F.riday Octol:ter SE£RET .. BOTBAVISII Silenee is maintained on the talks MEMBERS of the in­ terbn go"ernDlent Cab~etareDlaintaining ( a snenee on the 'SUDl­ mons' to Pretoria .this week by: Sou_th Afrie~n State President, Mr P W Botha, and both sides h a"e deseribed the dtseussions as 'routine'. With a sec~nd meeting schedul­ ed for November 4, the interim government referred to Wednes­ day's meetings as an 'exchange of thoughts on domestic and inter­ n ational issues'. Wednesday's discussions, at the Union Buildings ~n Pretoria were held with Mr Botha, Mr Roelof Botha, the South African Forei~ Af­ fairs Minister, General Magnus Malan, Minister of Defence, as well as the. Administrator General, _Mr Louis -Pienaar. Despite the fact that it has been widely reported that the dissension iIi Cabinet ranks. as well as the con-

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A huge . Specialists for hearing aids wee grant to Windhoek Hearing Aids Swr.po Continental Building PO Box 3552 1st Floor, Room 48 Kaiser Street. THE WORLD Counen of Churehes PrograDlDle to . TEL: 34242 CODlbat . ltaelsDl, of whieh Pastor Zephania KaDleeta of the DUE TO THE HUGE SUCCESS OF THE E"angelieal Lutheran Chureh, is a DleDlber, ,OJ·" .,I has appro"ed a grant of . $110 000 to Swapo for 'legal aid in defeneeof NaDlibiansbeing ar­ IIUIIIII AID -reste-d and for those already in jails and eon­ are proud to announce the extension of our range of eentration eaDlps'. 'in the ear' lenses and the' extremely powerful Other groups benefitting 'behind the ear; hearIng aids from the 1986 grants, which were decided at an executive committee meeting of the Near invisible World Council of Churches WIDEX M1 , 'in the ear' hearing lens, (WCC), meeting in Reykjavik, Iceland, in September this Hearing aid with Hi-Fi year, include the J\frican Na­ WIDEX 18T amplifier for best possible tional Congress (ANC), and . sound transmission. South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU). The grant to the ANC is substan­ PHON~K SUPER-FRONT tially less than the one approved for the Swapo movement, with the ANC Hearing aids of traditional Swiss quality . getting $80 000. for severe loss of hearing. The criteria'for the SpeCial Fund to Combat Racism grants, is that they be used for humanitarian purposes, Our on-premises laboratory enables us to offer fast an~ such as health, education and legal precis~ fitting and production of individual ear moulds. THE A SHIPENA Seeondary Sehool in Katutura aid, and were made 'without control was bODlbed in the-early hours of Thursday Dlor­ of the manner in which they are ning. Story and pietures by John Liebenberg in­ spent,' and are. intended as an expres- - One week's trial without obligation_ side .oday. Continued on page 3 2 Friday October 17 1986 THE·NAMIBIAN

WORLD FLASHES Seholars talk to Swa

queen in China PEKING: Queen Elizabeth II, accom. panied by Prince Phillip and the Foreign Secretary, Sir Geoffrey Howe on a six.daytour of China, n:tet two ofthe nation's most powerful men this week. On Tuesday she took a morning off from touring to meet the Communist Party General Secretary, Mr Hu Yaobang and the country's top aeader, Mr Deng Xiaoping. The British Monarch also met with the Premier, Mr Zhao Ziyang, the third man responsible for drafting China's recent pragmatic open·door policies. The Queen had lunch with Mr Deng in Zhonghanhai, a walled restricted area in central Peking, where China's ruling party and government elite live and work. Disaster a:fterIDath SAN SALVADOR: San Salvador's earth· quake relief operation focused on help­ ingthousands ofhomeless as prospects faded offullling more people alive in the ruins. • Between 150 000 and 200 000 people lost their homes in tl).e quake, with more than 1 000 having lost their lives, and unknown numbers still lying buried in debris .. President Jose Napoleon Duarte called on the international community to provide emergency food aid, saying that with vir· tually no hope of finding survivors in the debris of last Friday's quake, the relief operation had entered a new phase. The US has so far been the main donor of aid, and planeloads of medicine were also flown in. ' Gandhi on Aussie "isit CANBERRA: Indian Prime Minister Mr Rajiv Gandhi arrived in Australia THE GROUP pictured this week after discussions. this week for a three-day visit aimed at forging closer trade and political ties BY JOHN LIEBENBERG between the two leading Com· monwealth nations. tainee present at the discussions which at all th!l country's leaders were having He arrived from Jakarta on the second leg STUDENTS from various schools in future ,of Namibia. The students, emphasising that they times were very lively, said that the talks discussions but that at grassroot level of a four-nation tour and was welcomed at the Windhoek area this week spoke met in their private capacity as students initiated'by a former hostel supervisor at there was often no contact. Fairbairn Air Force base by the Australian out about informal meetings they had after hours and not as formal represen­ the DHPS, were aimed at clearing the Prime Minister, Mr Bob Hawke. with members of Swapo and the stu­ The students who in the past have met dent organisation Nanso. tatives. of the their schools said that the road to an better understanding yo Officials said his talks with Mr Hawke talks were held to break down the existing eliminate friction, with Senior Swapo officials including the were expected to help forge closer trade and The students from Augustineum, Jan . communication barrier still existing in One of the students, Klaus Roerkohl, Deputy National Chairman Mr Dan political links, and South Africa would also Jonker Afrikaner, Jakob Morenga the country, and to promote a better· said that as whites in the country 'we Tjongorero, said they all had very dif· be high on the agenda and the two leaders Katutura Secondary school and the understanding of community problems, should be having more contact with our ferent opinions but that their differrences are expected to call for stronger interna, private German School this year met on since they felt that the youth could set an black neigbours' and that without really did not matter, as the il'!lporta,nce tional measures to help end apartheid. three different occasions to discuss in the example especially to the older genera­ dialogue nothing was possible. lay in the fact that they could speak to words of one of the students Thiema Bor­ tion, in bringing an end to the existing Mr Steve Katjiuanjo, a Nanso official, each other, and that any student was welcome to attend, especially those Nobel Prize winner sutzky 'Black and White conflict in divided society. expressed his views on the meetings as in­ children in the Afikaans schools, OSLO: Romanian·born Professor EHe Namibia', education and the political Mr Paul Iipumbu, an ex Mariental de- strumental in bringing about change as Wiesel won the 1986 Nobel Peace Prize for a campaign to shake the world out of its apathy through his grim reminders of the holocaust against the Jews duro ing World War II. SECRET TA~KS THE NAMIBIAN The Norwegian Nobel Committee saidMr Wiesel (a naturalised American), took the award for "his belief that the forces fighting evil in the world can be victorious". T-shirts Professor Wiesel, an author and college professor, had emerged as one of the most important spiritual leaders and guides "in an age when violence, repression and racism continue to characterise the world", the Norwegian Committee said. Black Nobel winner STOCKHOLM: Nigerian playwright, Wole Soyinka, became the first black Nobel Literature prize winner and the I (first African to gain the-world's'most prestigious literary award in its g5.year I history. The Swedish Academy, under pressure to pick a Third World author, said Soyinka was given the two million crown . (about R644 444), prize because "with poetic over­ tones he fashions the drama of existence in a wide cultural perspective".- _ Soyinka, 52, a Yoruba,from the Nor.th, was jailed for two years during Nigeria's three­ year civil war. A radical opposed to all forms of military rule, Soyinka emerged from prison obsessed with the theme of the "op, pressive boot" and used his biting satire to ! denounce the corruption in Nigeria ' and human rights abuses throughout Africa. BBC in hot water There has also be'en speculation Continued from page 1 about elections in Namibia early LONDON: The BBC has been taken to next year, under s-ome form of inter­ . j court charged with libel, and accused of , troversial question of the scrapping national supervision. broadcasting lies in a deliberate at­ of ethnic Proclamation AG 8, would On November 4 the Cabinet will tempt to discredit the ruling'Conser- form the focal point of discussions, meet with General Malan and Mr r vative Party. . For approximately'a year now, 'fury MPs the Cabinet have referred to it as an Roelof Botha once again. and the Party have beencomplaining bitter­ 'exchange of views'. It ,is believed The Administrator General con­ ly about the Corporation's alleged left-wing that some hard words were exchang­ firmed last week that the 'summons' bias, and the court action is bringing the ed in the discussions, but the secrecy had come from Mr Botha, and issue to a head. ._ of the meeting is being maintained, members of the Cabinet expressed The charge (laid by Conservative MP Mr . with those who attended refusing to surprise at what they then describ­ Neil Hamilton), involves the BBC's top cur, comment on the talks, ed as 'not. routine'. rent affairs programme 'Panorama'. Mr Hamilton and others, featured in a report broadcast in)·984 that all~ged that NOW AVAILABLE a small, but politically significant group of extreme right-wingers had infiltrated the from our offices at R7 each party. Mr Hamilton alleges that the programme Call at 104 Leutwein St Windhoek portrayed him as "a virulent racist, anti, semite, a nazi, a fascist and an opponent of democracy." ~------~------

·THE NAMIBIAN Friday October 17 1986 3 School reduced. to twisted steel and rubble

Police say 'Russian-made timing device' found at scene of blast

A BOMB blast in the early hours of Thursday morning rocked the A. Shipena Secondary school in Katutura. . According to the Police, an ex­ plosive device was apparently plac­ ed in the front portal of the National Education school, detonating at 04h10 leaving the administration block in a pile of twisted steel and rubble, with a gaping hole in the front portal of the building. A police spokesman in Windhoek when asked for comment said that a Russian made MUV-2 timing device was found at the scene of the blast. No one was injured in the explosion at the school. Hostel and day students this mor­ ning gathered in groups outside the school as no-one was allowed near the site of the blast. Pupils will most pro­ bably resume classes today. At the time of going to press, we were unable .to contact the Depart­ ment of National Education for' an estimate of the damage.

Wo,kersstrike• ~ , r ~ .., . -in Luderitz. , •

BY JOH~ LIEBENBERG Mr Klaus' Becker, a Director of . Oshiwambo and visa versa, and that Taurus in Windhoek said earlier the even a langt).age course in Oshiwam­ THE SACIHNG of 16 w~rkers , week that the 'stayaway' w.as due to bo offered to whites on the plant had who reportedly refused to divulge a communication, problem.with the failed to l/ridge ~he communicati~n gap. . , . the name of a colleague ,accused 'whites' not understanding of idling, this week led to the en­ tire workforce going on strike at Taurus Chemicals in Luderitz, which · exports seaweed to the Swapo movement gets biggest overseas market. The workers, who are all paid-up grant, to make a substantial members of the Namibian Food and Allied workers Union (NAFAL) of which 100 are permanently contribution to the process of employed, with an extra forty to eighty 'piece' workers ' paid per liberation. kilogram produced, are up in arms about the sacking of 16 workers, who political justice, which these were then replaced by prisoners from organisations promote'. the local prison. The strike, which on the part of The PCR said the situation in workers who extract the seaweed southern Mrica was regarded as a from the water, quickly" spread to the priority, and the Programme had .. four other departments at the plant taken into account those places which includes the oyster division. 'where the struggle is 'most intense Mr Anton Lubowski, saying he . and were a grant might make a represented the National Union of substantial contribution to the pro- Namibian Workers (NUMW) to cess of liberation'_ . which NAFAL is affiliated, has on in­ truction from the workers commitee The biggest grant approved was for at Taurus Chemicals, been the Swapo movement, followed by For men negotiating with management, said the ANC_ Several other groups who know yesterday that· the 16 workers had worldwide, received substantially been reinstated, but that the strike smaller grants, and they include sup­ good clothes! at the plant was still continuing as port groups and others. The Irish, the workers now demanded full pay French, Welsh and J apanese Anti­ for . Monday and Tuesday, with Apartheid committees received management offering two hours on Pastor Kameeta smaller grants, in addition to the Namibia Communications Centre in ODo CJ[{t;hr Monday and four hours on Tuesday, . . & co. which has since been increased to 6 Continued from page 1 London_ hours for Monday and seven hours sion of commitment by .the Pro­ A total of $400 000 in grants were for Tuesday. gramme to Combat Racism (PCR) to allotted at the September meeting in the cause of economic, social and Reykjavik.

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4 Friday October 17 1986 THE NAMIBIAN Terrorism Aet provisions - - . eonfiiet with Bill of Rights new proclamation. A JUDGE of the Windhoek Judge Levy said in that light there could be no doubt that in the present case that 'In the present case the charge-sheet Supreme Court this week ruled the accused could be prosecuted for alleg­ sets out a vast number of acts in connec­ that key provisions of the Ter­ ed contraventions of the Terrorism Act tion with the use of fire-arms, explosives, rorism Act 83 of 1967 were in con­ prior to June 17, 1985. incitement to commit acts of violence, ac­ flict with the interim govern­ The Judge accordingly ordered that the tual acts of violence involving the death charge-sheet be returned to the Attorney­ of certain people, the destruction of pro­ ment's Bill of Fundamental perty and many other acts all of which Rights and consequently upheld General for amendment if he so desired, stating that it was a question of policy, could form the subject matter of valid com­ an objection illed by eight Nami­ _mon law crimes carrying heavy penalties, bians against the charges and not law, for the Attorney General to determine whether or not to prosecute or, the subject matter of opperative and brought against them in terms of people for contraventions of the Terrorism enforceable statutes also with heavy the Act. Act which are no longer offences. penalties. Handing down judgement on Tues­ He further pointed out that where the 'As a fact, the objection taken by the ac­ cused does not relate to the jurisdiction of day in the case of Andreas J . Heita, prosecution fails to comply with the order, then the court may quash the charge_ the court but to whether the charges Salomo Paulus, Andreas G. Tongeni, disclose offences. A plea to the jurisdiction Gabriel Mathews, Martin Akweenda, The Judge dismissed the prosecution's argument that the accused could no longer of the court presupposes that the charge­ Johannes H. Nangolo, Petrus K. sheet contains valid charges. The accus­ Nangombe, Sagarias S. B. Namwan­ contest the constitutional validity of the Terrorism Act against the· Bill of -Rights, ed are therefore entitled to bring an ob­ di, all standing trial for alleged con­ following Proclamation No. 157 of 1986 by jection in terms of Section 85 of Act 51 of 1977 on the grounds that the charge-sheet traventions of participating in 'ter­ South Mrican State President Mr P.W. does not disclose the offences alleged, and roristic' activities under the Ter­ Botha purporting to amend Proclamation rorism Act, Mr Justice Harold Levy R101. the State's objection is therefore dismiss­ According to Proclamation 157, no court ed,' he explained_ found that their objection to the Referring to a recent judgement hand­ oflaw would be competent to inquire into charge-sheet was 'well-founded.' ed down in the Windhoek Supreme Court, or pronounce upon the validity of any Act 'I find that the Terrorism Act 83 of 1967 (viz. State versus Angula and others.) of the Parliament of the Republic of South has been repealed by Proclamation R101 which also found that the Terrorism Act of 1985, so that the alleged offences as set Africa enacted before or afte~ the com­ mencement of the proclamation. conflicted with Proclamation R101, but out in the charge-sheet as having been despite that finding ruled further that the committed by the accused after June 17, Mr Justice Levy said in so far as the new proclamation purported to prevent the Act was still operative in the territory un­ 1985, are in law no more offences for til repealed by a 'competent authority.' Mr which the accused can be prosecuted. court from inquiring into or from pronoun­ cing upon the validity of Acts of the Justice Levy disagreed. 'However, a substantial number of the _ The judge said for-him it was sufficient offences were alleged to have been com­ Republic of South Mrica, it was a substan­ tive amendment and not a procedural one. · that the provisions were in conflict with mitted prior to the repeal of the Terrorism R101 and that he was 'satisfied' that those Act. My judgement uphelds the accused's He said it did not deal with a new pro­ cedure nor did it prescribe new rules of provisions were then repealed by R101. objection to the indictment in terms of of­ The prosecution has until October 20 to evidence, and that accordingly the present fences alleged to have been committed serve an amended charge sheet and the after the repeal of the Act,' the judge case, involving the eight Namibians, was pending, and therefore not affecteq by the case is postponed to October 28. pointed o~ Kauluma officiates • BISHOP James Kauluma, head of the Anglican Church, and Presi­ A week In ictures dent of the Namibian Council of Churches, photographed greeting people after a confirmation service last weekend. He is talking to Father Thomas Nepaya of the Transfiguration Church in Ondangua. Lueky Shoopala vaeates-his seat BY CHRIS SHIPANGA

A PROMINENT Swanu (MPC) member Mr Lucky Shoopala was to vacate his seat in the SWA National Assembly, the speaker of the Assembly confirmed this week. No reason were given by the speaker Mr Johannes Skrywer, who said that he too was 'in the dark' concerning the issue. The speaker said Mr Shoopala failed to attend sessions since the Na­ tional Assembiy resumed last month, and that thus far no· explanation had peen received from Swanu by the Secretary of the National Assembly. Meanwhile the Swanu office declined to comment on the issue and said a statement was to be released in due course. The Swanu office also denied rumours that Mr Shoopala resigned fr~m the party and said as far a!l it was concerned, Mr Shoopala was still the party's representative in the north. Recently Mr Shoopala was in the news when he was convicted on a charge of thett by the Ondangua Magistrates Court. He was found guil­ ty of the theft of a motor vehicle and fined R600 or six months imprisonment. '

SCENES from the week - Top, a frightened Bushman family ascend the elevators in a shopping mall in t!te city; bottom right, a 'war·rior' on stage at the Music Festival over the weekend; and left, in the shade of a - Casspir, a couple of people who attended the Swapo rally in Gobabis over the weekend...... ,...

THE NAMIBIAN Friday October 17 1986 5 Keeping thepeaee for demonstrators . . . ' , BY cHins SHIPANGA

Epukiro and surroundings. , HEAVILY ARMED police had to To this allegation. Inspector move in 'to keep the peace' at last Brinkhorst reacted angrily saying it Sunday's Swapo meeting held at Gobabis, after a group of was absolute nonsense and wanted to knobkierie wielding DTA sup­ know which residents made the porters repeatedly threatened the allegations. crowd and tried to break-up the Speaker after speaker tried to make gathering. their voices heard over the loud Despite an earnest appeal to police shouting by the demonstrators to tell to intervene by Swapo Deputy Na­ , them that they were being used by the tional Chairman Mr Dan 1Jongarero apartheid South African Government and Youth League Secretary Mr Jerry and that Swapo was not at war with Ekandjo, Chief Inspector Brinkhorst them or their leaders in the interim of the Gobabis Police refused to act government. . against the DTA demonstrators saying Speakers further accused the South there was nothing police could do. African ' Government of , using 'ig­ Presenting a copy of a notice to a norant, illiterate and innocent' Nami­ Magistrate for the Swapo meeting, Mr bians to disunite and to confuse the 'fjongarero asked the police inspector people ofthis country and by so doing, whether the agitating group were ac­ to prolong their suffering. ting lawfully: The DTA demontrators were told The inspector indicated that it was that they too were being oppressed as the 'democratic right' of the Namibiims, and that Swapo was demonstrators to demonstrate, and fighting for their liberation as well. that the police would only move.in and , They were tQld to 'abandon the puppet act should violence break out. DTA: to cease promoting tribalism and 'Perhaps all you can do is to an­ ethnicity and to strive for unity and nounce and ask the demonstrators to . equality of all Namibians. SCENES from the Swapo meeting in Gobabis over the weekerid. Police keep a watchful eye and would stop their noise, but if viol,ence break Much to the dismay of the anti­ not disperse demonstrators despite requests frOnt Swapo leadership. While the Swapo meeting was 'legal' out, then we shall have to intervene Swapo demonstrators who later in that the local Mllgistr!lte had been notified, it is 40ubt ful whether the DTA demonstrators had done the and that means stopping the whole resorted to occasional stone-throwing, same. Scenes from the meeting pictured by Chris Shipanga. ' meeting: Inspector Brinkhorst said. the crowd obeyed pleas from speakers The DTA demonstrators arrived at to remain calm an!i to ignore them the venue about half an hour after the completely. meeting had started shouting a com­ At this stage police seemingly decid­ bination ofDTA-N udo and pro-interim ed to keep the peace and prevented government slogans and even using what looked like an imminent clash tribalistkand vile expressionsto pro­ between the parties by forming a bar­ voke the crowd. rier, moving up and down with their Among the shouting and expres­ quirts, shields and rifleS ready. sions used on placards were: 'You are Towards the end of the meeting the a bunch of cheating Vambos. Swapos number of the DTA demonstrators are Soviet puppets and where is Sam sharply decreased with a few of them and your leaders? Ours are among us.' threatening to later deal with Epako Some placards read that the DTA residents ,who attended the Swapo was anti-Swapo; and that it stood for meeting which then by far out­ peace, reconciliation and freedom numbered the agitating"group. while others totally contradictory to Speakers included Reverend Edwin the thekl prevailing atmosphere read: 1Jirimuje, MrJason Angula, Mr 'Stop the war and implement UN George Pemelo, Mr Jerry Ekandjo, Mrs Resolution 435 now.' Maha Angula, Mr EliazerTuhadeleni, Many Gobabis residents who attend­ "and Mr Dan 1Jongarero who told the ed the meeting were ofthe opinion that anti-Swapo demonstrators that Nami­ most' of the demonstrators were not bian forefathers like the late Chief Epako residents, and alleged that they Hosea Kutako would turn in their were brought-in by police from nearby graves if they could see their 'grand­ outlying areas such as Aminuis, children having turned such puppets'.

