain Albertini's Speaking at an improvised news con­ "As far as his position is concerned recce commando officer. After his capture in Angola's oil­ release. ference, de Jonge said: "Yes, I have . in the SADF, and specifically the Recce A minute later, Major du Thit was of­ producing enclave ofCabinda in May The Government of French Premier, smuggled weapons and explosives ... Commando, it is in no way affected. His ficially a free man, standing arms- 1985, Major du Thit told a press con' Jacques Chirae, takes a large part of but how and what is a story I will tell colleagues will certainly welcome him And its back to the SADF for ·Wynand

about-waist with Mr Botha on interna­ ference in Luanda that he had been the credit for arranging the swop. later". back and do their best to make him feel tional territory. leading a raid on u.S.-owned oil On Monday, Foreign Minister Jean­ De Jonge, looking happy and relax­ at home in a true spirit ofcamerad erie. The press broke through the string installations. Bernard Raimond said that France ed as he entered the airport terminal I sincerely hopehe will soon resume his barrier and there was a stampede of Pretoria denied it, saying the was "the central factor in establishing packed with scores of reporters and normal duties in the Defence Force. cameramen, TV-men and some tape­ prisoner had been forced to make the a dialogue between Angola, Mozambi­ anti-apartheidsympathisers, said his The SADF welcomes him back with an recorder wielding journalists across statement by his Angolan captorS, and que and South Mrica" which permit­ sympathies for the outlawed ANC had appreciative salute:' the tarmac. that du Thit was on a reconnaissance ted "this vast operation of exchanges". grown during his two-year forced stay Major du Thit and Mr Botha reached mission to track down bases of the President Francois Mitterrand had in the Dutch Embassy office in General Malan also thanked the the "Arend", the SA State President's ANC. refused earlier this year to accept the Pretoria. State President, the Foreign Minister jet, and both turned and faced the 'l'wo SA soldiers in du Thit's comman­ credentials of South Africa's Am­ "I have definitely been radicalised:' "and especially Dr Jonas Savimbi of crowd before disappearing into the do squad were killed at the time of his bassador to France, because of the he said. Unita". plane. capture. He dismissed Dutch plans to in­ Meanwhile, a Florida couple are con­ Pierre Albertini had slipped past the Major du Thitis staying in the army. vestigate whether he is liable for pro­ fused and upset that the body of their throng unnoticed by most of the press, A Defence Force spokesman said this secution under Dutch law for offences and was almost at the Angolan end of week that as far asthe SADF was con­ son, who was killed in Angola while on he may have committed in South active duty in 1985, was not flown the terminal before he was spotted. cerned, he had not left the army while Africa. Last was the Dutch national, Klaas he was in captivity in Angola for 27 home as expected as part of the ex­ Foreign Minister, Hans van den­ change in Maputo. de Jonge. He made sure he would fire months. Broek, told parliament earlier on a last salvo at the country whose courts The spokesman said du Thit's service Tuesday the Netherlands would Mr Bill Fidler, father of 22-year-old he had evaded by a daring dash into the had ben regarded as continuing nor­ launch such an investigation. Corporal Bruce Fidler, said on Monday Netherlands Embassy, just over two mally. His full salary was paid to his "Rubbish .. . would they really im­ that he had had no offical notification years ago. family, he had been promoted from prison me here when they failed to get about whether his son's remains were "I have come from a fascist country Captain to Major and he had been ine in South Africa?" he asked. "They on their way home. and I never thought this would hap­ awarded a medal. can try, but as far as I'm concerned it pen:' he said. A "personal"friendofMr PWBotha , isn't worth even considering." The remains of three SADF Cor­ porals were originally supposed to be "I am now in a free country and I will has offered the du Thit family a paid He regretted that his former wife, part of the exchange. continue my str'uggle against apar­ holiday to wherever they wish to go. Belgian Helene Passtoors, had not theid," he said. Pierre-Andre Albertini (27), who was been part of the swop. It was learnt on Tuesday, however, He gave several black-power salutes jailed in October last year for refusing "I may be mistaken, but it looks to that the return of the remains depends as he was escorted to his Ambassador to testify in a terrorism trial, arrived me that an excellent opportunity has largely on whether Angola receives seven other Unita-held prisoners. and finally to the French envoy. in France on Tuesday. been missed to secure her release" he All the time the jets had been warm- A huge crowd awaited him at a said. ' THE NAMIBIAN Friday September 11 1987 13 SWOPI APUTO

' ' l r; Angolans from Namibia Speculation that they may be Angolans who were in Grootfontein.

RAJAH MUNAMAVA

SPECULATION is rife in Win­ from where they proceeded to Maputo. Groottimtein. The sources said the dhoek that the children reported­ He said that as far as he knew the en­ children were under the armed guard ly being held at the SWANLA army tire process was carried out on Monday. of white soldiers. premises in Grootfonteinlastweek, Sapa reported on Monday that the They believed the children were from may have been part of the 133 133 Angolan captives, who formed the Uukwanyama area in Namibia strong Angolan prisoners who part ofthe multinational prisoner ex­ and Southern Angola. The sources were involved in the massive change involving South Afria, France, said at the time that the children were prisoner exchange in Maputo this the Netherlands, Angola and Ciskei, bound with chains on their wrists and week. . were flown from Grootfontein and ankles. It was reported from Grootfontein "Fort Doppies" in the Caprivi, to Approached for comment again thiS this week that the children who were Maputo via Pretoria. week, SWATF Spokesman Major Fanie seen at the SWANLA transit camp left The News Agency said when the Angolans emerged from their plane in Krige, said the SWATF had nothing to on Monday morning for an undisclos­ do with the prisoner exchange. ed place near or in the Caprivi. Maputo, they were wearing new track No further details were available . suits and that many of them looked He said that the whole operation was' about them. very young - even as young as 16 out ofth e hands ofthe Force, and refer­ A Foreign Affairs spokesman in the years. red The Namibian to the Foreign Af­ Administrator General's office, Mr Sources in Grootfontein last week fairs Department in Pretoria. Blumer, said the Angolan prisoners reported the presence of close to 160 Major Krige said further that the ANGOLAN prisoners involved in the exchange. There is speculation that were flown directly froin Jamba in children, most of them teenagers, at Thrritory Force did not control any they were being held near Grootfontein in Namibia, but the SWATF won't Southern Angola to Grootfontein, the SWANLA army transit camp in military bases in Grootfontein. comment and say they have nothing to do with the prisoner exchange. 14 Friday September 11 1987 THE NAMIBIAN

