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10 BOlDA · ROM ·G D Prophetess from the north says ''t!e seas will rise" if war does not end ------BYGWEN LISTER------­ THE ADMINISTRATOR General. Mr Louis Pienaar, was to receive an unusual visitor yesterday afternoon. Mrs Justine Haihambo, described as a 'prophetess' and member of the Onankali congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELOC), received a message from God to pass on to the South African State President, Mr P W Botha, calling for an end to the war. After a let­ ter to Mr Botha to request a meeting, Mrs Haihambo was told that the Administrator General would meet her on Mr Botha's behalf. The gentle and soft-spoken Mrs bridal clothing she wears are symbolic Haihambo, who is about 62 years of of the congregation of Christ and the age, was accompanied to the meeting waiting for the coming of Jesus. She with Mr Pienaar yesterday, by Dr also carries a crucifix. 1\bisai Shejavali, General Secretary of She said that the message she had the Council of Churches in Namibia been asked to give Mr Botha had only (CCN); his wife, Mrs Selma Shejavali, been that the war must end, but as to and Mrs Haihambo's secretary, Ms how it would end, she said, was up to Serafina Komesho. God himself. Mrs Haihambo said that on Asked how God appears to her, she September 18Iast'year, she received a said that it can happen at anytime, and message from God to give to Mr Botha. it comes to her in a form ofa trance. She The message is as follows: "The war said that while God speaks to her, she has been fought, since then the blood can hear others, but it is as ifthere is of .black and white people has been a power and great strength at work in­ shed. The war must end. Give one side her. another peace. If there is no repen­ She has a history of such messages tance, the seas will rise and many from God, and says that "long before homes will be destroyed". the war started", God came to her and A briefstatement ofintroduction by told her there would be war. Later the Dr Shejavali describes Mrs Haihambo war had come. She had given the peo­ as a "prophetess" who has blessed ple of the north this message at the many congregations in Namibia by time, Mrs Haihambo said. bringing messages to them from God. Now she said, God had given her the Born in Angola in 1926, Mrs message to give to Mr Botha that the Haihambo said through an interpreter war must end. She had hoped to do this that she was a non-Christian until God in person, face-to-face with Mr Botha, came to her and told her to become a but he had responded to her call for a Christian. As a person who has never meeting by asking that she meet with had formal education, she soon learn­ MrPienaar. ed the Bible almost by heart, She hoped that Mr Pienaar would something she had been given she pass on her message to Mr Botha, and THE PROPHETESS from the far north whom God has mandated to pass on a message to South said, by the Grace of God. She dresses that the South African State President African State President, Mr P W Botha, for an end to the war. On the left of Mrs Justine Haiham­ all in white, and she says that the would reply. bo is her secretary, Ms Serafina Komesho, with Dr Abisai Shejavali and his wife, Selma.

. Tjijorokisa fined R400 or four months ------CHRIS SHIPANGA ------INTERIM Government Depu­ by police on November 11, 1986, and ty Minister of Health and taken to the hospital after the smell of Welfare, Doctor Siegfried 'fji­ alcohol was detected on his breath. jorokisa was this week Blood tests revealed that the Depu­ sentenced to a fine of R400 or ty Health Minister was 0,15 grams four months imprisonment over the Jegallimit of 0,08 grams per 100 millilitre. after being found guilty of Doctor 1)ijorokisa said in mitigation drunken driving. of sentence that his driver had made Doctor 1)ijorokisa was also sentenc· a mistake in driving, and that police ed to a further six months imprison­ stopped the vehicle at a traffic light. He ment, but this was conditionally said the driver was ordered out, and at suspended for four years. that point the light changed, and he The Court found the interim govern­ . realised that his vehicle was caUsing ment Minister's behaviour disgusting, a traffic jam. . and expressed the view that the public He told the Court that he decided to expected better behaviour from a man avoid the obstruction, and got in the who was a member of the Cabinet. car and drove it about ten metres away, 'BATTLE-ZONE' LEFT BY FILM CREW The Court was also of the opinion off the road. He also said that he was WHAT APPEARS to be a Russian T -54 tank stands in the foreground of the 'bombed' film set that Doctor 1)ijorokisa's conduct had divorced and had two children to sup­ on the farm Elisenheim outside Windhoek. When reporters visited this set of the controversial not been exemplary, as he had port. He said he could, however, afford pro-Savimbi iIlm, Red Scorpion, this week, they found only one armed guard in the midst of what disobeyed orders from the police not to to pay a fine. appeared to be a battle-zone. Abandoned army trucks, with the R-registration, this T-54 tank, drive while in a state of intoxication, A special arrangement was made by with the alcohol percentage of his the Court for Doctor 1)ijorokisa to ap· as well as motorcycles, wiring for plastic explosives and rucksacks, lay scattered in the aban­ blood exceeding the legal limit. pear earlier than is usually the case doned set. Apparently the iIlmmakers have not yet completed the 'bombing' of the set, and it According to evidence before the with all criminal matters as he had to is hoped that after 'operation bombing' that 'operation tidy-up' will commence.' Court, Doctor 'lJijorokisa was stopped attend a Cabinet me.eting at 09hOO. 2' Friday February 12 1988 TtiE NAMIBIAN NU'nes s~orn in INDECENT LANGUAGE as tribal head' A well known Ongwediva man to guard against the bad tenden­ businessman, Mr Chris Denis cies oflaziness, corruption, nepotism, Nunes was last Saturday favouritism, and bribes. AND ASSAULT He also urged the new headman to sworn in as tribal headman of timeously report incidents of at­ the Ongungila village in the ------CHRISSHIPANGA------­ troci ties committed againstcivilians Ondangwa district, stepping by members of the South African A CIVILIAN woman in northern Namibia this week bitterly ac­ into the shoes of his late uncle, Security Forces, and to try and do his cused members of the Police Counter Insurgency Unit (Koevoet), ' Mr Petrus Kashini. best into making civilians aware of Senior headman Michael Abisai, of their rights. of shouting in indecent language at her and ofseriously assaulting , The occasion was attended by several her with a sjambok. Oshushe conducted the ceremony and urged the new headman to carryon headmen, friends and'relatives, while the office ofthe Ovambo Administra­ In a statement handed in at the office ly took a sjambok from the truck and with the good work and follow in the tion was also represented. of the Ovambo Administration, Mrs viciously proceeded to assault the footsteps of his late uncle. Maria Tobias said that Koevoet woman, hitting her all over the body. Emphasising the ne.ed for honesty, members in a Casspir truck with The woman was albgedly so badly vigilance and hard work, Mr Abisai PLASTIC explosives were used registrationnumberZll1,arrivedat ' assaulted that she was bleeding pro­ Mr Chris Nunes simultaneously warned the new head- to damage a stretch of railway her aged mother's home in the lin­ fusely from open wounds. Her body line five kilometres south of dangungu village on January 30 this was completely swollen and her skin Okahandja late on Wednesday year, and questioned civilians on turned dark. Allegations of theft and attempted rape night. Swapo fighters. She stated that she could not.unders­ The explosives detonated tand why Koevoet had to force her to OSHAKATI POLICE are investigating allegations by senior headman, Oswin shortly after lOp m closing the She said she told them that she had Mukulu ofOmbalantu, concerning the indecent assault on a pupil and the burgling admit that she had seen guerrillas line for several hours until not seen any Swapo fighters, upon and theft of various articles by members of the polic~ which she was allegedly asked while in fact she had not, and then even Captain Venter of the Oshakati Police confirmed that the matter was reported to him but repairs were completed. whether she knew what Swapo curse and assault her as they had:' immediately referred this newspaper to the Station Commander, Colonei Du Plessis, ' Army and police units cor­ fighter~ looked like. ' The latter said that he had nothing to say at that stage, and suggested that the newspaper doned off the area and combed The woman told' the Koevoet men A 'police spokesman 'in Windhoek contact the headquarters in Windhoek, He promised to send through everything to Windhoek, the scene for clues. thitt she had not seen guerrillas before, said that his office'could not comment , Mr ~ukulu repoFt~d that membE!rs ' ofth~ security police on February.9, 1988, arrived at The two devices exploded bet­ ~he house of Mr Ileni 4mbi~ during the night, and allegedly broke into a window, and that she had only heard about on allegations, and thabf such an in­ ween the Swakop River and He said thepolicenien then-helped themselves to. an amount ofR222,OO incash, three wat- Okahandja River, and police them. One of the policemen allegedly cidenthad occured, then it should pe ches; a pair of spectaeleg, and deodorant spray. "'" shouted at her saying: "That woman is reported at the nearest police station. said damage was "minor". One policeman allegedly entered a seperate room in whicl) a young girl, Sel;"a' Kamati, So far no group has claimed talking sh ... , let me beat her up!' The office of the Ovambo Ad­ 17, who IS a pupil at Anamulenge, was fast asleep, and tried to rape her. ' Mrs Tobias' mother allegedly plead­ ministration, however, has confirmed The girl apparently managed to run into the large mahangu field. responsibility. ed with Koevoet to leave her daughter that the matter was reported to the Police in Windhoek had not reacted to the report at the time of going to press .. in peace, buta white member alleged- Station Commander at Ondangwa. 'KING' OF TH.EFRONT·END LOADERS RAMS UNION VEHICLE AFTER FIRING -----"""'!"'" ,BX JOHN LlEBENimRG----­ UNION OFFICIA{.. S came-to grips with a front-end loader and a Windhoek s1.fbco'ntr~ct9r )VhJlD. the latter; driving the machine, deliberately rammed their vehicle last Friday. , . ~ ~,.. ., ~ . , , The officials, Mi- Peter Iilonga -and Mr Van Rooyen was working on a pro­ Mr Festus Hengari, of the Namibian jept being developed by Mr 'Henk Public Works Union (NAPWU), were . Mudge. left with a badly scratched and dented Mr Van Rooyen was operating a car after the Windhoek subcontractor, front-end loader at the time, and he ap­ Mr Robert van Rooyen, apparently parently ordered Mr Iilonga to remove ordered them from the building site his vehicle from the property. and then drove his front-end loader in­ While Iilonga was opening the front to their car. door of the car, Mr van Rooyen drove the The incident occurred when Mr Van loader straight at the vehicle. , Rooyen fired a worker from the site The metal shovel in the front ofthe , without paying the man his wages. loader smashed down onto the bonnet ofthe car and ripped away the bumper. The worker appealed for help at the The union officials called the police, NAPWU offices', and following and shortly afterwards four constables negotiations between the union and arrived. ' Mr Van Rooyen on Wednesday, the-sub­ The policemen, however, decided contractor agreed to pay the worker his among themselves - after hearing the wages on Friday. ' . story - that since it had happened on On Friday the union officials, accom­ private ground it had nothing to do , panied by the worker, returned to the with them. They then left without tak­ Klein Windhoek building site where ing any action. KING of the front-end loaders. Lording it over his labourers, Mr Robert van Rooyen strikes a defiant pose for The Namibian's photographer. Unfor­ VISIT OUR SHOWROOMS IN tunately his comments and remarks, yelled at reporters, cannot be published ' in the interests of good taste. Inset: unionists Festus Hangari and Peter JAN JONKER ROA liIonga, stand next to their vehicle after its clash with a front-end loader. CHAIRMAN MO MEETS JONAS OF UNIT A IN JAMBA JAMBOREE INTERIM government leaders have travelled to southern Angola to discuss regional peace efforts with the pro-Western Unita rebel movement, a delegation member said on Tuesday of this week. Mr Moses Katjiuongua, Chairman ofthe eight-member int: rim government Cabinet, told reporters that he and six other 'Ministers' spent Monday in talks with Unita leader Jonas Savimbi at his remote bush headquarters of.Jamba.· It was the first time that such a large delegation ofleading Namibian politi­ cians crossed the Namibian-Angolan border to meet Unita, which is fighting a 12-year-old war against Luanda's MPLA Government. The United States has recently stepped up efforts to secure the withdrawal of Cuban troops from Angola, seen as the biggest hurdle in Namibia's quest for independence. ' Pretoria refuses to relinquish Namibia as the United Nations demands, say­ ing Cuban troops would endanger its security. Washington backs Pretoria's demand. Angola has said it will withdraw the Cubans only if South Africa pulls out thousands of its troops from southern Angola, where they are backing Unita rebels, and grants independence to Namibia. Pretoria said last week it was prepared to attend a peace conference on southern Africa where all parties, including Unita, would attend. II Telephone 37866 PO Box 1153 Katjiuongua, a member of the interim government which lacks foreign recognition, said that the delegation flew to Jamba to brief S.avimbi on the search for a settlement, in which Unita has demanded a role. ______-, "All parties to the conflict should be involved (in talks) if there is to be a i~nIi~ __I~ I_I~_. Re_~_~_~_~_~_~_:e_rr_BR_u~_~_~n_g_,~ :_~_~_h_o_e_k meaningful solution", Katjiuongua added .. Sapa-Reuter·. - THE NAMIBIAN Friday February 12 1988 3 MANWU ANGERED WHENABSCONDER FAILS TO PAY 50 UNION MEN AN official of the Metal and the problems and "draw up a pro­ Allied Namibian Workers · gramme for healthy industrial Union (MANWU), this week relations". By January 18, Mr de Oliveira was condemned the owner of a Win­ already living somewhere in Spain. dhoek structural engineering "The workers lost part of their company for absconding from wages, and those members who were the country and leaving 50 paying pension never received the card-carrying MANWU money." members unpaid. The union official said that MAN­ WU demanded an investigation into The owner of D.O. Welding, Mr I de the matter. Oliveira, fl ed from Namibia on "Because of this man's actions, 50 Christmas Day last year, taking with workers have been thrown out into the him assets and cash to the value of ranks ofthe thousandS of unemployed more than R3-million. in Namibia." Mr de Oliveira sold off all his He also wanted to know how The aftermath of a day in the life of Red Scorpion machinery, raw materials and equip­ somebody could 'so easily leave the J ment before skipping the country. . country with more than R3-million in Above: Army tents stand deserted and in tatters after Dolf Lundgren, star of the film '1 The union spokesman said that Mr his possession. Red Scorpion, has ripped his way through the set in an anti-Communist fervour. de Oliveirahad.been paying his perma­ The chief executive of the First Na­ Below: THE entrance to the Red Scorpion set on a farm near Brakwater outside Win­ nent workers less than he paid his tional Development Corporation, Mr dhoek. The props are meant to indicate that the 'base' is a Soviet one, although SADF / casual employees. Johan Lerm, has been reported as say­ trucks with the R registration were seen. "The permanent workers were being ing that the Corporation could lose paid between 60 and 80 cents an hour, morethanR100 OOObecauseofMrde o Photographs by John Liebenberg. while the casual workers receivedRIO Oliveira's leaving the country. for a ten-hour shift:' lie said. It is understood that the Corporation He added that Mr de Oliveira had had advanced a certain sum of money made a "New Year's promise" that on to the industrialist. January.18 there would be a meeting Police are apparently busy with an between himself, union officials and' investigation into Mr de Oliveira's the workers at the factory to discuss actions. MANGOPE BACK IN POWER PRESIDENT Lucas Mangope Progressive Party; Mr ' Rocky of the Bophuthatswana Malebane Metsing, who has apparent­ homeland is back in power ly gone missing since SADF troops after being ousted in a coup moved in. SA Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr lasting 16 hours on Wednesday Pik Botha, said yesterday that there this week. \ were suspicions that elements close to Responsible for his reinstatement is the UDF and ANC were behind the the South African Defence Force and coup attempt. SA Police, who flooded into the Both organisations have subse­ homeland under orders of the South quently denied the allegation. African Government. . The SA State President, Mr. PW At least four people were reported Botha, said in a statement that there killed when SADF troops poured into were important differences between Mmabatho to rescue President the Bop coup and the recent coup in the Mangope from the rebels. Transkei. He was being held by 20 members of "In the Transkei there was no force, the Bophuthatswana Defence Force on no shooting, they didn't take the Presi­ the roof of the Independence Stadium. dent to a'stadium and threaten to pour Architect of the abortive coup was petrol over him and set him alight at the leader of the opposition Peoples' 2am, or threaten to shoot him:' he said. GET YOUR WORKERS' CflLE"DER "OW '~nly a medal' for death of 101 man THE MOTHER of a decea sed 101 Battalion soldier has this week was compu l~ ory for every soldier to complained that despite efforts for the past three years to get some make out a will in which he indicate kind of assistance from the army,no compensation had been paid the beneficiary, who could be anybody, out to d ate. and not neccessarily next-of-kin. "At the time of death of a SWATF The woman, Mrs Victoria Andreas Mrs Andreas said that her son was member all compensation is handled from Ondjondjo, Ondangwa, claimed the only breadwinner at home and that according to the stipulations in his that her son, Rifleman J Nangolo of he had "things like pensions and oth6r will:' he pointed out. 101 BN, allegedly died while on duty insurances:' which were supposed to The spokesman also said that the in the operational area in 1985. be paid out to her, but that she had not matter at hand was being investigated She said that she only received a been given anything thus far. and that he would come back to The "commemorative medal:' with her A spokesman for the Defence Force Namibian as soon as investigations late sons.name, and following date and in Windhoek said on enquiry that it were completed. number: 08.01.85, and 81952285HV. She. alleged that ori January 8, 1985, her son Nangolo and others were preparing to "go into the bush:' when they decided ~o first stop at a shop belonging to Mr Israel Jona, a local businessman, to buy some food. The woman claimed that the truck in which the soldiers travelled detonated a limdmine near the shop, SWAPO instantly killing her son. She has since been trying to get some kind of com­ pensation from the Defence Force, but has allegedly every time been told to "wait and come back later."