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6 Friday October 17 1986 THE NAMIBIAN The eontroversial Aeademy to he come

Q: Professor, there are reports th~t THE ACADEMY in Windhoek is a eontrover­ the name of the Academy is to be changed to 'University'. Can you sial institution, in whieh at present, several comment on this? debates are raging hotly. One of the issues A: I think what we ought to do is to try is the question of English langUage m.edi and get the facts correct because I But there are other questions, sueh-::; think the name of the Academy will whether .the Aeadem.y will beeom.e a Univer­ most probably remain. The way we see it is that the Academy is the corporate sity, whether top m.anagem.ent are m.em.bers body.and this will consist of the Rec­ of the Broederbond, and whether a torate, the Central Administration prelim.inary year should · be instituted to and then most probably our specialist assist students, not only if they have to ad­ bureaux, we have six of them - the Bureau of Development and Public just t~ a new langU'age m.edium.; but als. to Relations, the Research Bureau, and raise the level of eom.peteney. Gwen Lister then a Bureau wl).ich has not been ac­ asked Professor Attie Buitend.aeht Keetor tivated yet, Tuition Development, of the Aeadem.y, his views on som.e ~f th~se perhaps the name may be different, topies. and then the Bureau for Student Af­ fairs, Library and Information Ser­ that we would like to come to a decision vices and Computer Services. We have USA, or something similar. Personal' ly, I feel, something for Africa. a Central Administration Bureaux at the last meeting of Council on November 27. which williook'after general affairs, The third component, the name of and then as far as the university and What they did was ask different our college for vocational trairung, will technicon and colleges are concerned, faculties, curriculum groups, students, be .the College for Vocational Training, we have a more specialised (eie sake) mem~rs of staff, they did a survey, and Wmdhoek, because here I can see in even m the community, to get their the next five years, we would be in a business. The corporate body, which will re­ views as far as the university is position to establish more of them main for quite a long time, the concerned. elsewhere in the country -one in the south,one inthe west and one or more Academy, will have affiliated to it the The overwhelming feeling is that in the north -the idea beingto use them University of Namibia , the Techni"con people want a traditional university, as training centres for the communi­ ofNam ibia and then colleges for out of but I think we can give them the tyinwhichadulttrainingcanalsotake school training. The University of university without losing the uni­ queness of the Academy model. place. If we could change part of our Namibia: with its faculties, will get its The university will be similar to the philosophy of the university, and make own image. But the symbol of the traditIonal type of university, divided 1t possible for people outside the Academy, the triangle, will remain into faculties, at this point we have five, university to be trained. I have refer­ somewhere, because it is incorporated. red to flying doctors, why can't we have The managing of the different com­ 'and I can see that we won't have a flying lecturers? It's an extension of a ponents, which will function dramatic change in the university as f~culty or department to that par­ autonomously, still has to be worked such and the way I feel , and this is my ticular college, and this will be purely out. J can't say at this point in time if personal opinion, is that it should be named the University of Namibia. o~ de~and. These are my personal we will have a rector for each ofthese v1ewpomts. . on a rotating basis. At present I hold The technicon, I can't see that we can 'lb summarise, the Academy will a double seat, Principal and Vice have more than one technicon in this come out of the limelight. When Chancellor. One could say, get rid ofthe country, so this could be called the something 'happeI1s, it will be the Principal position and have positions Technicon Namibia. I can see that the university or. the technicon. Universi­ of Vice Chancellor, and deputy Vice dramatic change we hope to bring ty of Namibia, which is incorporated see any reason to change this language problem. They are going to Chancellors and keep the Chancellor about the next few years in the in the Academy. 'lb that extent the philosophy at this point in time. bring out reports on what one should as the figurehead. But this has not Academy will happen in this compo­ , word Academy will be replaced. I think First we tried to establish an institu­ do in-the short, medi um, and obvious­ been finalised yet. So to come back to nent. Part of it will be similar to the this is the best way.of serving our coun­ tion which would fit into the southern ly long term. IfI'm not mistaken their your question, the name Aca!iemy will traditional technicons, we only have try, because we have started part of Africa, Africa and the world first report is due towards the end ofthe remain with us, but our university-will technicons in the RSA, but being in the something unique arid would like to ~nd the nex.t phase was to get recogni: month ~o say what will be happening most definitely be naIped. ... we have southern plUt.of Africa we have to keep keep it that way, and we would like to bon, and this we did by using where we at the Academy as far as 1987' is asked our Bureau for Development to this in mind and not break away. .But concerned. I think the structure will be more like establish a tertiary intitution which could, established courses and -cur­ go into an in-depth study which is also I can't see a dramatic change will the polytechnics in the UK, the more will be fit for the demands and needs ricula which did have recogition. complete and their final report will be take place at this point in time, but advanced community colleges of the ofthis country, and that is why it has That's why we have the formal link issued towards the end of this week, so been structured in such a way. I can't with Unisa because Unisahasrecogni­ something will happen, because it tion wherever English is a spoken becomes too expensive to run two language, so we used, in the good sense, mediums of instruction at one place. Unisa for this. And we've reached the Distance teaching is part of our assign­ next phase now where we can say the ment, and this makes it very people are getting to trust us, so we can problematic. look at our curriculum and syllabi, to In terlllS ofthe language policy, ifyou contextualise it more towards our own are teaching in language A you must country and its needs. be in a position to give handouts ortex­ Some of the departments are well on tbooks in language B, and you will ex­ their way to finalise this, such as pecta student to answer an exam paper English and Education departments; or ask a question in the Afrikaans or Honours Courses· English or the language in which he with external knowledgeable people, recognised academics to help us bring can express himself best. What hap­ about these changes. pens is you get a mixture .. . it's a bit Q: Regarding a language policy, confusing.. so something must be done .in the Arts . there have been a number of about that. surveys, one ofwhich is the Human I sent out a questionnaire to the dif­ Sciences Research Council, which ferent Deans and asked them to In 1987 the Faculty of Arts will offer part-time Honours says a majority of people in establish the real position as far as the Courses in the following subjects: Namibia want English language implementation of the formal medium. What are your views on language policy is concerned, and this? . some took the liberty of going beyond Afrikaans en .Nederlands A: I think its a very sensitive issue, to their original assignment by comirig be quite frank, because we know the up with suggestions: I merely asked Biblical Studies lingua franca of the country is them what the position is? The Afrikaans. But it all depends on the students 'and lecturers decide on the English perceptions of our people, and I can't medi um of instruction in a paricular see a problem in having one language class and that is the formal policy as far . Social Work eventually, but I think this is an evolu­ as Iamconcerned, butitis impossible tionary process, to take your people all for myself and top management and Persons interested in registering for these courses should the way. Council to establish what the real posi­ According to legislation and our tion in classes is. You must .allow contact the chairman of the department concerned, preferably policy statement, this is the way it will students to write exams in the be for some time (dual medium) but it language in which they express before the end of October. Enquiries: Tel. 38010. is stated that the Academy'will main­ themsel ves best, whether this is done, tl!in its policy of teaching in both I am not always sure. I think this can languages as far as is practially possi­ become quite an issue, so we are look­ ble ... At this moment we are busy ing at it. designing a research project of our own, We asked our student bodies to com­ to see whether we can't get the data ment ·and we have received their base fixed within the Academy as well answers and this is passed on to the as the data base and knowhow to help reseai'ch committee who pass it on to ·INTHELAND FOR THE LAND us look into the relevancy of all our cur­ the working group and I think within ricula, and obviously the syllabi, and the working group there are two dif­ to see whether one can't establish o~ ferent viewpoints. One group fee ls the a scientific basis, the real need for medium of instruction must be training in our country, whether on English, and that's it. The other group university, technicon or vocational is not necessarily in opposition. They training level. This will take a long haven't just said we only want , time. Within this research project, Afrikaans. Nobody has ever said that, ACADEMY which one should take note of. The which has been passed onto our research committee, which has set up other-group said, this is not as simple. ADF/ MT 447 a working committee which has iden­ Yo ujustcan't neglect it. But their idea tified issues, one of which is the Continued on next p age ~~~~~~<------~------W------~t::--~.------~------~~------~------~~------... ¢ ~ .

THE NAMIBIAN Friday October 17 1986 7 future university of Namihia -Rector Continued from previous page not satisfy everyone but is something ment ... I have never been associated, - look at. of competency in the school of life, ifyou they 'can live with '. We have a full and neither have the two vice prin­ I think a student confronted with a want to enter the university, you write is to come back more to·the present spectrum of viewpoints. cipals, with the Broederbond. So that preliminary year would feel very bad an entrance examination, and if this situation and they feel lecturer and There is nothing which forbids is absolutely untrue. The mere fact about it. We did discuss this with some points out you have certain problem students should adhere to the feeling anyone from speaking out. The only that Gerrit Viljoen was here, and a students and I must admit .that the areas we would advise you to take ofthe majority ofthe group,.and make thing we ask is that whenever they founder member of the Academy, could perception among students is that if another course. The idea is to structure­ sure that everything is being speak out, they are supplied with the bring that perception about .. . (Dr Ger­ you bring an extra year, they are courses in the technicon which at the translated, because I'm not sure. I trust correct facts. Don't jump to conelu­ regarded a.s incompetent, as third class same time will, we hope, start helping that my lecturers do it. rit Viljoen, a former Administrator sions, make a statement ... you have to General, wa,s Jhe Chairman of the citizens. From that point of view, lsay, to better the language proficiency ofa We also still don't know what the of­ be careful, and ifyou're going to be pro­ let's not doctor the symptoms but doc­ student, help to upgrade them in the ficiallanguage of the country will be. Broederbond -Gwen Lister) But there's ved wrong, especially on your facts, no truth in that allegation, and I tOr "the real problen:s ".: sciences and maths or the subjects in According to our legislation Council then you will be cutdowll to size. And which they are interested. can decide, and Council has made a challenge them.to find any links ..But . Let's accept we have t:wo major pro' people are not always sure if they do the fact that we are all Mrikaans' decision on the language policy. blems, the one is,a l ~nguage deficien· The beauty of it will be that instead have the correct facts and again, we are speaking ... I don't know whether One To sl,lmmarise, I would be the last to working hard to look into our internal cY, whether Afrikaans or English, and of referring to it as a preliminary year, say I do not recognise the importance should make that an issue. secondly, our education system. Iwas· one could take a course, and then you communications system. Those were the people at that point of this issue. We are looking into the This is why we started with the the Chairman ofthe Education Report, can get a certificate and a higher cer­ matter, we don't want to be rushed in- . in time who came with an ideal,forthe but there we said we need a change in tificate and a diploma ... use the bulletih and other publications, with same reason it could have been anyone . to a decision, because it can backfire, the idea of communication between the whole education system . technicon structure .. and structured but we are going to come to come to con­ else. What is important is that we are in such a way, that you can say if you management and the rest of the col­ people from Africa. I wasn't born here If we look at those two major pro­ elusions and hopefully solutions too. lege, and even so, we know that there have taken these subjects, those sub­ Q: There does seem to be a reluc­ but the two vice principals were. I don't blems ... I think as far as the principle are perceptions among our own people think people should criticise us on jects will be recognised on a first year tance, even a fear, on the part of is concerned, we agreed in 1980. But about the Academy. that. If we were going to enforce only the problem is to bring it into practice, level, or module basis, or as a subject many academics here at the To summarise, our staff, particular­ credit. One could work towards credits, Academy to speak out on issues the Afrikaner heritage on this insitu· and not degrade your students. ly our lecturing staff, have the right to tion, I thiPk it would be fair to run it Secondly, you have to look at finance. which can be accepted in the universi­ such as these. It seems they have an speak out. I think I can recall here our ty side. . down. But now that it is an establish­ Different bodies who grant bursaries I attitude that if they're critica:l, policy statement speaking out against ed organisation ... whenwe had to do or work with money affairs say they Instead of saying I have to hold you they're being disloyal. Is there any form of censorship which would everything ourselves, "no one asked cannot afford an extra year. This will back one year, you will be an unproduc­ anything in their conditions of ser­ impede the pursuit of scientific vice preventing them from speak­ why are you Mrikaners'doing this? run into a large amount of money. tive unit for this country for another ' knowledge. Q: On a question of a preliminary ing on the record? But I've indicated that we are assign­ year, make them useful and give them The Academy ' has a university, year .. there seems to be a feeling for A: 1 can't remember every little clause, ing people to see whether they can find a qualification. Some may want to technicon and college, and the univer­ a preliminary year, some students but partofthe policy-of Council is that answers or get information as far as carry oh with that qualification .. . sity people have a different academic feel if there is a change of medium the lecturerE;, especially on their sub­ concept .. not that the one is superior what other countries did to overcome Normally the university caters for jects, should speak out. ofinstruction, say from Afrikaans these problems. to the other, but there is a different to English, this would assist, but those who want to become the We would like to see people on televi- ' philosophy.' We should acknowledge also to raise the standard of com­ We have postulated that in our . philosophers, doctors '" the basic sion being the experts, asked for his or the university is different to the petence. What are your feelings on technicon we could build in something theoretical training .. . whereas in the her opinion as far as a particular issue technicon .. . this? which would be useful for students as technicon its more the applied sciences is concerned. We do have very compe­ We have brought the Academy to this A: This debate started at the beginn­ well as the'employer, by saying instead and in the colleges it hasto do with trai­ tent people here, but again, it's not yet point on the consensus principle, ing ofthe Academy in 1980, and I think of using examinations like the matric ing of skills. been explored enough. I think you're . believe it or not. Even Council and neither myself nor any top member of examination, let's start with an en­ I would like to fight the perception the first person actually trying to ex­ Senate .. I can't recall once having to management ever said we do not have trance examination as far as language that one should think the colleges for plore the possibilities. vote on a thing... to look into this. But coming from 1980 and speaking and writing and reading vocational training are in theory in­ I would say that up till now no one Q:In view ofthe dual medium ofthe with a preliminary year as it was is concerned. Ifyou are not in the posi­ ferior to university. I think it could be has asked for their opinion and they Academy ... a criticism among sec­ presented at that time, till now, there tion of getting formal training, but more suitable ... depending on your don't know whether they should speak tors of the community is that top were a lot of problems which we must have trainedyourselfto a certain level personal skills, priorities. out or not. We always try to keep open management is Afrikaans speak­ communication between ourselves ing, and that there are Broeder­ and our colleagues, some of our col­ bond connections. Could you com­ leagues know we're discussing this and ment on this? trying to gett(j~ solution which might A: To my knowledge, in top manage- La Perdiz Shoppl"9 C.ntre :A 'petrifying' journey 90 Gobabis Rd Tel: 33227

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Playing God_W"ith the starvb~g Italy warned off

