, . AWB LEADER SAYS HE'S AFRAID OF 'THE OWAMBOS' - INSIDE

SWAPO BLUEPRINT Movement's post-independence constitutional plans revealed STAFF REPORTER THE Namibian has come into possession or a document which will be the unaltered Constitution (or the new Republic of Namibia ir Swapo wins the eledions with a two-thirds majority. At the end of 1988, Swapo ac­ up:m the principles of democracy, cepted the: tClItof a new ConStilUtion the rule of law and social justice". which will fonn the basis of its In Anicle 5 it says that Windhoek campaign for the independence eJec­ will be thecapital of Namibia and the tions in Namibia scheduled for No­ official language will be English, vember this year. although a citizen' 'may communi­ The main pans of this new docu­ cate withagovernmentofficial in the ment consist of a Preamble and 62 citizen's mother tongue", and pages of constitutional text divided "subject to law, as a medium of into nine parts with 150 articles. instruction. a school may use a mother It has also been wnfinned that this tongue other than English". new Constitution is stili subJ«:t \0 Another article reads: "Namibia ratification by the Swapo Central shall not in thecontextoftheconflict Committee. of power blocs join or conclude mili­ Article 1 o[(hc Constitution states tary pacts or alliances, or allow the that "the Republic of Namibia is an establishment of fOfcign military bases independent, sovc:rign. unit&r)'. on her territory." dcmocrtJ.i<;. and 5CCuIar Stale, founded coni. on page 3 TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION ,h. report concerned an anonymous! ~mear p.aJIlphlet ~h~ch received prominence in yesterday's edition of Ole Repubhkem. Ms Lister said she bad taken note or tbe pampblet a nd the subsequent report, wbich she described as 'scurrilous, unfounded, and devoid ortruth'. She also said that it was in keeping with a more general smear campaign against her, conducted in recent

added tbat she had taken note that Die Republikein had not TO LET: AT A MERE R10 000 PER MONTH j:,~~:~~::';:her prior to publication or the report, as is usual NAMIBIAN-born 'Oom Hennie' van Niekerk wants to let his Wmdhoek home at RIO 000 a month. It practice. . doesn't matter who it is, he says, since he describes himselF as 'colour-blind'. The sudden scarcity or I tbere was any repetition tben she would take urgent steps Ir houses; those which are available at astronomical rentals, i., part or the 435-revu which has hit the to do so by her lawyers. country recently. Full r eport inside today. Pregnant woman AFRICA AIR LINKS detainee released

Air Botswana to fly to Windhoek THE SWATF informed the Legal Assistance Centre in Windhoek yesterday (Thursday) that a pregnant woman detainee would be BY RAJAH MUNAMAVA released. Ms Michaela Clayton or the LAC confi rmed that the Centre was about to br ing an a pplication ror the release or Mrs FOR the first time in Namibian history, a national airline ora black of the best in the region. The Botswana aircraft to Wind­ Maria Shoongelena, when the army inrormed them that she was to African slate will include Windhoek in its nrghlschedule beginning hoek will be a 42 seater with a crew be rreed. April. of 4 - .Captain, First Officer and two Ms ClaylOn added that Ms Shoongeiena was apparently held at the Oshili This dramatic tum of events was Botswana will also be undertaken via cabin members. base. at least since November last year. She was also pregnant., but it is not yesterday attributed by a Botswana Maun and \.lack to Gaborone. It is believed that the move by Air certain how far her pregnancy was advanced. Mr Airline Official to the changing po­ Petch said when asked about Botswana. to start operations between She was held under security legisl!ltion AG 9 in detention without trial and litical s(,'ene in the region. potential passengers thai as commer­ Gaborone and Windhoek have the is apparently from the Ombalantu region of northern Namibit.. Theofficial,MrD.K. Petch said he ci a