PLACE: "ext to the hostel (compound) DATE: '14/2/88 AVAILABLE AT tlOtlVl OFFIC~ .. , ... KATUTORA COMMOtilTY CEtiTRE TIME: 14hOO(2pm) PRICE: OttLY R5,OO 4 Friday February 12 1988 THE NAMIBIAN IS -ECC LOSING FOCUS ON CONSCRIPTION? ------BY DA'OUD VRIES------­ CONCERN WAS expressed that the End Conscription Campaign (ECC), was losing its central focus - military conscription. This issue was discussed in depth at an ECC conference held' from February 4-7 on the outskirts of Johannesburg. Various speakers at the conference, involved in sustaining apartheid .and as well as those attending, agreed that was 'playing a definite political role. the ECC was continously drifting The 'conference resolved that the away from this focus which was the organisation should apply for a court basis of its existence. interdict to stop SADF propaganda. The conference agreed that the Another issue'on which the right declaration of the state of emergency wing press had belm criticising the had been a hard blow to.the organisa­ organisation wasthe involvement of tion. And this was precisely why the women-in the campaign. The press had organisation had to focus on the heavy argued that women should stay out of militarisatiori in the townships the campaign, because they_were not around the country: conscripted. The coriference saId that The state of einetgencyxe'g'ulatibns women are part ofthe'cOllscripted com­ also limited the organisatjon's opera­ munity and should the~efore be given • Afr,ica'n' elephiints: ! ' tional sphere,' delegates said. The an equiil chance to partiCipate. 75.0,000 -1 million _ emergence of more urgent political Insofar as black involvement in the issues was cited as one of the main campaign Was concerned' the 'con­ causes why the organisati()n had ference said that blacks are not direct- • Esti'mated kill diverted and dilul1d its basic dejIland loY affected _by conscription, b,ecause • _ 198.0 ~_ 86: -420,OQE1 , for an end t~ conscription.- , { they were not part oftheconseripted ' ,,:.._; ~ -_~_ ~'~:'. .~'''~' 2: ~- .. ~::, :;~- ~~r The conference called" upon the comnlUnity, but they ~cimowledged organisation tore-emphasise its com­ that blacks were affected by the heavy .• 1986 kill: 65,000 - mitment to end military conscription. militarisation of the townships. 70,000 ( most The organisation was .urged to give Mr Teeling-Smith later said that the priority to the unwilling conscript and . broader .'democratic movement' rather " illegally) produc,ng soldier who was its main constitue.ncy. than the ECC should address ethnic 650' tonnes of . The conference delegates said that battalions and township there was a crying need to speak and militarisation. herds stable to act on behalf ofthe unwilling con­ On the question of fronts and scripts and soldiers. "There is need to alliances, the conference said that the or expanding make the ECC and its message more EEC should not be affilliated to any accessible to conscripts", one delegate organisation, but should rather seek said. closer co-operation. with the A speaker at the conference said that 'democratic movement'. ECC should be seen as a 'patriotic cam­ Seeing that alternative national ser­ paign', which Was challenging the vice only applied to religious pacifists, state. "The best way to oppose the war The slaughter continues the conference resolved that the is to oppose involvement in the war", government bepressui'ised to broaden he said. He further said that conscrip­ IVORY POACHERS whohave.wiped'out much' Q(the~I~hant ' . elephants ~illed. , • the alternative service. The conference One reason for the slowdown may be tion was used to maintain the 'apar­ population of several countries have moved oh to new ~ie~s, where felt that alter'native service be made the ivory quota system introduced two theid state' and that the white com­ the carnage goes on. Gemini News Servi~e ~eports th~thighiv.ory . open to all conscripts. years ago to help African governments munity had to pay the price for it. ~ , Furthermore; they said that it prices and the availability of modern weaponry give poachers the - In a recent trial ofthree servicemen, control tile, slaughter. But Caldwell should become possible for a person to incentive and means to ignore internat!0~~ .eff('n:ts a.ndIo,pruco.n- < . says last year's trade was hurt by.the Peter Pluddeman, Hein Monnig and render alternative service' in' other trol progran'unes. decline in the US dollar, in which the Desmond Thompson, it had come to welfare bodies and not only in govern­ Africa's ivory poachers have moved elephants lived in large numbers in illegal trade is conducted, and by a light that the SADF was involved in a ment departments. stockpile of ivory "bottled up in­ smear campaign against the ECC. The on to new ground after almost wiping the 1960s, huge tracts of. secondary The conference also called upon the forests and tropical rain-forests-have Singapore:' three service men where charged with SADF to withdraw from Angola and out the elephant population of several been opened up for timber and road He says his 1987 measurements in­ dessiminating information to Namibia. The conference resolved to countries. Conservation authorities construction, exposing the elephants dicateacollapseinivorytakingstojust unauthorised persons. . support N anso, which was represented say numbers continue to decline by to poachers and other hunters. 31 tons, but warns, "It seems extreme­ The newly nominated National at the conference and other pro­ 65 000 a year or more, and the total Some elephants in the Congo remain ly unlikely that the killing has dried Secretary, Mr Alastair Teeling-Smith, gressive groupings in Namibia in their African herd is now estimated to be at up:' ' said that the ECC had suspected for a less than a million. in uncleared swamp areas, away from effort to end conscription. hunters, but authorities there too are He said it is more likely that "several long time that the SADF was involved Only three countries - Botswana The conference adopted the words opening up forests to improve com­ tons of ivory are sitting around in in a smear campaign against the "Action for alternative national ser­ Zimbabwe and South Africa - report munications and trade. Africa just looking for a market:' organisation. The National Secretary vice" as the campaign theme for the stable or increasing nu~bers. But, In Gabon there is fear that the Authorities say the difficulty in also said that the SADF was directly year. says Joe Yovino of the Switzerland­ based conservation group CITES, "For animals may soon disappear complete­ gathering numbers means estimates most of the countries further north ly. Gabon's economy became heavily of the remaining herd vary wildly. there have been declines:' dependent on oil exports until the price Yovino says most agree that about John Caldwell, of the Conservation plunge ofrecent years. Now it is trying 750000 African elephants remain, The Council of Churches in Namibia has a Monitoring Unit in Cambridge, said to regain its feet by opening unex­ but says some estimates go much poachers have moved on from Sudan, ploited areas to the mining and forest lower. vacancy in the Social Services and Chad and the Central African _industries. Poachers ignoire national protection Displaced Persons Unit forthe position of Republic, "simply because there are In the dense jungle ofZaire poachers campaigns in stalking their prey. very few elephants left:' armed with automatic weapons Rwanda and 'Tanzania both have a Unit Assistant. reportedly get help from soldiers and shortage oftrucks and planes to track He said the worst poaching areas are some government officials in their il­ poachers. In 'Tanzania's Serengeti N a­ now in Tanzania, Kenya, Zambia, legal hunting. Others continue to use tional Park, well-armed poachers have The successful candidate should: Zaire and the Congo, despite .official such crude methods as littering made wildlife protection dangerous protection programmes in some cases. elephant tracks with wooden boards and difficult. - be a reliable person with leadership qualities; Conservation efforts were being inlaid with nails, or baiting animals Kenya is careful to monitor and pro­ ~ be conversant in English and Afrikaans, plus at defeated by the availability of high­ with pawpaws laced with poison. tect its herds, but poaching is still powered weaPonry to poachers, and the Reports saythat over the past twelve reportedly on a serious scale. least one of the indigenous languages; high price ofivory. Some countries are years Zaire's elephant population has Conservationists drive home the - be in possession of a valid driver's licence; also inadvertently creating a threat by declined by 64 per cent, especially in point that the survival ofthe African promoting commercial expansion the Garamba National Park. elephant lies with themselves. Says - have knowledge of the country and be prepared which leads to the destruction of Caldwell says the ivory trade is still one "No amount of money can save the to tr~vel. forests, reducing the availability offod­ by far the biggest reason elephants are jumbo ifthe man living with the beast der to'elephants. hunted. He said estimates putting an­ does not co-operate:' The assignment will require: The International Union for the Con­ nual ivory shipments at 950 tons But as African countries continue to servation of Nature aUCN), and the would mean 75 000-100 000 animals develop and populatioIis increase, the - running the Unit programmes; United Nations Environment Pro­ a year are being killed. competition for farming and develop­ - the transportation of participants to and from gramme (UNEP), both offer gloomy But Caldwell's own figures indicate ment land increases. Farmers with no reports on the future ofthe world's big­ ivory shipments have declined steadi­ other land available cultivate plots in , the workshops; gest quadruped. ly since 1980, to 650 tons a year in national parks despite restrictions. - assisting the director in responding to Unit . On Mount Cameroon, where '1986, meaning 65000-70000 As forests disappear and open grasslands take their place, elephants c,orrespondence; , lose the necessarY cafcium nutrient - delivering aid to needy communities; found in tree barks and have to make ~. authorisation of cheques for Unit beneficiaries, . Q~VIE'-S BOUTIqUE· do with grass. An elephant's d~ily food intake acting on behalf of the director in the latter's . reaches up to one-sixth of a ton a day. Sokolic Building tel: 31414 John Meinert Str. absence.- A herd of 10 000 elephants, eating in a range can destroy it in a matter of . weeks. For inquiries: - We have just received a beauti!ul range of: Intelligent cropping systems, com­ bined with conservation prograll)mes Mr Pinehas Aluteni, • Lovely evening dresses can help the elephant survive, but con­ Tel: 62187(work), or • Country dresses servationists point out that people in PO Box 41, • Outfits for first communicants rural areas must be shown that their (all sizes), survival is not being treated with less Windhoek 9000 seriousness than the animals'. Furious • also stOck a wide range of dresses farmers, for example, have waited for Closing date for applications: March 4, 1988. for all occasions. . months before compensation has been paid for destroyed food crops. THE NAMIBIAN Friday February 12 1988 5 Berero schoolscou d close on Monday Uniess grievances are met, Herero Administration faces fiasco Headmen from various parts of House for party political purposes. in the Gam area, despite the fact that :RAJAH MUNAMAVA Hereroland, washe~in Windhoek on They said that the Cultural House they knew that the administration was Thursday. L belonged to the Herero-speakingpeo- bankrupt. THE HERERO Ethnic Authority saga involving alack offunds for At the meeting the Headmen ex- pIe as a whole and not to a single They further accused the Paramount Herero pensioners and teachers' salaries could lead to a dramatic pressed their concern at the expulsion political party. . Chief of having bought liquor valued turn of events next week, as close to 150 headmasters and senior of nine prominent Nudo leaders, in- The traditionalleaders called on the at R390, 1 0 on the Administration's ac­ teachers representing 23 Herero Schools throughout the cOlUltry cluding several Headmen from the Cultural Council to make the house count at a bottle store in Gobabis_ vowed to close down their schools unless their grievances are ad- party. They condemned the fact that available for cultural events for all dressed by Monday. -- - '. these leaders had been ' expelled in Herero-speaking people only, and They alleged that the Chiefthen us­ their absence and said -that this was .tlireatened that ifthe house-was again ed an administration vehicle and But in a late move yesterday, interim prompted-by the·inefficiency and in- ._ contrary to Nudo's constitution. used for non-cultural events they . tr.ansported the liq01,lr to Aminius governmentMinisterofEducation,Mr ability oHhe Herero Administration . Theystlidthattheexpelle~members _' would take legal action. without the knowledge ofthe members And}-ew Matjila, is understood to have inrv.nning education. _ had not even been given reasons for _. . The Hea~men also said that they ofthe Executive' Committee, and the told the.teachers that he would meet The .teachers said they have been . theIr expulsion, or- invited -to the - regarded the fact thatNudo was trying Chief had been aware of the fact that with Finance MinisterMr Dirk Mudge batt~ingwith thecaU:tliority since ~'~84 meeting at which the decision ·had . to depose -of the present Executive' there was nO' money to,Jlay pensions. " 'and that their salarte's could be ready . to address such ptdblems. .as shortage ' , been taken. ' -' - . Committee in a very serious -light, today. .._ . . ofliooks, staffaccomodation, eiiglish .' They-were of.the opinion that the . - e;;pecially since"in the short space of They saidthatfor these reasons they He is also understood-to have assured medium and ~any issues.' c ., Nudo supporters whQ had' elected six weeks; the men chosen by Nudoto did not want the present Executive-t • '. the teachers that he agre'ed to the tak- " " In 1986, the teacners milt the Herero these men still regard~d the expelled serve in the,EC had, (a) presented the ' Conmlitteelo ~be removed from-office ing over ofthe education department Executive as well ~heads (jfth~ educa- men as Nudo members who were thus ·Paramount Chief Kuaima Rir.uako . before they had'beim investigated by of the Herero Administratiori ahdtbat tion department iii the~ Herero . Ad- still entitled to'vbte on.party matters with a gift ofRlO 000; '(b) diVIded loans '- ' a commission of inquiry, and they did . he would conduct the transaction with ministration in: ;·..okiI~ru:ar~ )Yhere: as ex-ofl1cio leaders. ' amounting to R12 500 'amongst -" not want , an Executi've Committee · the pre'§ent Herero'Authority - which these issues·were ·discussed _c.,'. Another-'issue they addressed was themselves, and (c) spent Rf:l 800 on' " chosen by N udo to'beinstalledbefore has agreed to -the'takeever. The demand'to himd over education the Use ofthe so-calledHerero CUltural: traditional ceremonies and festivities the investigation had~been completed_ 'l'he Herero Legislative Assembly to the Central Government was then meets in Okahandja next Wednesday tabled before the commitee' and the . to 8:ddress the present crisis andaccor- education- officials. Nothing dingto the AdminIstration's Secretary, materialised from the meeting. , ';Nutloleadership retaUates' Mr Piet WeIman, items raised in the Last year, the teachers submitted i . Cabinet memo would be included in about 21 grievances to the Herero NUDO YESTERDAY r~jected the agreement reached this week. . tion because this decision does not the agenda. Author.ity in which they also raised between the 'Executive Committee of the Administration for carry the sanction of the Legislative In the meantime, the teachers have .their objection to the inability, of the Hereros and theMinister ofNational Ed.ucation to have all schools Assembly of the 'Herero Administra- tion, nor the mandate of Nudo which been tiying to bring together the Executive in addressing >itself ·to· under-,thatadministration transfered to tne Department of Na- ' is the ruling party in the Herero Executive Committee and education. '-~.. ' , tional Education. Administration." members of the Herero Legislative The Executive, the teachers charged, The party also said that although Assembly in order to strike a hadonseveraloccasionsbeehinvited This move is the latest chapter in a Executive Committee ,tothe effect that they would continue to lend their un­ unanimous agreement on their to Namov CongI'esses to list~n'to. pro- drawn out power struggle between two . it wanted to hand back the education demands: , blems confrohtingteachers, as well as wavering support to the Education factions within N udo_ On the one side portfolio to the Central Government Report, they reserved the right to Early this week, the Executive Com- motivating their teachers. But, there is the faction that currently con­ was premature and illegal. mittee acceded to the teachers' major whereas Executive members and of- manage its' departments until a pro­ trols the Executive Committee by In Nudo's view this announcement per replacement for AG 8 had been demand - that the Herero Authority fiacialsfrom other ethnic administra- Court order, and who this week an­ was a desperate act by a lame duck Ex: . hand over responsibility for education' tions accepted the invitations, the found. nounced they would transfer schools ecutive' Committee that had lost the to the Central Government. Herero Exco had always stalled. ' . The Nudo statement concluded by under its' control to the Department of confidence ofthe Herero people that it sl!ying "N.udo represents the Herero National Eduction. was serving_ people, who are served by the Herero This Group is opposed by_the Nudo The statement went on to say that Administration and any drastic leadership undfilr Chief Kuaima "the days ofthe Executive Committee changes must be done with the full Riruako that elected the Executive are numbered and a gang offour peo­ support and knowledge oftpeHerero Committee but who want it removed ple who are going to vacate theirposi­ people. and after several abortive attempts tion within six days does not have the "Dictatorial and arbitrary decisions . hope to do so at a Legislative assembly right to decide over the fate of Ii people, by political dropouts ·will.be dismiss­ meeting scheduled for Tuesday next who seven months ago placed a vote of ed with the total contempt they week_ no confidence in them." deserve. A Nudo congress would The Nudo group led by Chief "Nudo would thus request Minister ultimately decide the future of the Kuaima Riruako said in press state­ Matjila to hold back on his investiga­ Herero Administration and any deci­ ment that it wanted to state une­ . tion of taking over the .education sion prior to that would be considered quivocally that the statement by the department of the Herero Administra- null and void." Teachers - Pre-Primary EDUCATION Director ofthe Herero Administration, Mr Paul Minaar, met more than 150 principals and senior teachers who have threatened to call To teach at a modern private school in Namibia , for a strike unless the education department is handed over to the Central Oranjemund, where the Orange school, which caters for 220 Government_ River enters into the Atlantic, is pupils with a ratio of 20-22 Apparently s]lch a commitment was Other grievances included: senior a pleasant modern town housjng pupils per teacher, operates on not forthcoming from the Nudo Ex­ posts being given to whites only, and approximately 7 000 inhabitants, the Open Plan/ lntergrated Day ecutive, who holds the majority in the that bursaries for prospective teachers The town community is run . programme. The immediate Herero Legislative Assembly. were not given accordingly. They also by CDM (Pty) Limited, a wholly vacancies. are for teachers for the According to the teachers, Nuda, - charged that school inspectors in owned subsidiary of the De English medium classes_ the ruling party in the Herero Authori­ visiting schools for inspection were not Beers Group_ The company The benefits: Besides a ty - did not give them a firm answer serious in their work, operates open cast diamond competitive salary you will on their demand to hand over educa­ A question of lack of funds for mines north of the river mouth tion to the Central Government. teachers' salaries was the last straw receive the following: • suitable The teachers found this unaccep­ and the teachers expressed disgust at along the coast. unfurnished single table and postponed their call for a the fact that their administration had The town has a modern accommodation • 13th cheque strike (set earlier for yesterday), to try not even taken the trouble to inform shopping complex, hospital J,nd • medical and dental treatment and bring the two groups together in them that they would not get their excellent sporting and at Company Hospital order to get a firm and unanimous salaries on time. recreational facilities which • Membership of pension and answer. The Cabinet ofthe interim govern­ include an I8-hole golf course, a medical funds • assistance with . If this fai1.ed, the teachers agreed ment has reportedly indicatedits will­ yacht club and a horse riding relocation expenses_ that they would call on their colleagues ingness to take, over the education club_ Applicants should write ' to the at their respective schools to stop department of the Herero Administra· Vacancies exist for bilingual Senior Personnel Manager, CDM teaching bY .Monday. tion but said that there first had to be They will also send word to parents a commission to investigate the affairs· ... teachers with Pre-Primary (Pty) Limited, P.O. Box 35, who have children at Her.em Schools of the whole Herero Administration ~ qualifications to teach in a Oranjemund 9000 giving full to collect them since there would be no before a takeover. , L...... parallel 'medium personal and career details. For one to teach them. Mr Matjila reportedly said this week multi-cultural ,any further details please 'phone The .150 te~chers who have b.een that his department, though ready and Pre-Primary R,C. Davies (06332) 2918 or Mrs mandated by their colleagues at their willing to take over, would only be able schd.ol. The N. Zietsman (06332) 2870. schools converged on Windhoek this to do'So later this 'year: week, where they held discussions on At the core ofthis matter are the two their grievances with the Herero Ex­ , N udo' factions vying for power. ecutive Committee, Nudo Executive At present a c4se is being heard in­ Committee and the Cabinet of the in- the Windhoek Supreme Court, in ,-erim government. , ..' ". which Nudo and the Herero CDM Their main thrust is that before they Legislative Assembly are contesting can go back to their schools, they must the Executive Chairmanship of the , ' {Proprietary} Limited' receive an u.ndertaking from the Hereros under Mr Erastus 'fjejamba Herero Authority that it will ha)'ld over w.ho was ousted earlier on after a mo­ the education department to the Cen­ tion of no confidence - only· to be . ' tral Government and that a time-table restored again by a court order. be drawn up in this regard. In a related development, a meeti~ Their demand, they said, had been of traditional leaders attended by 6 Friday February 12 1988 THE NAMIBIAN DETENTIONS CONTINUE

