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Unhappy Soldiers Threaten Action * Inside: Berker' on 'mystery' complaint * PENSION 'FREEZE WIllTE pensions would probably be frozen "for some time" while The pensions of those discrimi­ it is expected that the salaries of muses falling under the Department nated against would be increased until of Health and Social Services will be increased in the near future. they reached the level of white pen­ sioners. Dr Iyambo said the miriistry These are among issues receiving ,.. Wbite~-R382 coul4 not lower whites' pensions as urgent attention by the new Ministry ,.. Coloureds-Rl92 it would be unconstitutional. of Health and Social Services as it ,.. Basters-R138 "We have no legal justification to seeks to eliminate the inequalities of ,.. Ovambo's, Caprivians and reduce their pensions, " the minister the past. Kavango's-R75 said. "It is not by the stroke of pen Health and Social Services Minis­ ,.. Tswanas-R85 that everything can be changed. We ter Dr Nicky Iyambo told a press con­ * Namas-R70 do not want to implement the law of ference yesterday that white pen­ ,.. Herero's-R65 the jungle," he said referring to cer­ sions would be kept at R382 a month "Anindependent Republic cannot tain discriminatory laws which pro­ to allow other pensions at the bottom tolerate such a situation. If we left it vided for these discrepancies. of the scale to catch up. like that it would look as though we The pension law dated back to He stressed, however, that this could were perpetuating discrimination," 1973 and the scrapping of AG8 did only be done once legislation was Dr Iyambo emphasized. not automatically mean all discrimi­ repealed or amended. But, for this inequality to be erased natory legislation immediately fell As far as salaries for nurses who we must "amend and repeal laws away. worked under the defunct Depart­ which provides for disparities. " Deputy Health secretary Dr I...ourens ment ofNational Healthand Welfare The Ministry, Dr Iyambo said, Erasmus added that the ministry in­ were concerned, Dr Iyambo said they intended to "freeze' , the pensions of tended equalising social pensions in wereahQpeless reflction of the work the upper group, which was the white "one swoop"~ The cost involved , ' being dOne. ' , senior citizen. and raise those on would be enormous - "close to '~-~,fter it "'-16 established that the lower levels. ,,,_,,,._ :.",; Rl00m", Dr Erasmus said. salaries of nurses in that department It was hoped that if the ministry's It was hoped mat the disparities were low, the new Ministry decided . budget was approved, black senior would be done away With in two to do something about it. But, the citizens could expect to get RI40 a years through an "accelerated in­ minister added, • 'we have to plan month. crease," he added. and bud,get". He said his ministry had made provision in its budget for a salary Coretta King for Namibia inc.-ease for the nurses. Dr Iyambo, however, could not give orpromise a ATLANTA· Coretta Scott King, chief executive officer for the fiXed increase, as ~ ministry's budget Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Non-violent Social Change, has still had to be approved by Parlia­ ment. He pointed out that it was not embarked on a to.day trip to Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. "ethnic-oriented" as in the past. The widow of the civil rights leader, who left on Tuesday, planned Ifthe budgetary recommendations to meet with leaders of the African National Congress, with Presi. were approved, he said, it was certain dent Nujoma, President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe and Dr. that salaries would be increased. Kenneth Kaunda, President of Zambia. FOREIGN Affairs Minister Theo Ben Gurirab and Mrs Gurirab The Health Minister said it had "This trip provides a unique opportunity to enhance my under· been noticed that there were great pictured at a farewell function for the UN Council for Namibia standing of the social, political and economic challenges facing the disparities in the pensions of ethnic people of southern Africa," King said in a statement. yesterday. See report and pictures inside. groups. A breakdown showed: Unhappy soldiers threaten action SERIOUS allegations of irregulari­ terday charged that they were chased complain to the chief, in his capacity Sporting the new green army uni­ ties over the intake for the new away at gunpoint from Luipaard.sval­ RAJAH MUNAMAVA as their tribal leader, as well as to ask form and army boots, the officer, Namibian Defence Force have been lei military base. SWA 1F soldiers were being accepted, him to approach the authorities on ~ho declined tobe identified, saidhe levelled against officers in charge of Not only that, but former Plan they claimed. their behalf. had left the base without permission the programme by ex-SWATF serv­ fighters were being given preference A Sergeant Major in the new The soldier gave the Chief until to meet the chief over the irregulari­ icemen. over their SWA TF counteIparts dur­ Namibian Defence Force was among April 14 to seek answers from the ties. A letter listing the grievances of A group of Herero-speaking sol­ ing the intake, the soldiers alleged. the group of soldiers who assembled authorities, failing which "I can't diers from the former SWA TF yes- For every 120 Plan fighters, only six at ChiefRiruako 'shouse last night to say what will happen". CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 ,. _ _ __ .. ~ .. , __ ._ ~--c:-.