institutions. the airliners would full backing of the Botswana Gov­ Although the army informed the LAC that her release was imminent, at the believed that the two COUJltries would nO!. have staned operations if .there ernment which in the past has been time of going to press we were unable 10 conflllTl whether in fact she had been be able to deal commercially without was no gain in the venlUre. relUGtant to allow cooperation be­ freed . the political entities which had pre­ Air Botswana, he said, is optimis­ tween the tWO countries ow ing to it viously restricted joint operations tic that there would be people want­ being a member of the OAU and the between the two in the light of the ing to travel between the two coun­ UN which both disapprove of gov­ changing situation. tries and panicularly tourists from ernments condUGling business in NO LONGER AN ARMY MAN Botswana, according to Mr Petch either Botswana or Namibia. Namibia. has pw-chased ATR 42 Aircraft re­ Information on the fares between Ithas also bc:enleamt that officials the twocountrles were still not avail ­ THE rr on t-p~e head li ne in last week's edition orThe Namibian cently which wm: also operative inside from Air Botswana will visit Wind­ 'Army man held ror landmine' was incorrect and should have Botswana. II is these aircraft that will able. hoek shortly to make the necessary be used between here and that COUll­ Asked 10 comment 00. Air Botswana formalities and arrangemcnts before read 'Ex-army man held ror landmine'. customer service compared to other The SWATF approached The Namibian ror a correction since "Y. flights between the Windhoek and There will be two weekly flights airline~ ' in the region, Mr Petch said Gaborone. the report concerned the questioning or a former member or the from Botswana by both Air Bo1Swana "our customer St.'T'I ice is very. very Meanwhile, Namibia air also is­ SWATF in connection with a landmine incident. In ract, as the and Namib Air starting April. good. We are a small, expanding sued a statement late yesterday th at . report itselrstated. the man in question had been dishonourably Air Botswana will fly from Ga­ airline but very professional." , flights between Botswana and Na - discharged rrom the SWA TF seven years earlier (1n 1982), and is Mr Petch said in terms reliability berone. via MaUll to Wmdhoek's &os thererore no longer an 'army man'. Airport. The relUm journey to and proficiency. the Ilirlir.e was one cont. on page 3 2 Friday February 10 1989 THE NAMIBIAN

Xl( le I/ H9035 Shopkeeper held for U A 68 1 5 AXA SVG K 1 L L K ILL K IL L P'~"~H~~~~;~!~nn~~~~~!'!HRQH~ landmine explosion SUBS : PSE KILL OUR ACC I ES - ZIM STORY FM fIARARE , 8775 , ABOUT EI GHT PEOP LE BEING KIL LED IN AN ACC ID EN T. ZIANA NOW ADVISES IT WAS STAFF REPORTER NO T PEOPLE BUT CATTLE TH AT WERE KILL ED . POLICE have confirmed the identity of a second man who is being SAPA IRK held in connection with a landmine blast on Monday last week in which two security force members were injured. GZ/ 09 /1 5- 3 8 ' 39 He Is Mr Sakeus Pokat!, a shopkeeper in the area where the incident N fHHI occured, police said this week. Theother person being held forquestlonlng is Mr Walde Muunda, who was In 1982 given a dlshonourable discharge from the SWA Territory Force after serving for four years. Good news for people, bad for the cattle! The SWATF reported last week that a double landmlne was detonated by a security force veh Ide on January 30, approximately 10km south -west THIS urgent message came through on yesterday's Sapa telex. It speaks for itself, but while it was good of Eenhana on the road to Oshlgambo. news for the people, it was a bad day ror the cattle. The army statement said at the time: "It is supposed that the mines were planted last night by Swapo terrorists ... " A SWATFspokesman added last week that " the tracks that were found at the scene were freshly laden, and that is sumclent proof that Swapo Is Damara Administration won't oppose stili carrying on with Its terror activities". However, In a police statement this week connrmlng the Identity orMr scrapping of _ethnic governments Po.kati as the second man being held In connection with the Incident. no menlion Is made of "Swapo terrorists". IN A press release yesterday, Mr Justus Garoeb, who heads the Damara Administration, said following The statement pointed out that Mr Muunda was not a member of the discussions with the Administrator General on the future of the second tiers this week, that his security forces at the time or the incident. and Mr Pokall was merely Administration would not oppose the disbanding of these governments. described as "a shopkeeper". ]n fact. he added, it would be in line with a Damara Council Congress decision taken in 1986. "Investigation Into the malter has not been completed yet as some Mr Garoeb said tbat wbatever