A forDler Swanu dominating. 'DO WE like Swapo?' I asked from Running- out of opposition, Black across the table. I was certainly a man Africa and Orlando Pirates followed who, after six years studying Develop­ Tigers FC the following year. In 1985 ment Studies at the University ofBir­ the big four, namely Tigers, Stars, BA mingham, have not been in a great and Orlando Pirates, broke away to hurry to return to Windhoek. Indeed form their own League, the NNSL, to some of my colleagues I looked like which was a very good idea according someone who was hoping to get a to your reports during your time with highly-paid job with some interna­ the Windhoek Advertiser. tional organisations ('aligned to The following year Hungry Lions Swapo' as one of them said) that would and Young Onesjoined forces with the keep me out ofNa mibia for as long as NNSL. Again running out of opposi­ I could make money. bian nationalism -Swanu emerged as 3. However no official point ofview may bian people in their str uggle against tion, Ramblers, SKW and DTS went on We were sitting in the Swanu 'office' to form ASA, which you have describ­ (a dining room in a house for Swanu a weak and sectional organisation, be made in the media without the ap­ colonialism. They should implement mandatory ed as a white league. students) discussing future strategies, propped up by sentiment and invented proval of the Vice Chancellor andRec­ sanctions against Pretoria because it I would like to invite you to come and problems and prospects in February tradition, and surrounded by a rippl­ tor, Chairman of the Council or the ing clique oftribalists. Nor was this a is the only way that South Africa will study ASA soccer rules and constitu­ 1984. My question has never been representatives. static speech. Itjumpedjerkily over the get out ofNamibia . South Africa must tion. How many white players are play­ directly answered up to this day. And I would like to take this opportuni­ last 20 years ofthe reign ofKozonguizi ty to invite you to discuss any uncer­ also release our leaders immediately; ing in the NNSL, compared to blacks one thing that always irritated me, all like a magic lantern show, il­ tainties with or request further infor­ because South Mrica is inNamibiail­ who are playing in the ASA league? my life as a Swanu member, is the Let's rather call the NNSL a black widespread belief (among Swanu's) luminating Swanu's increasingly mation on the Academy from the staf legally andhasno righttoholdourpeo­ desperate reactions to its political at the Academy Foundation who would pIe in its jails. league. How many times did the NNSI that Swanu is a militant socialist I also express great concern about practice politics in their activities? 'Ib political organisation. This is, in fact, erosion. gladly be of service. Finally, Swanu threw ails its eggs in­ the health ofthe leaders in jail; most be quite honest, the standard of play in a self-imposed myth that you to the basket marked 'Multi-Party particularly that of Mr 'IJongarero the NNSL is high compared to ASA. sometimes still hear in West Germany I:'ROF A J F BUITENDACHT Conference', vainly hoping that Swapo VICE CHANCELLOR & RECTOR himself. But what can you expect from profes­ (among Swanu's) that Swanu is the and other popular leaders will ACADEMY I challenge the authorities to take sionals who must win games to receive most radical political organisation in our leaders to court ifthey have really huge bonuses at the end of the year. Namibia. For Swanu isinfactthe very somehow give its constitutional idea The land issue committed any crimes, although Your were furthermore referring to model ofrevolutionary retrogression. support. Support was notforthcoming. Pretoria should not have the right to SWAFA which not not even exist in my A hive of socialist ideas it is not. A MPC held meeting after meeting. It I AM a member of Swanu and I was received money from an anonymous try us. eyes, but in name only. hive of tribalist ideas it is. I speak of shocked when Comrade Sam Nujoma foreign donor ... and the leaders would Please Mr Salmon, open your eyes Swanu as one, because there is no dif­ said in a recent interview published in fly out to Europe, talk to some right MMUVANGUA and do not be misled because you are ference between the socalled two fac­ The Namibian that Swapo would allow wing capitalists in Bonn, dine with whites to keep their farms in Namibia SWAPO YOUTH LEAGUE afraid of losing your job with The tions. Indeed, many Namibians would KATUTURA Namibian if you even dare to give perhaps be surprised ifI say the 'Tran­ right wing councillors in luxurious and that they would use only some hotels in Washington, sneak into Lon­ uninhabited parts of Namibia for credit to whites, whether they deserve sitional Government of National Uni­ it or not. ty' in Namibia is the brainchild of don for conSUltation. It now seemed cooperative projects. Are we to stick to that 'unity' was being forged in Soeeer eritique I personally am aware of a lot of in­ Swanu. For those who might be in the Namib Desert and Khomas Europe, rather than in Namibia. ternal problems in soccer which I do doubt, read the Swanu constitution. Hochland with our 'cooperative' pro­ I WOULD like to air my views in The result of course, was merely to not want to reveal at this stage just to No! There is no need to waste your time. jects a la socialism? Not at all. response to Dave Salmon's report on speed up the process of disintegration. The grand children of Maharero, the ASA Currie Cup team. I have been save the good name of soccer. Rather take my word. I was one ofthose Mr Dave Salmon, you must rather who kept the idea alive because I was Proud Swanu 'militants' (failures, and Mandume and Witbooi are still wag­ following soccer very closely in this those who succeeded in their studies) ing the war against the racist South country for the past 20 years. It is distance yourself from soccer, because led to believe that we were Swapo you are doing it more harm than good. allies. began running back to Namibia. African Government to regain their disturbing to read a lot of rubbish by The chairman was a Swanu 'radical'. Theytalkedof'change'. They talked land. There must be no question about a foreigner who does not even know anything about soccer. Who are you DERICK JOHNSON He is a senior member in Swanu 'pro­ oftheir future political positions. I was it. Our forebears gave their lives in trying to fool? WINDHOEK gressives ' today. He wears three piece astonished. Even those who haven't defence of our land and the present achieved any educational qualifica­ NOTE: Dave Salmon is not a 'foreigner', suits, like many Swanu officials, and generation is also sacrificing their Let me tell you this: the formation of tions were talking of a great future. But lives to regain the land from the white but a born Namibian. While you are en­ he likes to use his spectacles for one soccer league in central (Win­ titled to your views, stick to your dramatic effect. He would be going in­ how, one critical student asked oppressors. As long as our land re­ dhoek) was established in 1977. The criticism of Mr Salmon's reporting of to any gathering on Namibia, usual­ rhetorically in the last minutes ofthe mains in the hands of the present following year all the black teams soccer, rather than making snide ly attempting to equalise the impossi­ meeting, do you change without under­ white monopoly farmers, there can be broke away to form the now defunct political references about the ble - Swanu with Swapo, and indeed mining what Swapo has already and there will be no peace and stabili­ CNFA with the exception of Pepsi Stars newspaper itself. Foryourinformatio~, achieved? ty in Namibia. the newspaper is against racism in any that is where he is often to be found who remained with the multi-racial And collapse it did. And as the The questionofland is a very serious form. Refrain from practising politics in these days. He takes much pride from league. Two years later Tigers FC went revolutionary forces grew stronger and matter which lies at the heart of our a letter concerning sports reporting. the fact that this myth has now become back to the multi-racial league again With reference to your remarks about t he MPC began to fall apart, Swanu struggle. The whites will continue to 'stronger' in West Germany. 'They leaving the CNFA League with only the NNSL and 'politics', practice what was caught in a dilemma. The few control our economy ifthey retain the understand what their forefathers did Black Mrica and Orlando Pirates you preach. - Gwen Lister. 'militants' connived to make Kat­ land and our freedom will be in name to us', he said. Bat-when I asked him jiuongua the scapegoat of their own only ... something like the MPC is 'who are the us', he was not amused, political failure, or should I say claiming today. That will be a sham BAllE LElA ELIZABETH although he permitted himself a wry political miscalculation. A political __1 i =t j);(r:l fl"!!:W smile to indicate that he had heard freedom within poverty, white domina­ Oorlede te Windhoek in die ouderdom van 90 'feud' erupted: Katjiuongua versus the tion and exploitation of our wealth. GAWANAS MARTHA such questions before posed by some jaar op 6/9/87. Sy word oorleef deur haar 2 'militants'. By now the 'militants' talk­ Such independence is definitely not 'hesitant and unpatriotic' members of Oorlede te Windhoek op 4/9/87 in die ouder­ dogters en familie. Begrafnis Saterdag ed ~fbeing Swapo allies and the opposi­ worth fighting for. om 10hOOvanuitdie Rooms Katolieke Swanu. 'We are Herero first', he said dom van 87 jaar. Sy word oorleef deur 5 1219/87 tion being 'sellouts'. The same people We must fight for the land and all our seuns,l dogterenfamilie. BegrafnisSondag Kerk te Katutura. without blinking, and embarked on a who were planning how to undermine natural resources. I believe that this is 13/9/87 om 09hOO vanuit die Evangeliese Begrafnlsreiilings: passionate speech. Lutherse Kerk te Kalkrand . • 'Swanu', he said, 'is not only fighting Swapo's political hegemony were at the only solution for the biack majori­ Nambso/Namlbla Begrafnlsdlens. r for Namibia but also to elevate its loggerheads. ty ofNamibians. The whites are still Begrafnlsreelings: This has been the latent goal of controlling the farms and the economy Nambso/Namlbla Tel: 061/224286/7/8. members. It teaches its members to be Swanu which has irritated me for in Zimbabwe and those who fought Begrafnlsdlens. Na-ure: 061/212253/61964. patriotic to their own heritage. Our years. I saw no future in the sectional during the war are not satisfied at pre­ Tel: 061/224286/7/8. Windhoek. forefathers fought against Gennan im­ Na-ure: 061/212253/61964. struggle. After the meeting one ofthe sent. The Zimbabwean government is GABRIEL JONAS perialism, but we cannot allow the Windhoek. 'militants' rushed up to me and tried trying to solve this problem which I Oorledete Windhoek in dieouderdom van 60 same fate to befall us. We are allies BABA NAMHILA FRANZINA with Swapo. We are fighting for the to discover how I felt. My answer was realise is a very difficult task at this jaarop 219/87. Hyword oorleefdeursyfamilie. Begrafnis Saterdag 1219/87 om 10hOOvanuit same cause, but we should not forget simple: 'I am going to the Swapo offices stage. This is why in the case of Oorlede te Windhoek op 519/87 in die ouder­ in London'. Namibia we must grab our in­ dom van twee dae. Sy word oorleef deur haar die Rooms Katolieke Kerk te Katutura. our roots. Unity should be forged at Clearly it is true that the Hereros dependence in terms ofthe ownership ouers en familie. home. When we finish our degrees, we Begrafnlsreelings: died in the German colonial war. So did ofland. We must show to have learned Begrafnlsreelings: Nambso/Namlbla should go home to nurse the new born the Namas. But Namibia is not yet in­ the lessons of African history. The land Nambso/Namlbia Begrafnlsdlens. baby. Our leaders are working hard at dependent. It is also useful to promote belongs to the people ofAfrica and not . Begrafnlsdlens. Tel: 061/2242861718 home. Swapo will follow soon'. Tel: 061/224286n18 Na-ure: 061/212253/61964 Everything was said in Otjiherero for andmaintain the cultural heritage of to those who call themselves 'Euro- various Namibian communities as . peans' in Namibia. Na-ure: 061/212253/61964 Windhoek . 