The growing spectre of thousands of starving people in Southern Sudan LIBYA HAS rejected Italy's protest attracted the' attention of the party-owned Kenya 1:imes, and com~enting against a warning by Colonel on the continual haggling between the SPLA guerrillas, the Sudanese Muammar Gaddafi, who said his Qovernment and relief age~cies as to where,relief supplies should be disem­ . c~untrywouldattackIta1yifitsup­ barked, the paper wondered "For how ,long can the combatants continue ported the United States in a new to play God with the lives of starving people". military stiike, the Libyan News The p~per accused belligerents of engaging in an ' intri~ate game of holding Agency, Jana, has reported. ~he starving hostage, or as pawns in a gigantic power ga~e, while fighting The rejection was the latest salvo in 10 the name of the people. It added that unless the protagonists acknowledg­ a war of words between the two coun­ ed that people were dying and accepted the need for relief supplies, to at­ trieS'sparkedoffby C~lonel Gaddafi's tempt to draw the world into take sides was ridiculous. "Perhaps none of threats made in a speech last week. the combatants are interested in protecting or liberating, but are simply Italy's Ambassador to Libya, Mr interested in scoring propaganda points against the others in pursuit of Giorgio Reitand, was summoned to the parochial interests", declared the paper. . - Libyan Popular Bure~u for Foreign Relations, the equivalent of the Wishing for Beagan's doW"nfall Foreigh Ministry, to be informed ofthe Meanwhile, the Libyan Jamahiriyan News Agency (Jana) took a swipe Libyan rejection, according to Jana at the United States, following news of the resignation of the US State monitored in Cyprus. , The Italian Government rejected as Department sPokesman, Mr Be~nard Kalb. Mr,Kalb resigned following US media reports of a deliberate administration disinformation campaign "absolutely unacceptable" the threats agatnst Libya, spotlighting that country as being responsible for the ma­ made by Gaddafi against Italy. jority of "terrorist" activities in the world. Jana however, was not impressed Libyan media had quoted Colonel with Kalb's resignation, saying "he participated in all the plots concocted Gaddafi as stating that "We will by the administration" in this scandal. . launch against Italy every type pf military operation ... if American ·Likening the expose to Nixons Watergate scandal, Jana said it also revealed Forces have to use Italian territory as Mr Reagan's "despicable attempts to dupe the American people and world a point of departure for aggression . Colonel Muammar Gaddafi public opinion through propagating lies and disinformation toachieve cheap against Libya". was also reminded of Libya's demand Lampedusa, where the US Coast political ends and provoke the Libyan Arab people:' Wishful ofMr Reagan's Jana said the statement was reaf- . for compensation for damage suffered downfall', the Agency said the disinformation revelation "may make the Guard has a base. The missiles explod­ firmed to Mr Reitano by the Foreign during World War II, when Libya was ed harmlessly in the sea. American people give him the boot as it did to Nixon owing to his disregard Relations Bureau. an Italian colony. for morals and his deception to the American people and world public opi­ "It is strange that Italy considers "Libya wants toco-operate with Italy The missile launch came hours after nion." defending our rights and seeking co­ in reinforcing relations. But this is not US air strikes on Tripoli and Benghazi, NeW" politieal party slanun.ed operation for the establishment of possible as long asthese demands are Libya's two main cities. The bombing security in the Mediterranean as a not fully met", Jana said. raids. followed allegations by In South Africa, the announcement of a new "multi-racial" 'political party kind of threat"; Mr Reitano was told Li­ The Libyans fired two missiles Washington that Colonel Gaddafi - the United Christian Conciliation Party - made up of black clerics and byan officials, Jana reported .. believed to be Soviet-made weapons on sponsored international terrorism. a few councillor~ , has drawn predictable criticism. The Agency added that Mr Reitano April 1~ at the Italian island of -Sapa·Ap Kenya's oldest newspaper The Standard said that the clerics and coun­ cillors had not announced their intention to fight apartheid. "Reading bet­ ween the lines, their objectives rather seem to be in line with apartheid". Mozambique unea$Y Noting that apartheid sought to divide South Africa from one united coun­ try into several bantustans, the paper said the "concilators" in their an­ DRASTIC tightening of security The group also accused Malawi of be- assistance to the rebels and has agreed nouncement had failed to tell the world what sort of country they wanted. measures are reported to have ing an instrument of Pretoria's policy to set up a joint border security com­ "The issue in South Africa today is a fight between evil and good. Apar­ been introduced by the Mozam- by allowing the MNR to operate from mission with Mozambique. bican authorities at the Swazi- its territory. theid is evil and those fighting it are on the good side. There could never ~ Sapa-Reuter be a conciliation between the two. Evil must be destroyed totally", the paper Mozambique' border post at Malawi has denied giving any declared. Lomahasha. Travellers reported that the closing Tackling poverty in a holistic W"ay time at the gate has been changed from Fil.... ing of R40m. ,Biko 20hOO to 17hOO. In addition all J Africa's housing shortage and Kenya's slum problems had Kenya's mass pedestrian traffic across the border has saga eom.p,eted circulation paper The Daily Nation commenting on habitat . . been virtually stopped by the Mozam­ Under the title "Habitat in its most extensive sense'\ it said that the pro­ bicans who said "it was no longer safe". THE SOUTH African Government , work. blem of housing could not be solved in isolation from the rest of man's grin­ Lomahasha residents said the new had tried to sabotage the Shooting He also denied allegations from ding problems. measures came into force "following a here ofSir Richard Attenborough's some black activists that the film fail­ "Housing can only be solved simultaneously with hunger, disease and ig­ tremendous explosion' on the Mozam­ n.ew film "Biko:,Asking for Trou­ ed to focus on resistance to apartheid norance", it said, adding that "All these and other human·problems, which bican side of the "border earlier this ble", Zimbabwe's Minister ofInfor­ and paid too much attention to Donald can be summed up by the word poverty, can only be tackled in a holistic month, which sparked off a massive mation, Dr Nathan Shamuyarira Woods' "white liberal" dilemma: ~~ ' . security operation by Frelimo forces in has said in Harare. Zimbabwe planned to follow up the the afea~ In a television interview, he' said that Biko film by using expertise acquired It said that the concept of h~bitat could not be confined merely to h~using to make a major film on Zimbabwe's and housing-related activities, and decent housing was meaningless al1d Meanwhile, right-wing Mozambican the South African Government had -'rebels have said they seized Mutarara, liberation war. even impossible for a starving population, the majority of whom went naked. been aware-of the impact the film , .a strategically importanttown on the would have on world opinion, depicting The Minister said his government TW"o decades of frosty relations Zambezi'River, and that they were in the death in detention of black con­ wanted to acquire a financial stake for 'the process of attacking another near­ sciousness leader, Steve Biko, and his . "cultural reasons" in the country's 70 The Burkinabe weekly Carrefour Africian commented briefly on Burkina­ by crossing-point. friendship with former East London operating cinemas. Soviet relations, followirig the visit to the Soviet Union of Burkina Faso A spokesman for the Mozambican Daily Dispatch editor Donald Woods. His Ministry was also to hold discus­ leader, Captain Thomas Sa? kara. ,- - National Resistance (MNR), told news Dr Shamuyarira did not elaborate on sions with the'Ministry of Home Af­ fairs, which administered the Zim­ It said relations between the two countries warmedo~ly three years ago , agencies in Lisbon that heavy fighting the allegations that South Africa had babwe Board of Censors, on the after nearly' two decades of frosty relations. The new trend, said, was continued around the Mutarara road tried to sabotage the R40-million It mushrooming'trade in home videos. "Because 'our ri'ivolution is part a ....d parcel of the large, world movement and rail bridge, which links the north· budget film, which is being financed , The trade was not bringing in any for peace and democracy against imperialism and any form of dominatiori". - and south of the country and leads to in party by his Ministry. the nearby border with Malawi. , Location work was completed last revenue to the State and uncensored Overturne.. veto applauded At the same time as entering week, when Sir Richard left for Mom­ material was being shown, he Mutarara on Sunday, the rebels also comp1ained. basa to shoot beach scenes beforeretur­ -Sapa Late to arrive, were views rif at least eight Nigerian dailies, which reacted la\!..nched an attack on Caia(formerly ning to London to undertake studio to the US Congressional decision last week overturning President Ronald Vila Fontes), about30km downstream, Reagan's veto on the imposition of sanctions against South Africa. The the spokesman said. government-owned New Nigeria newspaper s.aid that the vote showed that There was no independent confIrma­ . Reagan was ",not representing America in his constructive engagement with tion of the attacks an(l the Mozam­ His ·8th anniversary and - racism, but owners of big business who put him i'n the saddle", The vote bican authorities rarel"i comment on also called South Africa's bluff, and showed anger against his unwarranted MNRclaims. another banknote for Moi interference in American electoral process, the paper said. Another paper, The MNR has fo ught Mozambique's African nation to independence from The Daily Times said that the congressional decision "underscored the Marxist goyerf!,ment almost since the PRESIDENT Daniel Arap Moi of Britain in 1963. Mr Moi took office principle of representative democracy cherished by the free world", including country won independence from Por­ Kenya celebrated the eighth an­ when President Kenyattadied in 1978. America. tugal 11 years ago~ . , niversary . of his installation as The state-owned Herald said that the decision "represents the position of The MNR rebels have also denied president this week, and the Cen­ those who are looking ahead as against blind ideologues like Reagan, whose' that they launched attacks from Mala-' tral Bankhas marked the occasion eyes can only look behind:' It said that it also showed that national interest wian territory. . by issuing a new 200-shilling note. Human Rights was opposed to bureaucratic ipterest"." In another statement, the MNR said it "Does not have and never has had­ Central Bank officials announced any guerrilla forces, nor logistic or the new note during a luncheon it hosted in Mr Moi'sa honour. A KAMPALA·basedgroup has ac­ other facilities in Malawian territory". cused the eight-month-old gover n­ "The MNR does not u se, 'does not The new note will display Mr Moi's Burkina Faso and Moseow picture - as do all Kenyan notes and mentofPresident YoweriMuseveni violate and .does not need Malawian of violating human r ights in coins. extend the olive hraneh territory", the statement said. Uga nda. Mozambican President Samora it is the biggest note in general cir­ culation and worth about 12, US The Ugandan Human Rights Ac­ BURKINA FASO and Moscow are leader, Mr Mikhai-l Gorbachev, and Machel has accused Malawi of allow­ tivist Organisation (UHRAO), said to strengthen ties as a result of an senior Kremlin officials. ' ing MNR rebels to use its territory as dollars, Kenyan banknotes also come in that although the government had official visit to the Soviet Union by It was his first official visit to the a springboard for strikes in northern signed the Organisation of AFrican Burkin abe P resident Thomas country since he took power in a coup Mozambique. denominations of 5, 10, 20 and 50 shillings. Unity's Human Rights Charter, it was Sankara, the official Tass News in 1983. He met other heads of Southern carrying out widespread arbitrary ar- · Agency has reported. . The Soviet Union has shown increas­ Africa's Frontline states in Maputo Last year, In observance ofMr Moi's seventh ,year in office, the Central rests and detentions. Tass said the two sides published a ing interest in cultivating ties with this week, (Mozambique, Angola, Referring to the recent swoop ofsome West African countries this year. Botswana, Zambia, Tanzania andZim­ Bank issued a seven-sided five-shilling joint declaration to strengthen coin, which is to gradually replace the 20 prominent politicians and military political, scientific, technical, It has restored ties with Liberia after babwe), and the group accused commanders charged with treason, a round of tit-for-tat expulsions last Pretoria of carrying out a policy of ag­ five-shilling note. economic and cultural relations. Mr Moi, 62, a teacher by training, UHRAO Secretary General Mr Sera General Sankara left Moscow on year, and opened relations with the gression and destabilisation in the Muwangasaid "Itisa mockery to pro­ Ivory Coast . . was vice president for 12 years under Sunday after a seven-day visit during region. President Jomo Kenyatta, the coun­ claim that one cherishes human rights which he had talks with the Soviet - Sap a-Reuter try's first president, who led the East while doing exactly the opposite." ~~----.~~. ----~--<~------.------

THE NAMIBIAN Friday October 171986 9 "Terror feeds on itself" fluence relations between SA and allegedANC base in Zambia in June MOZAMBIQUE was clearly hover­ ment had been warning against for peace, and now it is their move", many years had come true. those countries, he said "When the this year, he said "Our fighter planes General Malan said. ing on the brink of collapse and it ANC commits terroragainst SA from over Lusaka were a direct message for was the Maputo Government's own "Terror feeds on itself ... it eventual­ Saying that there should be clarity ly turns on its ho_sts. President Samora neighbouring countries, the leaders of him: to decide between peace and con­ on the ANC, the Minister said "The doing, the Minister of Defence, frontation?' . General Magnus Malan said this Machel has chosen the path of terror those countries are co-responsible?' ANC operates . from the socalled and is now experiencing the results?' A leader like President Kenneth Leaders like Dr Kaunda and Presi­ Frontline States to launch in­ week in an interview on theSABC's dent Machel held the security and early .morning . actuality Asked how he saw South Africa's Kaunda of Zambia had to realise he discriminate attacks on South Africa's welfare of their people in their hands programme. future relations with ~ozambiql,le, could not play host to the ANC and SA people. General Ma1a~ said tpe Uiiited States' Communist Party and still be known and "relations between us will be "They (the Frontline States), are General Malan emphasised that, sanctions vote had introduced a new as a man who sought peace. determined by their attitude towards therefore co-responsible and should be besides "so·called technical viola· phase in' Southern Africa and "i.t Referring to the SADF's raid on an peace and conflict. We have chosen for aware of the consequences", he said. tions" a:j.nwd at reconciliation, South seems to me that tlie leaders of the Africa had given no support to the Frontline States have not yet received right·wing Mozambican rebel army, the mess sage. - .Renamo, since the Government sign· "South Africa's apP!"()ach is cle.ar­ ed the Nkomati Accord with Mozam· either peace and co-operation, or'con- bique's Freljmo Government in March flict, landmines and terror". . 1984. With countries like Lesotho and . Referringtoreportsofheavyfighting Swaziland, South Africa had optlld for between Frelimo and &!namo troops peace and co-operat!on. in Mozambique over the last few days and claims that the rebels were gain­ ing the upper hand, he said "Frelimo's '/President Machel's vision of a kind present difficulties with Renamo are of Nkomati Accord that treats peace their own." - and terror as two'sides ofthe same coin Asked what his views were on is totally unacceptable?' ,-- Mozambique's claims of a general Responding to the claim that South mobilisation of South AfricanCtroops Africa's continued support for Renamo on its border, as well as the claim that weakened the Mozambican Govern­ the SA military were responsible for ment to such an extent that it could not the October 6 landmine explosion control the ANC, the Minister said which injured six SA Defence Force "Since the Nkomati Accord we have sOldiers, General Malan said they were given no support to Renamo. "absurd". "We tried to reconcile the two par­ General Malan said the statements ties. Socalled technical violations oc­ were a clear indication that the curred with the full know ledge of both Maputo Government was "suffering parties. We also tried to bring the par­ from propaganda hysteria. ties together in Pretoria. But Frelimo's "What emerges clearly is that present difficulties with Renamo are Mozambique is hovering on the brink their own." of collapse." Asked ifthe activities of the ANC in What the South African Govern- neighhouring countries would in-.