BY CHRIS SHIPANGA

THE DEPUTY Government Attorney, Mr F.C. Brandt this week Ananeas Utoni, Andreas Shivute, confirmed the continued detention without trial of nine persons Johannes Shingayamwe, Otto Autoni, in terms of security Proclamation A.G. 9 of 1977. JafetHaipito,andJuniasKaapandais therefore officially still unknown. In­ He said that the names offour other persons were being held without trial terim Government Justice Minister persons were not identifiable with per­ as a result of "alleged contraventions F~uel Kozonguizi said earlier that it sons being detained by the Cabinet of of a statutary nature, and 'that their isdifficultfor him to give the exact par­ the interim government, and added names cannot be made known at this ticulars of the persons concerned. He that it was not knoWn whether they are stage_" , then also pointed out that police were being detained under different names. The present whereabouts, however, not obliged to give any such informa­ Mr Brandt told lawyers acting on of Paulus Amadhila, Jason Angula, tion either. behalfof the detainees that all the per­ Joseph Dumeni, Gideon Kamhulu, Meanwhile The Namibian received sons concerned were arrested between Thadeus Malumo, Gerge Mubadeti, a report from sources in northern January 18and21, 1988,andthatthey HailiMwetako, Nathaniel Ndatyapo, Namibia that Mr Joseph Katofa and are being detained in northern Lucas Nghipandulua, Nghipunya, Mrs Ndipala Nghiyalahamba were Namibia. Ja!!On Shikomba, Heikki Shililifa, recently released. "There is evidence that they were rendering assistance to terrorists and they were interrogated in this regard. QUITE A COMMON sight around Windhoek, particularly In the early even­ They are all in good health and are Army nabs Anglican gravel Ings, Is this helicopter being used on the set of the controversial Red Scor­ receiving proper housing and clothing, pion film, currently 'being shot in Windhoek. The film, essentialiya public adequate food, medical care and ade­ ------BY CHRIS SHIPANGA------relations exercise on Jonas Savimbl's Unita movement, also enjoys sup­ quate exercise," he said. port frC?m the SADF. The helicopter has been modified for the purposes A load of gravel stones has mediately referred to our lawyers who of the film. He confirmed the continued deten­ allegedly been removed from a raised the matter with Captain tion without trial of: Potgieter of the Army's legal depart- Kandenga Herman, Albine Mulyau, site near Oshigambo, in nor­ thern Namibia by members of , ment in Windhoek on the same day." Salomo Uusiku, Immanuel Shivolo, "On further enquiries by our lawyers Sam Dumeni, Moses Errki, Nataniel the South African Defence on Wednesday, the army confirmed .Strike threatens Stephanus, Delfina Abraham, and Force. ,that the matter had been investigated Julius Kapula. at Oshakati and that the allegatioils He asked the detainees' lawyers to Meanwhile, the army has flatly were denied. at M & Z Motors furnish him with additional informa­ denied the incident. , "This is just one of the many in~ tion in order to identify the following: According to a statement signed by cidents in which private property and Johannes Nekongo, David H Haikon- ' Bishop James Kauluma of the goods is unlawfully taken without the da, Shipingana Shivute, Shipandeni Anglican Diocese of Namibia, a South consent of the owners. -eall for diseussion African army truck on February 8, Mupolo, Daniel Israel Namwandi, and "This conduct once again ------MBATJIUA NGAVIRUE-----­ also to confirm wheteher Mrs Ndipala 1988, arrived at Ongula Netanga, in demonstrates the urgency to end the Nghiyalahamba is also known under the Ondangwa district, and without ongoing war and to bring about peace A DISPUTE between M&Z Motors and its workshop employees the name of Deltina Abraham. prior notice or permission removed a and justice and a state of affairs in load of gravel stones which had been threatens to develop into a full-blown strike unless management Meanwhile, Defence Force head­ which the property of the Churches agrees to negotiate with workers on demands they have made. quarters in Windhoek has for the third brought all the way from Tsumeb for and individuals will be respected;' he week now, failed to reply to queries the purpose of building a new Church stated. The workers belong to the Driver" scheme. from this newspaper concerning school in the area. Bishop Kauluma also confirmed Transport and Allied Workers Union, The DTAWU !laid that one employee, allegations that it is responsible for the "The army truck was followed until thatfurther legal proceedings are be­ and a spokesman for the Union said on Mr Hiskia Tjejamba, had worked for latest spate of detentions. it disappeared into the Oshigambo ing considered to recover the loss sus­ Tuesday that the Union had requested M&Z for 23 years, he was now 77 years Police said earlier that a number of Military Base. The incident was im- tained by the Church. talks with management to discuss but he was forced to contin:ue working wage increases, promotions and the because without a pension he would be r dismissal of Otto Gawachab, a former unable to support his three employee. dependents. M&Z refused the Union's demands Mr Tjejamba who is the father ofthe EMPLOYMENT OFFERED and said that it would only discuss the Chairmanofthe Executive Committee matter through correspondence. for the Administrationfor Hereros, Mr Erastus Tjejamba, said that he joined Young men and women required to' be trained as assistant Union officials claim that the company M&Z in 1965 at a wage ofR 37,00 a also threatened to dismiss workers if week and he now earned R 66,00 a managers In a large catering company. they took any form of industrial action week. Must speak both official languages and have at least Standard 8. or went on strike. In its press statement the Union ap­ Another issue the Union wants to pealed to M&Z to come to its senses and Apply: General Manager, negotiate with management is the to discuss the issues with it so that the pension benefits of older long-time problems could be solved. Officals said PO Box 20830, employees who are due to retire that another meeting would be held on Windhoek 9000 without pension benefits because they February 15 and if management had never had the benefit of being a not responded by then, strike action ALL APPLICATIONS TO BE IN ENGLISH member of a contributory pension would be considered.

Otaku pumblwa aagundJuka opo ya dheulliwe uupehawiliki meha­ CDM AND CITY COUN~IL ngano enene Iyokuteleka IIkulya. AT ODDS OVER PARKING Naa kale haa dhuma omalaka agehe gaall gopambelewa, noya pita A request made byCDM to the precautions should be implemented to Std 8 nenge hwepo. City Council to have the park­ safeguard the building for longer or ing bays in Windhoek's Billow shorter periods:' Omalndllo naga tumwe ku: Street removed for security The Municipal officials in their recommendations to the 'Ibwn Plann­ General Manager, reasons appears likely to fail, ing Committee said that there was PO Box 20830 following a Tuesday decision already a shortage of parking in the by the Town Planning commit­ Windhoek 9000 Biilow Street area. tee to recommend agmnst the They pointed out that parking in OMAINDILO AGEHE OMOSHIiNGILISA proposal. Biilow had been changed from parallel In a letter to the 'Ibwn Clerk CDM parking to diagonal parking exactly said that all diamonds produced in because of the shortage of parking. Gal ~ii-tharogu II kAubge ge4kham khoen miitam-aose II kha-II kha Namibia would be sorted in the upper This shortage still existed because of 'floorsoftheCDMBuildingfromJuly l. the high demand for parking in the khAI-e II kha na ra oA. Ne4kham khoen ge Afrikaans tsl Engels tsina Because of this its security con­ area, and removing the 11 parking nl !hao II kha. sultantshad advised that the parking bays in that part ofthe street would ag­ in Biilow Street immediately in front gravate the situation. II In ge II khatl II khelsas dl~habe ba nl u-hA. ' of and across from the CDM Centre, They added that ifthe Council were Ne::j:gao Ikha de ra dlloa-Ioa tlratal khoen ge saora xoa-!ni !khais presented a velY real security risk and to consider the request at all it could that they had recommended that no only be on the basis ofCDMbuyingthe , Ilganlxoa. vehicles be allowed to park in this area. parking bays and then having the PO Box 20830 The security consultants also recom­ funds deposited in the Provision of mended that the areas be paved to tie ParkingFund so that alternative park­ Windhoek 9000 in with that of the present entrance to ing could be provided. Biilow Street and also that the area be The disadvantage of this however Matu hepa omurumedu omutanda poo Omusuko okujenda ko declared a no stopping zone. was that alternative parking could on­ CDM also said that diamonds were ly be provided in places that did not mahongero uo kurlra omunane uo kehl mo KFC. Namibia's main export and were serve the Billow Street area and would therefore of major economic impor­ therefore aggravate the shortage of Omunlnglre ngul, uso ku kara no mahongero uo hambondatu poo tance to the country, and that strict parking in that area. ko meho nu uso kuJenena oku hunglra omarakaJevarl nga 0 Engels security precautions were required The 'Ibwn Planning Committee at with such a valuable commodity. its' meeting on Tuesday voted to no Afrikaans. The diamond company was sup­ recommend to the City Council that ported in its' application by Brigadier the parking bays should not be remov- Omanlnglrlro tjanga ko ndJatu Jo posa IndJl: M Pool of the SWA Police who also ed at this stage. . General Manager wrote to the Thwn Clerk on behalf of The reason given by the Committee PO Box 20830 the Commissioner of Police. In his let­ was that once the Master Plan for the ter the Brigadier confirmed that the Central Business District was im­ Windhoek 9000 police supported CDM's request. plementedBillow Street would become He added that it was "of vital impor­ a two-way street and the parking bays OMANINGINRO A EHE TJANGA MO ENGELS ARIKANA. tance, also in the interest of the govern­ would then have to be removed in any ment, that the best possible security case. THE NAMIBIAN Friday February 12 1988 7 NPP·435 LASHES OUT AT THE 'BIG THREE'

AT A press conference on Tuesday ty to stress his views at the expense of elections. charter for the transitional phase'. He On the subject of ethnic elections, he of this week, Mr Bryan O'Unn, the Namibian taxpayer, Mr O'Linn Ifsuch a constitution was drawn up, emphasised the constitutional prin­ said the majority of the Namibian peo­ Chairman of Namibia Peace Plan added. He said that Chancellor the NPP 435 leader said, then it would ciples, supplementary to 435, which pie had no enthusiasm for elections of 435

Mr Karl·Heinz Schneider Mr Len SChutzler THE. BEST PEOPLE FOR THE .JOB 47938 8 Friday February 12 1988 THE NAMIBIAN

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A RECENT conference of 114 healthministersinwndon - the first discuss the disease. gressive campaign of 18 months ago about the infectiousness of Aids. global summit ever called to discuss a disease - signalled the in­ They were told that almost 72 000 was criticised as being long on fear and One difficulty the campaign still suf­ creasing maturity ofthe campaign against Aids. Evidence is show­ cases of Aids from 128 countries have short on information. The second will fers is the unwillingness of some been officially reported to WHO, but focus on education arid prevention governments toface up to the problem. ingthatfear andbysteria are being pushed aside in favour of pro- The Soviet Union insists Aids is a . grammes to educate and prevent the spread ofthe disease. Gemini another fIve to ten million are believ­ rather than images ofbloodied needles ed infected with the Aids-causing and wasted bodies. disea,se imposed on it by Western News Service reports on the opening ofthe second stage ofthe bat­ human immunodeficiency virus The mo~e away from scare tactics decadence. Said Health Minister E tle against Aids. (HN). marks the increasing maturity of Chazov "From the 33 citizens of the Governments are investing more anti-_aids measures. A California USSR who are infected with Aids, 18 .' The worldwide battle against Aids programme, "We are still in the early may be entering a second, crucial stages of a global epidemic whose fIrst money and attention tothe problem­ poster shows a child's self-portrait had sexual contacts with foreigners:' , the WHO budget for Aids has risen Similarly, Chinese representative . 1 phase. Six years after the virus was decade gives every reason for concern pleading "I have Aids. Please hug me Dr Shu-Sheng Wang, said China had discovered in 1981, governments and about the future of global Aids. liN from $25 million last year to $66 - I can't make you sick:' ,j only three cases of Aids - two were ,j health organisations are overcoming (the Aids-causing virus), · has the million in 1988. During the summit, Mann says the Aids curve is likely to foreign tourists and one was an their initial shock and mounting in­ capacity to create explosive epidemics the British government announced a slow down as prevention programmes overseas Chinese who had lived in the creasingly sophisticated campaigns ... the full impact will be felt over a £4,5 million contribution to the WHO begin to take effect. He predicts "This is the year during which we begin to United States. . ' .against it. period of decades:' budget, plus £500 000 for its own Na- Medical experts now say the battle Health Ministers from 114 countries . tional Aids Trust. . turn the tide:' He said "Chinese law and tradi­ against Aids must be viewed the way gathered at the recent conference in Canada is launching a second educa­ An Aids vaccine is not expected for tional Illoral values prohibit homoSex­ uality, sexual promiscuity and the the Chinese view history. Such a long­ London, sponsored by the World tion campaign, a more direct effort years. Health officials say people must .' abuse of drug injection. There is an term approach means introducing co­ Health Organisation (WHO), and the than its initial timid venture. It will change their behaviour to ensure absence of such social problems that ordinated prevention, education and British government to try and co­ have a positive focus, stressing that in­ prevention. may be the cause of Aids:' support programmes. ordinate the many exiSting campaigns· dividuals have the power to avoid Aids. Such change is increasingly visible. Says Dr Jonathan Mann, Director of and encourage new efforts. It was the Britain will also unveil a new cam­ In the Dominican Republic, condom Moscow will continue to screen the World Health Organisation's Aids fIrst ever such summit called solely to paign in the Spring. The highly ag- use increased by 50 per cent last year; visitors for Aids, while the Chinese 50 per cent of Brazilian homosexuals focus on quarantine regulations and now say they use them. Denmark surveillance to keep their borders sare. .1 'reports a decrease in new cases of sex­ Africa, meanwhile, once criticised ually transmitted diseases (STD). for. denying the existence of Aids, is now praised for the openness of its Another reassuring sign is the pro­ public health campaigns. . liferation ofeducation materials from Contrary to popular belief, some Empl9yment countries as diverse as Israel, Hong African countries recognised the pro­ Kong, Senegal and the Netherlands. In blem more rapidly than some Western each case the approach to public war­ nations. nings is different. The Japanese opt for After a one-year programme, con­ Opportunities in a romantic sunsets; the Danes rely on dom use among Kenyanprostitutes in­ ! .f humour to defuse the sensitive issue; creased from eight to 50 per cent, the Americans create videos in resulting in a threefold reduction in English and Spanish; the Australians Aids virus infection. Unique are split between a cartoon character . North and South America remain named Condoman and ghastly images the heartland ofAids - three-quarters (lfth ~, Grim Reaper~ ~ , i., of officially reported cases are there. Says".Paula Van Ness, education But the fIgures also suggest many ~ . ... ·Environment.. ... ,·· director forthe Centre for Disease Con- countries simply fail to .recognise Aids COM (I?rqprieiarY). Limited ' ',. pride in our extensive sporting .. trolin the UnltedSt~te8: ' ~Youhaveto victims. operates an opencast Diamond and recreational faCilities, which stage a campaign slowly to allow your The conclusion of the London sum­ ,i Mine on t he West Coast of include a Riding Club, Yacht audience time to build up its own mit was that each country must be left SWA/ Namibia. Our employees tolerance towards explicit language:' to make its own responses, but that the Club and i8-hole Golf course. Americans had to be prepared for the effort to stop the disease must continue and their families live in The following vacancies exist 1 . use ofthe word "condom" on television. to be global. Luciano Ragno, medical Oranjemund, a modern, in our are Reserves Department The Atlanta-based Centre has pro­ correspondent for the Italian !l attractive town boasting a­ which comprises of the are duced a variety of videos using Aids newspaper Il Messaggero called the shopping complex, theatre, Reserves Services, Geology and victims with "no prepared script and declaration a "political compromise", hospital, nursery school and Surveying Sections. no make-up. The average Aids sufferer but "the best that could be hoped for in nI primary school. We also take talks to the average viewer:' the circumstances:' I: Other strong visual images, such as There was hope in the willingness of when Pope John Paul II hugged an warring nations to agree that on this Numemte Gmduate Aids-infected child during his battlefront, efforts must be united. In :1 The successful applicant will American visit last year, are seen as . this case at least, Iran and Iraq stood products on our IBM 4381 necessary to counter public ignorance form part of a dynamic team mainframe. as one. with high management profile Applicants must be self­ and be responsible for the motivated with good analysis of Sampling, are communication skills, having the .Reserves and Mine Planning ability to work individually and Information. as a team member. They should He or she will use the latest further preferably be in . GeostatisticallOperations possession of a mathematics or Research techniques to prepare operations research major while data utilised by Mine any mining/geological Management in decision making. applications experience and Most of the work will be computer literacy would be a accomplished using various SAS distinct advantage. Surveyor With five years experience of Practical Surveying The successful applicant will able to set out works and have at least five years perform all the necessary experience of Triangulation, machine calculations. A National Traversing (E.D.M. Tape and Survey Diploma, membership of Stadia), Tacheometry and ITESSA or registration as a Levelling (Spirit and Technical Surveyor is essential. Work Trigonometrical). He must be Carefully!

What Ev~ry COM offers a competitive salary schooling in Oranjemund and HEALT H W ORt\ E R N t' t'ds. t., Kno w Abovt plus the following benefits: subsidised secondary schooling A I DS .. Sl im" O.uase • Generous leave • Annual • Assistance with relocation bonus equivalent to one month's expenses. salary • . Housing, ga~, Applicants should write giving electricity and water full details to: The Senior ...... __.... ~. Membership of Personnel Manager, CDM pension and (proprietary) Limited, P.O. Box medical funds 35, Oranjemund 9000. Hi na l\iyi[\(' • Primary ~ " ' k llllllll ' At,- (lk II 11111,' It'.lrrl th ~ FActs : rl',Ji}" H(~vtl! \ (11 '1 PROfEC T YC'lvrS t'l f .In,j Yovr I".. t it'll t s. CDM (Proprietary) Limited 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. The copyright on all material in this edition, unless otherwise specified, rests with the Free Press of Namibia (Pty) Ltd.