'security' reasons. For your informa­ Windhoek. TIBOTH MAGRIETA tion, all Swanumeetings in the UK are partofthe broad struggle. But whether We cannot promise our sacred land BABAJOHANNES conducted in Otjiherero. the fragile Swanu 'progressives' is any to the very same white farmers who Oorlede te Keetmanshoop op 7/9/87 in die I was not surprised. Butfor the chair­ longer the right vehicle for these support the all-apartheid white Na­ Oorlede te Keetmanshoop op §/9/87 in die ouderdom van 79 jaar. Syword oorleef deur ouderdom van een dag. Syword oorleefdeur man this was Swanu's greatest con­ aspirations - any more than its tional Party of settlers in Namibia. We haareggenooten familie. Begrafnis Saterdag counterpart in the colonial service -is cannot give our land to those who, in haar ouers en familie. 1219/87 vanuit die Evangeliese Lutherse Kerk tribution to unity. 'We consider it the te Kameelrivier Berseba distrik. greatest achievement of our struggle a question the former is, perhaps the May 6 elections this year, return­ Begrafnlsreelings: understandably, reluctant to come to ed P W Botha to power in order to pro­ Nambso/Namlbia Begrafnlsreiilings: ifeverybody goes home to witness the Begrafnlsdlens Nambso/Namlbla MPC. It is a living reality. Unity must terms with. tect their minority rights in Namibia. We cannot give our land to white Tel: 061/2242861718. Begrafnlsdlens be forged at home. AndSwanuis work- Na-ure: 061/212253/61964. Tel: 061/224286n18. ing hard towards that goal .. . we must JOE NGARINGOMBE farmers who train Koevoet and who 22 STAPLETON ROAD Windhoek. Na-ure: 061/212253/61964. build our image in the West ... attend are themselves commando members Windhoek. LONDON. in the South African army. MOTGATLE GREGOR every meeting attended by Swapo and lASES ANNA make our position clear ... at home we Since whites do not compromise on Oorlede te Windhoek op 8/9/87 in die ouder­ Counell reaets Oorlede te Tsumeb in die ouderdom van 70 must build new structures; trade any issue so far, why should we com­ dom van 33 jaar. Hy word oorleef deur sy ouers, 3 broers, 8 susters en familie. Begraf­ jaar op 1/9/87. Syword ooneef deur haar drie unions and the like .. .' THE Academy Council is concerned promise our birthright? The masses of that opinions of individuals or bodies our people shall take over the land nis Saterdag 12/9/87 om 10hOO vanuit die kinders, 9 kleinkinders en 5 The chairman believed that Swanu Rooms Katolieke Kerk te Amunius. agterkleinkinders. was heading for a pol.itical at the Academy which are published from the white monopoly capitalists Begrafnlsreelings: Begrafnlsreiilings: breakthrough that would place its from time to time in the mass media, with or without compensation. may be interpreted as being the view Nambso/Namlbla Nambso/Namlbla name in the book ofNamibianhistory. Begrafnlsdlens: Begrafnlsdlens: The result was a unique portrait of a ofthe Council. ASSER RUKERO 28 GROSVENOR SQUARE Tel: 061/224286/7/8 Tel: 061/2242861718 declining myth. For it was sycophant With this in mind, the Council stated Na-ure: (061) 212253/61964. Na-ure: (061) 212253/61964. speaking. Still clinging to the myth its view in a meeting on August 20 and VICTORIA, LONDON Windhoek. Windhoek. and unable quite to understand that requested that this view be shared Shoek at illness SUSANNA RITA GRIFF ITS KAMBUNGU NIKLAAS Swanu's world has gone beyond recall, with you. he gave a glowing account ofSwanu's The Council decision is as follows: I WISH to express my deepest shock at Oorlede te Mariental op 31/8/87 in die ouder­ Oorlede te Windhoek in die ouderdom van 19 1. Council shall only accept respon­ the news of comrade Danny dom van 28 jaar. Sy word oorleef deur haar jaar op 7/9/87. Hy word oorleef deur sy broers years in exile. And so he recalled en f;lmilie. Begrafnis is Saterdag 12/9/87 om sibility for news releases issued by the Tjongarero's illness while in jail. I am eggenoot en kind. 8egrafnis Saterdag Swanu's picture that seemed to il­ 1219/87 om 15hOO vanuit die Bethal Con­ 10hOO vanuit die Evangeliese Lutherse Kerk lustrate earlier experiences of the Vice Chancellor and Rector, Chairman also condemning detention without gregational Kerk te Narraville, Walvisbaai. te Katutura. of Council or their representatives at trial in the strongest terms. How can myth - Swanu's military training Begrafnlsreellngs: Begrafnisreiilings: under Haile Selassie, Swanu's role in the Academy Foundation. the illegal regime of Pretoria and its Nambso/Namlbia Nambso/Namibia the (corridors of the) UN and OAU etc. 2. Individuals or Academy bodies may appointees justify this barbaric Ter­ Begrafnlsdlens. Begrafnlsdlens. From beneath the fawning adulation publicise opinions in their personal rorism Act in a colonised country? Tel: 061/2242861718. Tel: 061/224286/7/8. -founder ofthe 'oldest' political party capacity within the scope of their I appeal to the international com­ Na-ure: 061/212253/61964 Na-ure: 061/212253/61964 in Namibia, and 'champion' ofNami- delegated responsibilities. munity to assist the oppressed N ami- Windhoek. Windhoek. THE NAMIBIAN Friday September 11 1987 15 THE POWER OF PIAF DANIELE PASCAL, French cabaret singer, actress and revue ar­ tist Will be backin Windhoek from September 13-19 this year, and will be giving nightly shows at the Guinea Fowl Restaurant dur­ ingthe week. Sheis back with the all new play "The Power ofPiaf' by the French playwright Lilly Charpentier, which has just had its world premier in Pretoria. "The Power ofPiaf' is a play with music, portraying the making of a legend, Edith Piaf, and features evergreen songs such as Milord and LaFoule, and a number of newly-discovered Piaf songs never yet performed in South Africa. The production is directed by American director Noreen Ash Mackay, who was imported especially for this purpose. The musical direction is by Natanielle Roux, who will also accompany Ms Pascal. Ms Pascal has already received international acclaim for her performance in "The Perfect Piaf' and has just returned from a European tour where she performed at the Edinburgh Festival. "The Power ofPiaf' tells the story ofPiafs life, interspersed with her music, and is the product of seven years of research into Piafs life by the playwright, and Pascal's lifelong efforts to portray Piaf. Performances are scheduled at the Guinea Fowl every nightofthe week. The caberet proper starts at 22hOO, but a set menu dinner will be served at the restaurant as from 19h30 at a special price ofR12,00 per person. Drinks are ex­ THE CANTARE AlJDIRE CHOIR, due to leave soon on a concert tourof South Africa and the Ciskei to give recitals which tra and ticketsfwhe show cost R8,00 each. No meals will be served while the present a dedication to folk music in old and new settings, some with innovations which lend new charm to old and show is on, but the normal light menu ofthis restaurant in the La Perdiz Centre hackneyed songs_ in Gobabis Road, will be available after the show. Bookings can be made at telephone 33227 from llhOO- 14hOO and from 19h30 till late. Tangible symbol of h armony THE CANTARE AUDIRE is due to leave soon on a concert prestigeous "Gasteig" cultural centre tour of South Africa and the Transkei, organised "by in Munchen. During 1985 and 1986, the choir SWAPAC as part of their 21st birthday celebrations, and launched two long-playing records of which will start off on September 26 at the Endler Hall in songs recorded on these tours. Reflec­ Stellenbosch, and end on OctQber 11 with a concert in the ting the versatility of the choir, they P retoria State Theatre. contrast the intricate counterpoint of Byrd and the avant garde techniques The chamber choir will perfor m And this is the particular message he of Roo sensc hoon with the simple har­ for CAPAB, NAPAC, PACT, and wants to project far beyond the borders monies of folksongs from the heart of just before and after the t our will of Namibia. . . Africa. He stresses the need to explore and perform on h ome ground, the first preserve the indigenous music of the In the pending tour, the choir will for concert bein g in t h e A Shipena various population groups in the coun­ example, present Roosenschoon's School Hall in Katutura on try, and with more than 20 languages "Firebowl", composed in 1981, based September 17 at 20hOO and on being spoken, there is a considerable {In Bushmen motives exploiting a wide September 19 at20hOO in the H er­ potential to be explored. variety of vocal techniques such as tongue-clicking, hand and finger manus van WykHallinRehoboth. Singing mainly a capella, Cantare Audire concentrates on music for tremolos and sound effects created by After the tour, the choir will give inhalation and exhalation of breath on two recitals in the Windhoek chamber choirs, ranging from motets and madrigals ofthe 16th century to fragments of the text. Theatre on October 16 and 17 at avant garde music of the present day. After this highlight, the first halfo f 20h30. The choiqiarticipates in the musical the programme will be concluded in The heartbeat of the Chamber Choir life of Namibia on a regular basis, lighter vein with two Negro spirituals. is their particular sound, distilled from especially with concerts during Easter The choir, whose 34 members are a unique blend of many cultures and and Christmas, and works like mostly trilingual, sings in no less than IJANII::LCPASCAL, famous cabaret star will perform in Windhoek this month. nationalities. This is a natural outflow Handel's Messiah and Haydn's Schiip­ 14 different languages during the of the choir being made up of members fung form part of their repertoire. course of the programme. This interna­ representing different race and International acclaim came their tional flavour is distilled from South Teachers tour of Israel language groups, ranging from way in 1984, when the choir was put on American Spanish, home grown English, German and Afrikaans, to the cultural map by gaining first place Afrikaans, English and German, A PRESS release by the office of Mr J W F Pretorius, Chairman of Herero, Xhosa, Tswana and Nama. in the mixed choir section at the Inter­ magical African Ndonga, Kikuyu and the White Administration, this week confirmed that with the excep­ Cantare Audire, meaning "to sing national Eisteddfod in Llangollen, Nama, as well as Hungarian from the tion of both the Ovambo and Damara Administrations, MEC's for and to hear", is an independent Wales. Luszta plains of Eastern Europe. Education of various second tier authorities, had left on a tour of autonomous choir, founded in 1972 by In 1986 the choir ventured forth on The last part of the programme takes Europe and Israel on September 4. its present conductor, Ernst van Biljon. a second European tour which includ· the audience a step beyond the tradi­ They were accompanied by senior personnel of the Education Department, He regards Cantare Audire as more ed participation in an international tional choral recital. In its presenta­ and the aim of the tour was to gain "first-hand information about education than just another choir - instead he competition in Spittal, Austria, two tion of African fold music, the choir systems". Representative authorities, which had a direct responsiblity for sees it as a tangible symbol ofharmony, performances at the International uses all the means at its disposal to education in Namibia, had interest in this matter. in which people from many different Society for Music Education world con­ create an atmosphere of African magic Mr Pretorius said that a comprehensive rep'ort would be drawn up on the cultural backgrounds come together. gress in Innsbruck and a recital in the which borders on the theatrical. visit. ROUND TABLE PUBNITE '87 THE PUBLIC OF Windhoek is in for a treat during October, when Round Table puts on its popular Pubnite Variety Show. Of all the ways and means Round Table has ofraisingfunds for its communi­ ty service work, Pubnite is one of the most enjoyable - for both public and Tablers alike. It is four years since Windhoek saw to help support deserving causes the last such variety show, and this throughout Namibia. year it is guaranteed to be an evening The timing ofPubnite '87 for the lat­ offun and enjoyment, coupled with a ter part of October, is designed to allow three-course meal and a disco dance companies to plan end-of-year staff after the show. parties to coincide with an evening at The public is invited to join the live­ the show. Block bookings will be ly and light-hearted spirit ofPubnite, encouraged. and to let its hair down. Through this The show dates will be 15, 17,21,22 alone, Round Table fulfills one of iots and 24 October, at the traditional objectives - that of providing through venue, the Sam Cohen Hall. " entertainment, a community service. Watch the press for further details of In addition, the support of the public when and where tickets will be will ensure a healthy collection offund available.