the outcome of the talks with the Administrator General, that they Important statements are stili being awaited," police said. merely wished to see that there were acceptable guarantees, on the first tier, for the maintenance of The statement added: "Thus far no evidence could be found that anyot the two men have links with the security forces." healthy administrations, with minimum disruption. He added that his Administration would like to see that the 'positions and service conditions of the officials, who are still attached to second tier • It was incorrectly reported last week that a Windhoek engineer had administrations, will enjoy the necessary protection'. come across a road In the north allegedly mined by Knevoet. The Incident, In which soldiers Informed residents that the mines could nol be moved as they had been planted by Knevoet, actually oaured to a church official In the far north, who had told the story to the englnur who visited the area late last month. Attempts have been made to reach the churchman for more details or the Incident, and we hope to publish the full story next Assistant Managers week. Retail Dierks surprised at CDM (Pty) Ltd operates an attractive town boasting a central roadblocks for bombs opencast diamond mine on the shopping complex, hospital, west coast of Namibia. Our nursery school, primary school A WINDHOEK resident, Mr Klaus Dierks, this week expressed his employees and their families live and excellent sporting and surprise at being stopped at an army roadblock and told that in Oranjemund. a modern, recreational facilities. several bombs and mines bad rteently been discovered in a vehicle which had been stopped at the block. Assist~mt Manal!er Mr Dierks said he wa.o; travell/n", from the north to Wlnrlh ..... S, on Hardware .saturday morning, January 28, when he was stopped In II. military The person we are seeking for this roedblodr. at the OUvtlTslIl'Ileb/OtJlwarongo lntersectlon. • com Tolling ordering, ollt-of­ He said he had asked the SOldiers, whom he believed to be members of position will have an extensive stocks and the applications of relail backgrou nd in hardware and the Cape Corps, the reason tor having roadblocks at a time when merchandising principles implementation of Resolution 435 was so near. associated fiDl ds. as well as the .- co~trollin g staff and assisting "One soldier lold me that Mf ew days ago they had stopped a ve hicle and abilit y t.o ,c.a.rry out the followin g In their development • assisting responsibIlitIes: • The runn ing of found seven bombs and limpet mines Inside," Mr Dierks said. in the planning of budgets and He added that this was the reason they ga ve for having roadblocks so far a busy department within the their achievements, as well as Oranjemund Shopping Centre, south and at a time when Independence was on the cards. controlling and monitoring Mr Dierks said he found It strange that If these devices had been found embracing amongst other things, shrinkage • to wo rk under why the authorilies were keeping It quiet. ' hardware, households, luggage, pressure in a busy consumer " One would at least expect the pro-government medla to blow up ~o und systems, fancy goods. orientated environ ment. Jewellery and sportswear something like this for their own propaganda purposes, and yet It hasn't been reported anywhere. One has to question whether these soldiers were Assistant Manager telling the truth," he sMld. Food Market Nujoma offers The person we are seeking for this and assets • be able to work position will need to satsify the under pressure in a busy, . following criteria: _ Previous consumer orientated environment retail experience essential, _ be prepared to work outside knowledge of food and grocery normal working office hours, for olive branch products being a particular example over weekends, public SWAPO President Sam NUJoma has offered an olive branch of peace to advantage • be able to meet holidays and during evenings budgets, co~'''01 shrinkage and should this be required. former members of Koevnet and the SWA Territory Force. monitor security of sroc k, cash Speaking In London on Monday, Mr NuJoma said that once the war Is o~er, II. future Swapo government would offer reconciliation to "those The package for Namlblans unfortunately misled by, or conscripted Into the South Atrlca Benefi t Society • assistance with war machine" . SWA/ Namibian resideRls who do