~ . -:- _ . n ___ '_'_ S ' THE HOTEL .WITH EVERYTHING!' The Continental Hotel welcomes you! to the Easter Sunday luncheon at the ,Linger Longer Restaurant featuring a starter, hot buffet and dessert from 12hOO - 14hOO Adults R27.50 Children R13,50 8 Reservations call: Tet: 3-7293 **TYYY CONTINENTAL HOTEL Ext 214 2 Thiirsday April 12'1990 Killer bee n ightmare SAN SALVADOR - So-called killer bees have mounted a spring offensive in EI Salvador, causing at least three deaths and stinging dozens of other people, according to emergency workers. The attacks by an aggressive bee hives. On Sunday bees attacked players n ·0>.' . strain known locally as Africanised A swarm of bees attacked a truck and spectators at a soccer match in YOUR DAlLY GUIDE TO EVENTS WORLD· WIDE bees have briefly snatched the head­ driver on Monday near San Salva­ Santa Tecla, 12 km (seven miles) lines from the country's 1O-year-old dor. Antonio Flores said in hospital west of San Salvador, stinging 10 guerrilla war. he lost control as the bees stung his people, a fire service spokesman said. Radio stations on 1Uesday broad­ face and back, causing a crash in Red Cross spokesman ' Carlos cast warnings and advice on how to which one woman died and 14 people Mendoza said bee ;;ttacks in the west deal with attacks, counselling people were hurt. and centre of ~ country had caused to avoid very bright clothing and Flores said his truck struck a wall two deaths since March, one of a man urging victims to submerge in water. where the bees had built their hive. and the other a four-year-old girl. The Agriculture Ministry has set Many crash victims were- then. se­ Another 51' people had been treated up a special team to deal with the verely stung and bystanders refused for severe stings. attacks ~d seek out and destroy the to help for fear of being attacked. UGANDAN RELIGIOUS SECT TERRORIZES VILLAGE KAMPALA - Rebels belonging to a Ugandan religious sect have burned down a village and killed 43 people, the government-owned newspaper New Vision said yesterday. New Vision said rebels of the Holy lack of support by the villagers, the mown down in their thousands. Spirit Movement burned and hacked newspaper said. The rebel movement, Lakwena's main force was even­ to death women, children and gov­ which draws most of its support from tually crushed by the army in No­ ernment officials when they aided a tribe of northern Uganda~ was vember 1987 and she fled into exile the village of Alwi near Kitgum, 350 founded in 1987 by Alice Lakwena, in neighbouring Kenya. km (220 miles) north of Kampala, on a young peasant woman who said she But remnants of her supporters April !. had divine instructions to march on regrouped under Kony in northern Some of the victims were herded Kampala and overthrow President Uganda where they continue to carry into a grass-thatched hut and burned Yoweri Museveni. out occasional attacks on villages to death inside, it added. Smeared with a magic ointment and vehicles. The raid, led by Joseph Kony of supposed to protect them from en­ Government officials say their the Holy Spirit Movement, was ap­ emy bullets, her fighters marched activities have been reduced to little into battle singing·hymns and were more than banditry. SINe;; ~imbabwe began its shoot-to-kill anati-poaching campaign parently carried out in retaliation for in 1984, more than 800 rhinos have been slaughtered and 92 poachers ~hot dead. Arab -Israeli peace talks Poacher killed in shoot-out with game rangers suffer major set-back HARARE, Zimbabwe - One poacher died in a gunbattle with JER USALEM - Labour Party leader Shimon Peres failed to form a new Israeli government yesterday troops and paramilitary rangers b~ other poachers escaped in a blow to prospects for peace talks with the Palestinians. into the bush, police said yesterday. Two religious deputies humiliated mentsin the last hours lamincapable time. • The carcass of a black rhinoceros was found near the scene of the clash last Peres by defecting from his coalition of presenting a government today "Today's production was a dis­ Friday in remote northwestern Zimbabwe, said a police spokesman in the just before parliament held a special and I will do it at a later date," Peres grace to the Knesset.
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