AFRICAN FOLKLORE Public dress rehearsel for the Tour.to West.,Germany of the S-vvelling the 'Heart Fund' song and'dance group KANGUTA and Udumo will be appearin g at the A Shipena School today a n d tomorrow at 19h30. The admission fee for the show is R2 for children and R5 for adUlts and there is also a Miss Lovely Competi­ tion, for children between the ·ages of five and eight years. Entry forms for the competition are also available KALAHARI at the door. Udumo will appear against at the DHPS Hall on September 15 and all proceeds are going to the Heart Fund. The sponsors also thanked several comp anies for their support: Kalahari Sands Hotel, Seelenbinder, College of Learning, Schoemans, the Academy, the CCN, Th e Namibian a nd Tusk/Wea Date .: Friday September 11, 1987 Records. Venue: Auditorium of the German Private School (DHPS) r IfVlCE ThfY handtcl frcm abOvf.; Time : 20hOO Sf ~~VEr wo~ vig~~s. ar~ ~Dt down Tickets: R3,OO at the Bucherkeller or ~ty ar6 forc~d by prtssurt from ~(DW.' - ROGER BALDWIN. box office 16 Friday Septe.rnber 11 1987 THE NAMIBIAN

Festiv~I·letting the world . ,

know ~ Namibia•• t ~j "exisfs

."... • < ' ~AMIBIA was the sub}ectof afloat of CAN, said thaf the float had been , - on there<;ent Notting Hiij,Carmval built to let'people !mow Namibia exists " '_ in London. Described asEurope's and is fighting for its freedom. ~,~ biggest !>treetevent, the ~u al car­ "The church in Namibia' and the . ' Iiival draws' about one million'peo­ church in Britain is involved in the , .{ pie to a celebration of music and struggle against racism. When you - , dance from many cultures. fight against'inJustice, you discover The float was sponsored by Church many' things, like opti!nism, friend- Actio~ on Namibia (CAN) and'made , ship; community arid liberation. during a two-week work camp, That's what the carnival is'about, a Students' from all ov~r Europe, multi-cultural and multi,racial members.ofthe Christian Movem.mt ;-1!

, ' from the N ot­ ting Hill Carnival in London, sporting a float featuring the Namibian struggle "to let the world know that Namibia exists and is fighting for freedom;' The girl on the left showed her support by having a crude map of Namibia painted on her cheek.

Special weekends to prom.ote'Nam.iqian --tourist pdtential NAMIB Air has announced the lucky weekenders start their holiday . first of a series of special weekends, in Windhoek and continue it in style designed to allow Namibians to at the Zambezi Lodge and Katima discover the tourist potentiRI of Guest House. 'th eir country. The Zambezi Lodge 'offers luxury, airconditioned accomodation, golf, On the long weekend of October 2 to fishing, a floodlit swimming pool, a 5, they are offering a special experience floating bar and the tranquility of the to 55 people, who willbe able to spend greatZambezi which flows beyond the three nights in Katima Mulilo with gardens. two meals a day fortheprice of a return A limited nwp.ber of people can be ac­ flight:' namely R666. comodated so contact Namib Air at A Convair 580 will fly passengers to 38220 soon ifyou 're interested, Reser­ Katima Muliloinjust over two hours. vations will be made on a first-come Full cabin service will ensure that the first-served basis, St Paul's steps 'out in white and blue ST PAUL:S COLLEGE has a reputation for having the finest school band in the country, and pictured here the brass band heads a procession down Kaiser Street, resplendent in their sparkling uniforms o. white and blue. The school can also boast with having the very first "flag squad" in Namibia, a group of young girls who have put in many hours of practice to perfect their intricate formations and manouevres with flags in time to the music of the band.

THE NAMIBIAN is published by the proprietors, the Free Press of Namibia (Pty) Ltd, with offices at 104 Leutwein Street Windhoek, and printed by John Meinert (Pty) Ltd, Stuebel Street Windhoek. Tbecopyright on all material in this edition, unless otherwise specified, rests with the Free Press of Namibia (Pty, Ltd. THE NAMIBIAN Friday September 11 198717 ~JII]§I More than a children's story SEPT II--SEPT 17 APART FROM THE REGULAR highlights of weekend viewing such as "Riptide" and "Air FRIDRY Wolf", the two feature films scheduled for Friday and Saturday evening respectively, could 18h27 Prog. Schedule prove to be more binding than has been the case oflate. While Walt Disney presentations 18h30 Hand in Hand usually go down well with audiences of all ages, some of the older films (excluding the 18h35 Doffel, Babbel en Bekkie animated ones, which will always remain enchanting), tend to come over as facetious ... trite 18h47 Pietie se Verdere Avonture ... too liberally laced with "goodness:' call it what you will, especially when one considers 19h08 Filler mjiterial the great advances made in contemporary cinematography. And although comparisons 19h14 AlrwolfllI 20hOO Suidwes Nuus are odious at the best of times, it is inevitable for viewers to compare these classics of 20h15 Movie Walt Disney - "Love yesteryear with the miracles oftechnology marketed today under the Walt Disney banner. Leads the Way" Well, whichever way you feel Paul Otto (Alwyn van der Merwe), who 21h50 Orpen House was his best friend. 22h15 NewslWeather NuuslWeer about these resurrected "golden 22h35 Gillette World Sport Special oldies", we've got them, for better 'Ib what extent are the artistic Lena (Selma van der Vyver), and ambitious 23h30 Dagsluiting or worse and tonight's film titled Alicia (Anneline Kriel) responsible? "Love Leads the Way" has rather And there is Gavin (Hugo Taljaard), a bit more to it than a mere who has borne a grudge against Jac­ SRTURDRY children's bedtime story. ques since school days, and Shivas "Love Leads the Way" stars Timothy