Flashback to last week, when the Grim military and UDF was declared an affected organisation, and Mr Azar Answer an easy question -- and win!! • • Cachala, Treasurer of the UDF addressed the media at a press Question: economic crises conference. . Did we have enough rain to fill the IN THE BUSY commercial area Mozambican troops had fl~d into its Goreangab Dam in 1985? and elegant residential streets of territory in the past few weeks during Mozambique's capital, Maputo, heavy fighting with the insq.rgents. The answer must be filled in at one of the tills in the there is little sign that anything is But Church sources have said those wholesale department after making a purchase. seriously amiss in the country. who had fled were mainly Mozam­ bican workers, given arms by the Cooper And here is what you can win: . Housewives pack the thriving . markets to' buy their daily fruit and government to defend themselves. vegetables. The buses, overcrowded as Apartfrom the growing military ten­ • 1st Prize 250,00 ever, rumble along the tree-lined sion in mozambique, economic pro­ blems are also intensifying. resigns 2nd Prize avenues . Children laugh and play 200,00 carelessly in the Streets. The most recent blow to the tottering 3rd Prize economy reeling from the MNR offen­ 100,00 Here and there, faint signs of unease THE AZANIAN People's Organisa­ can be seen. Pairs of armed policemen sive and drought, was South Africa's . 4th Prize 100,00 decision last week to halt recruitment tion announced ~he resignation of are on foot patrols, a rare sight in this its president, Mr Saths Cooper this 5th Prize 100,00 Indian Ocean port city. of Mozambican workers and to repatriate thousands of others it week, and also announced his 6th Prize R 50,00 The security guards at government already employs once their contracts departure to study in the United offices check visitors' briefcases more States. thoroughly. But there is no panic or have expired. outward sign of tension. Official sources have said that Azapo;s Publicity Secretary, Mr Muntu Myeza, told a press conference The apparent calm however, masks Pretoria's labour clamp would cost that Mr Cooper had resigned after ob­ grim military and economic crises - Mozambique about 75 million dollars taining a passport enabling him to probably the worst that Mozambique's (R166 million), a year in lost remit. take up a scholarship to read for a doc­ 13 million people have faced since in­ tances; more than one thirdofthe coun­ torate in clinical community dependence from Portugal 11 years try's foreign exchange earnings. psychology at a Boston Univer.sity. ago. - Sapa-Reuter Last weekend, the Government Mr Cooper, 36, President of Azapo since December 1985, and ex-prisoner warned its citizens that a military at­ ofRoo ben Island, "had'struggledsince tack on Mozambique by neighbouring "Bogus" claim he was 18" to obtail1..a passport, Mr South Africa was imminent and plac­ THE CHAMBER of Mines has Myezasaid. ed its armed forces on full alert. dismissed charges by a British Pretoria denied the charge, and ac­ television company that the safety cused Mozambique of harbouring rating system used in South black nationalist guerrillas whom it African mines is "bogus" and not blamed for planting a landmine at the widely in use elsewhere. two countries' border, injuring six SADF troops last week. "Bogus is an ugly word to give to And as this war of words continues, something which prevents people be­ so does fighting between government ing killed", Mr Anthony Gill, head of troops and right-wing Mozambican the Chamber's mine safety division National Resistance (MNR) rebels, said. who have been waging a hit-and-run Since the introduction ofthe system war against Machel's regime since in the late 1970s, injuries had halved 1975. . and there had been a "dramatic" drop Church sources have said that the in fatalities, Mr Gill said. MNR (aJlegedly backed by SA), have Granada tel vision in Britain blam­ Saths Cooper attacked and occupied at least three ed the Kinross mine disaster on negligence, and claimed the system Although he would remain a towns in the country near the Malawi member of Azapo, he would no longer border. (introduced with the assistance ofthe 1 Ht: lVi! u\ nas also claImed winning US Loss Control Institute), was not us­ perform any duties as president and the town ofMutarara on the Zambezi ed in European mines, or elsewhere. "shall not represent Azapo or any of its Was Now River, which holds strategic roads and Mr Gill pointed out that the system, formations in any capacity internally 25kg Mealie Meal ...... · 17,4015,80 or externally?' * a rail bridge. known as the international safety ' 500g Macaroni ... ."...... , ...... ······ 1,62 1,40 Travellers arriving in Maputo from rating system, was used by the Cana­ Azapo's Deputy President, Mr Nkosi * the provinces of Tete and Zambezia dian mining industry, the world's se­ Molala, would become Acting Presi­ * 500g Rice ...... ······ 0,65 0.58 bordering Malawi told reporters the cond largest, in Chile and in about 35 dent until new electiorrs could be held * 1kg Rice ...... 1,29 1.10 security situation at the frontier was mines in Australia. at the body's annual congress i'n * 2kg Rice ...... ; ...... · .. ···· 2,56 2,20 serious. Meanwhile, about 200 workers at the december. Mr Cooper spent eight years on Rob­ * Assorted 2 cent sweets 144x2c ...... 2,30 1 "ITis not safe to travel in those areas Kinross Mine - scene of SA's worst 100% pure cotton 3m lengths ...... 12,00 10,44 now. The situation is the worst I have gold mine disaster last month when ben Island after being convicted in the * seen in many years", one traveller said, fi ve whites and 172 blacks died in an trial of the SA Student Organisation declining to be named. underground fire - were evacuated (SA SO), and Black People's Conven· ~ry WOERMANN BROCK Malawi, accused by Mozambique of after two separate "minor fire in­ tion (BPC), leaders in 1976. harbouring the MNR, has denied in­ cidents of unknown origin" at the -Sapa .\ill .Tel: (061) 32391 WHOLESALE volvement, and said more than 1 000 Number Two shaft. 10 Friday October 17 1986 THE NAMIBIAN A biased health syste these malpractices. The government THE INSTITUTIONALISED apartheid system pervades the should formulate a drugs policy to con· e~sting health system. Rural, preventative, primary, occupa­ trol both companies and professionals. tIOnal and community health care have been largely Importation of drugs, directly or in­ negl~cted .. The health system is biased towards urban cen­ directly, should be controlled by Cen­ tres. It is almost totally cllrative in nature, and is to a large tral Medical Stores. degree privately oriented. Comprehensive health care is pro­ Thgether with a national formulary vided only to the whites. based on generic specifications and Central Medical Stores, this should Blacks live iA poor and overcrowded facilities are available ih Namibia for aHow substantially more drugs to be houses, they use inadequate and un­ doctors, pharmaCists or dentists and made available for developing univer­ safe water supplies and sanitary con­ the country depends entirely on South sal primary health care without in­ ditions accessible to them are Africa for any tertiary training. In­ creasing the overall import bill. Soon sub-standard. termediate training is available for after independence, it will be Most ofthem as a result, suffer from nursing, but higher categories at necessary to begin producing some environmentally-related preventaple various levels have to be trained in pharmaceuticals. In the long run, diseases. Health facilities, manpower, South Africa. research into traditional medicine supplies and so on, are unequally Family health care requires mater­ should be undertaken. distributed and technology is nal care by competent obstetricians RECOMMENDATIONS: inappropriate. and midwives at ante-natal and post­ 1. The governme'nt should aim at r-famibia is entirely dependent on natal clinics, birth attendancies, in­ achieving WHO's social goal of"health Soutli Africa for drugs and equipment, fant and child health care at under-five for all by the year 2000'; using primary training of personnel and other related and school clinics, the expanded pro­ health care and community participa­ supplies. Budgetary allocations for the gramme of immunisation and child tion as 'strategies for shaping and im­ health services for blacks are meagre spacing or family planning. proving health care In this context it will in comparison to the extravagance of For such programmes to be effective, be necessary: luxury health facilities for the whites. it is essential that they be related to (a) to provide qualitative and Haphazard organisation of mother households and communities. equally distributed services for all Namib,ians irrespective ofrac e, sex, andchildhealthCMCH),for the majori­ While the extended family system is TUBERCOLOSIS victims outside the Namibia. colour and social status; ty of inhabitants leads to high meter­ the core ofcommunity organisation in (b) to place emphasis on preven­ nal,Jleo-natal and young children's Namibia, there are many single­ respective of race, sex, colour, towards primary health care. The deficits - which can only be met tative health care services especial­ morbidity and mortality rates. parent families, partly as a result of region and social status; ly in the rural areas; by securing new expatriates - are Insufficient food and poor diatary persecution by the occupational forces 2. To emphasise preventative (c) to provide free medicalservices; balance contribute to malnourish­ which caused wives or husbands to flee stra4Jgies, placing emphasis on the significant but not huge. In respect to and nurses and trainee nurses; there are ment prevalent among the "at risk" the country, and partly as a result of needs ofthe rural population; and (d) to co ntrol the present ~x­ groups ofthe black population. long-term separation ofhusbands from 3. Th supply free medical services apparent surpluses because the new ploitative private medical practive As in South Afr.ica, most blacks are their families caused. by the migrant to all and control the present ex­ system will not be centred on conven­ .2. Epidemiological studies should be poorly paid and work and live under labour system. ploitative private practice. tionalised hospital services, Thus, initiated to cover not just infections, but poor conditions. They are victims of ex­ The majority of mothers in Namibia these nursing personnel could - with cancer, malnutrition, road accidents, Primary health care is essential, and specialised short courses or in-service mental illness, etc. posure to occupational and en­ are poor and illiterate, and faced with forms and integral part both of the vironmental hazards. financial insecurity. Those who do find training - be redeployed to clinics, 3. Occupalional health services depend country's health system of which it is mobile teams and full-time front-line on political, economic, legal and social Theirlow incomes affect the nutri­ jobs are likely to toil for wages, render­ the nucleus, and ofthe overall social ing them even more incapable oflook­ health workers. conditions, prevailing in the country. tional, housing and sanitation stan­ and economic development ofthe com­ Government policy therefore, should en­ dards available to their families. They ing after their children. These condi­ munity, Independence and the end of Training of health workers is very courage emplayers to provide decent are the victims of avoidable accidents tions expose them and their childien sem-egation alone will not necessari­ important. Several kinds of hea,lth wage· levels, housing, sanitation and and infections, including tuberculosis, to constant attack by infections and ly reorient'the health services towards workers can be identified ranging from water supply to workers. Immediate ac­ that cause loss of work time and hence' other parasitic diseases. achieving PHC. It will be necessary to traditional healers, front-line workers tion would also be needed to: income. Without proper feeding and treat­ solicit community identification with with occidental training, nurses (both (a) prevent and control non­ Water supply in Namibia i~ inade­ ment, mothers suffer from anaemia, participation in the development of for community and clinical), doctors, infectious and incurable diseases quate. Not only are water sources deliver babi.es with low birth weight, health services. dentists, pharmacists, administrators, caused by the inhalation ofmetallic limited, but 'water is expensive. Con­ etc. All these categories· of workers and mineral particles. These in­ and have difficult labour. As a result Health care cannot be isolated from clude pheumoconiosis, asbestos­ -\ tamination and.pollution expose the of inadequate·health services which development. in should be trained inside and outside gener~ ' Exp ~rieAce Namibia, related conditions, lecuJ. poisoning, users to water-borne diseases. As· a " .have beEln further,disor.ganised by the Swapo ce~tr~s in Zambia aI).9. Al,lgpl~ and infectious diseases such as Detailed studies to srticulate an result, gastr.q-enteric diseases and martial law condi~ions imposed upon shows that there has been a ste&dy im­ tuberculosis; . parasitic infestations are almost black communities, many "at ·risk" provement in Namibians' health operational training system will be (b) provide adequate protection .' universal among black N amibians i ~ pregnant mothers are not detected ear­ status; despite the' fa<;t .that only needed and technical assistance from against the potentially very graveef many distrlct~ . WHO and friendly countries should be fects of radiation to which workers . lye,nough with tht;! result that' mater­ primary health ~are has been \ The existing hospitals and blinics'in nal !llorlality among blacks is high, provided. sought for training., are exposed at the Rossing uranium . mine and oxide mill; an.d . Namibia are run by colonial ' ad­ No proper advisory or support ser­ For instance, infant mortality rate . The construction and conversion of ministration, churches, mines and health facilities should be planned (c) enact as a medico-legal priority, vice for family planning exists for has dropped from over 100 to less than legislation to regulate, prevent and privately. Where-as ' considrable ­ blacks. Drugs like Depo Provera, bann­ 40 per l0001ive births in Swapo health . jointly by the ministries of works and he.alth to shoose appropriate designs reduce the risk of special hazards numbers of whites get their health ed in many countries are supplied in and education centres - a telling con­ and injuries, care in private hospitals, blacks suitable for both patients and workers. bulk: No other contraceptives are trast t9 over 155 ,epol'ted in occupied 4. Detailed studies to articulate an historically recei ved theirs made available to blacks. However, ex­ Namibia. . . Large out-patient clinics with suitable waiting areas are essential forthe peo­ operatiqnal training system for various predominimtly.from churchhospitals, tensive family planning services are The basic requirements for the pro­ levels should be undertaken before in­ many of which have recently been provided for whites. vision ofmother and child care services ple who need medical care. dependenc(l. As many ofthe traditional After independence it will be a taken over by the colonial administra­ Based on the FAOIWHO model, the including ante and' po~t-natal care, healers (herbalists) and birth attendants tion or simply closed down. e.g. Odibo, per capita energy and protein re­ under-five clinics and extended pro­ priority to provide for the resettlement as possible should be integrated into the , Oshandi. quiremens in Namibia are 2.245kcal gramme of immunisation (EPI), are and rehabilitation ofthe victims ofthe n(J.tiqnal health system. Further, to minimise brain drain, particularly from . The referral hospitals are in Win­ and 46g respectively against the among the priority areas for the front­ liberation war at South African ter­ dhoek (1 500 beds). where virtually all rorism and repression. Th relive them rliraiareas, itwould be desirable to W in­ prevailing averages of2.217 kcal and line health workers (FLHW), clinics stitute a career structure to allow for UJr of the specialists in Namibia work, 75g. The prevailing averages are, and health centres. In addition, tradi­ from the stress and anxiety that led to physical, mental and emotional im­ ward mobility, (2) reduce salary differen­ Oshakati (600 beds), and Rundu (700 however, very deceptive; There is tional birth attendants have an impor­ tials at various levels and between levels, pairment, special care services will beds). substantial racial, regional, seasonal tant role to play. j and (3) improve. social services, other While the hospitals for the whites and society inequality in protein con­ As a group of indigenous practi­ have to b-e created. than health in rural areas for the health are large and prestigious. ~he ones-for sumption so that, especially in dry tioners, they should be related to the Vocational rehabilitation should workers to be encouraged to go and stay blacks are poorly st affed and equip­ season, certain groups - particularly national health services, and their enable a disabled person to avail there ped. Disproportionately large sums of c~ildren and expectant or nursing skills should be upgraded. himselfof an appropriate and suitable 5. a number of social welfare services money go to the luxurious facilities for mothers - probably do not receive the The approach to occupational health job to pave the way for him to integrate should be addressed within the whites, whereas preventative, pro- required level. in occupied Namibia is based on the or reintegrate into society. framework of a holistic approach to motive and rehabilitative activities for Food consumption is largely deter­ Faced with the problem of disabled health, These include care for the elder· view that blacks are only tools of ly, children in need, for mentally and the rural poor and urban slum dwellers mined by per capita incomes and by labour. Legislation guarantees max­ persons and within the context of the United Nations International Year of physically handicapped, and for the continue to be ignored. Only 50 per food prices. Since poor communities imum exploitation through influx con­ mentally ill and the homeless. cent of hospitals are situated in the are the most vulnerable to food deficits trol, stratification of wage levels by Disabled Persons, Swapo in 19821aun­ ched a project for vocational rehabilita­ 6. It will be necessary to compile a list "reserves" - substa ntia~ly less than and malnutrition any policy that race, protection of employment for of the most essentiar drugs. Particular tion of war victims and other disabled their share of the population. 'decreases their purchasing power will whites, and stratified compensation cautionwill be needed to avoid exploita- Some forty pharmacists work in reduce their potential to improve their for occupational disability or death. persons. . tion by the TNCs. Importation ofdrugs Pharmaceutical and medical equip­ . Namibia. Like physicians. they are nutrition. Black migrant workers are subjected should be controlled by the Central mostly in the private sector. In this Therefore both the illegal regime's to many stresses such as racial harass­ ment constitute the major import Medical Stores. items for Namibia which depends field there is a shortage of up to 80 per impositionoflimitationson blacks' ­ ment, family disruption through the 7. Tb hold within given levels, it will be cent of listed requirements in especially black peasants' - incomes migrant labour system, untenured largely on South Mrican sources. The necessary to restrain wage and salary hospitals. The most badly staffed area and food production and the post-1977 employment, below subsistance central store responsible for. purchas­ levels, to adopt ~nd enforce a national is senior administration:, since senior .economic· collapse have radically wages, and pooiliving and hazardous ing, storage and distribution of drugs drug list, to secure technicql.assistance to cover extra costs ofnew expatriate per­ doctors, pharmacists and dentists are worsened the nutritional status of working conditions. and equipment, is staffed by whites who give preference to expensive sonnel, to economise on hotel costs and more interested in private practice, Namibian workers and peasants. In most developing countries, and to limit expenditure on new buildings. leaving public service in the hands of Swapo has devised a health policy particulai'ly in AFrica, traditional drugs. After independence, it will be necessary to compile a list of the most inexperienced ar~y , person nel. , based .on the eR,uitable Brovision of medicine also plays an important role. essential drugs and- to cut down the There are twenty-five dentists in the health services. In 1980, a Country Ther~ are an estimated 1 800 her­ territory, who are all settlers and work Health Programme (CHP) for balists and birth attendants in number of drugs used by the present only in towns, with the majority in Namibia was carried out in collabora­ Namibia. It is important that as many colonial administration. Particular caution will be needed to Windhoek. No oral hygienists or den­ tion with the World Health organisa­ ofthese traditional healers as possible avoid exploitation by the TNCs that tal therap~sts are avai1able in the tion (WHO). The CHPteam embraced are integrated into the national health whole country. There are various WHO's social goal of'health for all by system. are known to have acted unscrupulous­ reasons why only why dentists and the year 2000", using primary health Even the best policies, backed by ade­ ly in many developing countries, for in­ dental technicians have been trained. care (PHC) and community participa­ quate material and financial resources stance, by actively promoting drugs Only two laboratories for one year in­ tion as the strategies for formulating will be ineffectual unless there are suf­ banned in developing countries by withholdin~ information, or by carry­ service training of dental mechanics and improving health care. In accor­ ficiently trained human resources. ing out trials on durgs not yet certified are available, and no facilities existfor dance with these objectives, Swapo has Significant personnel deficits will ex­ in their home countries. the two year tlieoretical training, defined the following long-term health ist at independence as a result of pre­ which precedes the forme, and which objectives: sent vacancies, departure of expatriate Namibian pharmacists and doctors must receive appropriate training to can therefore only be undertaken in 1. To create equally distributed and settler perso!1nel and as a conse­ become competent enough to dete~t South . Africa. Thus no training services for all Namibians, ir- quenee of restructuring the services i_q

THE NAMIBIAN . Friday October, 17 1986 ' 11 ' Barbarian queen's ·visit by Gwen Lister Run-up to revolution PERSPECTIVE Militart rebellion Chiang successful, smashes Manchu attacks Communists. SPECULATION about the possibility of elections in Dynasty. Sun Yat-"s-en Thousands killed. 1911.is Leader. @ Party underground: 1927 Namibia next year has taken on r:.enewed impetus since the news that South African State President, Mr P W Botha, had summoned the interim government The Long March. Mao. 1934- Warlord chaos. driven from southern Cabinet to Pretoria for ·talks. " President strives base, regroups Party 1916 for Emperorship. in barren Yenan. 1935 And in the daily Afrikaans mouthpiece of the interim govern­ ment the election is stated not as a possibility, but as a fact. The envisaged election, they say, will not be held under the supervi­ Mao guerillas fight 1936- Wave of student Japanese in north. sion of the United Nations, but attempts would be made to get protest. May 4 Chiang 'fights J apa nese one or other international observer. in south. 1919 Movement. 1945 " What they do not say is that an election, any election, may well spell disaster for the Multi-Party Conference of six parties mak­ First .congress of Chiang versus Mao. 1945- ing up the interim government. tiny Chinese Violent civil war Communist Party despite U.S efforts 1921 with Russia.ns aiding at mode(.ation. 1948 DISASTER FOR THOSE IN 'GOVERNMENT'

THE INTERIM government, as we have stated time and again, " Chiang' Ka i -shek Communists sweep has little to its credit in-its almost year and a half of rule in and Communists from Manchuria to 1949 march in triumph C~nton. Chiang flees Namibia. 1926 together. to Formosa. Apart from a handful of supporters and hangers-on, it has no firm organisational base in the country : Individual parties in the cupied country". government, such as the white National Party, may enjoy By Derek Ingram THE VISIT TO CHINA of Gemini News Service For the British, as often elsewhere in substantial support among certain ethnic groups, but as a whole, Queen Elizabeth is one of the the British Empire proper, the rela­ their countrywide support is minimal. Of all Queen Elizabeth II's visits most spectacular events of the tionship with the Chinese was a love­ In addition to which, as a single unit, the MPC has no coherent overseas in her 34 years as Queen, year, and certainly one of the hate affair, and of all the barbarians. none has been more exotic or wrapped policy or strategy~ and probably the only thing in common is that most important trips even the from the West, it is perhaps they who more in political and historic mystique the six parties' find themselves in government. Queen has ever undertaken. have. . the longest and deepest They are divided on the most crucial issues, some of which in­ than the one she has embarked on to relationship. China. Much history lies behind it. clude: open schools, the scrapping of Proclamation AG 8, and the The British were the first to Britain's early diplomatic recogni­ When she became Queen, China was tion, its failure to go along with US writing of a 'new' and 'independence' constitution for Namibia. just beginning to reorganise after open up regular trade with policy on Taiwan-through the Fifties decades of war, and one ofthe world's China, and in the last century and Sixties; and its persistent lobbying RUSH TO WRITE A 'CONSTITUTION' most violent revolutions into an they exerted considerable in­ for the Ch~na of Mao Tse-tung to egalitarian society the likes of which fluence there. Later, Britain replace the Taiwan of Chiang Kai-shek UNDOUBTEDLY IN view of this proposed 'election', the pressure ' j had never existed· on such a scale deviated strongly from · US as the true representatives of the before, or since. is on for the interim government to complete an 'independence policy and was the only coun­ Chinese people in the United Nations constitution' by January next year. . For years China was almost totally and other international fora, will all shunned by the West as it stripped try of the western alliance to It is hardly conceivable that they could believe this alone will recognise Mao's government be much in mind as the Chinese greet itself of ail forms of capitalism. Queen Elizabeth t_his week. win them the election. For if other parties participate in such an The 19th Century had brought to - only weeks after the 1949 exercise - in complete contravention of Resolution 435 - the in­ China some of the colonialism that the revolution. Immediately after the Cultural terim government may well lose at the ballot box. Western Eqropeans had taken to I Revolution at the end of the Sixties, and the' opening up ·that began with -HoweNer., at this stage it would appear doubtful in-the extreme· Africa, the Americas and other parts point superintendents to live in Can­ whether Swapo or any of those parties in the /Ai-//Gams ·group­ ton and to supervise its citizens and . the Chinese "ping-pong diplomacy" ofAsia. When Elizabeth took her place ing, for instance, would agree to participate in an election which on the throne, all that had been swept their business. initiatives, one of the flrst major visits away, as had the Emperors in 1911. A long period of trade and war and of a western statesman was that' in is bound to be 'rigged' for the purposes of propping up the image Japan had invaded - and gone; The partial colonisation began. The'socall­ 1972undertakenby Lord Home, when of the interim government, in order to give them the pretence .. defeated Generalissimo Chiang Kai­ ed "Opium Wars" led to the cession of he was Foreign Secretary. of having been 'elected by the people'. shek had retreated to Taiwan. Hongkong to Britain in 1842 and the It was an immensely lavish affair After nearly two centuries China . opening of five . ports, including which culminated, to the astonish­ THE ,GOVERNMENT WITHOUT MANDATE was once again' alone. The barbarians, Shanghai for foreign residence and ment of those present, with a render­ ing of the Eton Boating Song - the as all outsiders were known in China trade. IT WOULD seem that the reality of 'governing without mandate' down the centuries, had gone. The For. the rest ofthe century, Britain traditional song of Home's school in England. . has finally penetrated the minds of those who laboured under the ' revolution had swept away feudalism was the most influential foreign power in China. One extraordinary figure in After that visit, full diplomaticrela­ - misconception that'they somehow represented the people of this and strife,-but the ancient systems of tions were established bEttween "Bri­ country. Chinese life in town and village re­ this period was all. ulsterman, Robert mained fundamentally unchanged. Hart, who was known for 48 years as tain and China, with embassies in . However, to redress the situation, they are not prepared to do And so did the traditional concept the Inspector-General of Customs. each country. ' what the majority Of their countrymen want - namely, to agree that China was the centre ofthe world For much of that time he wa s one of Since then, with the deaths of Mao to the holding ofUriited Nations-sponsored elections in order to - the Middle Kingdom. the mostpowerful and influential men and Chouen-Lai in 1976 and the com­ elect a Constituent Assembly which will then draw up a constitu­ The United States continued' to in Peking, advising many ministers ing of Deng Xiao-ping, China has tion for the territory. Instead, they are to hold, according to the there, especially in foreign policy. changed with breathtaking speed. recognise Chiang Kai-shek as its Even the concept of China as a centre interim government mouthpiece, an election in which they will leader and Taiwan as the true China. He was a hugely able man. As he ' try and get international observers. developed the service, he put of the world is now being challenged. To this day, the United States has no . However, despite anti-435 sentiment on the part of certain embassy in Beijing. .- Westerners, usually British, in high Van Jiaqi,a director ofthe Chinese ranks. The British inf act, created the Academy of Sciences, and a proponent members of the socalled Western Contact Group, it is doubtful Aione of Western nations, Britain whether any will come forward to supervise an election which acted differently It recognised the new Custom Service and then took over the - of greater intellectual freedom in government of Mao Tse-tung on Imperial Postal Service. China, expressed disse-nt only recent­ will be universally condemned as an 'internal exercise', and quite January 6, 1950, only three months Their commerce grew. They opened ly, when he. pointed out that "for rightly too. .- after the Communist People's Republic more and more business houses and thousands of years China considered of China had been proclaimed in what ran steamship services, and the first itselfthe central kingdom and all other LITTLE WILL ROUSE THE MAJORITY was then known as Peking. .' Chinese mission in the west was open­ peoples barbarians, and regarded It was the continuance of a tradi­ ed in 1877 in London. knowledge obtained by other countries NOTHING SHORT of an election under United Nations super­ During the last years of the 19th tional relationship that stretched back as triffiing skills not worth bothering vision and control will the rouse the majority ofthe people ofthis to the late 18th Century 'When the Century things began to fall apart. In to learn;' the increasing turmoil ofthe last years As Queen Elizabeth landed this country out ofthe apathetic state that is probably a direct result British became the first nation in the of the long duration of the war, and the broken promises as far West to open up trade with China. . ofthe emperors, marked by the seizure week in. one of the world's two In those days, at a time when the im­ of power by the Dowager Empress, the strongholds of communism , she may as the implementation of the UN Plan is concerned. perial system of China was becoming movement known to the -Chinese as well have wondered how long it would The,people, and they include parties presently in the interim increasingly corrupt and the country "Righteous Harmony Fists" and to be before she stepped down to a re.d government, have .condemned such internal exercises in the past, more unruly, the British Navy foreigners as The ·Boxers, aimed to carpet in Moscow as well. and the 1~78 South African-sponsored election from which the dominated' the oceans and British sweep away all foreigners and their The way the world is changing that Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) emerged the-winner, did hated ways. . ships taking trade across the world possibility is now a far from remote little to give that government any credibility and it was subse­ The Boxer Rebellion, as it became began to penetrate to China. one. The coming togetl)er Qf capit8J.ism quently dissolved by the former South African Prime Minister For the first decades ofthe 19th Cen­ known, was put down, but in the and communism is perhaps what we quarter century and more that follow­ are witnessing in the closing years of on the ground that it was unrepresentative. tury, the EastIndia Company, which A couritrywide electIon will also cost the taxpayers of this coun­ had been founded in 1600to trade with ed, Westerners behaved - as a century that began with such violent India, had a monopoly of the China historians put it "as though the ideological confrontation. . try dearly, and it will in all likelihood be a futile exercise in an trade, but then the British began to ap- Chinese Empire was a conquered, oc- attempt to .get credibility for the interim government parties. The interim government are running scared, there is little doubt of this, -and' the summons by Mr P W Botha this week is an ob­ vious consequence ofthe dissension and the deep division within Rossing employees injured their ranks. It cannot merely be dismissed as a 'routine' matter, despite what some may say. FOUR Rossing e.mployees were Rossing, the bus, which was carrying Four employees received minor An internal exercise will not succeed in propping up the slightly injured on October 3 employees home to Swakopmund at cuts and bruises. credibility of the interim government, and neither will it succeed when a shunting train struck a the end of the' day, was crossing a . . They were treated in broadening the base of that government, for opposition par­ bus on the mine's property. railway line at a level crossing when in hospital and were'back at work the ties will not participate. This idea, and other suggestions of . a goods train started moving slowly following Monday, the press release stated. - . 'ethnic' elections, should be dropped immediately, for the results According to a press release by and bumped the bus. may. not be to the liking of those presently in government. r - " ., ,. , , -=- .' .. . ,." .• - 12 Friday Oetober 17 1986 THE NAMIBIAN