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THE NAMIBIAN Friday February 12 1988 9 Running the gauntlet Who's fooling who ...... --BYPASCALFLETCHER ...... ~ ...... r NAIROBI: A Pentecostal Pastor refused to give communion to 320 of his LOBITO: Several times a yeat; a heavily-guarded "super-convoy" Zaire announced a plan to rehabilitate followers because they were not members of the country's sole political of up to eight trains leaves Angola's Atlantic coast to travel a route the railway, re-awakening interna- party, "The Kenya Times" reported this we,ek. that has become a battleground - the Benguela railway. The tional interest. "I am not forcing anyone to register as a party member, but all of you must be journey inland to Huambo, a third ofthe way along the 85-year-old Last month, the nine nations of the ready to support and recognise the ruling party - by joining it; , Pastor John Pesa line's original! 348km length, can take up to a mOJ;J,th. · Southern African Development· Go­ was quoted as telling members of his Holy Ghost Hermitic Church at an open-air ordination Conference (SA'DCC), service on Sunday in the western town of Kisumu. On the winding route through the 12 years have caused an estimated two unveiled a 575 million dollar scheme The newspaper, owned by the ruling Kenya Mrican National Union Party forested ,hills of Angola's central billion dollars worth of damage to the to revive the railway and Lobito port. (KANU), said Pesa also announced that he would stand for Parliament in general plateau, passengers, train crews and line. , But many diplomats in the region elections in March. Kenya is a one-party state by law and only KANU members an Angolan army escort must run the In 1987 it carried a mere fraction of doubt the plans are viable given the can stand for election. gauntlet of sabotage attacks by the four million tons it had transported security problem. t,l~ United States and alleged South in 1974 - the year before Angola's'in­ Unita recently announced it had Live and let live f African-backed Unita rebels that have dependence from POrtugal. recaptured the railway town of I, kept the once lucrative line closed to in­ Passenger trains now run regularly MunhangQ,550km'inlandfromLobito. WASHINGTON: Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gadhafi, says he hopes ternational traffic for more than a between Lobito and Benguela on the Angolan military sources said South for a new live-and-let-live relationship with the United States once Presi­ decade. coast, a safe route, but the diesel elec­ African commandos took part in the dent Ronald Reagan leaves office, but that Americans should still leave h The long convoys are headed by a . tric "super-convoys" -:arryingfood and assault. the Arab world "for their own security:' according to a published report ; special wagon known in Portuguese as machinery periodically, make 'the Western diplomats in Luanda said this week. ". "reventa-minas" (mine-blower). hazardous journey to the central pro­ Angola's attempts to persuade Zaire Gadhafi said Americans "definitely must have learned some lessons from the i," "It's like a huge,travelling snake:' vincialofHuambo. and Zambia to help protect the railway Reagan presidency" and that tensions between Tripoli and Washington had lessen­ Cleofas Silinge, Director-General of From there, some steam trains still with troops had apparently met with ed in recent months, according to a eport in the Washington Post. the BenguelaRailwayCompany, said manage to get through to the . a blunt refusal from Zaire. Asked ifhe could intervene to free foreign hostages held in Lebanon, h~ con­ I, in an interview at his headquarters in neighbouring provinces of Bie. But There was also disagreement 'over demned hostage-taking, but also said that Americans should understand that " Lobito. from Bie to the town of Luau (former­ how ownership of the railway should 'hostages "will be the price" paid for US policy in the Middle East. Americans, for their own security, should get out ofthe Arabworld;'he said. "None ofuscan control . Built by British engineers between ly Teixeira de Sousa), on the Zairean be restructured. Ii 1903 and 1929, the railway is 90 per frontier, no train has passed for several The diplomats said the Angolan the reactions ofindividuals against Americans because of their policies, because cent owned by Societe Generale de years. government's insistence it should oftheir bombing:' . Belgique, Belguim's largest company, Engineers estImate that at least 12 become the major shareholder great­ Gadhafi had been interview~d by correspondents for the Washington Post and which is currently at the centre ofthe bridges have been destroyed by Unita ly reduced the chances of persuading Newsweek magazine. ~ taKeover battle in Brussels with on the eastern section of the line Unita leader Jonas Savimbi to stand LbneHaht on Zbnhahweantheatre Italian intrepreneur Carlo de Benedet­ through MoxicO province. by an earlier offer he made not to at' '. ti, bidding for effective'control. The The cutting of the railway line has tack the line. HARARE: A local drama group recently brought Zimbabwean theatre into Angolan Government owns the rest. also meant the decline Lobito, once a Dr Savimbi made tlie offer last year international focus by featuring on Soviet television and in the Museum Once the shortest access to the seafor bustling international port and still on the condition the railway was used ofthe Revolution in Leningrad, the national news agency, Ziana, reported. copper exports fromZaire and Zambia, Angola's third most important after to carry civilians, but not military t-,. The play, "Kremlin Chimes" performed by a group of workers and at the railway, which takesits name from Luanda and Cabinda. st~dents traffic. the University ofZimbabwe's faculty of&-ts (drama), recently appeared on televi­ the nearby port of Benguela, could; if Now, cranes and unJoading equip­ The European CollPllunity (EC), has sion iriMoscow and Leningrad, after sucessful performances duringth~ October ,i , reopened, reduce the dependence of ment stand idle and empty berths mit­ indicated it is willing to advance revolution celebrations last year. . ,> landlocked states on routes through rorthe port's currentfortunes. Its rail around '7,5 million dollars to, help When authorities¢the Museum of the Revolution viewedthe drama, they re- South Africa. .< ~ , bays, tractors and electric gener~tors rehabilitate the liIie as soon as $e quested postelll, photographs.and.programmes for a display. - But since taking up arIIis against are in urgent need of renewal. issues of security and ownership are A spokesmanfortheTheatre group said what attracted the Soviet viewers was Angola's Marxist government in 1975, "The Ben-guela lineis the spinal col: , resOlved. the African performance of a Soviet play including Vladimir Lenin. "ThIs was Dr Jonas Savimbi's NatioiuilUnionfor umn of the whole country .. ; and the Meanwhile, Unita attacks on and a historic first production on the AfrIcan stage of Soviet theatre featuring Lenin, the Thtal Independence of Angola port ofLobito isitshead:'JoseEstiIna, arounq the railway seem likely to the leader of the workers' revolution;' he said. (Unita), has made the Benguela line a Director General of the port said in"fln continue. prime target. interview. "Uni~ and South Africa are waging Fans elash with poliee and troops "Unita and South Africa declared an The 440 ocm tOns handled in 1987 a war against the Benguela line out-and-out war against the Benguela are a far cry from the port's annual because they know that once it starts BULAWAYO: Soldiers firing live ammunition wounded several pop fans railway:' Silinge said. capacity oftwo million tons in 1974. working again, their fight is over:' said during a riot at an outdoor show staged here on Saturday by Jamaican reg­ Ii Rebel sabotage attacks over the last In April 1987 , Angola, Zambia and Silinge. , gae star, Gregory Isaacs, a newspaper reported on Tuesday. f; "The Chronicle", controlled by the state-owned Mass Media Trust, said nine of the 15 people hospitalised were still being treated for injuries received in clashes with troops and police at White City football stadium. Officials said some ofthem had bullet wounds. Police and troops fired teargas shells and rubber bullets into the crowd of some 9 000, angrily demonstrating that Isaacs sang for less than an hour. i It was the second riot the Jamaican provoked in a week. The previous Sunday ij IN ANNUAL REPORTS provided by the State Department, the in its concern for human rights abuses in Harare, poice broke up angry crowds among 40 000 fans after the singer failed United States Government on Wednesday described widespread in Uganda and Africa, the report said. to appear for 12 hours. abuses of human rights across Africa, and found acceptable to "Human rights and other organisa­ The newspaper also reported that in Bulawayo, the the troops fired live rounds tions, including the international into fans. SEveral were operated on in local hospitals. In an editorial "The Chroni­ good conditions in only a handful ofcountries. Ethiopia wasjudg­ cle" said some people in the football stadium shouted "Soweto, Soweto" - referr­ ed as "deplorable", while in Namibia, the report referred "ar­ press, have noted favourably the con­ to trasting approaches between the NRM ingto the black town near Johannesburg, which was the centre of some of the worst bitrary detentions", and South Africa was among a number of and previous regimes. Nevertheless, in clashes in that country. countries where conditions. appeared to be deteriorating. 1987 the national reconciliation was undercut as continuing unrest in the Ghana pleads for flexihility Among countries receiving praise emergency, giving police and military northern and eastern regions con­ ACCRA: Ghanian leader Jerry Rawlings urged multi-lateral donors on were Botswana, Cape Verde, the Ivory extraordinary arrest and detention tributed to the deterioration ofhuman Tuesday to be flexible in their financial assistance to needy countries, the Coast, Mauritius and Senegal. ' powers was renewed in June 1987. The rights". official Ghana news agency said. "There was no progress towards government also rewrote many ofthe The report stated that in Zaire the At a meeting with visiting United Nations Secretary-General Javier Perez de respect for human rights in South emergency regulations to close tiie government had taken several poten­ Cuellar, Rawlings urged donor agencies to "review some of their approaches to Africa:' said Richard Shifter, Assis­ loopholes and make it more dificult for tially important steps to advance economic problems facing developing countries." tant Secretary of State for Human the judiciary tointervene ... and impos­ human rights. These included "co­ He did not elaborate, but cited the case ofindebted Brazil which he said was in operation with human rights Rights in the 1 358-page annual ed harsher curbs on the media, and dire economic straits because it had "swallowed an ~nternational Monetary Fund "Country Reports on Human Rights brought its programme of limited organisations and a willingness to con­ (IMF) package for economic recovery without any modifications. Practices for 1987;' covering 160 coun­ reforms to a virtual halt. front human rights abuses through He said Ghana "is accepting economic prescriptions from multi-lateral agen­ tries and territories. In Mozambique, it seems, the govern, new oversight institutions. The effi­ cies, but with objective modifications" that give flexibility in economic recovery:' Under US law, the State Department ment took steps to improve military ciency ofthese new organisations had Rawlings' visit is part of a six-nation African tour that _will also take him to prepares the reports annually as a justice and allowed greater religious yet to be demonstrated by the end of Cameroun, Gabon, Zaire, Congo and Angola. foreign policy guide to lawmakers. freedom. However, the report said "The 1987." In Angola, "Human rights abuses overall human rights situation in the' The report said "In Zimbabwe there D.eath hy firing squad continued as the fighting between country deteriorated dy.e mainly to the has been a trend towards decreased rebel U nita and governmentforces in­ conflict between government forces human rights abuses by the govern­ MOGADISHU: Somalia's NationalSEcurity Court has sentenced a former creased in intensity. In NOvember, and Renamo rebels. Both Mozambican ment. A significant exception has been vice-president and seven other men to death by firing squad on Sunday, Unita forces finally stopped a majr and Renamo rebels reportedly commit­ the sometimes brutal forcedrepatria­ for plotting to overthrow the government in 1982, the official Somali news government campaign, leaving many ted serious crimes against civilians ... tion of over 9 000 Mozambican agency Sonna, said this week. hundreds of casualties. Each side ac­ the increased toll on civilians was refugees. The Government also bann­ The condemned men include Brigadier General Ismail Ali Abokor, Somalia's cused the other of killing civilians and dramatically evident in a series of ed meetings of the political opposition third vice-president at the time,and former foreign minister, Omar Arteh Qalir, committing atrocities. massacres in thesecorid half of 1987. and detained leading members of the it said. . "Some' recent estimates -indicate ' 'Circumstantial 'evidence and the opposition for several months last that aboui700 000 ofthe eight to nine credible reports of eye-witnesses in­ year:' . Stolen ears eonfiseated aeross horder million population have been dispiac­ dicated that theSe actions incidatethat In ZambIa, according to the State ed internally In addition to some these actions probably , were Department, "individual rights, basic MBABANE: Swaziland police and army authorities have confirmed that 400 000 -' refugees resident in perpetrated by the rebels:' . freedom and due processes are general­ they are investigating allegations that Swazi soldiers manning the border neighbouring countries. In Swaziland it said, "there were ly resp.ected, while some political , areas with South Africa were confis~ating cars which were stolen from "South Africa announced in significant restrictions on'the e~erC:ise rights ~ restricted. Continuing fears -South Africa and smuggled across the border into Swaziland. November that it had given military of human rights, including fr~doni of, of South'African efforts to destablise The allegations by unnamed police' sources 'in Shiselweni district, southern support to Unita during the fall cam­ speech and assembly and political the country have also affected the Swaziland, said some members ofthe army patrols wh~n intersepting such cars, paign. A number of deaths also occur­ rights. The Governmtmt is sensitive to human-rights situation. Several per­ chased the culprits away. '-, " , .;; red inside Angola in the course of negative or potentially insulting sons, mainly white foreigners, were de­ They then'converted the confiScated vehicles for use by themselves or their senior hostilities between Swapo and South remarks about th~ King and Swazi tained ,as suspected South African officers. ' " Africa." . traditions. In "1987 the-government agents. Soldiers in the area were quoted as saying they had stopped handip.g confiscated Referring to Namibia, the report responded to the publication of an ar, Human rights concerns sharply in­ cars to the police because when they had done so in the past, the same cars were stated "Arbitrary government deten­ ticle critical of the traditional royal creased in Kenya, amid reports of seen being driven by senior police officers for their own use. tions without access to counsel or visits ceremony known as 'Incwala', by ar­ torutre of prisoners, the detention of Six Swazi offers of various ranks are due to appear in court shortly to face charges by family members, as well as other resting four persons involved in the persons without charges and questions ofille'gal private auctioning of stolen vehicles confiscated by the police over the restrictions for example, on freedeom writing, translating, printing and as to the fairness of trials of alleged Pllst two or three years. These and more than 100 other cars allegedly stolen from of assembly, continued. disribution of the aritc1e, and charged subversives. The government South African owners, recovered by Swazi police and then sold at irregular police "The Human rights situation in them with high treason. acknowledged that 14 people were auctions - mainly to police officers, are still the subject of investigations and South AFrica continued to deteriorate The National Resistance movement held without trial under the Public Swaziland high court proceedings by a SA firm of investigators instructed by a in 1987;' the report said. "A state of (NRM), was given a high public profile Security Act during 1987. number of South Mrican insurance companies. Tht 'Bd71as' Boyijit' OOlAnc.tS rxU.k fVOW1 tht bush 1ambtfJuiLt by Gwen Lister bu~!in9 wi~ 4t'\~ flkktwy~ prq>agancla ...