The international slave trade and-- other politi-cal jokes AREN'T international politics The spectacle at Maputo Airport which stood shimmering on the tar­ Lennox Sebe stood on his own trying a joke? must have been like a scene from a mac. Nobody heard the ticking in the to look dignified and independent. On Just look at the insanity of small town market in America's deep hold until it was too late. a leash was Pierre Albertini wishing _ the past week. south ten years before Abolition. Klaas de Jonge felt faint. to hell he had never visited the Ciskei. A thinly-disguised international Two years in the Dutch Embassy He felt even more miserable when Ifyou give us our Reece Commando slave trade is being passed off as made Wynand's experience seem like back, then we'll give you all these peo­ Lennox pointed out a body-bag and Diplomatic Negotiations. an extended vacation at the Mauritius pie who have been trying to overthrow said, "That's what you're beingswop­ At least 133 confused Angolans and Holiday Inn. our government. ped for, you bloody no-good Frog!" sever9.J. body-bags fllied with mortal re­ He.had forgotten how big Africa was, I'll swop you ten red marbles for one France, in turn, will give official mains will be swopped for one beard­ and because he had survived solely on recognition to South Africa's am­ white one .. . but ifyou dare renege on soggy hamburgers smuggled up the ed officer. bassador ... who will be deported on a the deal then we'll nuke you bastards. . The airport's resident auctioneer fire-escape from the local Wimpy since Let's meet at midnight at Check­ vagrancy charge after being constant­ may even push up the price. 1983, he collapsed. point Charlie, and there below the lyrefused premises for his Embassy on "What do I hear for the white officer? "Is there a doctor in the country?" Berlin Wall you can have our the basis that Paris is "fully-booked". ... Angolans? ... Angolansangolan­ bellowed a diplomat. dissatisfied dissident on condition you sangolans! A Frenchman! ... a Fren­ Jonas Savimbi elbowed his way But my sympathies really lie with hand over our favourite MI5 mole. chman and a Dutchman from the through the crowd, aecidentalypulling oldWynand. What happens if Captain du 'Ibit, gentlemen at the back!" ' out a handgrenade instead , of his He has been plucked from a cosy who was promoted to Major for being stethoscope. room in tropical Luanda and plunged a model prisoner, has in the past two The officer shuffled his feet nervous­ against his will into a country seething years become a fully-converted_ ly. Would his government go for it? In Young girls dressed inMozambique 's with civil strife and a State of Marxist? the background a group of blourokkies national colours screamed and took Emergency. Wouldn't it be embarrassing ifhe ar­ began singing Die Stem. refuge behind a Soviet tank. rived to a hero's welcome at Jan Smuts "Bids for the Major now closing ... Doc Savimbi broke into a run, As a means of protest, he will in all Airport and began babbling wildly in bidsclosingbidsclosing! ... one hairy lashing out at bystanders with a brief­ likelihood join the End Conscription Portuguese about Oom Karl's theories soldier going.. going.. gone to the case marked 'Jamba School of Campaign and renounce all forms of on the rise of the proletariat? Foreign Affairs man in the charcoal Medicine'. violence. Or how about a U nita soldier badly suit and porkpie hat!" Fortunately the bespectacled Dut­ He will then be detained under the twisted on cocaine firing his Stinger The crowd applauded politely and chman was dragged away to be chain­ Internal Security Act, and years later missile at the aircraft carrying ou Wy­ watched as 133 black bucks in chains whipped by his ambassador for being will be exchanged for a biltong fran­ nand across Angola to 'freedom'? shuffied forward to an Aeroflot jet such an embarrassment to his country. chise in Kathmandu. From Mad·Max in a post-apocalypse world ... to LA cop THERE ARE various similarities to be found between Mel from West Africa to protect themselves Gibson's portrayal ofMartin Riggs in his latest film "Lethal against slave traders. Combined with this, Dennis Weapon;' and "Mad Max" - both are characters fighting the Newsome, showed them the ropes in forces of evil with whatever means they find to hand. But Jailhouse Rock, an indigenous black while MadMaxis virtually free to go ahead and do what he American fighting art, started in the has to in a post-apocalyptic wasteland with no limit put on 19th century inAmerica, when slaves were first institutionalised and need­ his quest for retribution and justice, Martin Riggs is a Los ed to defend themselves. Angeles cop, who has to work within the confines ofthe us It was evolved secretly in the US law system. penal system, with regional styles reflecting the physical realities of In short, Riggs is, to use the greatest attention was given to infinite specific institutions - the Comstock detail to add the realism a genuine top­ phrase, a "killing machine". styIe, San Quentin styIe and others: Highly trained in the precision drawer drama thriller requires. A form of Jiu-Jitsu, developed by a In gathering the crew Donner, and skills of American Central In­ Brazilian family wasthe third martial producer Joel Silver combined their art form used. telligence covert operations, and resources to call on a number of a member of a crack Special Forces Finally, on a sad note of tribute, one of specialists to augment the creative the the crew, Dar Robinson, who also unit during the war, Martin Riggs team. is registered as a "lethal weapon" coached the principal actors and day Silver, who has an impressive list of players who performed their own with the Los Angeles Police successful action films to his credit, in­ stunts, and a man who contributed Department. cluding "Commando" and "48 Hrs", enormously to the breathtaking action In the field however, Riggs is an brought in weapons specialist Michael in "Lethal Weapon", died in a tragic ac­ unregistered iisktaker - taking the Papac, and he used his extensive cident on the set of another film kind of risks that scare the hell out of know ledge to choose weapons for each shooting. other cops. principal actor. Robinson was an innovator, known Like in "Mad Max", he loses his wife Then there was stunt co-ordinator for his meticulous planning and of eleven years, and consequently, he Bobby Bass, who planned-and super­ precise mathematical projections. He no longer seems to care much about vised all phases of Gibson and Glover's held many world records and invented anything. And this makes for a volatile intense pre-production training - new techniques and equipment. He combination for someone with a sub­ physical conditioning, weight was one of the early testers of the air MEL cop, zero flashpoint and equally chilling workouts and weapon handling and bag system, and designed a three-stage whose reputation as a crazy risktaker makes his pOlice colleagues credentials. safe~y. air bag for use in the picture. nervous of partnering him, in Warner Bros. new action thriller' 'Lethal His reluctant partner Murtaugh 'Ib familiarise the actors with the Late in the film, Robinson appears Weapon:' (Danny Glover), is at the oppposite ex­ specialised skills and sensi bili ties ac­ as a mercenary who attempts to block treme, a homicide detective with a quired by undercover cops, ar­ the escape of the two cops from a high solid reputation and an unblemished rangements were made for Gibson and scaffolding. departmental record. Glover to spent time in the field, ac­ When Gibson turns and shoots him, A devoted family man, Murtaugh is companying working Los Angeles Robinson, wearing a harness, falls * * I{INE 300 * * Tell: 34155 * * facing his 50th birthday with more Police Department officers, and special head-first towards the cement floor, Fri & Sat: 10h00l14h30/18hOO/21hOO than a little trepidation. In his eyes, be­ effects co-ordinator Chuck Gaspar, giving a harrowing effect. Sun-Thurs: 14h30117h30/20hOO ing assigned to a new partner - any with 26 years in the business and an He also appears where Gibson at­ Saturday: 10hOO partner - is something he does not extensive string of film credits, in­ tempts to talk down a potential suicide need right now! cluding "Heartbreak Ridge" (plus jumper. Riggs handcuffs himselfto the LETHAL WEAPON (2-18): Mel Gibson of "Mad Max" fame takes Being assigned to Riggs, the man seven other Clint Eastwood movies), man and controls the jump. For Robin­ a dIfferent role as a killing machine! with a deathwish is a nasty surprise. "Altered States", "Ghostbusters" and son andMic Rogers (Gibson's double), Saturday morning 10hOO: But cops don't choose their partners, "Blue Thunder", was the creative force it meant a tandem fall from the top of the department does. And the two men behind planning, rigging and ex­ a seven storey building. STARTREK IV are forced to form an uneasy alliance ecuting such "Lethal Weapons" se­ Robinson is also listed in the 1986 as they begin to unravel the mystery quences as exploding homes, car GuinnessBook ofWorldRecords, as the * * WINDHOEI{ DitIVE-IN * * Tell: 51700 * * of an apparent suicide that turns out crashes and bullet hits. highest paid stuntman ($100000 for 19h1S- - -- to be a murder - and much more. Also interesting to note is that a form a jump from the 1 000 foot high CN LIVING DAVLlGHTS:Timothy Dalton as 007 - James Bond in Others participating in the film are of martial arts, never seen before on 'Ibwer in 'Ib!onto in November 1979), Gary Busey, Mitchell Ryan, 'Ibm screen, was also brought in. for the movie "High Point". Among his another adventure packed with beautiful girls and action. Atkins and Darlene Love. Cedric Adams was the first expert to "world's first" records, Robinson was plus: Directed by Richard Donner, the be brought in, and he taught the actors the first to sky dive out of a cargo plane STARTREK IV: The science fiction blockbuster goes on . ~ .. film's music is provided by Eric Clap­ the movements of Capoeria, a fighting at 12 000 feet, while in a small sports ton and Michael Kamen, and the art originally created by Angolans car. (The R1,1 million puzzles are now available!) - r,