relocation expenses. not requi re work permits will Expatriates would be offered a , " Theywlll be the responslbllUyofthe future stateofNamlbla," said Mr include: • generous leave similar package however contract NuJoma In an interview with the DBC World SerVice, adding that there • suitable married ~t at~ s would apply with a gratuity could well be room tor former Koevoet and SWATF members In a future accommodation • subsidised m heu of pension benefits. Nam ibian army. "These people are Namlblans after all," he said. board for si ngle employees _ 13th Applicants should wrile, giving ~owever , he Implied that the struggle for Walvis Bay would continue. cheque • primary and full details to: The Senior We are nghUng for Independence and Intend to liberate each and every Inch of Namlbla, Including Walvis Bay." subsidised sec~n;d~"~;Y~b~~~:'OII:g Personnel Manager, CDM (Pty) Ltd. P.o. Box 35, Oranjemund, The Swapo leader said fears that Pl.AN combatants would return to SWA/Namibia, 9000. Namibia and intimidate civilians, were groundless. There was, however every need for a full·strength UN T AG because of the size of the SADF and SWATF In Namibia, and the country's whites were all " armed to the teeth" . UN member states, he said, had a responsibility to Namibia to come up with the 700 million dollars needed to fund II full UNTAG force. "These very member states are spending blllions of dollars on manufacturing CDM nuclear weapons. " On the question of ANC bases In an Independent Na mibia Mr Nujoma (Proprietary] Limited said: "The peop~e, o f Ni mlbla will support the people of So~th Africa In their struggle againstapartheld ... but we will nol allow anybody to use our territory for military attacks against another." , Asked when he would be returning home after 29 years In exile, Mr NuJoma chuckled and said he was not yet su r~ The decision, he added, would be taken co llectively by the party's lead. ershlp and he would only return when It was safe eno ugh to do so. THE NAMIBIAN Friday February 10 1989 3 SWAPO *' ID FOR SA NSTIT-"" """,-."" SOLDIERS STAFF REPORTER public position". and the "right cont. from page 1 against forcible cnuy into homes" , LARGE groups of soldaers were spotted at the Department of Civic Affairs a nd Manpower in • 'Workers hive the right to form WinClhoek this week· apparenlly applying (or Namibian identity documents, The State " shaH ensure the Cllcr· and beJmg 10 trade unions, and through An employee of the Department cise of human righLS ...•• and "shall their unions. to strike," confinned thai up to 30 soldien had seek to increase productivity and • 'The defence of Namibia cormi. arrived earlier this week to make improve distribution so as 10 increase rules the supreme duty and honour of lheir applications, and others had the standard of living of the greal a Namibian citizen." come every day since then 10 apply mass of the Namibian population." The Constitution states that the for identity docwnents. It also promises "to improve the "National Assembly" is "the su- Theemployce,whoaskednOltobc quality of life" and "to safeguard preme organ of state po'4'er'·. The named, said thai most of me soldiers ...-_ anddcvelop thcmuural environmcrll". National Assemblywillconsistof60 were 'Coloureds', while there were The Constitution continues: " The members to be elected "by direct, alsoseyeral'whites·. Armed Forces of Namibia shall serve free, equal and secret ballot". The He said the soldiers spoke Afri- the people. They shall always be number of elected members "may kaans. and that "two or three of subordinate to civilian authority." be changed by majority yote·'. It is thcm" had told him that they were all , - The PresidentofNamibia, in addi- elected for five years. from South Africa and attached to tion to being Head of State and The Natiooal Assembly "may eJect the SA Defence Force. Goyernment, is also the Commander 10 (non-y()( ing) members from lists An enqui ry was directed to the in Chief. submitted by national mass organ- SWA Territory Force on Tuesday This is the only rcfcrmoe in SWap:l's isations, or other organisations, as this weck in an effon to determine new constitution to the question of the law may proyide". whether or not SWATF conscripts -- how Namibia's future national army " Promptly after the sitting of the were required to be in possession of will be established. National Assembly,orat 1eastoncea a Namibian identity