P ictures by John

October 17 1986 A ' 'routine" visit? BOTH the office of the South African State President, [ffi (!m nCS Q Mr P W Botha, as well as various interim government ~nCSQ Q[ffi(!] spokesmen, this week described the talks in Pretoria Q,,[ill(!] ~nCS Q,,[ill(!] ~nCS QQ on Wednesday as 'routine'. However, evidence .sug­ gests that the discussions were not routine, and that PERHAPS not JUany they took place after a 'summons' by Mr Botha to the realised it, hut last weekend's JU'usie full Cabinet to Pretoria. festival at the Win­ There is little doubt that Mr Botha would have rais­ dhoek showgrounds was ed at least two issues which are succeeding in further prohahly the JUost iJU­ eroding the tarnished image of the interim govern­ portant single eoneert ment: the question of dissension within Cabinet ranks whieh will deterJUine and the frequent recourse to the courts, all at tax­ whether . or not other ' payers expense, would almost certainly be raised by South Afriean, or even Mr Botha; and secondly, the ongoing squabbling international groups about the Proclamation providing for the ethnic or . will eOJUe to NaJUihia bantustan governments, namely AG 8. . and play in the future. The bands were professional, as Certain observers claim that the question' of elec­ was the sound system and ,the tions (not in terms of the United Nations settlement mixing engineers . and yet not plan) may also be on the agenda, but once again, call­ more than 6000 people attended. ing for an election. would hardly help boost the A better move on'the promoter's part would have been to halve the en· credibility of the interim government. trance fee and double the crowd. Whatever else comes out of the Pretoria discussions There was an unusually small with Mr Botha, there is little doubt that the Cabinet police presence, but the audience reo will return to Windhoek somewhat chastened, and mained' extremely well·behaved . with a very definite deadline set by Mr Botha for them perhaps even too well·behaved. Savuka, who can get a crowd on to 'get their house in order'. their feet wherever they play; Again, there is a prevalent feeling that even a dire warning would not ·succeed in moving the country Continued on next page towards change, when there is such dissension in Cabinet ranks: Only a free and fair election u~der jn­ ternational supervision can truly test the will of the people concerning the government of their choice. A 'w-hite' eleetion?' THE WHITE National Party has stated that it will press for a 'white' ethnic election, probably in order to test the will of this group concerning the controver­ sial question of open schools. Should the 'whites' or any other'group for that mat­ ter, be allowed to hold ethnic elections, then the credibility of the. interim government will truly be gone forever. Since its inauguration, the interim government has made in many cases, wild promises to the people of this country, to the effect that discrimination is to go. Despite the fact that they took over the mandate of the former Administrator General, which was · to scrap all remaining discrimination in Namibia, they have not done so. Ethnic elections will merely rein­ force the suspicion that the interim gov«;lrnment does not intend to effect fundamental change in N ami~ia.

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resorted to old Juluka numbers in an Yvonne Chaka' ·Chaka, who effort to get some response. headlined the festival, seemed to be The first fifty metres from the front a favourite with· most of the locals. of the stage should have been a l1lass Other groups who played a more of seething, dancing bodies. Instead disco brand of sound, such as William the people sat, and clapped after each and the Young Five and The Groovy song. Guys, were also popular. This is not what the band want to Chicco played a tight, slick set and see - they judge their performance on received mass audience approval audience reaction alone, and if a when two tiny toddlers came on stage crowd goes wild with enthusiasm to not only dance, but to sing with the during their song!> they would want group on a few numbers as well. to return to that venue in the future. Between sets the promoter, It might be that the slackness of Ephraim Chiloane, announced that the crowd was attributable to the fact he intended to bring Stevie Wonder that there was no beer on sale, and Lionel Richie to Namibia in the despite the concert being sponsored near future. by South West Breweries. In my opinion this is extemely Certain sectors of the crowd did, unlikely, as I don't think either per­ however, respond to a Savuka former would play in this country number which Johnny Clegg while it remains under South African dedicated to Mandela, Biko, Victoria rule. Mxenge, Neil Aggett and others. For musicians of this ilk, we are go· Clegg later said that it was the hot­ ing to have to wait until test conditions in which he had ever independence. performed.

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14 ~ Friday October 17 1986 THE NAMIBIAN" IG reportson.Swapo talks

A ·DELEGATION ,of the German In­ dependence, within the framework of The IG intention to visit Lusaka andZim­ teressengemeinschaft (IG) had talks Resolution 435, could be mailp.'. babwe was strongly supported, as well as with representatives of the German Another subject of discussions was tne ex­ talks with Swapo representatives. 'M'Ost Foreign Office, Chancellor's Office and cl usion ofN amibia from sanctions threats, . organisations and people spoken to showed Agricultural Office in the first week of and opinions 'emphasised that it would be a general willingness for positive steps October, talks described as 'fruitful' by preferable to try and prevent sanctions by before independence and viewed the opinion theIG. developing a strong independence from that the IG could act as an important non· The IG members held further talks with South Africa, than trying to dodge sanc­ party political mediator in the implemen­ representatives of the four parties of the tions together with. South Africa'. tation of such steps'. Lower House ofthe Federal German Parlia­ ment, as well as representatives of various Foundations, a representative ofSwapo in Bonn and various churches. Rehoboth gets loan or The IG said in a press statement that the delegation,led by Mr K W von Marees, had also discussed development aid before low-income housing independence. THE INTERIM government Cabinet The loan has been sub-divided into R600 All parties of the Lower House were of the has granted a low-income housing 000 for low income housing; R200 000 for opinion that 'action concerning d.evelop­ loan .of R975 000 to the Government of individual loans; R100 000 for the provi­ ment policy should be stepped up before in­ Rehoboth. The National Assembly, in sion of electricity; and R75 000 for the pro­ dependence, provided new attempts at at­ passing the 198617 budget, has made vision of water services. taining internationally recognised in- provision for low-income housing It is envisaged that the loan ~ill suffice funds. to finance 50 scheme houses, 27 individual According to a press release by the houses as well as the electricity and water Ministry of Finance, the National services listed above. Building and Investment Corporation of All future agreements. for low-income South West Africa, as agent for the cen­ housing schemes entered into between the tral government, will be permitted to ex­ central governIllent and second tier ecute inspections on the construction of authorities or t'lie Government of low income houses and certify the Rehoboth, will be signed by the Secretary necessary payment certificates. of Finance. Women get together

THE NAMIBIA Women's Voice organisation . has scheduled a 'White' election meeting in the Roman Catholic Church, Katutura; on Sunday at' 15hOO, and extended an invitation to women from all churches and parties . to attend. call from NP AT A meeting on October 14, the Ex­ The statement warned that otherpopula­ ecutive Committee of the white Na­ tion groups should not accept that admis­ tional Party discussed the decision of sion to schools under the Administration for the National Assembly ofOctober 8 amd Whites would come about.- ptjer statements which may be inter­ The White Administration would con­ preted to the effect that' schools UJ).der· tinueto give assistance in the·field of educa­ the control of the Administration for tion to other groups on an agency basis, if80 ' Whites would be opened to all races desired; and spoke in favour of an election from the start of 1987. for a Legislative Assembly for the Whites in . . The Assembly decision, said the state­ orderto consult them on this issue. ment ofthe National Party, was in conflict They would also convene an urgent debate with the spirit ofth!'_CapeAgreement and towards the end of the year to discuss t'his­ Supporting legislation which h8.ii'resulted from-this; matter. -,-,_ Woermann Brock-Wholesale the country's expanded ~nd revamped infrastructure

. .. The steel pipe bridge oVerthe Swakop / "~ . River -- ·.only one of the many examples of . / WOERMANN BROCK'Swholesale department, situated for years in our expertise_ Since 1939 WMF ha& formed what could almost be called the "basement" section ofthe business, a vital link in the country's ir/hastructure. Ic ~:M: . Fiii::~ " has now. been moved to better, more spacious premises Just across Not only do we manufactur~ the special p.o. BOX 5013 '\.! . .' the road to Number 5, Curt von Francois Street. Clients will thus be pipes which carry water throughout the coun­ able to make their purchases in surroundings conducive to a better AUSSPANNPLATZ, WINDHOEKP- 9000 try, we also make the structures that support service by a friendly and able staff, headed by Manager Mr Theo these pipes . .Our experts are: geared to cater TELEPHONE: 35071 Ndisiro, who is wellknown to Woermann Brock's clients oflong stan­ for the needs of this country and would like to ding, having been in the employ of the firm f

THE NA~IBIAN Friday October 17 1986 15 Letters to the Editor

One of our parishioners, a man over you sent us only textbooks like Biology If someone knows his work, I don't Walvis Bay raid 50 years old, alleges maltreatment and Physical Science, and the prescrib­ see the importance of making it a 'Bad' EngUsh? AT 04h30 on Wednesday, September while held in custody. He alleges that ed books of English, 'Afrikaans and tribal duty. The aim of these tribal I USUALLY take a fairly careful 10, the Kuisebmond police, together after being found guilty and sentenc­ Mathematics. We had a tough time schools is to teach the child to be pro­ look at your column headed Basic with the South African police, began ed to R40 or-40 days, he requested a writing the NovemberlDecember ex­ ud to be the member of a specific tribe. English and have, from time time, a raid on the Kuisebmond compound police escort to the bank in order to amination for Standard Eight last I want to challenge those responsi­ seen statements which caused me'to in Walvis.Bay. The raid lasted about draw his money to pay the fine. He year, when we also had the problem ble for education in the Kavango to do raise my eyebrows in surprise and nine hours. alleges that he was then accused ofly­ with the lack oftextbooks. away with this evil system. Allow the wonder where the writer of the col­ The entrance to the compound was ing and was assaulted by four men in Our teachers, especialiy the one who children to attend the schools of their umn obtains his knowledge of sealed by armed police and guards the corridor outside the court. He also teaches agriculture, had to look for choice. Teach children the importance English grammar. Until now I have placed on the roofs to prevent escape. alleges he was hit and struck with a material at colleges such as the Ross­ of subjects such as commerce and declined to make any protest, ,but The police proceeded to search the com­ baton. Later at the prison, he alleges ing Foundation Centre in Windhoek. science for the future of Namibia. when I looked at the column last pound premises room by room. The that he was unable to climb out ofthe When it came to the results after Teachers should also start to teach peo­ Thursday, I felt I had to do purpose of the raid was to apprehend vehicle because he was in pain. He writing the Standard 8 examinations, ple's education and not bantu something. those residing in the compound claims that one of the officials then I heard over the radio that the.reaf\on education. The following sentence" quoted without permission. Between 300 and . directed abusive language at him and black pupils had such a low rate of I would appreciate it, if in 1987', from the article, is definitely wrong 500 people were arrested. , dragged him from the vehicle. achievement was because.they don't teachers are appointed according to and totally unacceptable to any On visiting the compound premises We are deeply conscious of how dif­ study as white pupils do. merit and not according to tribe. English-speaking person. the same night, we were informed by ficult life is for many hundreds of D How can you expect us to pass when 'The man sitting at the head ofthe residents that the police had alleged- migant workers in Walvis Bay. Living we have limited textbooks? ACADEMY STUDENT table's clothes are dirty' , . lyusedteargasinsomeroomsandthat ' in a cramped, stark environment and D How can you expect more black RUNDU That sentence, as it stands, means a number of people had been roughly being deprived of home comforts, wives pupils to pass when there aren't that the table possesses clothing treated. We were shown a hole in the and children, these men live in very enough schools? Full elasses which is dirty! What , nonsense! concrete floor of Room 129 which open­ trying conditions. D Have you ever counted the number English grammar does not add a ed into a cave beneath the floor. The en­ We are therefore all the more of black schools in Namibia? THE EDUCATION division seems not possessive 's' to the end of a phrase, trance ofthe hole was approximately distressed by the allegations of police D You cannot blame the black to care whether both teachers and only to a noun indicating the 13 inches in diameter. We were told misconduct that we have received. We teachers for not teaching us. You pro­ pupils are overworked in classes or not. possessor, . - that when the police entered the room respectfully call for an immediate in­ mised us textbooks since March ofthjs I mention this because of the situation The sentence would be correct if it at approximately 10h30 they quiry into police conduct in this year and now we are at the end of the in Katima Mulilo with regard to read: discovered the hole, which according to instance. year and next year we are expected to teachers and pupils. 'The man who is sitting at the head those present, had about 50 people be in Matric. Approximately 50 pupils are placed of the table has dirty clothes'. hiding in it. It is alleged that teargas FR H KLEIN-HITPAS D Where are we going to get in one class, and as if this was not In the same article we read the ex­ was then squirted into the hole and (ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH) textbooks? enough, teachers at secondary schools ample 'the car's bonnet'. A car is not that some ofthe emerging occupants FRMYATES Lastly, I want to say that I am disap­ are compelled to teach more than two a living thing, so cannot possess were struck as the squeezed out ofthe (ANGLICAN) pointed with the 'capitalist' ministers. subjects, to be taught in different stan­ anything, and the apostrophe 's' are entrance. WALVIS BAY Stop giving blood money to South dards with about 50 pupils in each unnecessary. English speaking peo­ We have also received reports from Africa. Millions of Rand should be standard, and they are expected to ple would say 'the car bonnet' using those who were arrested that as many No textbooks spent on schooling and the educational ' solve all the individual problems of the word 'car' as an adjective to as 72 people were crowded into a cell system, rather than giving money for students. describe the bonnet or 'the bonnet of measuring about 24 square metres. AN OPEN LETTER TO the purposes of war. At primary schools teachers have to the car'. They also allege that there was insuf­ THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION teach seven subjects to the standard PLEASE, if you're going to teach ficient space to sit down and that the JTJIVEZE allocated to him or her. They also have Basic English through the medium floor was wet . A number ofthose who WE ARE in classes today without tex­ WINDHOEK duties over and above teaching. of your newspaper, do it correctly. were arrested were released at approx- , tbooks. I am referring to the syllabi of In white schools there are about 25 The standard of English in this coun­ imately 16h30 on the same day of the Standard 9 for 1986. MialDiViee pupils in each class and problems of try is appallingly low; can you try to arrest. According to their reports no Since the beginningof1985, you and students can be solved. The problem of make it better, not worse? food or water had been provided from your ministers ofthe socalled Govern­ I WOULD like to air my opinion con­ overcrowding in black schools should the time of arrest until the time of ment of National Unity sent us new cerning the new 'Miami Vice' of be eliminated. JHAMMOND release. syllabi. There were no textbooks. Later Katutura. This group of police are WINDHOEK harassing us in Katutura. ZEBRA KICK I wonder why they have to beat peo­ KATIMA MULILO ple in the streets. They said it is to pro­ On nutrition tect the people, but is this the way? Rhodes donors I AM r~sponding to a letter written Don't miss Residents ofKatutura want to know by MY Keith Morrow of Ondangua in if Katutura can really be 'cleaned up' IN REPLY to the letter by 'Patji The Namibian of October 3 1986. f by beating and harassing the people? N garikqtoke' itl.yo]ll" iSfiue of Oc;tober In the first place I would,like to con­ ST GEORG~'S · SCHOOL0 They order us to 'go and sleep'. What 9, I repeat my statement that Ross­ gratulate Heather Hughson of Ox­ right have they to order us home to bed ing has never donated money to fam on touching a sensitive aspect of BRAAIBAZAAR!! as if there was a curfew in the Rhodes University. the nutritional state of children in. township? As mentioned in my previous let­ this country. The figure frequently : Residents of Katutura also need a ter, we have paid to the ~niversity .. quoted in South Africa is something Saturday October 25 at '15hOO . social life, and we don't need to have the tuition and residential fees

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l 16 Friday October 17 1986 THE NAMIBIAN Focus on Africa

missio,n education and the priesthood that Barthelemy Boganda came to assume-politi­ 250 Kilomet,.. . . ~al leadership during the years leading to Independence. In th~ Second World War, French Sudan - Equatonal Afri£a was allied to the Free French and Britain. The latter bought all its exports and this provided a boost 10 the ,terms ,of trade. Cotton production in Oubangui-Chari reached 35,000 tonnes in 1944-45 , while diamond exports rose to 83,000 ~arats in 1945. For the trading co~pames the post-war years' were to be Area: 622,984·sq. k~ . their most profitable yet.. .

~J)pulation: 2.60 million 11985 estimate).

Capital:;Sangui.