THE NA·MIBIAN Friday September 11 1987 19 ------THEZULUPARTI------

milk, 'which was eaten in the form of and goats, however, could not run as So it happened that tnrough the curds-a staple food of the Zulu. Hides fast as the buffalo and eland, and were slowness of the chameleon, and the were used for the making of clothes, quickly caught and brought~ack to. . speed of the lizard, death came fu all reins and the renowned shields. the kraals where . they were men. More important was the ' social domesticated. And from that day' onwards, t he significance ofcattle; they symbolised The women saw h<;>w bonny the baby chameleon -was cursed with his affluence, and served as a link between was, and how the mother was filled peCuliar halting gait, which.makes .it the present generation and the coming with pride, so tliey all determined to impossible for him to run.', '. 'c·~~ one in that they were used for lobolo have children too, and they did. . (the.bride'price paid by the groom to his i. THE SKY PRINCESS, father-in-law), they were also the DEATH COMES TO MAN Tradition tells_of anoth~r deity who sacrificial gift through which the gods favoured the Zulus with her presence were approaf.hec:l.' , ' When Umuveli Ngqange had finish­ at£ about the same time UmuveH The cattle corrahy,as a sacred place . ed his work and saw how the people N~qange was working his miri cles. where, according to cl!stom, no women thrived, he waS pleased 'and sent two This was Nokululwana meaning "sky who was fiot the daughter ofthe house, messages tot hem, one by entulo (blue princess;' and it was she who first gave should enter. It was forbidden to drink stone -lizard), and on by the unwabo man corn, and taught him howto bake milk from cattle belonging to another (chameleon), and brew it. clan. Poems were composed.in praise ·The first message was given to the Nomkululwana was "moved with of cattle and thefact that there are over unwabo and its purport was that the the mist" and was a being compOj3ed of 50 ; terms in the Zulu language people would not die, but live forever. four main parts: one side human, distinguishing . cattle according to Perhaps.U muvel-i changed his mind an9ther a river, a third wood arid-the their markings, colour ana shape' of - after reflecting on poiilsible overpopula­ fourth ~ide a field of overgrown grass. horns, indicates the regard in which tion, fqr a while later he despatchedthe I£the rites due to her were neglected. they were held. .: , entulo, with a very different IJlessage, she became offended, and in revenge .I£the kingfelthis powers needed re~ " informing mankin.,d that when they would cause all the corn to die ofblight. grew old, they would die. , Just as distance-makes hills so much lovelier, so time spins a juv~natlng;hewouldholdaceremony . Occasionally she appeared to' • in which the fiercest black bull ofthe ' The chameleon started off, but was womenfolk while theY'hoedthe fields, veil from allits lost years;and the,past is~bbscured by i ~s softness. herd was beaten to death by the bare distracted by the sight of his favourite i-n-order to give them a. new law, or to The passif?TLs'ofmen bec(jfne mellowed; their lives seem much fists of unarmed warriors. Afterwards, food ,. the purple ubkwebesane, and foretell a future happening. more simple, the problems much easier. The deeper one looks, a medicine was made from parts of the could not resist stopping to eat a few, Every December the girls trooped . the softe~ the vision, -ihe-dimmer the ·outline.ln the end o'!-ty unfortunate animal which was sup­ and then a few more! out to invoke the blessings ofthe sky posed to bring the king a new lease of The lizard, who c;ime after him, soon princess. They went from kraal to krall 1Jtystery arid legends:are left, like shadows, lingering on the . life. . • overtook him and delivered the fatal begging gifts of corn as an offering to horizon's rim ofthe secret land offorgetfii:l-ness. .- message. When the chameleon came her. When sufficient grain had been T V Bulpin: "Natal a,.nd the Zulu Country '~ THE STORY OF CREATION at last with his news, the people not collected, the ceremonial millet beer knowing fear of death, refused to listen Among the many Zulu fables and was brewed, which later was poured THE ORIGIN OF THE ,This then, was the beginning ofthe legends is one which gives a unique ex­ to him, saying they had accepted eir" upon the tilled ground in libation to the GREAT ZULU TRIBE great Zulu tribe, which took its name planation for their arrival on earth and tulo's message. princess. 'from its frrstruler, Even noW; the para- present existence. The Bushmen were the pioneer set­ : 'l}1ount is praised with the words ':You tlers of what is now Natal and First of all, there was just Umuveli. are the sky" and such has been the Ngqange (th~ one who firg. made hi§ Zululand. The Bantu newcomers, glory ofthe Zulu name;thati oday all migrating from the North, gradually appearance). It is said he came out of the tribes of Natal are proud to a uhlanga(a reed), and he is sometimes swept them away from their green designate themselves as Zulu, paradise of tree and grassland. All they referred to an inkosi uhlange(the king Though the political unity of the of the reeds). left behind them were a few legends Zulu was broken in 1879, the royal and delicate paintings on many a rock - He brought out after him men and house, to this day, is respected and women, flowers and trees, birds and overhang and sun-washed boulder. regarded as superior by every tribal Itradition does not provide a clear animals and all the fruits of the earth. chief in Zululand. In this glorious garden of Eden all the picture ofthe Bantu migrants, and the The days of blood and warfare lie few facts that are known are entangl­ people lived happily together with the behind the Zulu nation, but vestiges of animals. They did not eat or drink as ed with myths and blurred in the mists the past remain in their resplendent of time. they had no need to, neither were any ceremonial dress. more born, nor did any die. However, it has been ' established The warrior clad in his full regalia that the earliest ofth em arrived in the The fruit and vegetables grew and of skins, feathers and oxtail tassles, his produced crops which remained late fourteenth century. These great war shield on his arm and his newcomers, known to later Zulu­ unharvested as the people did not spear and knobkierie at the ready, is know what they were. It was a life of speaking migrants as the Lala people, indeed an awe-inspiring figure! were apparently offshoots ofthe great contentment, without fear or trouble. Karimga tribe ofRbodesia. Then one day, to the consternation As runaways 'and refugees from and dismay of everyone, there ap­ various interclan conflicts, they had peared on the scene a little baby. This come southwards and found sanctuary was something beyond their ex­ among the rolling hills and valleys. perience. Weak and confined to her Out of the misty past emerged yet hut, the mother, although delighted more migrants with their livestock. with this new gift, stilI felt ill and com­ Their possessions were carried on the plained of pain. heads of womenfolk. These invaders Those around her did not know what were the Nguni, and they travelled to do, but at last a woman said "I will southward through the coastal coun­ give her some of those greens out try of Mocambique, where_some of there;' meaning the corn and pum­ them laid down tbeir burdens and pkins. The woman did this with the in­ settled. - tention of killing the mother because The majority however, continued of the strange and disturbing things southwards, keeping close to the rocky that had happened to her. eastern wall of the Lubombo moutains The women gave her food and, after until it dwindled ihto the flat bush a while, the sick mother did not die, but country of northern Zululand. grew well and even·fat! Then the peo­ Here the N guni found the country of pie ate the food and found it was to their their dreams. Well:watered, with gqod :- ~evep. ~ar shIelds, belonging to liking. rhey also began to kill for meat, grazing for their cattle, the cool, shady those Zulu regiments who defeated the and the animals took fright and fled in­ terrain offered relief from the '-mer- - ,> British at Sandlwana, Can be seen in to the bush to hide. The cattle, sheep ciless heat. In addition, the tsetse fly . - the museum there; tl:Je patterning of which debilitated their livestock were · the oxhide' differs' according to the absent.' regiment.;. _ BLOOM COUNTY' by Berke B~eathed The Ngunipeople dispersed in small The Zulu lived in small scattered r"'"'l""'''''''''''''''''''''...... '''''''''~''!''''1 groups over this fair land. One party homesteadsconsistingo(beehivehuts .QUeSTlONS : E:XIICrt.Y WHO £1HIClitlY S/'eAKiN&, IS !1ffN& (/Nffl{ICI.IL OiJr - . 1HIS Ref()~R'(j~ was led by a certainMalandeta, mean- '. J arranged in a circfe aro\ind a central 7Htr?t flNfl WHIfT' SOIif OF 'I?MftJNS1E!ftfrr ing "the follower", who settled with his cattle corral witht he hut of tile chief . (/NUHIClit. 1HI/1&5 liKE 1HeY WIl5 CC£IIR: wives, children and retainers in a lush wife at the top end, f;lcing the main en- 'J {101N& ? green valley of his choice. trance. 'lbday, the centnil cattle corral When he died, he left two sons, is often absent, and in mostll'reas ron- Qwabe a~d Zul u-;m~aning "heaven." , dawel andrectangula-r dwellings take Zulu, with is wixes and followers, the place oftHEi beehive hut. - settled down to a l ong and contented The women were the main economic life in the basin of the Mkhumbane mainstay of the family, responsible for River with its tall Euphorbia trees. In producing and preparing most of the time these blossomed over his grave food. The men were the hunters and and the Euphorbia became the sym- warriors and the boys tended the cattle. bolic tree of a chieftain. Cattle w,ere kept mainly for their 20 Frida September 11 1987 THE NAMIBIAN -

Before I go on to describe further experiments, I am going to tell you about isotopes, because many experiments ma,ke use of these. ISOTOPES ed with Atoms of most elements exist in more Does the oxygen produced in than one form. These different forms photosynthesis come from the are called isotopes (iso - the same; carbon dioxide or from water? ropos -place). Isotopes were put to good use to How similar are the isotopes of one answer this question. The experiment element, and how do these isotopes dif­ made use of an aquatic (living in fer from each other? All the isotopes of water), plant called Chlorella. The stop the reaction after a short time, on­ any particular element have the same plant was placed in water labelled with ly the first compound into which the number of protons and electrons, Ig O i.e. I-i '2. 0 I & and exposed to carbon of carbon dioxide passes will be Therefore, since it is the electrons that light. What happened to the I 8 0 ? .labelled. Thus by varying the time, determine the chemical properties of Well, it ended up in the oxygen length of expoSure to radioactive car­ an element, the isotopes of any given liberated in photosynthesis. This is bon dioxide, one can determine the se­ element have the same chemical strong evidence that the oxygen pro­ quence of compounds through which properties. duced in photosynthesis comes from The isotopes of any given element the radioactive carbon passes. water rather than from carbon dioxide. _ So, for example, with one minute ex­ differ from each other in the number (Fig. 1). posure to I ~ C , many compounds of neutrons in the nucleus. For exam­ This conclusion was confirmed by , become labelled with radioactive car­ ple, the commonest form of hydrogen carrying out another experiment in bon (sugars, amono acids, etc). has one proton and no neutron in its which the carbon dioxide rather than However, using only a few seconds ex­ nucleus, so we write it I H or simply, ' the water was labelled with I If 0 . posure, most of the label was found in H. Its-atomic weight is therefore one. None ofthe \ g 0 should appear inthe , the three carbon 3-phosphoglycerate. An isotopeofhydrogen deuterium has oxygen liberated in the experiment. Hence the first step in the sequence of one neutron as well as the proton in its And the I g 0 did not turn up in the compounds was established. Further nucleus, so it has an atomic weight of ,oxygen. experiments enabled the scientists to two. It is written:l H .'Tritium 3 H is Determining the sequence of work out the whole pathway of the a very rare isotope ofhydrogen and has Calvin cycle. ® r compounds through which the 1~~:,:",,:j(7B:...:...Ap_---II an atomic weight of three. With oxygen, the commonest isotope carbon of carbon dioxide passes It was exciting work. Sometimes ten­ .,

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22 Friday September 11 1987 THE NAMIBIAN THOMPSON AND Santos still in the LEWIS DEPOSED -EAST GERMANY driving seat COLLECT THE MOSTGOLD '