document be· Citizenship by birth means' 'Cal a year, a Member shall account for the fore beginning their 'national serv- person born within Namibia. one of Mt:mber's activities at a public meeting ice' . whose parents holds Namibian citi· in the constituency." The army replied: "All persons - zenship ... ; and (b) a person born No political party or indiyidual resident in SWA must register for outside Namibian territory whose may contest an elec,ion if the militarysaviceintheyeartheybecane '- father or mother held Namibianciti- constitulionorprogram ofsuch party 16 years of age. Not all ofthcm may , . zenship at the time the person was in any way advocates or accepts be in possession of SWA identity " .... ,; born" . " discrimination on grounds of race, documents II the timeof registering, Citizenship by naturalization is colour, ethnic origin, language. sex but if it is ayailable it musl be sup- • possible under che foUowing condi- IY religion. CI' contains material likely plied on the registration fonn, Each lions: to incite racial or ethnic halTed". applicalion for 'Voluntary service is '.' a) "The spouse of a Namibian Another section deals extensively handled on merit, including those of _ citizen who normally resided in with the establishment, terms of of- people with RSA identity documents." ____ ~N~am~~ib~i.~f"'~.~oon~~U~b) A . "~U~ot"'I ~pe~n~od~~Off--~~~~~~~~~~Oi$ , ~f~mfv~'~'.:-.. The rehavebeen~1 ~Ii ' ~~~~~.. ~ pally residcnt in Narnibll fOl the laws i elections by allowing sy mpathetic befon: Independence Day. force at independence to non-Namibians to register as citi · c) A person who on October 27 , whetha they violaIe this Constitution, zrns, thus enatiing them IOYOle l1&ainst 1966, had a domicile in Namibia. and to make recommendations 10 Ihe Swapo in the coming UN.supervised d) A person who acquires Namib-" Auorney-Gcneflll for action", election. ian citizenship pursuant to law." He is required ' 'systematically to Many feellhat it is high time the A person loses the right to citizen- seck to discover instances of corrop- United Nations sent out an adminis- ship if (a)citi7J:nship of !DXlthaoounny tion among officials, and to take lTaliye team to monitor applications is acquired, (b) an oath of allegiance ~ate steps to remedy inSUIIlte:S for Namibian citizenship. to another country is taken, (c) chat of COrTUption discovered ..... The Once these people aJe in posses- person "voted in another country" Ombudsman will have "power 10 sion of Namibian identity papers. it or • 'cstablished a domicile in an- subpoena" and will "hold the high- will be exceedingly difficult to prove other country", est security e1assification". that they hayC not been resident here The Constitution guarantees the It also says; " The President of for some time already. right to work, social benefits, hcalth Namibia is vested with executive SQUALID CONDITIONS caJe, education. housing, cultural power". 'The President negotiates and REACH THE PEOPLE rights. electoral rights, persona.l free- concludes lTeaties and agreements CONDITIONS in parts o( Otavj's black township are very bad, darn. human dignity, association. life, with fore ign Slates, and declares a ADVERTISE IN THE NAMIBIAN Pictured above by John Liebenberg is an all too common sight in propeny. uade unions and demOTl- state of emergency, of defence or the area. Particularly the single quarters in the township are in a stration. It fIS.SUJeS freedan from fon:ed peace. terrible state, labour and discrimination, IOgether The President must be at least 36- with freedom of travel. expression, years-old and will hold office for conscience and religious belief. It five years. He can "constitute and mentions also the right of" access 10 abolish offices in che seJ'Yice of Namibia" and "00 court may enter· cont, (rom page 1 tain an action against thai person" . VERITAS BOTTLE The Constituent Assembly, silting as an Electoral College, elects the mibia will be instituted beginning first Presidenl. The National Assem- ApriL bly can impeach a President' 'only if One of the flights will be operated STORE by a two-thirds vote it approves Ar- from and 10 Botswana by Namiba Air from Eros 10 Katima Mulilo via Maun ticles of Impeaclunent". WANAHEDA EXT 2 inBotswanaon Wednesdays accord­ The Council of Ministers, presided oyer by the President, is accountable ing the statement. (SHIRE STREET / NEXT TO ElOOlO SUPERMARKET The other