Principal To~s : Berberati, Bassangoa. ~ Diamonds CURRENT Data of Independ~ce: 13 August 196!l. U Uranium Zaire F. hon Head of State 11 September 1981): General 'fl Cotton Cu Copper' Andre Kolingba. _: - CoHee C, Quome Towns ...~ P"nuU Sn Tin EVENTS Government: Military government under a Roads - , Oil palm,; Hi Nickel Military Committee for National RecoverY +- International airports I. RUbber ._Textile • ICMRN). ~R ivertraftic ~ Cattle ,.... Sawmills Languages: French is the officiallangu~ge . Sango. and other local languages ate spoken. SwahIli IS used In the east, Arabic in the north Th~ riots of January 1979 'were Pllt down by and Hausa among traders. Zalrean troops at the cost of anything be­

Religion: Traditional.Jloman Catholic and tween 50 .and 400 deaths. Significantly, Islam. CENTRAL AFRICAI Bokassa did n.ot entrust .his own restive r~gu~ar army WIth the tas.k of repressing the Currency: CFA franc divided into 100 nots, they had not been Issued with a'm centimes. . . B ka ' mu- mtIon. 0 ssa s own 'Imperial Guard' of REPUBLIC 1,000. men was confined to protecting the GENERAL palace at Berengo, 100 km. from Rangui. INFORMATION POLITICAL Bokassa ordered some back payments of Geography: T he Central African Republic HISTORY salaries to be made and the protest move­ IS a land-locked state. Mainly an undulating and settled on the vast tracts of under­ ment simmered for the next three months plateau of rocky ground, it has two moun­ The ' CAR shares. much with each of its with increasing demands for tain ranges, in the north-east and in the populated territory, the Azande in the east. Bokassa ' ~ neighbouring countries of Sudan, Chad, 'abdication' and recurrent at~acks on his south~ east . In the south-west of the country Cameroon, Congo and Zaire. The inhabit­ the Banda in the centre, and Bava in the there IS dense tropIcal rainforest. w~st. The Baya .were to come into conflict pers~mal properties in the capital. Then, in a~ts of each part of the country have links Apnl, Bokassa ordered his Imperial Guard With related groups living over the borders, With. Fulani expansionism from Cameroon while the Banda had to contend for man~ to undertake a massive onslaught on the People: The Baya and Banda people make and the population of all this part of the 'ringleaders' of protest movements. Several up about half of the population. Other world has been depleted for centuries bv the years wit,h a marauding Sudanese army led prominent groups are the Baka and the by Rabah. . hun~red ~eenag~rs were arrested in Bangui Zande. depravations of slavery, by the invasio~s of and unpnsoned. On 17-19 April at least 100 nearby Ringdoms and foreign imperialists, Duririg the 'carve-up' of Africa in the 1880s France and Betgium tussled over this of these young people were taken from their and by forced labour. cells and beaten or tortured to death on Climate: The climate is generally hot with a ' . As. a result of the millenia of migrations, largely unexplored territorv, and the French also hoped to rival Britain in the Sudan. The Bokassa's . ord~rs a~d, according to many marked dry season from December to I~vaslons and political upheavals, the full reports, With hiS actIve participation. . April. The rainy season in the south is from boundaries were' finally agreed in 1894. In hl~tOry of the CAR has involved popul­ May to November, the season shortening as the early years of the 20th century France one approaches the north. Temperatures atIOns whose descendents no longer inhabit embarked on a hasty and cruel colonisation. range from 25°C in the south-west to this r~gion of Africa. There are archeological The.territory was divided into 17 huge con­ 3O"C in the north-east. _remaIns, for example, indic!lting extensive The reports of this massacre surfaced at cessions for European private enterprises to settlement here long before Ancient the time of the Franco-African summit Egypt's rise to promihence. expl?it as rapaciously as they were able, meeting in Kigali in May. To satisfy 'inter­ Banking: Banque des Etats de I'Afriqu~ partJcul~rly for rubber. The biggest Centrale is the central bank of issue for five The earlfest inhabitants from among the national opinion' the francophone govern" African states including the CAR. There present population structure were the ' conc~sslon covered no less than. 145,000 sq. ments agreed to establish a commission of are several commercial banks in Bangui. pygmies known by Bantu-speakers as km. In the east of the country. Concession inquiry into the incidents. The commission babinga. They have remained hunters and agents and managers were hired without published its report in Dakar in August and gatherers in the forests of the south-west qualifications or preparation, though in condemned Bokassa for his role in the , many cases they were Belgians from the Air Transport: There is an international air­ although they once ranged over most of th~ events of January and April. TheUS with­ port at Bangui and several small airports for neighbouring Congo, where they had had drew its official aid tothe 'Empire'. internal services. country. ' Adjacent to the ancient Sudanese king­ practice in imposing forced labour accom­ panied by horrific and sadistic punishment~ dom of Meroe, the ancestors of some for desertion or 'misbehaviour'. The first mo.dern Central African peoples (e.g. the European organisations to exploit and The popular protest movement gave birth Road Transport: There. are about 6,000. km. Mandjia) have handed down traditions and dominate this region were represented by to a number of exile groups claiming leader­ of all-weather roads, although few have a . beliefs clearly derived from Meroitic civil­ tarmacsurface! Traffic drives on the right. people who were no less than murderous ship of the movement. The Central African isation. The region was also on the path of ambassador to France, Sylvestre Bangui, Bantu migrations from the Cameroon and racist tvrants. Simultaneous action by the fledgling w~s on~ of the first, setting up his Oubangui Benue area in 300-500 AQ. The kingdom of French colonial administration to recruit LIberatIOn Front (FLO) in May 1979, while River Transport: A major export route is by Anzicain the south and Gaoga in the north the erstwhile victim of David Dacko's river from Bangui to Brazzaville. 'bearers' and other labourers had wide­ were in existence bv the 16th centurv AD as spread and tragic results among some repressive action in 1960, Abel Goumba, the beginnings of the disastrous slave tr~de peoples such as the Mandjia, whose established a Patriotic Front (FPO) and were occurring in neighbouring lands. economy was just recovering from earlier Ange Patasse formed a 'Liberation Move­ The CAR was to become a frontier zone Television and Radio: Television began slave raids when the French started a new ment' (MLPC). These three groups held broadcasting in 1974. Radio Bangui, the between the Western slave trade and 'n!cruitement' in 1902. Famine and warfare meetings in Paris between June and Sep­ government station, broadcasts in French Islamic conquerors from North Africa. A tember to try to work out a 'common pro­ andSango. cost 10,000 Mandjia lives in that year alone. gramme'. with the participation of the Portuguese explorer in the late 16thcenturv Vague efforts were made to control the noted that the Anzicans were merchants student movement, ANECA. Meanwhile tyrannical· excesses of the agents and and warr!1>rs, raiding Nubia ~nd other lands isolated administrators, but the new colonv, ther~ were. growing numbers of high Press: Centra!ric Presse is the only daily offiCIals packmg their bags for France, and for slaves. Europeans moved into the trade known after 1903 as Oubangui-Chari, was newspaper. from the coast and Anzica's organisation Bokassa began to recruit metcenaries to essentially in a state of anarchy. Added to prop up his ailing regime. began to crumble in the face of this com­ the misery of warfare and famine were petition, while in the north, slave traders severe epidemics of smallpox and sleeping Armed Forces: The total strength of the from Baguirmi, Ouadai and Darfur sickness. Nevertheless, the people put up a armed forces is approximately 3,000 men plunderea other Central African popul­ spontaneous and spirited defence of their In September 1979 Sylvestre Bangui comprising an army and para-military ations. The area was also coveted for the forces. 0 independence when the French military ~nno~nced the formation of a government­ skill and craftsmanship of its people, whose conquest got underway in the years 1909-12 In-exile. However, he was not joined by the ' ornaments, drums, weapons and im- and during the First World War, but famine other groups. But the French government plements were widely known for their had wrought havoc by the 1920s. The most had already been plotting its moves care­ refinement. However, the massive repressive French military operations fully, sending in 30 intelligence agents in depletion of the population killed off the occurred against the Baya in 1928-31, after Sept~~ber to finalise its plans for a 'palace pre-existing economy and society of thi which the colonisers combined commerce coup In league with Dacko, who had been region . By the early 19th century some 20,000 Central African slaves were reaching a~d administration by regrouping the amed Bokassa's 'special adviser' in 1976 Egypt each year, while untold thousands Vi llages, building roads and more effec­ nd Henri Maidon, who had replaced tive ly controlling the inhabitants' economic were taken in chains to the west coast for :atasse as Prime Minister in 1978. Then life. The cotton and coffee plantations date shipment to Brazil and the West Indies. 'rance a~ruptly ended its budgetary aid to from this period. Mission and public schools . he EmpIfe, ~ move which predictably took By the mid-19th centurv, with the slave were also set up, with a total number of IJokassa to Libya to beg for assistance. trade abating, various pe'oples regrouped pupils of 15,000 by 1935. It was through ____~ ____~ ____--~ ______.~ __~ ____~ ______. ______~_~-- ~----____.~- ____~~~' __~4~ "___ ~_ ~~._. ____~ __~ __~~ · ______-~'~ __~~ ~ ------~------

THE NAMIBIAN Friday OCtober 17 1986 17

Caught in throes of long weekend

I WAS one of the fortunate ones a three-legged pot in the foothills of the day dedicated to Oom Paul that The crowd, however, remained who didn't go to the 'coast over Mont Blanc. '11 burst of automatic fire was heard sullen and refused to respond to the the long weekend. Anyway, eighty-two years later his coming from the vicinity of the musicians desperate plea to come' No, instead I" stayed in Win­ volk and friends came together in Tintenpalast. .alive and party down. dhoek and marvelled at the fun Windhoek to see who could still cook It transpired that one of the Not all bands prefer polite clapping and games. the best in this great V oortrekker camouflaged guards had been staring after every song, but perhaps the au­ On Friday, in some sort ofbizan-e tradition. out across the shimmering hills when dience were in a communal state of hpmage to Oom Paul Kruger, hun- . It was a gathering of ancient suddenly a train of ox-drawn wagons shock at having to fork out six small . dreds of people came together and ancestry, of people with names like formed a laager around him. blue ones to listen to some music. participated in a weird cooking Smuts, Villiers, Botha, Snyman and Staring at hilI\ were hundreds of During the festival a fanatical competition. Verwoerd who polished off gallons of mean-looking men in Khaki music fan" found himself on duty out­ Perhaps Oom Paul and his troops mampoer amongst the small, metal . uniforms and felt hats, and visions side the police headquarters just rejoiced in a- similar fashion after cooking pots. of Blood River stormed across the down the road. slaughtering the Zulus at ' Blood After two days and two nights plains of his subconscious. Patrolling the dusty sidewalk he River on December 16, 1838. there was a winner . • He opened fire, shooting wildly in could faintly' hear the music when By the age of seventy-three the ail­ This primitive team of Cordon Boer' all directions, but rather than be cap­ the wind blew in his direction, but ing statesman had been declared a chefs won a herd of cows for their tured by the Boers he turned his ri­ halfway through Savuka's set he national monument and was made culinary efforts. fle on himself and made a rather snapped. president of the First Republic of . Second prize was .a small flock of messy exit. To the strains of Scatterlings in Potjiekos. sheep and the team in third place So ended the long, good Friday. Mrica he pointed his automatic . Not long after, however, this hero were awarded a badly-confused pig. Saturday heralded another music weapon at his head and joined the all­ of the Afrikaner people fled to To me it sounds a little like target festival at the Windhoek time Concert in the Sky. Switzerland where he died in exile in shooting, and' then winning the showgrounds, with more professional Ah yes, Windhoek caught in the 1904 ... probably hunched over an target if you get a bulls-eye. performers and better sound quality throes of a long weekend can be in­ alien cheese fondue bubbling inside Speaking of which, it was during for once. .teresting at best. Sitting back with the box

Starring Lloyd Bridges, Hal Holbrook and Eddie Albert. (No age restriction) WARNER HOME VIDEO With a r unning time of 182 minutes, this two-part (two t ape) mini -series is something that should not be missed. It offers 182 minutes ofnon -stop enter­ tainment of the highest quality, and adidas~ makes "North and South" look puerile, top heavy, and laborious in Adiletten, comparison. Based on a bestseller by' Lucian K blue only Truscott, it is set against a backdrop of the Vietnam conflict, and gains .. momentum with every frame after the per pair body of a cadet is found floating in a lake. It becomes obvious th a t something is decidely wrong at the US R11-95 Grant Military Academy. A deep deception by those in high ranks comes to light after officials pro­ claim the death as accidental, and that when everyone knew that the dead man was a champion swimmer. This is a finely-crafted thriller, set against the rigours of military train­ ing and its strict code of honour, and mETJE &ZIEIiLER LTD will hold y.our attention all tRe way. SPORTS DEPARTMENT WINDHOEK ARCTIC HEAT Starring Mike Nor r is, Steve Durham and David Coburn. (2-16) WARNER HOME VIDEO (No age restriction) BEVIE'S BOUTIqUE Directed by Larry Harlin, this is not a joyable, full-colour life on the small film for the squeamish, and definite­ WARNER HOME VIDE O screen. In fact, viewing such an enter­ Sokolic Building Tel: 3141 4 John Meinert Str. ly not recommended as "family If you've seen the other "National taining video is'almost as good as a viewing". Lampoon" movies, you'll be wanting holiday. Don't miss it. Monatic Junior It is said to be one of the most power­ to see this one too, as soon as possible. ful movies ever made about the Rus­ Chevy Chaiie and his long-suffering THE ORGA NISATION & Men's suits sian penal system, comparing with family set out on their European vaca­ Starring Sidney Poiter and available in "Gulag" for excitement, and "Mid­ tion, and tliis is the green light for night Express" for brutality, Barbara McNair. attractive light !iumour

The picture stars Jamie Lee Curtis, Patrick Swayze, Troy Donahue, Joan Cusack, C Thomas Howell; ~]izabeth Gorcey and a host of others,.an!l takes a dramatic, often cQmic look at the cur­ rents of life in a small middle American town. . Jamie Lee Curtis plays Michelle "Mike" Cody, owner. and operator of Cody's Speedrome, 'the site of the town's demolition derby races. Pressured by city officials for suppos­ ed violations of' various city or­ dinances, she is facing tough financial times. C Thomas Howell is Tim Pearson, a young man about to-graduate from high school. He has to face his father, to tell him that he does not want to go into the family real estate business, and he has to tell his girlfriend that he wants to end their relationship. Patrick Swayze takes the part ofEr­ nie "Slam" Webster, a young married man who has to confront his pro­ miscuous wife about her most recent extramarital affair. These are the three people whose destinies become linked together to shape and fill out the story of "Grand­ In jail after demolishing his wife's car and their home with a view USA". With the Speedrome being a major bulldozer, "Slam" Webster (Patrick Swayze) is paid a visit and factor in the story, staging the wild ac­ later bailed out by Mike Cody (Jamie Lee Curtis), the young tion of the demolition derbies was a . woman who operates the demolition track in a small American challenge for stunt co-ordinator Fred town - a scene from "Grandview USA". Lerner and his team of stuntmen. For fans of demolition action and IT;S A BALMY night in the small, midwest town ofGrandview . pile-ups, the realism brought to these School is ending' and summer is beginning. Three young peo­ scenes will be very satisfying, brought ple, each from different backgrounds, each caught up in their to real, "grinding metal, shattering glass and screaming tyre" effect. own small world, are briefly glimpsed; none ofthem suspect that Other unusual aspects ofthe motion within a few short hours they will be dr-awn together - in fact, picture are the three dream sequences the situations they will share with one another will radically of Tim Pearson. In - the first, he change each of their lives and futures - setting the scene for the . visualises himself 20 years in the .Ster-Kinekoi;'·release "Grandview USA", being screened this future (ifhe stays in Grandview), mar­ weekend. ' . . ried and living in suburbia. Then he sees himself as '9. rock and good escapism. Ford Coppola's " Th~ Outsiders", when roll star, and in his third dream, he' Jamie Lee Curtis does not need any his co-star was Patrick Swayze too. tries to escape from the small town, on­ introduction. Daughter ofThny Curtis He has also starred in "Tank", "Red ly to be confronted and trapped by an and Janet Leigh, she made her film Dawn" (also with Patrick Swayze), and armed military force led by his father. debut in 1978 in the much publicised "Hitcher ". He also had a supporting The rock and roll sequence presented "Halloween", which marked the re­ role in Steven Spielberg's "ET - The a special challenge to the costume juvenation ofthe horror genre movies. Extra Terrestrial. designers. In addition to creating a This was followed' by "The Fog", Patrick Swayze is also a name that totally different look for Howell's fan­ "Prom Night", "Terror Train", "Road has shot to the top oflate, becoming tasy as a pop star, they had to come up Gaines" and "Halloween II". Her most wellknown in particular in the televi­ with a sexy, enticing costume for the recept roles have moved away from the 'sion series "North and South". vamping Jamie Lee Curtis. horror movie, being "Trading Places", After roles in a number offilms and All in all, it should prove light, frothy "Love Letters" and "Perfect". television series, he also starred with entertainment - pleasant to see, not - C Thomas Howell first gained pro­ .Gene Hackman in "Uncommon extremely taxing on the mind, and minence when he was cast in Francis Valor", and is also starring opposite with enough fantasy in it tq be called Rob Lowe in "Youngblood", also on the local circuit at the moment. I ,jf ~11l!j ___ _ Bratpack idol KI"E 300 Tvl: 34155 Rob Lowe, young star ofthe IIlm "Youngblood". YOUNGBLOOD, starring home behind for acateer in ice hockey popular 'bratpack' idol, Rob with a,n atmosphere of confrontation - all elements which contribute to the - an arena offlerce, often violent com­ 'Fri & Sat: 14h30/18hOO/21hOO Lowe, is a colourful, action­ dramatic impact of the sport:' petition that demands more than just packed drama, was inspired in talent of its heroes. Sun-Thurs: 14h30/17h30/20hOO Ththis type ofbackground add the ac­ part by the real life experiences ting talents of Rob Lowe, Patrick Inexperienced in the skills offriend­ YOUNGBLOOD: (2-18) Rob Lowe in a drama, behind the ofits writer and director, Pe1;er Swayze, Cynthia Gibb, Ed Lauter and ship and love, he has to learn to fight scenes of the world of professional ice hockey. Markle, who dropped au­ George Finn, top it all with an outstan­ for what he wants iri life as well as on diences in the aisles backin '84 ding original soundtrack with songs the ice. Saturday: 10hOO performed by Mickey Thomas, Star­ Jessie (Cynthia Gibb), is the young with the hit comedy 'Hot Dog: woman he loves, Derek (Patrick SHEENA QUEEN OF THE JUNGLE: A beautiful woman rules The Movie'. ship, Mr Mister, Autograph, John Hiatt, Nick Gilder, Glenn Jones, Marc Swayze), is his teammate and best the world of the jungle. Markle, a former member of the Yale Jordan and Diana Ross, and you've got friend, a b;lttle-scarred veteran of hockey team and a member ofthe 1970 the makings of Al entertainment. amateur leagues, and Racki (George World-Eight Championship team USA Finn), is the most dangerous player on hockey squad, described the challenge Markle says of hi ~.mo ti on picture "I the ice, gunning for Youngblood after WI"DHOEK DRIVE-I" Tvl: 51700 of bringing Youngblood to the screen wanted to do something that took a he disposes of Derek. as "a fantasy come true". . look at the more serious side of being Beca use he had never skated before, He says further "I have always felt young - not a coming of age film, but Lowe had to face the ,challenge of 19h15 - that competitive ice hockey would pro­ one about young adults who are facing skating. In preparing for his ro le he the first real challenges oftheir lives, 9 1I2WEEKS: Starring Kim Bassinger and Mickey Rourke. vide a natural setting for a motion supplemented his daily sessions ofthe picture. , challenges that will determine the ice with a vigorous weight-training PLUS: 'Competitive hockey, whether at the course of their futures. programme. "In a nutshell, this is the substance GRANDVIEW USA: Jamie Lee Curtis and Patrick Swayze take amateur or professional level, is a pas­ By the time he arrived at the filming and environment of Youngblood". site, he had dramatically altered his major roles in this warm comedy about real people, changing sionate and exhilarating combinatiop. of art and violence. Rob Lowe as Dean Youngblood is a appearance as well as acquired signifi­ relationships and life in a small town. " It has flash, colour and pace along talented young skater who has left his cant skill and agility as a skater.-