THE LATEST positions in the NNSL Leagu~ are, nnder THE WORLD ATHLETICS Cham­ headings "matches played:' "won:' "lost:' "drawn:' "goals - pionships which ended in Rome for:' "goals against:' and "points!' recently, produced several new Chief Santos 16 7 2 7 18 10 21 World Champions, with Canada's Black Africa 17 8 5 4 41 29 20 Ben Johnson dethroning the USA's Carl Lewis, and Thrsten Voss of BSTigers 17 6 3 8 25 15 20 East Germany toppling the former­ XI Arrows 13 7 1 5 25 15 19 ly invincible Daley Thompson of Chelsea 16 7 4 5 26 21 19 Great Britain in the Decathlon. African Stars 16 8 5 3 27 23 19 The full list of gold medalists at the Life Fighters 16 6 5 5 25 25 17 World Track and field championships Young Ones 17 5 6 6 31 31 16 (all race distances in metres) was as Benfica 16 6 7 3 28 24 15 follows; Blue Waters 14 5 5 4 21 19 14 MEN 100: Ben Johnson, Canada -8.83 14 seconds. Explorer Eleven 14 6 6 2 32 37 100 Hurdles: Greg Foster, USA -13.21. Orlando Pirates 15 4 8 3 25 29 11 200: CalVIn Smith, USA - 20.16. Sorrento Bucs 15 4 9 2 18 25 10 400: Thomas Schoenlebe, East Ger­ Hungry Lions 16 0 13 3 22 55 3 many - 44.33. 400 Hurdles: Edwin Moses, USA - 47.46. 800: Billy Konchellan, Kenya -1:43.06. 1,500: Abdi Bile, Somalia - 3:36.80. 3,000 Steeplechase: Francesco Panet­ ta, Italy - 8:08,57. 5,000: SaidAouita,Morocco-13:26.44. 10,000: Paul Kipkoech, Kenya - 27:38.63. Marathon: Douglas Wakihuru, Kenya - 2:11,48. 20KMWalk: Maurizio Damilano, Italy -1:20,45. 50KM Walk: Hartwig Gauder, East Germany - 3:40,53. 4 X 100 relay: USA (Lee McRae, Lee THIS SCENE from last year's JPS Knock-out tournament gives an idea of the McNeil, Harvey Glance, Carl Lewis), competitive nature of the tomament. Fourteams, Black Africa, African Stars, 37.90. Benfica and Blue Waters are still in the running forthe huge R6 000 first prize. 4 X 400 relay: USA (Danny EVerett, Roddie Haley, Antonio McKay, Harry Reynolds),2:57.29. Discus: Jurgen Schult, East Germany -68.7m. Hammer' Throw: Sergei Litvinov, . Soviet Union -83m. High Jump: Patrik Sjoberg, Sweden- , ; 2.38m. Javelin: SebboRaty, Finland -83.5m. Long Jump: Carl Lewis, USA - 8.6m. Pole Vault: Sergei Bubka, Soviet Union - 5.8m. . Shot Put: Werner Guenther, . Switzerland - 22.2m. Triple Jump: Christo Markov, Bulgaria -17.9m. Decathlon: Thrsten'Voss, East Ger­ m-any - 8,680 pts. - WOMEN: 100: Slike Gladisch, East ­ -Germany - 10.90. 100 Hurdles: Ginka Zagorcheva, Bulgaria - 12.34. 200: Slike Gladisch, East Germany - '_ 21.74. 400: Olga Bryzgina, Soviet Union - 49.38. - 400 Hurdles: Sapine Busch, East Ger­ Hannes van der Merwe. many -53.62, 800: Sigrun Wodars, East Germany - 1:55.26. 1,500: Tatiana Samolenko, Soviet Fantie will be misseCi Union -3:58.56. 3,000: Tatiana Samolenko, Soviet ------BY DAVE SALMON ------­ Union -8:38.73. 10,000: Ingrid Kristiansen, Norway- CENTRAL SPORT will be poorer at the ioss -of popular administrator 31:05.85. Hannes van der Merwe when he semi-retires "in less than a yea;r". Marathon: Rosa Mota, Portugal - In a btiefinterview this week, "Fantie" as he is known among cricketers, 2:25.17. spoke of the joy he derived from his 30 year as.sociation wit~ sport in ~ en­ 10KM Walk: Irina Strakhova, Soviet trals and said that although he had neglected fn ends due. to hIS many ?bhga­ Union - 44:12. tions during those years, -at 52 years, he was still leavmg-enough time to 4 X 100 Relay: USA (Alice Brown, devote to personal matters. Diane Williams, Florence Griffith, His vast knowledge of sport will not be entirely lost however. Where Cen­ Pam Marshall), 41.58. trals are losing a fme man, Westerns will be greatly enriched with his arrival. 4 X 400 Relay: East Germany (Dagmar When asked whether he would again become i~volved with sport once mov­ Neubauer, Kirsten Emmelmann, ing into his home in Swakopmund, a short "for sure" left no doubt that he Petra Mueller, Sabine Busch), 3:18.63. will soon again be carrying variou3 responsibilities. Discus: Martina Hellmann, East Ger- Fantie in no newcomer to resposibilities. A founder member of the Sports many -71.6m. . _ Council in April 1973 and Vice Chairman for the last five, Hannes has serv­ Javelin: Fatima Whitbread, Britain- BERTUS.DAMON has been instrumental in guidin,g African StarS to the semi­ ed on various sporting bodies in the last 20 years, most notabl:l; on the SW A 76.6m. . ' finals of the JPS Knock-out tournament. The former Westerns Suburbs and Cricket and )tugby Union executives. High Jump: Stefka Kost adinova, Ramblers midfielder is widely regarded the best in his pOSition and much will In 195.7 he started playing rugby for Wa~derers and soon served on the Bulgaria - 2. 1m. -depend on his performance when Stars tackle trophy h~lders Black Africa in Rugby Union representing his club. . Long J ump: Jackie Joyner-Kersee, the JPS semi-finals next weekend. . . • For the last 20 years he has served on the rugby umon, 13 of those years USA-7.36m. as secretary and 5 as Vice Chairman. .. Shot Put: Natalia Lisovskaia, Soviet Until retiring this'year, he served as Chairman of the SWA Cncket Umon Union.-21.2m. ' for 12 years and has been on the Zebra' Committee for seven years. Heptathlon: Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Add to this his association with'the joint hockey/cricket board', the develop­ USA -7,128 pts. SWA win 'B' se·ction ment of the Union fields, the supply of sports goods at always reasonable THE LATEST SANTAMBANK Currie Cup Rugby log "B" Section prices through 15 years running t~e Sport Sentru~, ,,:hich he took over from the legendary Jan Ellis, plus varIOUS o.ther spor.tmg mvolvements, and one as compiled by Teddy Schnapps, official statistician of the South realises that Hannes van der Merwe IS no ordmary man. Advertise in African Rugby Board, in order: matches A modest Hannes said this week that his contribution to sport was no playedJwonJdra~ostJpoints for/points against/points/ and in greater that various others. He cited long time friends Chris Nel and Laurie The Namibian! brackets tries for/tries against. Jubber in this regard. It is working for South West Africa 8 7 o 1 201 11114 (22-10) His own contribution however , at the time of his 'semi-retirement' is what West. Transvaal 8 6 concerns us now. o 2 245 13112 (30-12) His affable nature has always been a source of inspiration for sportsmen YOUR Vaal Triangle . 8 4 o 4 135 151 8 (11-13) 'and as one ofthose in previous years, I can only say that sport in Centrals Eastern Transvaal 8 2 o 6 118 202 4 (11-21) will never again be the same. Cheers Fantie and happy fishing. future Griqualand West 8 1 o 7 101 205 2 (6-24) -TiofENAMiBIAN