a o () PERSPECTIVE o o FOR A long time now, the interim government has refused to state its o views, despite repeated inquiries, concerning the SADF's use of Namibia as a springboard for ag­ gression against the ' People's Republic of Angola. The answer to this question has now become clear o through their actions: not only do they concur, but they also approve. The visit by most members of the interim government Cabinet to J amba, the headquarters of Jonas ~We live. in timts Savimbi, proves which side they of 5urpri se~. are on - namely, that of the illegal occupiers of Namibia and Angola. . Ju~t WATCH BUr. OF COURSE, its not the first time the interim government ' na,hQ.') Cabinet has visited Jamba (the first visit was about ten months after OlAr! their inauguration in June 1985) and we should not be surprised if Jonas Savimbi himself makes a return visit to Windhoek in the near future! Naturally, Mr Savimbiis no stranger to Namibia. He has been on Namibian soil many times before, but generally in transit to Pretoria. However, it is understood that the interim government, when visiting Jamba eariier this week, invited Savimbi to come here too. The visit, to Jamba, I believe, is a culmination of bilateral talks between the South African and interim governments. At the start . of 1987, the interim government issued a 'plan of action' for the year which intensely annoyed members of the South African Government hierarchy. Among others, the interim government stated there that they planned to create an own department of defence and an own department of foreign affairs. . As most observers are aware, the South African Government, in handing over a limited amount of 'power' to the interim government, retained for itself control over foreign affairs, defence and security. These functions, it was said at the time, would remain in South African hands until independence. There was also a concern that if these functions were taken over by the interim government, that the handover of power would smack ofa unilateral declaration of independence, something which the South Africans are not prepared to risk at this stage. Messrs PW and Pik Botha must have told the interim government . it was 'no go' on the question of them taking control of these func­ tions in the immediate future: So the interim government's 'plan of action' for 1987 was watered down to accomodate the South African stance. Instead, the interim government would hasten the formation of an 'own army' and would, start doing a bit of foreign affairs public relations work themselves -to create a foundation for the formation of such a department in Namibia c.ome independence. In the last bilateral talks between South Africa and the interim government late last year, Mr Botha reportedly encouraged the in­ terim government to embark on a "meet-its-neighbours" -type cam­ ...... paign, instead of doing an.overkill on sympathetic African countries - -- --. such as the Ivory Coast. ---::... ; -- ~ -'-- '- -- So now Chairman Mo alJ.d the interim government Cabinet (follow­ ing his masters' voice) have embarked on a "meet-its-neighbours" campaign, starting, of course, with Jonas Savimbi. Following a con­ EDUCATION IS THE KEY TO CONTROL ference ofthe Hanns Seidel Foundation in West Germany last year, the interim government Cabinet reportedly visi.ted a few African countries, the identities ofwhich they have not revealed to date for OF OWN AFFAIRS AND DESTINY reasons of sensitivity. . Mr Botha has apparently encouraged them to. "do" the homelands, THE JulWa Bushman Develop­ training over six months in basic Agricultural Centre. mentFoundation(JBDF)this week literacy, numeracy, Afrikaans and . The students themselves welle Lesotho and other neighbouring states as part of their race to gain said that the untimely and tragic English and will involve practical ap­ primarily selected because oftheir in­ . credibility in Africa and abroad. death of /Gaishay 'Martin' :f:Toma plication of these skills. The trainees telligence and their keen desire to Apparently all members of the interim government Cabinet.were. ofBushmanland last month was a will be taught at the ROssing Educa­ return to Bushmanland to help other present at Jamba this week, apart from Mr Fanuel Kozonguizi who sad blow to tbe Bushman people. tion Centre in Khomasdal, with later Ju/wasi uplift their stimdardofliving, , was "ill" at the time. (Nice move there, Kozo!) The subject of discus­ Besides being a respected member courses in agriculture and mechanics and to bring recognition to this sion on the day trip was the question of a 'regional conference' on of /Gautcha community, he was taking place at the Rossing neglected part of Namibia. the question of Namibia (including Unita and the interim govern­ also a brilliant linguist -speaking ment as parties, of course!); a military and political briefmg by Unita; .sixlanguages-and he was seen by discussion of the recent visit to Angola by US Under Secretary for his people as one of their major Foreign Affairs, Chester Crocker, architect of the disastrous 'con­ spokesmen. More eritieism of visit TheJBDF said that it was hoped that structive engagement' policy, and the possibility of a Cuban thelossofMr ¥lbma would to some ex­ withdrawal; a speech by Jonas Savimbi and a reciprocal speech by tent be alleviated by a cadre ofyoung , hy Franz Josef Strauss I I . Chairman Mo. Then they had lunch and flew back to Windhoek. bright JulWasi who were recently A Cabinet statement this week confirmed the visit, saying further selected for an education programme THE Partnership Seminary says Federal Republic of Germany talks were envisaged in the future. The statement added that talks to be run in Windhoek. The program thatthe visit ofthe Bavarian Prime when a competing foreign policy is "centred on matters pertaining to the southern African regions of was initially proposed by Mr Tsamko Minister, Franz Josef Strauss, was pursued by order of the N amioia and Angola as well as other areas of rrlUtual interest". But +Toma, Chairman of the Ju/Wa an attempt to legitimate the interim Cha~cellor". during the talks, from what can be gleaned, the interim govern­ Farmers Union and the elder brother government installed by South· Issued by Horst Kannemann on behalf of the particip~nts in the ment's support for·Unita came through clearly. The Cabinet were of'Martin'. It is being funded by CDM Africa. and administered by the Ju/Wa seminary, the statement added that sorry that they could not help Unita with military hardware at this In a press release this week, the the people of Namibia needed in­ stage, but maybe they could help in other 'humanitarian' areas: Bushman Development Foundation (JBDf). Seminary (for which represen­ dependence, justice and peace in The interim government and the Cabinet have quite a lot in com­ Mr Hartung, ChairmanoftheJBDF,' tatives of church circuits meet to terms ofthe Resolution 435 of 1978 mon, the main aspect of which is their mutual dependence on the sees education as the only way that have a partnership to church cir­ of the UN Security Council. "The South African Government: But the interim government's visit has JulWasi will ultimately gain control of cuits in Namibia) added that his attempt to strengthen the interim shown the people of Namibia that: they support the 'undeclared' their affairs and their destiny. Their visit was contradictory to the inter­ government by diplomacy or SADF war on the MPLA; they support the use of Namibia as a absence of representation in the national law of the UN and to the development aid confirms the springboard for attacks on a sovereign state (and the use of con­ Government is mark!!d, and in the 'foreign policy of the Federal dependence of Namibia on South scripted Namibians as mercenaries in a foreign country); they meantime, Bushmanland is ad­ Republic of Germany, in terms of Africa and causes damage to the themselves are guilty of crossing an international border without ministered by the Department of which the interim government was striving for justice. Itis an obstrtic­ Governmental Affairs with the null and void. tionforthe groups in Namibia who permission of the authorities; they see themselves and Unita as be­ Departments of Agriculture and "The Bavarian Prime Minister seek for a consequent way-in terms ing 'key' to a solution of the Namibia problem; they support the con­ Nature Conservation playing major has no competence for foreign of the peace resolution. Our part­ tinued occupation of Namibia by South Africa. Most of all, they were roles there also. policy. It causes damage to the con­ ners belong to these groups", the just obediently carrying out their orders. The education program will involve fidence in the government of the statement concluded. .-~------~.~~...... -- ... -.,...~~-.--

THE NAMIBIAN Friday February 12 1988 11

ANGOP claimed earlier this Major Pinzi wa ~ addressing a mass In the same operation, two AML-90 week that the South African rally in Kuito Kuanavale to mark the armoured cars and a fuel tanker were destroyed, and two Unimog vehicles, Reports continue of bodies on Casspirs Air Force had again bombed 27h anniversarY ofthe start ofthe ilI'ID­ ed struggle in Luanda on February 4. 13 AKM guns, two 120mm mortars IT HAS COME to our attention that the parading of the small town of Xangongo, in He added that the South Africans had and 13180mmand 120mm shells were the Cunene area, raining carried out 272 airspace violations, captured. bodies (apparently those of dead Swapo insurgents) by bombs on civilian residential particularly in Kuando Kubango, us­ In the same period, Fapla admitted the security forces, is continuing in the far north of the areas. ing 415 ·aircraft. to losing five men while repulsing country. Meanwhile Angola has claimed that Unita. South African allegations ofthe use Once again we have to condemn these inhumane and Angop added that during the raid, by on January 27, the Angolan armed of poison gas in the fighting, was met two Buccaneer fighter bombers, a forces had hif two South African barbaric acts by security forces. by a claim by Angolan Ambassador to woman in an ' advanced state of Mirage fighter planes which were France, Luis de Altneida, who de­ We remind' the security forces - both army and Koevoet pregnancy was killed and eight other bombing Fapla positions and nounced South Mrica's use of poison - of our frequent reports in this regard in the past. Time civiliaIis were seriously wounded. populated areas on the outskirts of gas. He said it was ·used in fighting Angop said that the bombing in­ Kuito Kuanavale. and again both army and police denied responsibility dicated that the South African army with Angolan armed forces in the for such actions, until this newspaper published a was prepared to attack Xangongo, A military source said that during Munhango area, in central Angola, which is about 80km from the Nami­ the last few days in January the South. andKuito Kuanavale inthe south east. photograph of the bodies of dead insurgents tied to the 'bian border. African army stepped up its miliary De Almeida called on the interna­ sides and back of Casspir vehicles, and police finally ad­ Meanwhile, Major Julio Pinzi, head operations deep inside Angolan ter­ tional community to protest against mitted to these incidents. ofFapla's anti·aircraft units in Kuan­ ritory. On January 25 'and 28, the South Africa's acts of aggression, and . do Kubango, said that during the cur· source added, the Angolan armed added that the use of poison gas by On Wednesday of last week, yet another Koevoet 'body rent aggression, the South African forces had killed 27 U nita units in the South African troops was a conse­ parade' was reported, this time in the vicinity of the armed forces had carried out 43 bom­ Cuemba area, Bie province, including quence ofthe defeats iIiflicted on them Outapi Secondary School in the Ombalantu region of bing raids, five or' which hit their two captains and two second by the Angolan armed forces in recent targets, killing 28 civilians. lieutenants. fighting in Kuito Kuanavale. northern Namibia. Students of the school were par­ ticipating in afternoon sporting events, when the Two teams appOinted to investigate Casspirs started a 'death parade' in an apparent attempt to intimidate and frighten the schoolchildren. financial affairs of two second tiers Although we can find no provision in the statutes in THE INTERIM government with the Administration for Hereros: vanZyr. terms of which the parading of bodies in such a man­ Cabinet has decided to appoint two namely, agriculture, health and For investigation offinancial affairs ner is illegal, we nevertheless remind security forces of separate teams to investigate the welfare, education, personnel manage­ of the Administrationforthe Damaras, the fact that it is both immoral and inhumane. Many manner in which financial matters ment and finance. Officials for the in­ Messrs I J van der Merwe andL A Reid of the Herero and Damara second vestigation had been appointed from had been appointed. residents of the north may well see a relative, son or tier authorities have been relevant departments of the interim The statement concluded by saying father, strapped to the side of the police vehicles in this . administered. government and consisted of Messrs N that the investigation teams were to' manner. Ina statement this week, the interim de Klerk, WH Beyleveldt,C Booysen, report to the interim government When approached on the question of security force government said that in this instance Dr JAG du Plessis, P Swart and T J F Cabinet at the earliest possible date. it was acting "under the relevant pro­ atrocities, the answer of the ' security forces, time and visions of Proclamation AG 8 of1980, again, is that "we will not tolerate" such actions. This, as are applicable in the event that the Report of the Auditor General on Ac- . despite the fact that such atrocities are committed and counts of representative authorities continue to escalate. Similarly, we remind both the ar­ provides reasons to the Cabinet for the my and police of their frequent denials of such 'death assumption that the executive parades'" one of the many reasons why residents of the authority of a population group has not property exercised powers ego financial -far north consistently call for an SADF withdrawal from control". the region. ' The statement said that the follow­ Such actions on the part of security forces must be re­ ing functions were to be investigated jected with the contempt that they deserVe. We also call upon residents of the north who are witness to such Parade of bodIes 'death parades' to continue to expose these occurrences...... r,.. Actions of the security forces, such as these, serve on~ on Casspirs ~ Ronald Reagan with Jack Abramoff. ly to give further justification to the resounding call by Red Scorpion's Abramoff is Reagan man residents of that area, for the immediate withdrawal of continues in the SADF and implementation of the United Nations set­ JACK Abramoff, the Executive Producer of the Savimbi-public the far., north ' relations film Red Scorpion, currently being filmed in Win­ tlement plan. dhoek, has strong ties with the Reagan Administration in the THE PARADE of dead bodies, ap­ US. parently those of dead Swapo in­ He is the Chairman ofthe International Freedom Foundation; and former Subscribe to surgents, has once again been reported Chairman of the College Republican National Committee, the youth arm of in northern Namibia. the Republican Party. He is a member of the Board of Governors of the Coun­ On Wednesday of last week, in the cil for National Policy and was appointed by President Ronald Reagan to the [tJ@W OruO@[tJ vicinity of the Outapi Secondary board of directors of the US Holocaust Memorial Council. . School in the Ombalantu area, (The International Freedom Foundation has a branch office in Johannesburg Koevoet Casspirs were once again where it seeks to "analyse the constantly changing face of southern Africa, ~'---_/ reported to be parading dead bodies in where the forces of freedom are trying to develop new social structures in the •••••• 26 weeks 52weeks_._ --'-~ front of schoolchildren. face of determined outside aggression", in the words of the Foundation itself). ... Witnesses to the 'parade' said they Abramoff is also Publisher of the International Freedom Review, a right­ Namibia R30,OO R60,OO . were uncertain as to the number of wing publication with Dr Charles Lichtenstein as Chairman (Lichtenstein is SA & homelands R33,OO R66,OO Casspirs and bodies but there were "a also a member of the extreme right-wing Heritage Foundation in the US). He few". is also on the editorial board ofthe South African Freedom Review, similarly Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, They said that the 'parade' had taken 'a right-wing publication. . place in the afternoon, when students The Washington Post reported on July 271985 that Abramoff, formerly ex­ of the Outapi Secondary School were ecutive director of Citizens for America (CF A), a right wing group, had resigned, busy with sporting events. following allegations of financial mismanagement and 'lavish spending'. Residents speculated that Koevoet Abramoff, as President, USA Foundation, was also $ignatory to an advertise­ 1 were trying to warn the students of the ment addressing questions to Ronald Reagan under the headline: "Why is 111 111'1 consequences of going over the border Chester Crocker trying to sell 20 tnillion black Africans into communist ':'!il:~_R:..::;:;1:;;~~"~:..:\-;:-:-~-::-:~-;-i-l:";:-o:"':-:-i to join the People's Liberation Army of slavery?". The advertisement, published in the Conservative Digest of May Namibia (PLAN). 1985, accused Crocker of "undercutting Jonas Savimbi and his anti-communist North America This newspaper has carried several U nita freedom fighter~, who are just months away from defeating the Soviet R219,OO reports of similar incidents over the Cuban supported tyranny of the Marxist-Leninist MPLA in Angola". They Send To: past two years, all of which culminated similarly accused Crocker of "installing the pro-Soviet terrorist organisation Australia and New Zealand The Namibian in army and police denials that they Swapo through a Soviet-manipulated United Nations 'one man, one vote, one R281.00 PO Box 20783, were responsible for such actions. time' election in mineral rich Namibia. Instead we should ericourage in­ Nordic countries WINDHOEK 9000 After publication of a photograph dependence under the leadership of one of the indigenous political movements R192,OO NAMIBIA however, the police finally admitted which participate in the democrati~, pro-American, Multi-Party Conference". Tel: 36970/1 responsibility. The advertisemeIl:t also asked why "the State Department (is) unwilling to Telex: 3032 At the time the 'parades' were con­ extend humanitarian aid to drought-stricken, anti-communist Namibia ... " demned by churchleaders and Abramoffis also a trustee ofthe Conservative Caucus Foundation Inc., which residents of the north. incorporates a 'Victory over Communism' project. In June 1985, this right· wing group mandated Howard Phillips, Chairman of the Conservative Caucus, to attend the installation of the interim government. In a letter to Phillips, Name: . Wrong title for Senator Jesse Helms wrote "I wish the transitional government well in its endeavours, and urge them to resist all international pressures aimed at in­ Address': ...... Swapo leader stalling a racial or communist dictatorship in Namibia". In an interview in December, Abramofftold The Namibian that the film, IN a caption to a photograph in Red Scorpion, was "pure Hollywood entertainment" and denied a charge that ...... Code: ...... last week's edition, Swapo's Joint right-wing groups were financing it as a pro-Savimbi exercise. In the light I enclose a cheque/postal order of ...... Foreign Affairs Secretary, Mr of the above revelations about Abramoff's highly conservative and political Niko Bessinger, was erroneously role in the US, his claims are without credibility. The role of the South African for ...... weeks subscription to The Namibian referred to as Vice President. Defence Force in this film is also not surprising in view of Abramoff's pro­ Mr Bessinger is Foreign Affairs South African stance. Red Scorpion stars Dolph Lundgren and South African (Please ensure exact amount in Rands or equivalent Secretary and Pastor Hendrik actor Ruben Nthodi and is directed by Joe Zito. Already there has been con­ currency.) As from 117/87 until further notice. Witbooi is the Vice President of troversy abroad about the film, with Swapo and other groups calling for a Swapo. boycott. Warner Bros US, have denied that they will be the distributors. 12 Friday Febru'ary 12 1988 THE NAMIBIAN