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THE NAMIBIAN Friday October 17 1986 19 From wild animals to OCT 17 -OCT23 love, fire and ballet 17h27 Prog. Schedule 17h30 Hand in Hand 17h35 Classic Cartoons (final) "WILDE'S DOMAIN is one of the most spectacular motion pic­ 17h57 Your Thmorrow 18h12 Double Trouble tures ever made for television by an Australian company. It has 18h36 Hoekie vii Eensames (final) everything, the circus, ballet, caged animals, a terrifying fire, 19h12 Macgyver s love story, and more than anything else, a family drama. The 20hOO Suidwes Nuus ". film offers fasCinating backgrounds (as diverse as from wild 20h15 Miami Vice animals to classic ballet), and'from Sydney's beautiful beaches, 21h02 Mannheimsage the harbour and the airpQrt, which all playa part in a produc­ 21h46 NewslWeather Nuus/Weer tion which is as exciting for its background as its gripping 22h06 Vissers Van MoorhOvd (final) . story", and this is the story viewers will see tomorrow night on 22h30 NetVoorNagse . teleVision. 22h54 Dagsluiting - According·to this paragraph from Cincinnatti, the return ofThny Dan·. ··­ publicity material on Wilde's 'Do­ za isn't to be sneezed at in Who's 17h27 Programrooster main, the picture should prove more Boss. 17h30 Kompa.s than worthwhile; but there is a slight Danza and Judith Light became hitch to be overcome, but one that we 17h33 Programme to be announced popular from the word go with the first 18h03 Lekker Ligte Liedjies (final) should all be more or less used to by series, so here's the second one of 26 18h28 VeeBee (final) now :... it has been dubbed into episodes to look forward to. 19h02 Saterdagjolyt Afrikaans. On Monday, those viewers who have 19h12 Gunsmoke So, when you've got over the initial been following Key to Rebecca with 20hOO Who's the Boss annoyance at this factor, get down to avid interest must make. sure they 20h24 'Film:Wilde'sDomain(dubbed) the nitty gritty of enjoying it despite don't miss the last episode. Apparent· this drawback. . "Horizons. Smokers' Luck", is a programme on Monday night deal­ 21h37 NuuslWeer News/weather ly this is the first of Ken Follet's books First, a bit about the people on the ing with aU the tobacco-related diseases that kill 200 smokers a day 21h57 Gute Laune Mit Musik to be made into a television series, and in the United Kinj{dom alone. 22h21 Alfred Hitchcock presents ... screen. Kit Taylor is the dominating ifthis one is any indication, any follow· 22h44 Epilogue figure as Dan Wilde. He is one of ups can only prove to be as popular. Australia's most successful actors, and There is another interesting slot at has appeared in films, television and 22h10 on Monday night. Butbe warn· theatre. ed that certain scenes might shock, 16h27 Progamrooster June Salter takes the role of Han· and the more sensitive viewers are ad· 16h30 Polka Dot Door (new) nah, his mother. Also an Australian, vised not to watch Africa's Killing 16h54 Storybook International her name is another one closely Fields - Uganda. 17h18 Die Blye Boodskap associated with (jIm, television and Produced by Al Venter (the produc· 17h44 The 700 Club theatre, and wellknown for the great tion company is Ashanti International 18h09 Musiek success "The Restless Years". Films, Gibraltar), this documentary 18h21 Specialist (Quiz) Alex Wilde and David Wilde are features Uganda, once the pride ofthe 19h47 Meeresbiologie played by Lenore Smith and Alan Lee Commonwealth, but now a country 19h15 St Elsewhere ·respectively. torn apart by inter·tribal savagery, 20hOO News ReviewlNuusoorsig Briefly, the story obviously revolves resulting in the disintegration of its 20h15 Skattejag around the Wilde family, all a.m· former thriving economy. 21h19 Another Life bitious, determined and strong·wil.led This is, apparently, the first com· 22hOI NewslWeather NuuslWeer people. prehensive documentary to be made of 22h21 Br Still Waters . Three generations are represented, Uganda in recent years, years during with Dan Wilde the pivot around which the country's civil strife death which the family revolves. toll has risen to some three·quarter of He expands his inherited domain, a a million. 17h27 Prog. Schedule~~';".~ ...... world ofentertainment whlch includes Another programme. worthy of 17h30 Hand in Hand an animal park, amusement park, crr- special mention is scheduledforThurs- 17h35 Robotech cus,theatreanddiversifiedcompanies. day, in the place of Videofashion, 17h58 Die Swart Kat The tale unwinds' as there is the in- which ended last week. 18h22 Sport evitable clash of wills between father Titled Horizon: Smokers' Luck, , 19h06 NawaNawa and son, father and daughter, sur- this one episode docUIIlentary presents 19h36 Growing Pains rou'nded by an atmosphere of the state ofthe present knowledge on 2Q!tQO Suidwes·Nuus demonstrating crowds, a Russian tobacco-related diseases. 20h15 Matt Houston ballet dancer who defects, and much In the UK alone, deaths from 21h02 Key to Rebecca (final) more. smoking-related diseases number 21h50 NewslWeather NuuslWeer Sounds like good stuff. Just hope I about 200 a day. Ofevery one thousand 22h10 Africa's Killing Fields can get use to the Aussies speaking smokers, 250 will die ahead of their 22h52 Dagsluiting Afrikaans! time, maybe by as much as 10 to 15 Getting back to tonight's §Chenule,... -yea~. there are no less than three program- Since the major risk became ap- Judith Light as Judith Bower, in "Who's The Boss". mes due to end. parent, many smokers have stopped. 17h27 Programrooster They are Classic Cartoons, But there are just as many, and more, 17h30 Kompas Hoekie Vir Eensames and Die who never seem to get around to stop- 17h35 Wielie Walie Vissers van Moorhovd • ping this dirty, but delightful habit. 17h50 Langs die Pikkewyne The replacement for Classic Car- The documentary takes a look at the 18h15 Sport toons is Pokkel die Eekhoring, pros andcons-shouldthis generation 19h21 Die Losprys while the slot for Hoekie vir Een- of smokers be left to take their chances, 20hOO South West News sames will be filled by a three-episode or should all concentrationbe devoted · 20hl5 Falcon Crest German musical programme called to developing a new generation that 21h02 Use or Abuse? Die Schonsten Lieder der Berge. regards such a risk as a curious aber- . 21h18 Benson And soccer fans - rejoice! Instead of ration of the past? 21h42 NuuslWeer NewslWeather Die Vissers van Moorhovd, there . Should prove interesting ifnot par­ 22h02 Minding Media will now be a 33-episode series on ticularly enlightening to smokers, who 22hl7 Epilogue English league soccer. (all the adults at least), are fully aware There's been no indication of oftherisksinvolved,butwhofeelthat Magnum coming back to the small it is their personal decision and right 17h27 Prog. Schedule screen, but with the 'end of WKRP to decide whether to stop smoking or 17h30 Hand in Hand not! 17h35 Sindbad 17h57 Piggeldy & Frederick (new) 18hl3 The Bubblies (final) 18h18 Energy (documentary) 18h33 Weltumseglung mit Familie German documentary 19h16 Knight Rider 20hOO Suidwes Nuus 20h15 Centennial 20h57 Eendag as Ek Aftree 21h12 Goeienag BQston 21h36 NuuslWeer NewslWeather 21h56 Telefoonetiket 22h13 Dagsluiting

17h27 Programrooster 17h30 Kompas 17h33 He·Man and Masters of the Universe 17h55 Pieriewieriepark Alex Wilde (Lenore Smith), and her Russian ballet dancer lover 18h07 Musiek (Steven Grives), - a !>cene from the feature mm on television titled 18h23 Horizon: Smokers' Luck "Wilde's Domain". 19h14 SpioenSpioen (new) 201100 South West News 20h15 Hotel Kate Jackson as Amanda, and Bruce Boxleitner as Lee Stetson in 21h02 Ein Fall Fur Zwei (new) the Afrikaans-dubbed espionage comedy "Spioen Spioen". 22hOO NuuslWeer NewslWeather 22h20 Perspective 22h45 Epilogue 20 Friday October 17 1986 THE NAMIBIAN Basic English VERBAL NOUNS AND Hygiene the keyword! VERBAL ADJECTIVES WORMS & OTHER We have seen that there are often related nouns, verbs, These worms lay thousands of eggs around 4. A few days later th"e person ·may have adjectives and adverbs. The' following table gives some ex­ INTESTINAL PARASITES the anus of the person. This causes itching, diarrhoea or stomach pains. amples of rela~ed words that are different parts of speech: In our country, worms are quite commonly especially at'night. When the child or adult 5. Hookworms attach themselves to the found in children. Some of these can cause scratches, the eggs stick under his nails and walls of, the gut. Many worms can cause Noun Verb Adjective Adverb serious illnesses, while others just cause the are carried to food and other objects in this weakness and severe anaemia. _ peace pacify peaceful peacefully way, thus causing new infestations of thought think thoughtful thoughtfully child to be "off-colour", but not really sick. 6. The hookworm eggs leave the body in The larger worms are seen in the stools, but threadworms. question question questionable questionably the person's stools, and they hatch in moist others are so small that they cannot be seen These worms are not dangerous, " but are soil. For example, "to think" is a verb - it describes the ac­ with the naked eye. disturbing because of the itching. tion of thinking - but " thought" as in "A thought came The worms seen in stools are roundworms, Hookworm infection can be one of the most into his head" is a noun , as it identifies, nor names threadworms, and tapeworms. Hookworms 'damaging diseases of childhood. Any child something. If we say that someone is a thoughtful per­ and whlpworms may be present in the gut TREATMENT AND PREVENTION who is anaemic, very pale or eats dirt, may son, we have used the adjective form, as "thoughtful" have hookworm. describes the noun "person". And if we say that someone in large numbers, without ever being seen in A child with threadworm should wear tight the stools. Prevent hookworm. Build and use toilets I behaved thoughtfully, we have used the adverb, as nappies at night to prevent scratching. " thoughtfully" describes the verb "behaved " - it tells us ROUNDWORMS (Ascaris) • wash the child's hands and buttocks the way in which something was done. 20-30cm long, pink or white in colourr carefully when he wakes and also after a . TAPEWORM stool. Always wash hands before eating. Apart from these parts of speech, there are forms of the These worms are spread through. a lack of In the intestines, tapeworms grow several • Cut fingernails very short. verb that can act like nouns and adjectives, i.e. they can cleanliness - i.e. the individual handles his metres long, but the small, flat white pieces identify subjects and objects, and they can describe other stools and then does not wash his hands, • Change his clothes and bath often, wash (segments) found in the stools are usually nouns. These forms, which we call verbal nouns and ver­ handles food, and the eggs are passed into buttocks and nails specially well . about 1cm long. People get tapeworm from bal adjectives end in ing. Thus: the mouth of anothEir person, or his OW,R. • Put Vaseline aroulld anus at night before infested meat which is not well cooked . pacifying , Once the eggs are swallowed, young worms sleep to prevent itching. Tapeworm in the intestines sometimes thinking hatch and enter the bloodstream. Young • Get medicine for worms from nearest causes mild stomach pains. The greatest questioning worms can travel to the lungs, causing a dry hospital or clinic. . danger exists when the cysts (small sacs con­ Thinking can be hard wQrk. taining baby worms), get into a person's cough and sometimes, even pneumonia. Remember cleanliness is the best preven­ She tries not to do too much thinking. brain. It happens that the worms are coughed up, tion of threadwormsl Analysing and questioning can help one to find the truth. This happens when the eggs pass from his are swallowed and reach the intestines where In theSe examples, "thinking" and "questioning" (and they grow to full size. stools to his mouth. For this reason all the HOOKWORM ruoles of cleanliness must be followed at all "analysing") have been used as nouns - that is, they iden­ If there are large numbers of round worms lcm long and red colour. times and a person with tapeworm must tify subjects and objects in their sentences. Compare the in the intestines, they can cause an obstruc­ receive treatment as soon as possible. example sentences with those below: tion which will need an operation' to alleviate. How hookworms are spread: She tries not to invite too many guests. To prevent spread of round worm, it is impor­ 1. Baby hookworms enter a person's bare A map can help one to find one's destination. tant to use a toilet, wash hands after using feet, which can cause itching. The spread of worms can be prevented simply by following basic principles of It should be clear that "thinking" and "questibning''> have it, and always before eating or handling food. 2. Ina few days they reach the lungs It is also necessary to protect food from flies. hygiene and by making correct use of a similar functions to "fu,n", "guests" and "a map". They are through the bloodstream and may cause a toilet. . all identifying things in their sentences. THREADWORM dry cough. Next week we will discuss . ear, nose and Verbs that end in ing can also behave like adjectives, i.e. lcm long, white in colour, very thin and 3. The person coughs up young worms and then swallows them. throat problems. they can have the function of describing other nouns. Here threadlike. are some examples: A thinking man doesn't listen to propaganda. He had a questioning look on his face. 'Paintings from the ·Past' In these examples, "thinking" is a verbal adjective describ­ ing the noun " man", and "questioning" is a verbal adjec­ tive describing the noun "look". It is important to note that they are not the main verbs of their sentences - in fact, since they don't tell us about action or activity, they are not verbs at all. The verbs in these sentences are "listen" and "had ". Last"week's Basic English pointed oitt tile importance of. knowing what the main verb of any sentence is. This is because all sentences should make some statement, and without a main verb, no statement is possible. There are some main verbs that end in -ing. These are the con­ tinuous tenses, which show continuing or ongoing action.­ The reason we have looked at verbal nouns and adjectives is to avoid confusion between main verbs that end in - . ing and those verbal forms that behave like nouns and ad­ jectives. Compare the following: A thinking man follows his own head . He was thinking about the problem. In the ·first sentence, "thinking" is a verbal adjective describing "man", but in the second sentence, "thinking" , is part of the main verb "was thinking". The following is " not a complete sentence: Thinking about problems, but doing nothing about them - WRONG! "Thinking" and "doing" are verbal nouns, and the sentence has no verb at all. We can complete the sentence by including a main verb, like thi s: Thinking about problems but doing nothing about them achieves notning. The sentence is now meaningful, ' as it has a main verb, namely "achieves". "

a selection of photographs showing the SHELL OIL South West Africa, a company which has for many from the position of Group Develop­ scenes. .ment Manager responsible for train­ Major factors in the lives of the ar- clash between the hunter/gatherer years been committed to encouraging and supporting the con­ way of life and the advent of stock­ ing and management development at " tists were the dancing by which they servation of nature and the cultural heritage of Namibia, has the Murray and Roberts Group ofcom­ worked themselves into a trance and herding blacks and whites whichspelt the eventual extinction of the brought a unique exhibition "Paintings from the'Past" to the panies, he has devoted his full time to their beliefthat their spirits went on Upper Gallery, Arts Association in Windhoek. By Bert Bushman on the east side of South this pursuit. out-of-body travel during this period. Africa. " " Woodhouse, it is a documentary exhibition of photographs of The present exhibition is a selection The hallucinatory visions that they Mr Woodhouse will repeat the slide will of60 enlargments made from a collec­ Bushmen paintings. The exhibition be opened tonight by saw are reflected in the art, as are their presentation tomorrow morning from tion of some 30 000 slides and covers Mr Kevin Chomse, General Manager, Shell Oil SWA Limited at beliefs that animals were once people. 09hOO to 09h45 for members of the Namibia, Zimbabwe and the Republic 20hOO. " Another belief was that the rain was public who could not attend the open· of South Africa. sent by snakes and animals that lived ing, and for pupils and students. photographing, studying and writing . It is arranged in narrative form, com­ in the towering clouds. They were In addition, after the opening of the about rock paintings and engravings Hours at the Gallery are: exhibition, from 20h30 to 21h15, Mr mencing with straight representa-" frightened of thunder and lightning, as a hobby for more than 25 years, tions of animals and people·in their which were associated with fierce "lie" Monday to Friday: - Woodhouse will make a slide presen­ much of this activity in co-operation 09hOO-12h30 and 15hOO-18hOO tation of80 slides on Bushman art. normal daily activities, and leads up rain, and welcomed the soft "she" rain. " with his friend, Neil Le~. to more-sophisticated and complex The final stage ofthe exhibition is Saturday: - Mr Woodhouse has been Since his retirement two years ago 09hOO-12hOO

From October 26 '86 sTRIP in new offices! We are looking forward QUALITY IN TRAVEL to your visit TRIP CENTRE Kaiser Street, opp. Main Post Office Tel: 36880 THE 'NAMIBIAN Friday October 17 1986 21 Business & Social Cultural activity awards I FOR THE FOURTH successive The following awards were • Certificate of Merit - to Hans year, students at the Academy presented: Eichab for his contribution to an were awarded trophies for their • The Hannes Horne Trophy for the Academy Revue programme, M29 and prestige cultural activities. best individual cultural activity - to his work as assistant choir leader ofthe Academy choir. New this year, was the' decision to Martino Olivier (Chairman ofFodomy, also award Certificates of Merit due to the Photographic Club, official • Stienie Mudge Trophy for the best the high standard of work done by the photographer for the student individual administrator - to Willem Plaatjies (Chairman of the Academy students. newspaper Atomos, and actor in M29.) Debating Society, Adebso.) • Certificate of Merit - to Charles Itembu (Chairman of the Scripture Union Society.) • Hettie Rose Trophy for the best management - to the Executive Com· mittee ofthe "Sondagaand Beplann· ) ingsklub", which organised spiritual gatherings, guest speakers and church services to the benefit of all ecumenical groups on campus. • Certificate of Merit - The Scripture Union: • Sarie May Trophy for the best club - to Willem Plaatjes and the other Adebso members, who organised an orators competition in Keetmanshoop as well as a competition for schools in Windhoek. • Bureau for Development and Public Relations Trophy for Orator of the Year - to Job Hengari. The awards were presented during a prize-giving function last week, and afteJ;:wards the hope was expressed that more trophies for cultural ac­ tivities would be donated in order to stimulate even more active participa­ tion by students. Mr ~ Semba, who won the Sarie May trophy for best club Student concert achievement.