$ MANS BRIGADE .... ~. .' OOTFOR REVEN.GE FANS CAN EXPECT ~he Gerhard Ma~brigade to come out iuing on all cylinders when they take the. field agaiIl$t their rugby con- querors of last Saturday, Western. TrlQlsvaal. '. That 14 -30 defeat in Potchefstroom, of facing the Louis Luyt's Invitation their first in the B section ofthe Cur- XV on September 19. rie Cup, meant absolutely nothing The only way I can see Westerns pull- apart from restoring some pride ing it off is if the locals commit a bat- ~, among the South African team. A teryofpunishablemistakesforTjaart ..,.... pride which will again be'sorely dented Marais to kick his team to victory, at the South West Stadium tomorrow. The SWA problem area through the Westerns no doubt will be confident season, the forwards, are now a well oil- after their convincing win last week ed machine capable ofdominating the . that they will again be able to lift the set phases and even scoring run-away Santambank B section Trophy after tries, asNartjies Nortje and Sarel du finishing second to SWA, as they did T6it have shown in recent weeks. two years ago but this time however, Most SA critics have enthused about the tables will be tumed. the backline a~d with enough ball Two years ago tj1e final took place in tomorrow, new man at the base of the Potchefstroom and SWA have never scrum, Basie Biutendach will again THE SWA RUGBY TEAM will be hoping to catch Western Transvaal going in the wrong direction when the two arch-rivals travelled well, despite only losing once have the opporturtity to show why he meet in the final'of the "B" section of the Currie Cup to batle for the Santam B~nk trophy at the South West stadium away from home this season and on is being compared to Sprjngbok Garth tomorrow. that occasion-it was a rather drained Wright. and unmotivated team that faced Fly-half ShaunMcCully has Westerns. matured all season and with the likes Thmorrow however, Westerns face a of Danie van der Merwe, Gerhard much bigger hurdle. Mans and Andre Stoop to feed, tries are - The local side no doubt were under sure to follow. instructions not to over-extend 'No I'm sorry, Westemj3 dim't have a themselves last week with the B sec- hope in hell. • ' tion final, Currie Cup semi :final The SWA team is: Andre Stoop, Doug What Ci a yoq: get against Transvaal' and promotion- J effery; Danie van der MerWe, Wim relegation matches against Nothern "'Lotter, Gerhard· 'Mans "(capt ain:}, OFS in mi nd~ . ' , '. ·-Shaun McCully, ,Basie Buitendachi', After utilising almost the entire Casper Derks, Wally Bredenhann, season, the SWA selectorsn ave final'-·' .-. Manie Grobler, Sarel dil '!bit, Jacqu!'ls fy found the right combination and Theron, Arravan der Merwe, Naartjies when; ~"":.', ' ., 'two""': . - playing in front oftheirpartisan home Nortje and Sarel hosjler. -.-' crowd for the coveted trophy the teop. preparation for their formidable task - The match startfl at 16hOO. ' . '. ~' outs ta nt'J in 9 fu rn ilu re Nortje leads local dealers ·arna -I§amate? try-scorers SOUTH WEST AFRICA's Shaun McCulley is second in the A whole lot of possibilities ..... An unbelievable choice of leading points scorers log in the "B" section of the rugby quality furniture, excellent advice from experts and easy Currie CuP, with a total of 113 points behind his name, while Western Transvaal's T Marais, tops the list at this stage with credit terms. 130 points. In the "B" section the leading.try scorer is R du Preez of Western Transvaal, and two South Westers are place second Now you get all this at B&N Furnishers - a new name, and third respectively, being N artjie N ortje who level with D Smith of Western Transvaal, and in third position D Van but familiar faces. The well-known Dave's Furnishers and derMerwe. _ Northern Transvaal's Naas Botha, is the leading points Otjikoto Furnishers have merged to offer you twice as scorer in the ru'gby Currie Cup, with a total of 186 points as much value for-your money. compared to his closest contender, G van Zyl of E astern Pro­ vince, with a total of 115 points. The following is the latest log standings in this respect for the Currie Cup and Santambank Trophy competitions, in Remember, Dave's Furnishers and Otjikoto Furnishers order tries/conversions/penalties/drop goals/points: are now B&N Furnishers. Do drop by to have a look. A SECTION CURRIE CUP N Botha (Northern Transvaal) 3 12 35 16 186 G van Zyl (Eastern Province) 0 8 27 6 115 S N aude (Transvaal) 0 17 23 3 112 We have branches in Swakopmund, Usakos, Okahandja, E Herbert (N Orange Free State) 2 9 24 4 110 G Pienaar (Orange Free State) 1 7 17 4 81 Walvis Bay and Windhoek' C Ellis (Western Province) 0 5 15 3 64 A Joubert (Orange Free State) 1 1 12 5 57 C Scholtz (Western Province) 2 10 7 1 52 C Brown (Natal) 0 0 16 0 48 More value for CURRIE CUP 'B' SECTION T Marais (Western Transvaal) 2 25 16 8 130 S McCulley (South West Africa) 0 16 25 2 113 B Beukes (Vaal Triangle) 1 7 17 0 69 C Wiley (Griqualand West) 0 4 19 0 65 your money M Alexander (Eastern Transvaal) 0 3 8 1 33

Leading try scorers: 'N Section: W Bartmann (Transvaal); H KrugerCNorthern Transvaal); H Rademeyer (Transvaal); K Grobler (Eastern Province); F Knoetze(Western Province); J Breedt (Tra~svaal).

'B' Section: R du Preez (Transvaal); D Smith ('Western Transvaal), and N artjie N ort­ je (South West Africa); D van der Merwe (South West Africa); C Labuschagne (Western Transvaal); D Nortje (Eastern Transvaal), PRONAM 744 KAj e = : - "' .-

24 Friday September 11 1987 THE NAMIBIAN Super League title race hots up with adozen matches BY DAVE SALMON

NNSL SUPER LEAGUE log leaders, Chief Santos, have the ideal opportunity this weekend of strengthening their position at the top With two home league matches against strugglers Young Ones and Hungry Lions. With the JPS Knock-out field last weekend reduced to only four teams and with the semi-finals to be played next weekend, the focus tomorrow and on Sunday will fall on the resump­ tion ofthe battle for the most coveted prize in Namibian soccer, that of Super League club champions. With a soccer calender full of hard pressed to retain that record points to stay away from the relegation tournaments throughout the against the two JPS semi-finalists. zone. season, several clubs are building Black Africa play there other match The full programme for the weekend is; up a backlog of matches which "rill at the coast against eleventh-placed SATURDAY- Explorer Eleven and should gain at Tsumeb Nomtsoub Stadium: Chief put a severe strain on clubs at the least two points' from the two away end of the season. Santos vs Young Ones (14h30) and matches. . Benfica vs Hungry Lions (16hOO). The NNSL, after issuing a pro­ Novel Ford Cup winners Orlando Grootfontein Umulunga Stadium: gramme for thefrrst halfof the season, Pirates, presently languishing third Chelsea vs Orlando Pirates (16hOO). now are no longer able to do so and are from bottom in the league with only Otjiwarongo Mokati Stadium: Life scheduling matches whenever they four wins from 15 matches, will be Fighters vs Tigers (16hOO). can be fitted in. looking to move away from the relega­ This weekend no less than twelve tion zone, but have two tough away Walvis Bay Kuisebmond Stadium: Eleven Arrows vs African Stars matches in five different centres are matches. scheduled. 'lbmorrow they face 1986 champions (15hOO) and Explorer Eleven vsBlack ChiefSantos have the easiest time of Chelsea in Grootfontein, and on Sun­ Africa. it this weekend. Hungry Lions have day play league newcomers Life Windhoek Katutura Stadium: Sorren­ not won a match in 16 outings, while Fighters in Otjiwarongo. to Bucs vs Blue Waters (16hOO). Young Ones, although improving of Chelsea entertain another of Win­ SUNDAY- late do not produce thir best away from dhoek's traditional top four on Sunday, Tsumeb: Benfica vs Young Ones home. when they host Tigers, and should (14h30) and Chief Santos vs Hungry Eleven Arrows, long-time leaders Chelsea manage wins over the two Lions (16hOO). and the team with the best record in Windhoek giants, they will remain in Grootfontein: Chelsea vs Tigers the league so far, last week slipped to contention to retain their Super (16hOO). fourth place after both Tigers and League title. Otjiwarongo: Life Fighters vs Orlan­ Black Africa edged ahead by one point. For Windhoek fans, the programme do Pirates (16hOO). Arrows however have played four for the weekend is a disappointing one, Walvis Bay: Eleven Arrows vs Black matches less, and will be revved up for with only one match taking place. Africa (16hOO). their two formidable opponents at 'lbmorrow, Sorrento Bucs have home Next weekend attention will again be home this weekend, Black Africa and advantage against Blue Waters of shifted back to winning tournament African Stars. Walvis Bay. trophies, with Black Africa taking on Arrows have only been beaten once Both these teams are out ofthe run­ African Stars and Benfica vs Blue this season in the league, but will be ning for league honours, but need Waters in the semi-finals ofthe JPS.

TWELVE NNSL Super League soccer matches are to be played country-wide this weekend with log-leaders Chief Santos hoping to increase their lead after their two home matches ~gainst Young,Ones and Hungry Lions. BA/Stars clash • dPS highlight TROPHY holders Black Africa clear,. against either Blue Waters of lecting the R2 500 runners-up prize. marched into the semi-finals ofthe Walvis Bay or Grootfontein's Benfica. The semi-finals take place at the lucrative JPS Knock-out tourna­ Waters last week defeated Namib Katutura Stadium on September 19 ment with a hard fought 1-0victory Woestyn 1 - 0 in the quarter-finals and 20 and the final takes place at the over Walvis Bay's Eleven Arrows while Benfica had the best result ofthe Windhoek Stadium on October 4. last week but will have two tough round, a 2 - 0 defeat of Chelsea. obstacles to overcome ifthey are to With the final to be played in Win­ lift the R6000 first prize. dhoek on October 4, it seems unlikely Arch rivals African Stars are their that either of the outsiders will be able THE LATEST NNSL opponents in the semi-finals after to take the trophy away from Win­ SUPER LEAGUE LOG Stars last week defeated 1986 finalists dhoek but being knock-Qut soccer, with Young Ones 1 - o. its penchant for producing upsets, APPEARS ON THE The BAiStars clash next Sunday is anything can happen. INSIDE - SPORT likely to provide the highlight ofthe As the holders and the on form team PAGES THIS WEEK. toW'nament but the winner of that at present, Black Africa are favoured PLAYER OF THE MONTH match will have one more hurdle to to win the trophy with Blue Waters col- SOCCER COMPETITION Win 5 cases of Castle Lager! On course for second JPS win My choice for PLAYER,oF THE MONTH is:

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SEND ENTRIES TO: THE NAMIBIAN PO BOX 20783 THE BLACK AFRICA line-up which last year won the inaugural JPS Knock-out tournament, defeating Young Ones in the final. Black Africa are again in contention this year after defeating Eleven Arrows 1 - 0 in the quarter-finals last week. WINDHOEK Next Saturday, BA face traditional rivals African Stars with the winner likely to go on to win the trophy. 9000