On for:IDer 'spy' line with these Christian ethos? Sometimes people are held respon­ MINE is a response to the story ofMr sible for the account of a deceased Julius Phillipus, also known by the relative. ·'Ib cite an example - the name Jerry, on the front page of The mother of the deceased, Mr PJ April Namibian of February 5,1988. has been evicted because of her son's I am not condemning the whole story debt to the Municipality. ofMr Julius but! am strongly tempted Last year in October, the compound to put right some of his words. He . was evacuated. This was done without claimed that everybody a~cused him of consulting the inmates of the com- "spying for the colonisers and op­ . pound. They were kicked out without pressors". Well, Mr ~ulius must learn ;.,. housing being provided for them. As that this is achallenging situation he citizens ofthis country they are entitl­ is facing. I believe that ~'everybo dy " ed to decent housing. - . does not intend to hurt and hate Mr While evictions are the order of the Julius, but it also seems foolish for (b) We posed a few questions as to Commanding SWATF·: Major General umn, he may do so. BAG 13220 . day, KeetmanshoOp IS known for its low "everybody" to trust him. whether you are prepared to condemn PRNATE (h) You did.-Refer your news c~n­ wages and high unemployment rates. Personally, I am deeply shocked by Swapo (in the same terms as "ou con- WINDHOEK ference at the end of 1987 , which we the following statement made by Mr . demn the security forces) with regards were not invited to attend but IN ANSWER to the .above: JOHANNES DAUSAB Julius that reads: " .. . people are just to the brutal killings of innocent which was reported in the ~ther (a) We are not prepared to publish Secretary Rent and Consumers jealous about my nice car and the civilians. media; - Gwen Lister. . your list ofSwapo 'atrociti.es' since Pressure Group, clothes that I wear. Now they say that (c) You accused .the SWA Territory Keetmanshoop. . I am the spy ..." - Force pf getting involved in politics, we are not convinced that all the ac­ . We, the ll"ving Perhaps Mr Julius does·not know The Namibian, January 8 1988. In tions listed can. be attributed to Swapo. At least one of those in­ lAM very concerned about une~ploy- W ti with whom he intend's to reconcile by answer to tliis we quotad The Nami- ment and the standardofliving affec- rong repor ng trying to clear his name in the public. bian at random in which it was stances cited on your list is the bombingofthe Catholic Church at ting us black people. I wish to appeal THE DAILY Republikein of February I wish to correct Mr Julius: reported that Swapo claimed respon- OmulukiIia, an attack for which to those involved in the socalled 9thisyear, as usual gave a mischievous D the people with whom you want to sibility(orall "armed actions". You are Swapo categorically denied government that the time has come to distorted report oftwo boys who drown- reconcile are not jealous about your the ones .claiming that Swapo is a responsibility. We have no informa­ get serious. ed over the previous weekend. The "nice" car and the clothes you are political organisation, why then do tion which leads us to believetbey Why must we hear that there.are no reporting about the one boy was" ... wearing. Know that this is a political they, the hierarchy of Swapo and not were responsible and in instances jobs for those who need them most Alfred Kagunieei (16) Saterdag ver- situation and people who are very thatofPLAN,issuestatementsonthe such as these, the mere statement while unnecessary jobs are provided drink ... sy lyk is deur polisieduikers serious with the critical political situa- socalled war situation? It is alleged by your office that 'Russian timing for others in the unelected interim opgespoor". tion are not wasting time by being that The Namibian serves as devices were fOund on the scene etc government? I wonder whether the in- The facts about this incident are not "jealous" of your personal property. mouthpiece forBwapo's political pro· .. ! js simply not adequate in identi­ teriIil government really cares about only wrong, but insulting and contrary They are people who understand how gramme and if not, prove that to be fying those responsible for the ' the well-being oftheir countrymen. to the spirit of nation building which bitter the struggle is and its present wrong. deed. . Our standard of living is very low ispurportedlypropoundedbythespon- context. (d) In this regard you also accuse us of We reiterate once again concern­ ~nd there we many shortages. sors ofthis newspaper. .D the true situation ofthe whole affair' playing the word games, see your ing atrocitit;s of any kind: we are Have you, socalled Ministers, been It is a universally acceptedjournalist . is that people are suspicious about Political Perspective column, The not prepared to publish your lists here in Katutura and in other black ethic that a newspaper must establish yoursocialconductsin~eyourrelease. Namibian, January 151988, 'and we · of alleged Swapo 'atrocities' simp- townships ofNamibia? If the answer the correct facts prior to publishing an Perhaps, as a former freedom fighter, . posed the question, who was playing · ly for propaganda purposes and is 'yes', then why don't you fight our event. . you failed to build a reliable contact the word games? The problemforboth' wit40ut proof of any kind. Our cause with the South African Govern- The correct facts about the incident with the people whom you claim are Th~ Namibian and Swapo, is that you. _'atrocity'reports are based on·the ment for the sake ofyour CountrYmen? are that Alfred ~eehi drowhed on jealous about your property. - were the ones who started playing the' statementS by the' civilians con­ Unemployment IS unnecessary ina the farm Baumgartsbrunn on that to have the best oflife (a "nice" car word games and a situation has riow o cerned, and are not released by country such 'as this. There are also a weekend, and 'not Alfred Kagti'nieei. and clothes) immediately after yoUr l:ieenreachedwherethereareSomany lot of potential jobs around the The body was recovered by fellow . release is amazing or dismaying to semantics'involved, you don't know Swapo. I . • ~d.rOr the reccJrd, the·blowbtg townships for blacks. l- ' . . . : stpdents and not "poJice'diveri". - many people w}lo experience a lot of '· ·whattousewh~ri. This is applicable to . up .of a telephone pole can.hardly JUllt . 'pay a short visit here to . A persori'sianguage is an es'sential poverty in this country" (Unless this, organisations, fr~mts, 'wings, ·and be termed ~ 'atrocity'! . Katutura 'to wh_at I am talking " part ofthat person. IfonemisChievous­ was provided by· your relatives- or ' .' Ferms such' as 'gUerrilla, insUrgent, . see (b) We have staq,d ti~e and again about. I want to appeAl to Moses of ·· ly distorts or traciples upon it, op.e whatever). A nice car andclotlies is not fighter, combatant, etc. ·- \ that w:e do not condone acts of Manpower·to provide jobs for his coun- _ disregards~d tramples upon that per- something to be proud of, especially for (e) Iftnen, as suggested from time fo violence against civilians fro~ try-men. You can provide jobs by hav- son. It is high -time the Republikein a former freedom ~ghter. . time, Swapo's soealleqmilit8ry strug· whatever quarte~ Ifitis possible to ing a park project for Katuturaandpro- . respects the cultural heritage (this iIi.- D please, Mr Juhus, to be relevant gleisin'factaimedagairisttj1esecurl- quantify such a~ the.n we regard per playgrounds for our kids. . cludes surnamesj of the black people enough: know that every individual ty forces, the question remains: what them in a more' serious light if You could also launch a project forthe and report the facts correctly. '" has a full right to protect him or herself is Swapo going to do in ordertoprevent perpetratedbythoseclaimingtobe planting oftrees in certain areas to im­ from being spied upon. The people do its terrorists from killing and maim- the 'protectors' of the .population. KKANGUEEHI ... theycannotread. ing more) nnocent people? Will you . prove Katutura. 'notun~erstandyou (cH am not going to enter a polemic 'Ib quote from history, perhaps you POBQX3587 yourmmd and heart. The best way for please pose this question to their concerning the status of WINDHOEK you to clear your name depends on you . leadership and provide your readers' might refer back to Franklin Swapo/PLAN. Swapo describes Rooseveldt and his New Dealfor some changing your social behaviour. with adequate answers? Next question, still unanswered, as -itself as a 'liberation movement' tips. CaU to Koevoet rather than a political party. The Please don'tfool us by telling us that WILLY AMUTENYA put forward in The Namibian January 22 1988. Who opted 'fo; courts here have ruled that Swapo the money is not available. Our mines I feel very strongly about the extreme­ POBOX272 is a legitimate political organisa- . revolution? This question was put to are full of raw materials which are ex­ ly vague and- unrea.Jistic curfew WINDHOEK tion, and it is widely acknowledg­ both The Narnibian and Dr A Shejavali ploited by South Africa. Then you tell regulation which is still in effect in nor­ ed that it has a dualistic status. It . answer outstanding. us.there's no money? thern Namibia. Why is it that those SWATF qu.estions has a three-pronged strategy: (g) In the 'same context and the same All Khomasdal streets are tarred. responsible for this draconian regula­ 1. In last week's edition of The Nami­ political, ~plomatic and military, Why not Katutura? Don't tell me about tion, namely Koevoet, may freely move issue of The Namibian, another ques­ and to different people, it may bian, you stated: "We feel we have ade­ tion was put to Dr Shejavali, who ob­ money. I am aware that our taxes are around after dark, while the regula­ quately answered the questions posed mean different things. The Swapo not the same as the residents of tion says 'nobody is allowed to move viously speaks on behalf of the CCN: fighter will see the organisation to us by you. If you have a new set of "Wha~ is interesting in this regard", Khomas?al or those of Windhoek, but around after dark?' from a perspective slightly dif­ questions, by all means let us have referrmg to the stand-off attack on why can t we get even cheap tarred These Koevoet men come to our ferentto that ofthe Swapo member them". c Oshakati on January 131988 in which roads just to keep the dust away. Is this homes after dark and accuse people inside Namibia. The Swapo Presi­ 2. This is no new set of questions, but two civilians were killed, "is that a case of 'equal rights'. who are preparing their evening meals merely the ones being asked thus far dent is also the commander in chief I repeat my concern about unemploy­ of giving food to guerrillas. At times neither the CCN, nor Dr Shejavali in of PLAN, as you are aware; and and definitely not adequate answered person, condemned Swapo's acts ofter­ ment and the law standard ofliving of one may evenjust be reading a book at by you: statements on the war situation are many blacks, particularly the the fire place, when one is accused! ror against civilians, but calls for the generally made via the Informa­ (a) On January 131988 alistofSwapo rejection'of call-up. Isn't this choosing Ovambo-speaking people. It normally does not end at a mere ac­ tion and Publicity Secretary. atrocities was included as an Appen­ sides politically, or will the above­ cusation. These Koevoet men assault PLAN commanders are possibly uix to our letter to you. This list of mentioned be willing to put the same KC'MACUPI innocent and defenceless people, and too busy in the field to have'access Swapo atrocities included the ones call towards Swapo who a,bducts peo­ PO BOX 3119 even burn down their homes. to the instruments of communica­ committed during the course of 1987. ple against their own free will. WINDHOEK Is it not high time that these men It has not been printed yet. The fact tion, unlike Unita which apparent­ review their own curfew regulation (h) Who said Nanso was a Swapofront? ly has a press agency operating out that you haven't done so creates the im­ which they have promulgated in order Refer to our letter dated January 26 of Jamba! If your political leader­ pression that you are deliberately 1988, which you haven't even bothered Christian to eriet? ship in South Africa was prepared to "maintain law and order?" withholding this information from . to answer. (Please keep in mind our to talk to Swapo as the latter have Once again we want to bring the Or how do others understand this your readers in order to disguise quotation in this regard before requested, then perhaps you maladministration and corruption of matter? Can Koevoet in northern Swapo's true colours -arevolutionary answering). Namibia furnish me with a speedy . organisation which aims at politicis­ would get all your answers. For the the Tseiblaagte Municipality to your 3. We are very much looking forward · rest, you'll have to rely on all your newspaper. reply? ing and mobilising the inhabitants of to your reply. alleged captured documents from The Municipality is involved in nak­ NEKWAYA YANEKWAYA this country by means of armed pro­ PO Box 1515 paganda, or terrorism as it. is also COMMANDANT G R C BESTER raids on Swapo bases, and your 'in­ ed exploitation of the inhabitants of this township. Swakopmund known. On behalf of General Officer telligence' wing. (d) You. The Municipality is going ahead (e) Yes, Swapo has stated frequent­ withtheevictionofthosewhoareinar­ Postal address! ly that their struggle is aimed rears with their rent. TV SETS AT GIVEAWAY PRICES! against South African occupation We hereby want to make it known WOULD 'Parent of -the ~orth', of and the security forces. The that the Municipality cannot evict peo­ Omashak~, Ondangua, who has writ­ answer to the question you pose to ple just because they are in arrears. We ten to The Namibian to defend 101 Bat­ the Swapo leadership could once say this against the background oLCir­ talion, please supply,us with his postal again be answered ifyour Govern­ cular 4 of 1986, whereby-pensioners, address before his letter can be ment was prepared to meet with the unemployed and needy people, are published. -Editor. Swapo. What .about posing the exempted from paying j;helr rent in same question to yourleadership terms of Article 19 of Prod amat ion 56 in Pretoria? - --.-- - of1951. · ... . (t) Probably' a qUllstion' for 'the The Circular states thatwhen-thesa historians: its a case of.what comes people are in arrears, the ~afuou;t ow: 6] cm hire on monthly* basis NEWS TIPS? col~ur . r~ set~ , fo~ _ first; the chicken oithEl egg? South ed should be demandj!d' by th~ ., mcludmg. IIce.nce and aerial Africa opted for occupation and Municipality from' the eeiitral Swapo opted for military struggle authorities. • . . R&O plus GST per month once diplomatic and political Recently one English newspaper Contacf uS at channels had been exhausted_ The wrote of a civil servant who was Kindly phone World Film Distributors (Tel: 34294) question is a bit outdated in any granted R800 for housing_ The Namibian case. It's now a question of who's But when it comes to people who at 36970 . or Video Magic (Tel: 38933) callingforaceasefire? And its not really need help, they are just evicted. SPEEDY DELIVERY AND INSTALLATION South Africa. We appeal to the Christian morals of during office (g) A question posed to Dr Shejavali these people who claim to be Chris­ The lowest rates in Windhoek!!! himself so if he wishes to answer tians. Daily they preach 'You must love hours through the readers' letters col- your neighbour'. Are the evictions in -'"""' .....----_ ...... -.. ______~~~~------"".-.-....-....- ... -----..::~"...... y_---,-- ...-- ..."'--- ..,""~ .... - ..-... -- "'ll"1'=-~_~

THE NAMIBIAN Friday February 12 1988 13

WALVIS. BAY JOBS IN THE'- BALANCE

MBATJIUA NGAVIRUE

THE JOBS ofNamibianfishermeninWalvis Bay are under serious to stop this reversal of their plans for, LACE said "Traditionally, the only time last year, providixig, inter alia for threatfroin the fortune-hunting South Africans hoping to cash in "Namibianisation!' form of employment contract from a fixed rate of pay - as agreed with the, on the high wages and salaries being paid as a result ofthe upsurge The statement adds that "The situa­ season to season was a crew member's skipper - and seven days notice!' tion, threatening to spark a major registration with the Walvisbay ship- in the industry. crisis, has been allowed to develop dur­ - ping office - if you were on a vessel Despite the contracts, one fisherman Ina press statement issued by the When the pelagic fishing industry ing the course of the off-season from larger than a hundred tons. A service said, "people came and went all the Labour Activity Centre (LACE), on collapsed in the early 1970's a large September until now. contract was introduced for the first season through". Monday, a researcher from the Centre part of Walvis bay's white population "This is despite explicit stipulations said that so far at least 80 Namibian abandoned the town and some white from the Directorate'ofSeafisheries in fishermen in Walvisbay who had skip- ' areas took on the appearance ofghost Windhoek that concession,holders pered and crewed boats had been ar, towns because of the large number of should maximise the employment of bitrarily dismissed. vacant houses. Namibian fishermen as one ofthe con­ LACE said that the affected But the fishermen told LACE that ditions on which these South African fishermen represented 20 per cent of things had now changed and, one of companies were awarded pilchard the approximately 400 men in the them asked "Why are there no longer , quotas as part ofNamibia's 86 per cent pelagic industry and were mainly , empty houses, and why are there many share ofthe global resource then!' residents of NaiTaville, Walvisbay's more white children enrolled in the As part of the new fisheries dispen­ designated coloured township. local schools?" sation the government proposed a Ofthe 37 vessels in the class known The embittered men said' that the training. scheme in 'seamanship for , as Purse Seiner, 30 had so far been af­ newcomers were mainly based in the Namibilins to prepare the way for fur­ fected by lay-offs, and the fear was that "Bobaai' - 'local slang for the Cape - ther "Namibianisation." the 80 men retrenched could be joined and had acquired Walv~s Bay ad­ But LACE said that fishermen were by more as the new season approached. dresses as a mere convenience to now asking " ..what is the use of these The maj()rity ofthese men had spent qualify as locals. training schemes ifall the unempl~ed their whole Ufetimes in the industry, Echoing the general feeling in the fishermen are already qualified and and the loss of their jobs would result town, one fisherman said "We want the experienced." ' in morethan 300 dependents being left 'Bobaaiers' out so that we can work. We They also said "We have no faith in FIGHTING boats docked at Walvis Bay. Now the South Africans are hoping w;ithout any means of support. had our jobs last year as in the years Dr (Jan) Jurgens (Director of Sea to cash in. The statement said that when the before. What has happened to them?" Fisheries) and we have told him so in 1988 season oPens in March/April the The statement charged that the the past" and neither did they have jobs of these men would have been dismissal ofthefishermen was in con­ faith inthe Narraville Advisory Com­ taken by either white and coloured flict with a government policy an­ mittee ofwhom they said, "They only . GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY FOR - South Africans, or Namibians from . nounced in 1987 to 'Namibianise' the look after their pals". outside the fishing industry. fishing industry along the country's The Labour Activity Centre accused YOUNG ASPIRANT DANCERS After 10 years of poor catches there coastline. the fishing industry of being riddled A WONDERFUL opportunity for all young aspirant dancers, had been abig upswing in the indU$tI'Y The Labour Activity Centre said with intimidation and'corruption and dancing schools, dancing teachers - in fact anyone who has in 1987 with the pilchard catch (by­ "The fishermen are mystified by what said that this was an old story within done ballet and who would like to dance in a professional show 'catch included), rising to 60000 tons is now happening, which is precisely the industry.': ' - has been created by Swapac in conjunction with. the Uirlyer- . and a massive 300 000 tons of anchovy the opposite ofwhat the new fisheries Forfishingerewthis meant being the sity of Cape Town Ballet School. ' being landed, '" 0 .. ,' dispensation's employmentprovisions victims ofthe iron hand with which the Because of"tlie' improved catches are designed to do;') " :,.", ,,'" - fa,ctories and the private boat-owners , ' ~wapa!! a~!i th.e UCTJ3allet School are presenting the ballet "'~he Dancing I' wages and salaries in the industry had "The new dispensation was.launch­ rUled the roost when it~ came to hiring Prmcesses, whICh was first performed at the 'Baxter Theatre in Cape 'Ibwn sky-rocketed to unknown heights, In ed last season; after the lapse of the crew and frring'troublemakers'. , two years ago ~n 1986, and Qver 100 young dancers will bEi requii'ed. Anyone a good season askippercould no~ earn original 25-year concessions at the end It said the Namibian fishing from Grade 1 to the highest level are invited to come for auditions and take a basic salary of anYthing from of 1985, and their provisional exten­ workforce "continues to labour under part in this wonderful, exciting fairy tal.e ballet. ' R70 000 on the smaller vessels, up to sion for the 1986 season. At the end of the wor~t conditions in an industry The show is highly professional, and applicants will have to be prepared to R2000000nthelargerones,Ontopof that year the concessions were re­ notorious for its absence of of statutory work very hard, including rehearsals over the long weekend in May and dur­ this he could expect betweenR45 000, alloted, for the most part to the same conditions of employment, and poor ing the April school vacation. andR100000inbonuses,ontopofhis South African corporations that have workmens compensation. Miss Mignon Fur~an, former acting direcor of the dancing school in Cape basic salary, depending on the size of monopolised the South African "A crew member losing a limb at sea 'Ibwn, and now part-time lecturer, will be in Windhoek from April 4-11 for the catches. fisheries along the Namibian ' has been known to receive R100 in the purpose of auditioning. Accompanying her is Miss Katherine Zaymes, who Dismissed employees interviewed by coastline!'"' " compensation. There is no unemploy­ is a full-time lecturer at the dancing school. LACE said a former traffic officer, But to make matters worse LACE ment insurance, ineffective unionisa· Auditions will take place on April 4 (Easter Monday), at 16hOO until20h30 miners, a cafe owner, and schoolleav­ said, there were now fears "that the tion ifat all, and high unemployment in the Windhoek Theatre, and those who are selected will start rehearsals on ing children of new skippers were wholesale South Africanisationofthe facilitating scabbing." April 5. • among the odd assortment of people sea-going workforce can continue. The One fisherman claimed that "In the Anyone interested can make an appointment at Swapac'at telephone numoor who had descended 011 Walvis Bay to authorities in Windhoek and bad times the bosses easily assemble 37966 between 08hOO and 17hOO. All auditions will be held in the rehearsal ' grab a share of the newfound Cape 'Ibwn who masterminded the crew by recruiting anyone in the pubic room ofthe Windhoek Theatre. prosperity. new plan show no signs ofintervening bars!' , "The Dancing Princesses" will be staged in the Windhoek Theatre from May 17-21. FOR THE SMALL BUSINESSMAN KATUTURA