An evening ",ith THE ANNUAL student concert of .the Windhoek Conservatoire will .take place on Wednesday night, Oc­ Ladies! Shakespeare tober 22 at 20hOO at the Windhoek Theatre. SHAKESPEARE fans will be able to enjoy an evening of According to evaluations made at the Summer is here Shakespeare reading on Sunday, when one of his most famous auditions during which students com­ plays, "The Tempest" will be featured. Those participating are - pete for qualifi~ation to perform an item on tbe concert programme, the ·Pamper Benita Herms Derek Taylor and Tony Tarr, who will give a standard of the numbers to be rendering of this play which is one of the last he wrote. presented are of an even higher quali­ The evening will start at 19hOO at the Alte Feste, and mulled wine . ty than those of previous years. yourself! and light refreshments will be available. Music played on the Because of the lively competition recorder will be provided by Brigitte Lau. Last year, a reading amongst students.this year, a large of Midsummer Night's Dream was very successful, also at the number of items accepted'by the lec­ .. Alte Feste. turers for the concert will not be able to be accommodated because of the A well known beauty therapist from The House of time limitation on the programme. Maria Galland is visiting Windhoek again to Only the most polished highlights of Lucky winners! the auditions have been markedforthe demonstrate the: programme, which consists ofa varie­ Maria Galland Unique Hot Mask t y of short numbers. Virtually the whole range of in· Special Sun Products struments in which tuition is given at Body and Hand Treatments the Conservatoire are represented, and school-going children from big to Come to ALMA MODEHUIS BEAUTY SALON Tuesday 21st, small are participating. and Wednesday 22nd October 1986. The programme will alternate solos Telephone 228840 for appointments and further information. by individuals, small and large ensem­ ble groups and the Conservatoire Orchestra. The Junior String Ensemble, under the guidance of Heinz Czech will start the programme off. After interval the Windhoeker Bliisergruppe, under the WM leadership of Brigitte Weidlich will take the stage. The programme will be concluded by WINDHOEK Beethoven's Egmont Overture played . by the Conservatoire Orchestra, led by WINDOW MANUFACTURERS Sjoerd Alkema. Tickets for the concert · will be 40 ~ensburger Str Lafrenz Industrial Area -available at the doors at R3,00 for adults and Rl,OO for children. At last! SWA Namibia has its own window and door frame manufacturing factory! Promotion We wish to announce that our factory is now in full production and we can supply all types of windows BRIGADIERJC (Johan) Robberts joined the Central Government and door frames according to your building Service at the beginning of this . requirements. month in the official capacity of I Commissioner of Prisons, after A!I specials can be made as required. "The Mighty Sausage Competition" was part of the celebrations to having served in this capacity as mark the 40th anniversary of Hartlief Continental Meat Products (Pty) acting commissioner as a second- All our products are made locally. Ltd and the first prize - aobaby beef valued at R350,OO - was won . edRSAofficialsinceJanuaryI984. by Mr E Robbins. The second prize - a sheep valued at R150,OO - Prices on request only. Brigadier Robberts was born in Ot­ was won by Mr G Garoeb, while the third prize of a hamper valued Write for our fully illustrated catalogue, PO Box 8670 at RI00,OO was won by Mrs E Redecker. Photographed is Mrs G jiwarongo on June 10,1947 and com­ Garoeb with Mr K Malgas, the Sales Office Supervisor at Hartlief. pleted his school career at the Win­ Windhoek, or phone (061)63476 - dhoek High School in 1965. He obtained a BA degree. at the WINDHOEK WINDOW MANUFACTURERS a University of South Africa, with public administration and penology as major name you can depend on for quality and service! For an alternative view • subjects. He joined the service of the former * P.S. OSHAKATI RESIDENTS! Look out for our SWAAdministration in April 1967 as products. . They will soon be available in your Read The Namibian! a warden with the Prison Services in area. Grootfontein. i = _C

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THE NATIONAL cricket selec­ ed figures of 5 for 13 in only five . and M Lottering. tors have included two new-caps overs. In the first league match of the National Xl: Anthony Hardwick, in the team to play the South season, Myburgh scored a whirlwind Dave Thompson, Andre Smuts, Rob African Police in a match 90 against Police and also claimed Jones, Jurie Louw, Lennie Louw restricted to 60 overs at the Union five wickets. (captain), Chris Myburgh, Martin field on Saturday. Saturday's match will provide good Martins, Heinrich Lubbe, Ben For­ The match forms part of the practice for the first SFW Country rer, Marius Stander and Andy Fallis seventh Zebra Games. Districts match against Griqualand (12th man). The umpires are Messrs The two new caps are Rob Jones West next Friday and Saturday, and Frank Sny-man and Kudu Kruger. and Heinrich Lubbe. will also give the selectors the chance Today's match starts at lOam at Jones proved himself a useful of making any changes. the ,Wanderers field and tomorrow allrounder during the sub-union Today the Kudu XI play against the first ball will be bowled at 9am trials last weekend, coming good the SA Police and several of these at the Union field. with the bat and taking 5 for 18 for players will be keen to prove the More cricket news is that national Centrals A in ' the match against sele'ctors wrong. school trials will be held today (nets Northerns. Big hitting Jeff Luck, Jan Acker ­ at the Teachers Training College at Lubbe scored a fine 71 not out for man and Shaun McCully could still 1.30pm) and tomorrow, with nets in Centrals B against Westerns, to earn force their way into the national side . the .morning and a trial match at the his first cap. with good performances. . Eros Defence field starting at Several of the national players No player . from Northerns or 1.30pm. showed good early-season form last Westerns, with the exception of Rob The Louis Berman knock-out cup weekend. _ Jones, made much of an impression competition gets underway this with both sides being soundly beaten weekend with United playing In the mammoth 390/7 scored by AFTER a lay-off of some two years, veteran all-rounder Chris by .their Windhoek counterparts. W and~ rers (Wanderers' field), Centrals A, Andre Smuts scored the Myburgh this week earned his recall to the national team after ex­ Only two players, Faan de Villiers 'Talpark vs Windhoek Defence (D and first century of the season (107), cellent performances with both bat and ball in league and trial Wanderers Jurie Louw weighed in and Johan du Plessis (both of Nor­ Elield) and Police tackling Ramblers matches. . with a typically aggressive 89, while thers) managed to make the Kudu (Central field). ~ allrounder Martin Martins scored a XI. Matches in this competition will responsible 50. The two teams are; Kudus: Bobby - only be played when the national , Former skipper Chris Myburgh, Craddock (captain), Jeff Luck, Melt team is playing. The semi-finals will Long haul for distance runners after making' a fine comeback last van Schoor, Andy Fallis, Jan Acker­ be played next Saturday when NAMIBIAN LONG-distance runners Lukas f-!:alweendu wimiin,g'his section in season after a back operation, has man, Shaun McCully, Johan du Namibia play Griqualand West, and have a stiff few weeks ahead with the Cape· Town in a new SA record of 46:13 earned his recall ·to the national Plessis, Gavin Murgatroyd, Francois finals will be played on January 24 Rossing 15 km Championships to be - which is also a Namibian record. team. Brink, Faan de Villiers, Dean van when the national side will be play­ held on October 25 and the Dolphin Halweendu's main challenge in the Marathon (42,2 km) to be held the He has been in fine form with both der Walt and R Trevaskis (12th man). ing in the ,SFW Country Districts Rossing race is likely to come from -Ed­ The umpires are Messrs P van Zyl Festival. following weekend. ward Gariseb who ran so well i'n the re­ bat and ball, and on Saturday return-, Both events take place at the coast. cent Great Train Race while Frank This will be the third year that the Ross­ Kayele should also feature among the ing race is held and the event is becom­ . front-ruimers. . ing increasingly popu1ar with 87 finishers Since the race forms .part of the local in 1984 and 110 last year. championships, gold, silver and bronze This year the organisers Windhoek Har­ medals will be awarded to the first three riers are confident that more than 150 senior men, women, yeterans and juniors athletes will enter. to cross the finishing line. The race is of particular importance as The second running of Namibia's it gives the country's top runners a chance longest marathon, the Dolphin Marathon of qualifying for the Ohlsson's South and sponsored by Ovenstone, will be held African 15km championships to be held at 'on September 1. Secunda'on November 22, ' Last year some gib names participated The various qualifying times are 52:25 with the five times Comrades gold (seniors), 69:10 (women)' and 56:45 medalists and winner of the London to (veterans), Brighton race last year Hosea Tjale tak­ Last year, 12 runners managed qualify­ ing the first prize of RI000 ·in a time of ing times with the veteran TCL runner 2:22,18.

I Sport Profile

DAVID Snewp.'s h~ader was spectacularly saved during this scene from ' semi-final match against Chelsea. Snewe wIll be looking for the back of the net on Sunday in the final of the JPS Knock- out against Young Ones. ' . Leagufieams neck and neck THE BOTTLE.neck that exists in fix­ Grootfontein and Tsumeb tomor~ow and Waters (14 - 17 pts), 6 Afiic~n Stars (16 tures of. the NNSL will partly be on Sunday. - 16 pts), 7 Eleven Arro'ws (14 - 15 pts), 8 alleviated this weekend with the play-' Fourth placed Chelsea entertain Blue Benflca (14 - 10 pts), 9 Young Ones (14 - ing of five matches despite the JPS Waters in Grootfontein on Saturday at 9 pts) and 10 Hungry Lions (18 -'8 pts). Knock-out final at the Windhoek 4pm and on .Sunday come up against After a shaky start to the season when Stadium'"ol1 Sunday.·_ . Eleven Arrows while Benfica host Eleven they were positioned second from the bot· The matches will all ha ~e a bearing on ' Arro ~s in Ts~meb on Saturday at 4pm tom, Orlando Pirates have won their fast the final resulLof the-league with the six and Blue Waters on Sunday. six matches and have scored by far_th e teams involve'd 'alL still in with a chance Chelsea stalld the best chance of taking most.goals , namely 38 but have co~ceded ABUID KANAMBUNGA of taking the leag~e-.l,l onou rs . over from Orlando Pirates and Tigers at 27 . The two front runners, Tigers and the top. Tigers get their top billing due to the AGED 29, Abuid has become the dominattng force in the Namibi'!m Orlando Pirates meet in the only match WJth 18 points, two victories over the fact that although they have scored,less Amateur Boxing Federation after his debut in boxing i!J, 1978. to be played in Windhoek (Katutura' weekend on home ground will take them goals than Orlando, namely 31 i they have Born at Ona,ndera in the vicinity of Opuwa, Koakoland, he attend­ conceded only 14. . . " Stadium 4pm) with the winning team to the top while Blue Waters, one point ed school at Orumana, also in Koakoland;' where he started box- strongly enhancing their prospects of win, behind Chelsea with a game in hand will dD their chances of winning the league the ing in his free time: , ning the league. In 1977 he started working at Rossing UniIrlum as a housing clerk While OP top the log with a superior world of good should they come away' with goal average to Tigers; they have played maximum pOints. Diving & and continued boxing in his leJsure time. ' one mor telr-a:n"d""cannot afford to lose. ~ ositions in the league with mat­ · In his first appe,arance in the, then sW A Boxing Association Cham­ The two teams are only one point ahead ches playe and points in brackets is as pionships in 1978, Abuid lifted the heavywejght title with ease, a of Black Africa who have a gaine in hand follows: 1 Tigers (15 - 19 pts), 2 Orlando title he has retained ever since. over Tigers and two over OP. Pirates (16 - 19 pts), 3 Black Africa (14 - swimming Unmarried, he is presently employed as ~a Sports Officer at Ross- The other matches are to ·take place at 18 pts), 4 Chelsea (15 - 18 pts), 5 Blue _ ing Uranium. ,.,' Last year Abuid made history when he. became the first black compCltition Namibian to win the South African Amateur Heayweight Boxing Championship in Johannesburg-after beating Corrie Sanders in the (inal. - Hunters A DIVING/swimming Competition Two weeks ago, he' successfully defended 'his title at the South will be held in Windhoek: fO.r Primary African Amateur Open Championships held in Johannesburg. . . Schooi: pupils (Sub A - 'Std 5) at the Alt!:t0ugh slow-moving in appearance, Abuid has proved to be Namibia 'Windhoek Municipal pool (Jan Jonker a very hard-hitting and durable boxer and only his age now stands Road) as from October 23 : 25. ." in his way in his quest for mOl'e titles. - . .... Game In a recent interview, Abuid adII}itted that hi~ age was -beginn­ ~ The diving competition will take pl~ce • J ing to slow him down but he felt that he had at least another two Manufacturers , on Thursday, ~)ct6ber 23 starting at 4pm, , while swimming gala wi ll ~e held on Fri· years at the top. - -. ' ;.. ,', ". '.... . day'and Satur,day, .October 24 and 25 star' · 'I'his 'weeklln4, Abn:id's. skills will again be put to the test when :lhe professional " ,t'ing at 3pm ind 8a~,respectively, he comes up against the best:boxers the SA Defence and Police have Tel 24'68 to offe-r during the' Zebra Summer Games. ' - taxidermy Pupils of all schools are . invited ' to .' PO 'Sox 660 'participate. ' · Abuid has' a high regard for: N~mibia' ~ ligh(.middleweigpt cham­ :> ~nd _ ' Inquiries can be directed to Bro, Sebas­ pion Hiskia Swartz. While the legendary Mohammed Ali,remains Okahahdja-:"": tannery tian at' 2"277'83 cluring office' h~ urs and his boxing hero.·' , , ." . 36213 after hours, in Windhoek. : Ot4er than po~ing , Abuid ~njoys athletic~; 'soccer and music: f~ 24 Friday October 17 1986 THE NAMIBIAN Gala JPS knoek-out final BY DAVE SALMON

WHICH TEAM 'owns the night' ability to turn half-chanc,es ipto goals will be decided at the Windhoek will have to be curbed by Young Stadium on Sunday wheJ:!. Black Ones if they. are to emerge as Africa FC and Young Ones FC vie champioIis. For Black Africa, playing in tour­ for the R5000 first prize in the prestigious JPS Knock-out final. nament finals is nothing new and The sponsors will be making the their vast experience make them the event a gala affair, with a skydiving favourites · to· win the match, although over-coillidence at facing display and performanc~s by the popular Katutura band 'The Heroes'·, Young Ones may be their downfall. but the main attraction will definite­ Both teams are at full strength for the match. iy be the afternoon clash on the soc­ cer field. The line-ups are; While Black Africa can count BLACK AFRICA: Atta Wehrman, themselves somewhat lucky to be in Katje Gaeb, Fighter Louis, Francisco the final, Young Ones on the other 'Bigman' Schultz, Ehrens 'Gindy' hand have been impressive in their Gawanab, Rusten Mog-ane, Paulus . three tournament victories to date. 'Karpio' Kavendji, Ricci 'Ski' Steenkamp, Frankie Fredericks, In their first match, Ones totally swamped Cuca Tops by six goais to Dawid Snewe (vIce-captain) and nil with Harald Olivier scoring an Boniface 'Kantoor' Poulino.(captain). unprecendented double hat-trick. The reserves are Willern Wehrman, Olivier also scored, the winner ip. Metra Toroinba, Bernard de Cotle, Young Ones' 3 - 2 defeat of Tigers, Lucky Richter, Otto Gaeb and Jomo and with seven goals is by far the , Doeseb. Th ~ manager is Mr Bethuel BLACK AFRICA will be hoping for similar scoring opportunities when they meet Y oung O~es in the final Hochobeb and the coach, Mr Vossie leading goalscorer who must be a of the prestige.JPS Knock- out final at the Windhoek Stadium on Sunday. strong coritender for the 'player of the van Wyk. YOUNG ONES: Frankie Sayman, tournament' award: Capes Nel, Jeffrey Bailey, Martin In the semi-fi nals, Ones totally ~ tiandu, Wal-fie Henckert , Veertjie do inated Mrican Starf> to win,one­ Ferris,- Willie' Erasmus; Lionel ~n and book their place in the final:' Mathews (captain), Coenie Mouton, Boxing highlight fizzles Black Africa did not have such an Pieter Moller , Dawid 'Donkey' Mad­ easy time of it in reaching the finaL jiedt, Harald' Olivier, Lance WHAT WAS headed aimed at pro­ week with some boxers nursing in­ The athletics meeting ' at the 'In their opening round match . Willemse, Kosie Springbok, Jeffrey viding t he h ighlight of t his juries and others with comittments 'Winhoek Stadium tomorrow will pro­ against Benfica, two ,goals from the Zhaal, Ricci Franks and Isak Garoeb. weekend's triangular b etween with the springbok team. vide its share of class with no less deadly boot ,of Fr.ankie Fredericks The manager is Mr Chrissie de Klerk Namibia, th e .' SA Defence and For this reason, the Namibian than six springboks in action. prevented BA from being ousted froin and the coach, Mr Gary Sales. Police during the Zebra Games, team has been reduced to only eleven Spearheading the onslaught is the tournament with a 2 - 1 victory, The winning team will receive t he boxing, h as turned int o boxers from the original 22 with light South African middle-distance sensa­ In the quarter-finals, BA were very R5000, the beaten finalists R2000 something of a damp squib with middleweight Hiskia Swartz heading tion Johan Fourie (800 and 1500m) nearly severely embarrassed after and the two beaten · semi-finalists, . the withdrawal of several junior the challenge for the locals, along with Wessel Oosthuizen (100 unfancied Sorendo Bucs opened the African Stars and Chelsea will get springboks from the Defence side The boxing tournament starts, at and 200), Charmaine Gayle (high­ scoring, A disputed equaliser by and the cancellation of the top­ 11.30am at the Windhoek Stadium jump), Francois Fouche (long jump) Boniface Poulino, and the winner by R700 each. The match 'starts at 4pm, after billed bout between Namibia's SA on Saturday. ' and Charlie Koen (hammmerthro.vy-). Fighter Louis, saw BA through to the · which a prize-giving ceremony will heavyweight champion Abuid N amibia's sprint sensation semi-finals to meet Chelsea. Kanabunga and top contender These are the first 'Summer Frankie Fredericks will have a great In that match, ,playing without be held. Corrie Sanders of the SA Police Games' to be staged since the incep­ opportunity of carving a niche for their prolific goalscorer Frankie team. tion of the orginal Zebra Sport himself when he Jines up along!\ide Fredericks, it was again BA who Weekend seven years ago and will the likes of Wessel Oosthuizen. emerged the lucky side. They won )PS Programme Kanambunga is ill in bed and his' this year include athletics, boxing, He recently beat all comers in a the match 1 - 0 after. their captain absence from the tournament comes cricket, big-bore 'shooting, darts, meet in Germiston including highly ' Boniface Poulino scored a break­ as a blow to boxing fans in this water-polo, pistol-shooting, service­ rated Raoul Karp. Fredericks clock­ away goal in the second period, but TliE PROGRAMME for the JPS ountr .. ~akei,te~8,table­ ed 1,0.68 seconds and will be keen to it was Chelsea who controlled '70% of Knock-out final at the, md oek The entire team of 12 Defence box­ , fennis, tug-o-war, softoall, fistball, take the wind out ofthe sails of the the match. Stadium on Sunda,y is as follows; ers withdrew from the Games this snooker and netball. SA Champion. SO- whether or not Lady Luck will '12.30pm: Gates open. prevail for Black Africa on Sunday 1.30pm: Curtain raiser 3.15pm: Music by 'The Heroes'. is the big question. 3.40pm: Sky-diving display Angling team for SA thampionships Young Ones are extremely 3.50pm: Arrivlll- by helicopter of THE NATIONAL Rock and Surf (reserve). motivated for their first major tour­ The largest inedible fish, a 72 kg trophy and VIP's. Angling team to participate in the The team manager is Mr Johann Bronze Shark was caught by Henri nament final and will no deubt be 3.55pm: 'Players 'meet VIP's South African Championships in Boshoff. aw~re of the threat that Fredericks 4pm: Kick-off Laubscher while C Bothma netted East London in March next year Meanwhile, the first leg ofthe new the largest shark of 48 kg in the poses. He is in the side again after At 7pm, an official prize-giving,func­ . was aruiounced earlier this week. season was completed at Mile 8 last missing the semi-final due to 1m· tion will be held at the Safari Motel. lighter division. . weekend. The. largest edible fish, a 5,3 kg athletics meeting, and his,speed and The team is; Penguin Angling Club emerged ,Heavytackle: Stanley van Zyl (cap­ steenbras was caught by G Spoerer with all the honours, winning both of Otjiwarongo, while Mrs A Lemmer tain), Henri Laubscher, Danie du the heavyweight and lightweight Toit, Hugo Kruger, Noble:Robinson, of Imkor Uis netted a 1,9 kg kabel­ divisions. jou, the largest in the lightweight Petrus Fox, Bryan Stafford, Andre . The respective champions for the Swart and Deralg van Riet (reserve). division. first leg were Henri Laubscher of A total of251 anglers participated Lighttackle: Frank Stenri (vice­ Penguins in the heavyweight divi­ captain), Frans Klimass, Ivan from 13 clubs, catching_145 fish with sion and C Bothma of Penguins in a total weight of 1 557,9 kg. Notley, C Orffer and Eric Gerber the lightweight division.

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