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This week South Africa invad­ Sylvester Stallone wasn't available Embassy to let them know he was now when all 20 of them were forced to ed Bophuthatswana! No so the soldiers chose the next best per­ in charge. He assured the South abandon their posts by the sudden ap­ longer content with Angola, son. He happened to be the leader of the African Government that he was still pearance of thousands of men in camouflaged shorts. the SADF moved closer to opposition, Rocky Malebane-Metsing. on their side and very keen' on main­ taining good relations. The SAP had arrived and were tak­ home and blatantly violated At 2am on Wednesday, shooting for Rocky 'IX began. The first to be shot . . ing absolutely no shit. There was a the territorial integrity of this was Bop's Chief of Defence, Generai R The Embassy, however, Was stuffed casino at stake here, and no greasy sovereign homeland. Turner, who got a bullet in the heel to the roof with a qufvering Bop revolutionary sponsored by the ANC The international community has while running backwards toward the Cabinet and confused South Africans and UDF was going to take it away. risen up and condemned the invasion rebels. The General also happens to be who couldh't quite come to terms with The bloodless coup began turning 'asbeing'nothing more than a thinly­ a South African Police security officer, the ide~ of a coup. rather bloody as men in shorts opened disguised imitation of a Walt Disney but this had absolutely nothing to do What Rocky didn't know was that fire on anyone who didn't look like plot, with his appointment. He was simply the Bop Foreign Affairs Minister had Lucas Mangope. The entire affair started from a the best man for the job. already asked his friend Pik to send in highly-contagious epidemic called the troop's, which was bound to strain Rocky was horrified. He was running African FUlitics. The disease was first President Lucas Mangope thought . the good·relations a little. around screaming "What about the contracted somewhere in the western he was being taken to a soccer match, Transkei you bastards!" He is only sector ofthe continent, but spread like until he reached the stadium and , It must have come as a ireat shock realising now that some homelands wildfire, It made a briefappear,mce in found that he and his Chief of FUlice for him to look out over his newly­ are more independent than others, but the Transkei before moving on to con­ were the only spectators. acquired homeland and see 42 heavily­ . now is a little late of course. taminate Bophuthatswana. Rocky, meanwhile, was conducting armed infantry battalions swarming Earlier this week, the entire Bop a frantic hO\.l.se-to-house search for so­ across the border. Lucas was taken back to his office, Defence Foree gathered in somebody's meone to swear him in as the new He hadn't even had time to raise the seated gently on his throne and given garage in downtown Mmabatho and President. The last person who per­ Bop flag, which surely must rate as one a paton the head,. We'll see that you get discussed the corruption in govern­ formed this sort of function was now of the world's most unimaginative, a new army, they told him, one that you menttoday. living in Pretoria trying to run a coun­ above his new residence. can trust. Being a highly-moral Defence Force, try of his own, so nobody really knew Most ofthe Defence Force were guar­ Well, thank God it's over. Now all I just like the one in the Transkei, the what to do. ding their captives at the In­ have to do is get rid ofthis recWTingim­ men decided it was time a new leader Eventually Rocky swore himselfin dependence Stadium, and were age ofMickey Mouse every time I think was installed, and popped over to the South African allocating portfolios to each other of Bophuthatswana,

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DICTIONARY OF SOUTH AFRICAN ENGLISH 3rd edition: Oxford University Press Compiled by Dr Jean Branford Retail selling price: R29,95

IN ITS first two editions, the Dictionary of South African English became established both for its value as a scholarly reference work and as an enter­ taining guide to the English spoken by South Mricans from the early years of exploration to the present day. In this third edition, many ofthe original entries are brought up-to-date and expanded. There are several hundred entirely new entries; the fast pace of events in South Africa auring the last few years has been reflected in the equal­ ly rapid growth of South African English. Much of the text deals with forms of English that have become peculiarly South Africa, for example the words shame and immorality. Many of the liveliest and most colourful entries, however, are the words that South African English has absorbed from Afrikaans, the Bantu and Khoisan languages, from township slang and from local Indian, Malay and Jewish communities. Words such as laatlammetjie, muti, kugel, sjambok and masala are already household words to many South Africans; readers will find thousands of other borrowed words, both familiar .and new. As one would expect, much of our new vocabulary reflects political troubles in words like comrade, necklace, witdoek and greeflies. While interesting, though, some of the entries in the dictionary are blatantly erro·neous. Swapo is described as "a banned political organisation of South West Africa, also used attributively of its members or activities" . Cuca shop is described as "a trading store on the Angola border selling Cuca beer (Angolan product)". Even Koevoet gets a mention as "a police counter insurgency unit functioning in the Operational Area". A usefu.l guide to South African English, but perhaps a pity that Namibian publications and newspapers are completely omitted from the source material used. It may have contributed to a more accurate description of words which are uniquely Namibian . .

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Titled "The Hiding 18h50 Kinderlektuur Place" it is the true story of a family in 19h05 Filler Material Holland during World War II, who on 19h15 Beste Professor account of their religious principles 20hOO South West News landed in a concentration camp during 20h15 Falcon Crest (final) the German occupation of 'the 21h03 The Betty White Show Netherlands. 21h28 Sport - JIICK50N'.J fIIt.:fCRIN&/ Next week, the only noteworthy 22hOO NuuslWeer NewslWeather r<:rJgeI?T5()N 5t:eN change is the fact that the fifth season 22h20 And Baby Makes Three RflNNfN& TWO f'()/~ of "Falcon Crest" will be ending. 22h35 Epilogue flH£l/P OF (}(//(IIKI5 However, instead ofthe usual switch IN (1(!eurpE./ 'l to another season of "Dynasty", this WEDtiESDAY time the SWABC is forging ahead with the sixth seasonofthe series. Certainly 18h27 Prog. Schedule this must be good news for all the 18h30 Hand In Hand "Falcon Crest" fans. But what about 18h35 Heathcliffe (new) the next season of "Dynasty", Hopeful­ 19h05 Gillette World Sport Special ly this latter series will be picked up 20hOO Suidwes Nuus again at some stage. ' 20h15 Condo ...... 20h39 Ou Grote 21h26 Century ofthe Motorcar. 21h56 Filler material 22hOO NuuslWeer NewslWeather · REMEMNK IIU 22h20 Pitkos OI/R JeNSfiTlONllt, fflNIC' C!lIlSIN& :J7lJKI£5118011r7H6 THURSDAY GKt"lIr CHltp­ :JTE"llt.lN& 1.8h27 Programrooster ef?IPfiMIC 1/ 18h30 Kompas 18h35 Get Along Gang 18h47 Statistics Around Us 18h57 Nawa Nawa 19h27 John Ross 19h53 Filler material 20hOO South West News 20h15 Pearl 21hOO Jauche Und Levkojen 21h25 Filler material 2~h~0 Nuuslweer - NewslWeather 22h20 Kwaliteit 23h39 Epilogue 16 Friday February 12 1988 THE NAMIBIAN ------~------BATTLE OF THE SEXES BASED ON the best-selling book by John Updike, "The Witches Nicholsen has been nominated eight of Eastwick" is a /iupernatural thriller set in the 1980s, as well as times for the Academy Award - which a comic battle ofthe sexes, featuring Jack Nicholsen, Chet; Susan he has won twice. He is also the reci­ Sarandon and Michelle Pfeiffer. pient of six New York Film Critic Awards, a Cannes Film Festival Award Famous for his leading ladies and has arrived from nowhere, and more asBestActor,andtwoBritishAcademy 'boudoir mien', Jack Nicholsen stars as than willing to fulfill their dreams? Awards. Combining the timing and Daryl Van Horne, a suave stranger For Australian' director George technique of a skilled actor with the who suddenly makes his appearance Miller, "The Witches of Eastwick " is charisma and presence of a great in the little town of Eastwick, while the latest in wht is emerging as a body movie star, Nicholsen is known for his Cher, nominated for an Academy of work that can best be described as eagern~ss to experiIil~nt with dif: Award for her performance in "Silk" mode~ mytholo~. ' ferent types ofcharacters, and his abili- portrays Alexander Medford, an ear­ "We're always:striving to e~lain it ty to change hIs appearance ra,dically thy young Widow and mother, who all, and quite often the only way is froni role to role, and fittingly, with sculpts curious little dolls. Susan throughll\(ltaphWslmdsYmbois ... an:d Nicholsen, one, expects -the Sarandon plays ~ane Spofford, a soft­ , these ~e our stories:' ,he said. ,' unexpected. . spoken and unassuming music Producers Pefilr V\lber ~ imd, Jon Turningto Cher, there canbe few ar-, teacher, newly divorced, and Michelle' Peters,whosessuccessesinCludesuch tists who h_ave taken bigger career , Pfeiffer is SukieRidg~mont, mother of films as "Tl).e ~Color Purple", risks and met with greater success. sic little girls and a reporter for the­ '''Flashdance'' "Missing" '''The Deep" Her perfonpimce in the,play "Come town newspaper~ and"AStarisBot:ti"~eintrigued Back 'lb The Five and Dime, Jimmy Updik,e's~ii:portraysafascinating with Updike's Hght-hearted risque Dean,JimmyDean"inspireddirector exploration into the battle between the ,tomeofsmalltownwitchcraftbeforeit Micke Nichols to 'cast ' her in sexes; but this time it is set against a even arrived on the bestseller list in "Silkwood", for which she promptly. background of witchcraft. 1984. They then called on the talents received an'Academy Award nomina- For, these three unmarried ladies, , ofMichaelCristofer, the Pulitzer Prize.:' tion as Best Supporting Actrel!.s. she " ,_ the present day New England town of winning playwright ot"Th~ Shadow _ followed this up with hel; role as Rus-' Eastwick has become a dreadful bore. Box", to adapt the book. ty in "Mask". Then came "The Witches Steeped in staid tradition, the quaint Then they had to find the right town of Eastwick. She first ,achieved pretty hamlet is - in the minds of the to shoot the fUm, and the search for supersj;ar statliB twenty yeru;S ago in three women - totally devoid of a Eastwick was no easy task. music, and in all, has recorded eleven single Mr Right! Polly Platt, the produc!ion des.igner • gold and three platinum records. The trio meet every Thursday night nominated for an Academy Award for " , SusanSarandonwillberemembered for drinks and on one particular occa­ "Terms of Endearment" and location ' for her roles in "The Rocky Horror Pic- sion, well on their way into their third manager, Sam Mercer, logged over ture Show:' the lead role in Sidney drink of the evening, they all t~ee ex­ 20 000 in travelling throughout the Sheldon's "The Other Side of Mid- press a deep needforjust one, dynamic north-eastern United States and nor: night;' "Loving Couples", and Louis male, capable_of challenging their own thern Californi'a in trying to find the - Malle's "Atlantic City:' liberated spirits. story's quintessential New England She also has some distinguishedtelevi- They sit and dream abOut this man, town. Two elements, a simple white sion roles, which include the HBO who should be their inspiration, their church and a compact business district presen~tion of"Muasolini" (also seen 'Violenee of yesteryear joy their everything .. . and so consum­ became the key to their search. - here on the local network). ed are they by the notion that their fan­ Then they found it - in Cohasset, Michelle Pfeiffer gained major tasies rapidly evolve into a frenzy of Massachusetts, a townof7 700, where recognition in her acting career with THE YEAR IS 1930. The place is Chicago, a city depressed, violent focused intent. the centrepiece of the town is the "Grease2",andmajortelevisionroles and corrupted, deeply buried in Prohibition. It is also a city rul- ' So it should come as no surprise to historic First Parish meeting house followed, including a floozie haunted ed by AI Capone, legendary racketeer and mobster. This then, is them when Daryl Van Horne sudden­ built in 1746, and there was a V-shaped by her past in "Callie And Son", "The the scenario for the Brian de Palma motion picture "The Un­ ly shows up in Eastwick - a wealthy, business district, ideally suited to the Child Nobody Wanted:' and "Splen- touchables," starring Kevin Costnet; Robert de Niro, Sean Connery, eccentric stranger, with more than a story. dour In The Grass." Andy Garcia and Charles Martin Smith. fair share of charisma, who takes up Platt and her art department literal- Then came the starring role in Brian residence in one of Eastwick's historic lytransformedthistranquil, wealthy De Palma's "Scarface", followed by All attempts to break Capone's absolute hold on organised crime have failed mansions. This is the man they have community into the New England Richard Donner's "Ladyhawke" and and resulted in a full-scale gang war, Then the Treasury Department appoints all been searching for. town of Updike's description. "Sweet Liberty". a quiet, unassuming man to do a very dirty job. His name is Eliot Ness (Kevin But then the questions arise: do The work was so good in fact, that Finally, there is Virginia Cart- Costner), andhe has a mission - to smash Al Capone(De Niro), and clean Chicago these three women possess some ex­ more than one passing motorist was wright, whose acting sparked in "The up. traordinary gift - a gift that has ac­ convinCed that they had taken a wrong Birds", "Invasion Of The Body Snat- Ness has one, burning spark -he's a man who likes to win. But to survive Chicago tually conjured him up? Who is this turn when they couldn't find EastWick chers:' "The Aliens" and most recent- he needs friends, reliable friends, not easy to find in a two-faced city! powerful, enigmatic individual who He finds one, in none other than Malone (Sean Connery), a rough incorruptible anywhere ~n their road maps. ly, "The Flight Of The Navigator:' Irish cop, and,he decides to teach Ness how Chicago does business. The lesson is a brutal one, but a necessary one - if Capone pulls a knife, you pull a gun; ifhe puts .one of yours in hospital, you put on'e of his in the morgue. Others are also recruited by the Treasury Department - Stone (Andy Garcia), a fiery sharp-shooting rookie cop and Wallace (Charles Martin Smith), a humorous, gutsy accountant. These men are incorruptible, nothing can stop them, they are the "Untouchables" and when they turn on the heat the city starts to burn.

SWITCH IN KINE 300 "Dirty Dancing" was to be PROGRAMME screened at Kine 300 in­ stead - for the third week The programme received by running. At the Windhoek this newspaper from Kine Drive-in the first show is 300 for the new week (in­ "The Untouchables" and cluding this weekend), had the second show Missing In "The Witches of Eastwick Action. Because it would scheduled as the main show, seem that there is a degree , with "Dirty Dancing" and of confusion involved, it "LaBamba"to be shown at would probably be best to the local drive-in. However, phone the cinema t.o make a subsequent programme sure what movie is to be was received, stati;ng that screened.

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Friday & SatUrday: 14h39/18hOO/21hOO VERONICA CARTWRIGHT as Felicia Gabriel, attempts to warn.the towns~ople against the evil Sunday -Thurs:14h30/17h30/20hOO b~setting their quaint New England town of Eastwick, in the motion picture "The Witches of Saturday: 10hOO Eastwick;' starring Cher, Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer and Jack NIchols'en. "j, FOR THE THIRD WEEK .. 1 •••••• THE BOX OFFICE HIT: DIRTY DANCING: Don't miss see ~g this energetic contemporary musical starring Patrick S.w a~ze ! Book early and avoid BLOOM COUNTY, by Be.. ~e Bl'!eathed disappointment. ' ,~ ~,.....-----.... ~~------~--~~ /JOSS./ K&M€t'1f%K. 1lU­ OH MY. fr1!W'-'?' " Saturday: BEAR ISL)(ND OUR 5£N5f17lONIi/... · !lIt5 77M~ I '~:" . PANtC -CI11/5{Nb IM (lfl?flfIl , WON«R. tf OI/P. ,'" 7H~R£ JOIII?NflU5T1G 5TOI?IE6 11f3()(JT mE • NevEr{ R£IlUY tXC£5SE5 Cf/Iff~{? • 6RtffT H~~f?l)~XflII~ WIl501'£ , • / IlNY {?flMIl(£ ! .. ;-t WINDHOEI( DitIVE-IN Tczl: 51700 * * * * * * AlP! Cf/fJCtrfIC .~/ \ ]!o.t.­ 0l _1 20hOO - r THE UNTOUCHABLES: Kevin Costner, Robert de Niro and Sean Connery starring in this story of ,AI Capone, and Bugsy Malone. ' plus: MISSING IN ACTION: Chuck Norris in a Vietnam war drama. .. - THE NAMIBIAN Friday February 12 1988 17 THE SHONA PART IV Like many other tribes, the Shona say that the first man and woman emerged from a reed. growing in a great marsh. The reed split and out came a man, Gwambe, and a woman, Dzabana. No special stories are told about these original ancestors, but their names are still used in certain circumstances. When treating cer­ tain illnesses, the diviner will say "Go away to Gwambe and Dzabana!" An old storyteller, at the end of a long evening, when many ancient tales have been told and his audience is nodding around the fire, will send his stories backtoGwambe and Dzabana. Why? Perhaps because they are the ol

The Spring Hare. Spring Hares are very popular with witches as familiars, and it is bad 1uck to see one during the day. The Goat. A man must on no account eat the intestines ofthe goat, as this would make him forget his trade, and he·would soon be out of a job. The Eagle. Ifthe eagle, sacred bird of . the Karanga, perches near a person or calls raucously, he will know danger is at hand as the bird has been sent by his ancestral spirit to warn him. In the past, raids by Matabele warriors were The Hippo. It is bad luck for one of foretold to the Karanga by the eagle. these huge animals to blunder into a The droppings of the fish eagle bring kraal. This would mean it was sent by good luck. Used as a medicine, it en­ an enemy who intends evil. If a hippo sures a man is loved by girls and can is killed on land, the bones and skull bring many wives. The droppings are must be thrown back into the water, or difficult to obtain as the bird usually no rain will fall in the coming season. lets them fall over deep pools, and on­ The brain of both the hippo and the ly one possessed of a mashave can col­ crocodile is said to be poisonous. lect them by diving underwater. Mix- : _ ::c::;:s:-::

18 Friday February 12 1988 THE NAMIBIAN THE INSECT SKELETON The integument (outer covering), of an insect consists mainly of what is called the cuticle. Over most of the body the cuticle becomeshardanddark(aprocesswecall sclerotlzatlon). This· leads to the production of the sclerltes (see last article), which forms the main part of the insect skeleton. However, if the insect was uniformly and completely covered by a iigid skeleton, there would be no possibility of movement. There obviously must be some discontinuities in the skeleton, or "joints" between the sclerites, iffor example, the different parts of the leg are to move. PHYLUM ARTHROPODA plex multi-layered structure. It con­ The second part of the integument · body. It is followed by the trochanter, should look at a textbook of sists ofthreeparts - (1) the epicuticle; lies under the cuticle and produces femur, tibia and multi-segmented tar­ entomology. Insects belong to a large group of (2) the exocuticle, (3) the endocuti· (secretes) the cuticle. This consists of sus. Arthrodial membranes connect animals, the Phylum Arthropoda ANTENNAE cleoThe epicuticle is very thin, con­ the outermost layer of cells in the in­ the segments. (arthro - joints; poda - legs). A taining waxy and fatty (lipoprotein), sect - called the epidermis. The The wings arise as outgrowths ofthe There is a pair ofantennae (singular phylum is a collection ofusually many substances which make the cuticle im­ plasma membranes of these cells are body wall from the region between the antenna), on the head of almost all different animals which nevertheless joined together by many desmosomes notal and pleural (singular pleuron), kinds of insects (see the figure in last share a few common features. The pervious to water (impervious to water means that water clUUlOt pass through (article of 13/2/87). sclerites (last article). Wings are in week's article). These are usually very phylum Arthropoda also include Projecting into'the body ofthe insect fact, thin expansions of the integu­ mobile appendages consisting of animals like crayfish, scorpions and the cuticle in either direction). Insects live in the air, which is eften dry, so the from the sclerites are hard apophyses ment strengthened by a framework of several or many segments, each with spiders. epicuticle prevents water loss from the (singular apophysis) and apodemes, hollow sclerotized tubes, which are its exoskeleton. The Shape and general What is the nature of the joints? body. That is to say, it prevents the in­ which serve for muscle attachment. called veins. Ifyou examine the wings appearance of the antennae varies a Simply this. As the insect develops, sect from becoming "dessicated" - ie . Apophyses ar.e spine-like, apodemes, of a grasshopper you will see many great deal between different kinds of regions of cuticle between the sclerites drying out. So this helps the insect to ridge-like (Fig.2). insects. Further the appearance often remain soft - ie they do not undergo such veins running alongthelength of conserve water. Such internal projections are well the wings, and some shorter ones con­ differs between the sexes ofone species sclerotization. These regions form the seen in a cross-section of a wing­ (as in mosquitoes). flexible arthrodial membranes bet­ The exocuticle and the endocuticle necting some of the longer ones. In together make the procuticle. The bearing thoracic segment (Fig.3)-eg young, adult insects, the veins contain Antennae often bear hairs, which ween the sclerites which allow procuticle is made largely of chitin pleural ridges). In the head there is a blood which circulates through the are sensory in nature. Hairs and spines movement. and proteins. Chitin is a nitrogenous large internal skeletOn which is form­ veins. are also found on other parts ofthe in­ polysaccharide (articles of 5/6/87). ed through the fusion of apodemes (it There are often many veins;but the· sect body, and they are usually sensory STRUCTURE OF The exocuticle is harder than the en­ is called the tentorium). nUmber and'arrangement varies from organs. THE INTEGUMENT docuticle. This is because adjacent pro­ one type of insect to another. Ifyou go LEGS AND WINGS Now we will look at the structure of tein chains become cross-linked into a on to study more advanced zoology and the integument as seen in a fully­ .rigid framework (a process called "tan­ The legs of an insect each consist of especially entomology, you would have developed sclerite (Fig.l). ning"). This framework together with several parts or segments. 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Tel: 52445 ------.------~--~~~----~--- SPORT · : THE NAMIBIAN F Februar.v. 12 198.8 1-9 (1 a,] Ii (1-: [Ihi{ i TOUGHEST LEAGUE INTBE WORtD WOIDen liberated Littlewoods final. this despite a 4 -othr ashing in the first­ CALGARY: The International THE TOUGHEST LEAGUE in the world is how the nine-month Tomorrow, Everton are back to the . round. Olyinpic Committee aOC),struck a long English soccer season isdescribedyear after year by the na­ nitty gritty ofL eague action, trying­ The return of Barnes in particular , blow for sexual equality in sports tional media and if ever the claim needed proof, First Division like the rest oft he First Division - to Harrison said, has created great in­ on Tuesday, erasing from its Con­ terest in the town. stitution a clause that could have champions Everton havejust supplied it. make up ground on run-away leader Liverpool. "The excitment has been building restricted women from par­ all week" he said. "It'sa bitofanocca­ ticipating in.the Games. In the space of one month, Colin Middlesbrough's Tony Mowbray to The League champions host Queen's sion down here and we're expecting a Park Rangers, while Liverpool defends The Panel's 93rd session voted to Harvey's battle-scarred team has give Everton a 2 - 1 victory Tuesday crowd of 25 000:' delete from the Olympics Charter Rule played seven FA Cup matches, two Lit­ · night, and a place in the last 16 of its remarkable unbeaten League ' Southampton will hope to catch Europe's biggest domestic knock-out record at struggling Watford. 28, which made participation of tlewoods Cup games and two league second-placed Nottingham Forest off women athletes conditional on ap­ matches. club competition. If Liverpool can preserve its its guard. The city of Nottingham has unbeaten run for another five.matches, proval by international sports federa­ That's eleven games in exactly four The prize for Everton could not be been rife all week with reports thatits tions and the IOC itself. weeks - almost three a week. more enticing, a fifth-round home-tie it will smash the English record of29 ambitious manager Bran Clough, has games, set by Leeds United in 1974. The Charter contains no such "Everton are fantastic to have played against cross-town neighbour Liver­ agreed to combine the job with taking restrictive language for men. . so many big cup-ties to come through pool, a clash that ensures one ofthe two Most of the attention on Saturday charge of the Welsh national side. will centre on former Watford striker The session voted to delete Rule 28 again:' said Bruce Rioch, whose Mid­ Merseyside giants missing out on the An official announcement by ' the because it was felt to be discriminatory final at Wembley in May. John Barnes, whose form has been dlesbrough team were finally toppled Welsh Football Association, which to women and no longer applied to the. by the League Champions in an FA Until last Sunday, another route to electrifying ever since he was transfer­ sacked Mike England earlier this red to Liverpool. present world IOC spokeswoman Cup fourth-rond, second replay Tues­ · Wembley loomed even larger for Ever­ week, is imminent. Michele Verdier, said. day night. . ton in the shapeofthe Littlewoods Cup, Barnes, who never fully realised his The Fist Division programme this "It's a tribute to the club and its England's second . knock-out potential at Watford, has ' been weekend also includes Arsenal vs management" Rioch said. competition. transformed since putting on a Liver­ Luton, Charlton-Wimbledon, Chelsea­ Marital bliss pool shirt and is now regarded as the The seven matches Everton needed But for once, Everton's committe Manchester United, Coventry­ NEW YORK: Heavyweight boxing most dangerous forward in Britain. to reach round five of the FA Cup is a players could not find their touch when Sheffield Wednesday, Newcastle­ champion Mike Tyson was remar­ . Liverpool's goa~scoring machine post-war record. . they most needed it. Norwih, Oxford-Tottenham and West ried this week - this time legally. Four games w'ere'- needed against In the semi-final, first-leg, Everton dried up ll.iSt weekend when they were Ham-Portsmouth. Tyson, 21, had secretly married Sheffield Wednesday in the previous lost 1-0 at home to Arsenal, holders of surprisingly held 0: 0 at home by West :. In the Second Division, fourth­ round, then three more againsfSeeond the trophy, and will need a mighty ef- Ham, and Watford manager Steve American television actress Robin placed Middlesbrough stay in the Givens, 23, in Chicago on Sunday in a Division Middlesbrough, which prov­ · fort in the llecond-leg later thismonth Harrison said· he fancied his team's limelight with -a Sunday televised to wipe out the deficit and prevent the . chances of becoming the first team to ceremony perforined by Father George ed a stubborn durable opponent. home game against leaders Aston Clements. Ironically, it took a late own-goal by Cupholderreaching a second sucessive beat the Merseysiders in the league - Villa. The ~ouple was we again in. a 90-second civq ,c;eremoilY at th.e New . ). , .' York City Ml,lnicipal bililding after ac­ quiringthe neci,lssaty licenCe to make the marriage legal. - Tyson'was in New York for a ne~s SWAI ·· takes~. the "initiative'- conference beamed by satellite to come of the match. The Thlpark player literally scalped batsmen in the First Japan, to promote his title defence BOLAND yesterday . (Tq.urs­ against American Tony Tubbs on day), won the toss and elected since returning to Windhoek has League and with his ability to hit quick runs towards the end ofthe order March 21 in Tokyo. to bat in their Stellenbosch "I love all of her:' he told reporters. Country Districts semi-final is a valuable asset. Th!! batting too was bolstered by the "Ilove.his mind. He has a great heart; cricket clash against SWA at selectors with the recalling of United's whether people know it or not . He is the Union fields in Windhoek,,_ _ _,steady opening bl!t,Andre Smuts who lovable and very speci.al:' she said. SWA soon took the initiative in the -will 6pen tneSWA innings with the on­ True Brit Budd morning session with opening bowler form and experienced Deon Karg. THE NAMIBIA Sport Association Ben Forrer (two wickets) and Wayne­ The SWA team, in probable batting- for the Physically Disabled, has JOHANNESBURG: Zola Budd Ackermann gaining success, to have . order, is: Deon Karg, Andre Smuts, called on the public for donations ha8~ on h~r own initiative, severed the visitors struggling at 66 for three. Bobby Craddock, J eff Luck, Lambert to assist in sending the national her ties completely with South The inclusion of Wayne Ackermann Fick, L e nn ~e Louw, Martin Martins, senior and junior teams to the for­ Africa, and hopes that her loyalty could have a large bearing on the ~lUt- Chris Myburgh, Wayne Ackermann, thcomirig South African National and patriotism for Britain will not championship s. . be questioned from now on. She says she will not be returning ~ e seniors will compete in Durban ever to South Mrica, except to see her from March 3-14, while the juniors family over Christmas and her main will travel to Stellenbosch for the aim isto do well for Britain in athletics. championships from April 2- 8. Zola passed on this message to Sapa TO help raise funds, the Association this week via Fanie van Zijl, and in conjunction with the Boys Scouts, is' enumerated the steps she had taken to organising a 'fun-walk' on March 20 break every link with South Africa. starting at 14hOO. The Association hopes that every Bizarre f inale family will buy at least one ticket (R5 donation), to participate in the healthy WNDON: Tony Mowbray, Mid­ - ..--- exercise to assist this worthy cause. dlebrough's saviour a week ago, Tickets for the 'fun-walk' are ob­ gifted Everton with the glittering tainable from all associated members prize of a home En glish FA Cup and Bevie's Boutique next to Howards. fifth round tie against Merseyside Last year, the Association for the rivals Liverpool, with a freak 82nd Physically Disabled sent 18 athletes to minute own goal at a storm-lashed WAYNE ACKERMAN the Games, and returned with an in­ Goodison Park this week. credible 46 medals of which no less It was a bizarre end for the gallant Trevor Britten, and Ben Forrer. The than 20 were gold. Second Division side, who had earlier twelth-man is Gavin Murgatroyd. Incredibly, the team established four dragged themselves back on level Boland boast a strong line-up with new World records as well as numerous terms for the third time in the three­ several players having made their South Mrican records. match series when Stuart Ripley mark in Currie Cup cricket in the past. OPENING BOWLE R Ben Forrer grabbed two quick wickets for the na­ Charitable persons or instances in­ cancelled out Graeme Sharp's 19th Their team is: Lawton Jacobs, Ian terested in helping the cause of the goal of the season. tional team in their SFW Country districts semi-final clash against Boland Richards, Gielie Vermeulen, Ockie yesterday morning. disabled can contact Mr Ranklin The fierce gales which battered Bri­ Douglas, Cecil Heydenrich, Howie Newmann at telephone 3072105 in tain all day were bad enough to have Bergins, Jaco Thljaardt, Marius la Windhoek or they can write to the warranted a postponement. But such Grange, Andy Watts, Rob Brown and Association at PO Box 2724 - was replay-prone Everton's pressing John Hendriks. Windhoek. need to conclude the latest chapter of Four new NalDibian their FA saga, that the players were sent out to chase such an important prj.ze in farcical conditions. swilDlDing reeords Rossing Open Body Building Players were forced to hold the ball American-style at free kicks, and Mid­ FOUR NAMIBIAN age-group swimming records were establish­ dlesbrough, having gambled on facing ed at the 'Top Seven' Invitation National Age-group Swimming Championships at Arandis the worst ofthe wind in the first half, Gala held in Windhoek last weekend. were under as much threat from Ever­ THE ROssing Body Building . The rules applied will be those of the ton goalkeeper Neville Southall's bom­ The new records are: Badenhorst, Steven Loubser, Florian Club in Arandis has announc­ International ,Federation of Body bingclearance~ as the home forwards. Boys 11/12 years old -400m Freestyle: Pfaffenthaler, Johan Visagie, Sonja ed that it will be staging the Building (IFBB). Joachim von Alvensleben (5:13,07 - Kasch, Kerstin Austaller and Candice The Championships will be spon­ No waik-o'Ver Araujo, 11/12 years old: Joachim von ROssing Open Body Building previous 5:16,16, Girls eight years old Championships in the town on sored by the ROssing Sport Office. MELBOURNE: Dean Jones will -50m Butterfly: Candice Araujo (Run­ Alvensleben Donne Megenis and Monica Dahl, 13/14 years old: Markus April 30. . warn his -Australian teammates du)42,91 (46,81), Girls 11/12 years old against any thought that the -400in Freestyle: Monica Dahl 5:16,50 Pfaffenthaler, Marco Meyer and Samantha Mcintyre, 15 -18 years old: Four categories will be contested, be­ cricket test match versus Sri (5:23,78) and Girls 15/18 years old - ing lightweight, middle-weight, light­ Lanka, starting today, will be a 400m Freestyle: Martina Forster Gunter Weyermuller, Heinrich heavyweight and heavyweight. walkove~ 4:48,50 (4:54,39). Mohrmann, Alan Lang, Robert Entries must be received by April 15 "The test certainly won't be a So far, no less than 25 junior swim­ Sargent, Wilfried Poser, Richard and more information can be obtain­ pushover in three or four days for us:' mers (15 boys and 10 girls), have Lehnert, Brian de Goede, Frank Dahl, ed from Mr Herman Garus-Oab at said Jones, Captain of the Victorian qualified in 34 different events for the Martina Forster, Frauke Bucking, telephone number 171 extension 22 in side which drew a four-day match with SA Junior Championships. The last Elga Drews and Silke Erdmannsky. Arandis or at telephone number 80 the touring side on Tuesday. chance for swimmers to qualify is on The next aquatic event will be the after hours. "I'll be taking the message to Allan 27 February at a special gala. Inter-schools Gala for High Schools Mr Garus-Oab stressed this week Border and the rest of the boys that The swimmers who have qualified to with the diving competition to be held that the championship is open to we'll have to work our butts off to beat date are: on 18 February and the swimming on anyone interested In flexing their themln five days:' he told journalists 10 years old ;:tnd under: Jurgens 19 and 20 February. muscles. this week. ,- '( .-- ;: F ~ : : - ; =5 20 Friday February 12 1988 THE NAMIBIAN SPORT Devastating blow for BA and Namibian XI

BY DAVE SALMON RIPPLES OF SHOC:S: reverberated through the very souls of all ched all comers in the Inter-provincial Black AfricaFC supporters this week, when the news hittown that Impala Trophy in 1985/86. Dawid Snewe had packed his bags for Bloemfontein and a Another top local player on the verge lucrative three-year stint with professiona,l NSL outfit Bloemfon­ of breaking into the South African tein Celtic. scene is national striker Foresta Nicodemus of Tigers who is highly After last season's fantastic haul of remuneration let alone notification. rated by another South African NSL almost every major trophy and with Snewe's presence in the aU conquer­ club, Jomo Cosmos. the club hoping to reel in additional ing Black Africa team of1987 had a lot That interest was first sparked after funds for their ambitioussportsground to do with the club winning more than Foresta ran circles around teams in the in Katutura, the news could not have R20000inprize-money-asneezetoa Impala tournament in 1986. come at a worse time for Black Mrica team like Celtic but the life-blood of a Rumours of Nicodemus leaving for and indeed the Namibian Xl. club like Black Mrica ofNamibia . By a top SA club have long been doing the The pill was made even harder to .rights, Celtic should fork out at least rounds, but the striker and his club swallow for the BA executive after an equivalant amount to compensate have consistently denied the stories. Snewe's ahnost unnoticed departure Black Africa for their loss. But in view ofSnewe's sudden depar­ from Namibia and the fact that neither ' To make things worse, Celtic's ture one tends to worry. -' the star striker nor Bloemfontein abl'asive flaunt into Namibia.entends The loss ofSnewe, however sad, does Celtic bothered to inform Black Africa. further with another top BA and na­ carry one clear message for Namibian Normal procedure requires a player 'tional squad player Lucky Richter be­ soccer authorities and that is the need to obtain a clearanace from his ing lured to Bloemfontein for a trial to professionalise the sport in this previous club and in South Africa match -in a friendly against Orlando country. ' these days, acquiring the services of a Pirates in Bloe~ontein.tomorrow. . While BA and the NNSL can kick up top player from another club can cost Again no notification from the well- a storm, they are in actual fact way over RI00 000. off Free Staters who, with the help of powerless to intervene. The only sin While last season's leading sponsors Frasers, have easily been able committed was that by Snewe - for goalscorer (37 in all competitions) has to pay Snewe's reported 'enticement failing to gain a clearance from Black a right to advance his promising career fee' of between RIO - 15 000 and the Africa. by playing for one ofSA's top sides, the expenses in bringing Richter to trial While Black Africa's rivals in Bloemfontein 'raiders' have no right to with best friend Snewe. Namibia have mostly expressed relief poach players without some form of Richter this week explained that his at Snewe's departure, it does signal a allegiance would remain with Black LUCKY RICHTER in full cry. This fine Black Africa prospect today leaves 'serious threat for Namibian soccer. Africa, but that he was 'tired of play­ for Bloemfontein Celtic fo!~a tr:ial_match against Orlando Pirates. No local club can hope to compete ing for charity' and was taking up the with SA club's when it comesto cheque­ chance to further his career. He said books. Countries as far afield as that the interest in him had first been Malawi have also suffered the loss of sparked after a reader of The Nami­ star players to South African glamour bian in Bloemfontein had pointed out clubs in theNSL (Celtic presently field some of the rave reviews in this two Malawian internationals) but in­ newspaper to officials of Celtic - explicably no formal protests have something which I consider a far from been forthcoming. pleasing distinction. Hopefully Namibian soccer Whether Richter lands a contract authorities will take the lead in con­ similar to that ofSnewe depends large­ demning this latest incident of South lyon his performance tomorrow in African soccer imperialism. It cannot front ofprobably the biggest crowd at­ be allowed to continue unabated. teridance of his short career. In all pro­ babilty, he will be back at BA's practice next Tuesday. The blow to Black Africa' was Officials dfboth BA and the NNSL somewhat lessened this week by this week were up in arms at what one the news that their former star labelled 'blatant theft' and promised striker, George Martin, has return­ that the National 'Bhamjee' Soccer ed to Windhoek after five years of League in SA would be taken to task Civil Engineering study in the for the actions of (;jne of its premier USA. members. . Martin was the club's leading Although South African teams have goal-scorer before he left and one long shown an interest in Namibian player saidthis week that although players, that interest only started five years older, Martin still looks manifesting itselfafter N amibiacrun- sharp and should he become fit will more than replace Snewe. Another Black Africa player from the all conquering 1987 team, Ernst 'Speedtrap' Gawanab, has left the •. THE WAY Nanlibian fans will remember Dawid Snewe - scoring spectacular goals. club to join African Stars.

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NAMIBIAN SOCCER'Sfavourite son, Dawid Snewe, is lost for atieastthe, - next three years.