flight will be operated to the National Assembly, Proyision i5 made for the eSlab- on Sundays by Air Botswana be­ Iishment of local government in Ihe [Ween Ma~ and Eros says the Namibia Air statement. Both flights will reo form of regions. districts, subdis­ tricts and municipalities. turn on the same day. A local government may "enact GRAND OPENING Namib Air also announced that by-laws for the government of that senior officials from that airline will region" . proceed abroad shortly 10 have ex­ ploratory talks with South African Under Rule by Decree, it says: "The National Assembly may amend Airways, Zambia Airways, Air SPECIALS Botswana and Air Zimbabwe. this ConstiUltion by a two-thirds roll· Other local flights include Cape call vote of all its members". For a period not exceeding five Town, via Keetmanshoop, Luderitz and Alexander Bay which will be years after the coming into force of the Constitution, Ihe Council of HOURS: OSHOO - 1SH30 introduced IS from March 1989. The flights will be operated on Tuesdays Ministers may issue decrees signed SAT,: OSHOO -14H30 and Thursdays in both direetions via by the President, haYing the force of • the same routes. Icgislation" . 4 Friday February 10 1989 THE NAMIBIAN Man assaulted then dismissed

AN AUTO mechanic from employeT at Auto Body Repairs by denly started to assault him for no Kalutura has this week bitterly telephone, but that all his attempts apparent reason. accused his employer or having failed. The workeT said that he managed assaulted him before dismissing When he eventually reported at his to escape and went to the Karutura him (rom work. work on Monday this week, his Hospital for lreaunent of a bad cut employer allegedly ignored him all An irate but sad Mr Adolf Dom­ undeThis eye. He then went to report ingo, 50, reported that he went down day loog until everybody else knocked Ihe matter atlhe trade union offices to visit his family in Keetmanshoop. off. He said he tried to find out from in Katutura from wh~ an offi cial He added that he had not seen them Mr Rechnet: why he was ignoring assis\.ed him and ICK>k him to the for months. and that he had infonned him, but the latter reponedly simply police for a statement. ordered him to come b.ck on the hi s employer, I Mr Allan Recliner, Mr Domingo also confinned !hll following day, as he had lime 10 about his lrip 10 the south. no he has instructed lawyers to look. sPeak to the worker then. into the matter. Mr Domingo said thll he planned to go down for. weekend only. as he Mr Domingo said rurtheT that Mr When approached for comment, had to report back to work on Mon­ Rechner revealed the same attitude Mr Rechner, who owns Auto Body day. January 30, 1989, but that he on the following day, and thll at Repairs natly denied knowledge of failed 10do so as the vehicle in which around lunch time. he had decided 10 any incident of ISsault on Mr Dom­ he and five other persons were trav­ fmally hear about his rate from his ingo. He said that the man must have employer. elling got involved in an accident. sustained his CUt during the alleged He said that he was theon1y occu­ He said he went into his boss's ear accident thal he was Lalking about. pant who sustained slight injuries in office. and that the lalterordered him Mr Rechner also denied that then: out. The worker then requested the works a white employee by thenune the accident, but lhlt he too had to I employeT to pay him his due monies, of Henry, adding that he had fired remain I bit longer in Keetmanshoop for treatment, and that he therefore upon which he was allegedly threat­ Mr Domingo simply for not having cook! not report at work on the spe­ ened with death and IOld to f... off, reported to work for a solid week. Mr AdorrDomingo,50. who alleges that he was assaulted and then Mr Domingo claimed that his When asked to comment on the dismissed by his employer(or reporting for work late after having cific Monday. The worker said that he tried eve­ emploYeT and another white workeT, workeT's decision to consult legal been involved in a car accidenl. rything in his power to contact his knovm to him only as Henry, sud- advice, Mr Rechner remart.cd: "Well let him go ahead." FEAR OF FREEDOM ------By ChrlsShlpanga------_ FEAR AND confusion scripted into the armed fOfCCS seem scoring their long deiayed objective Two other concerned residents, about resolution 43.5, whilst the fact incnasingly seem to be the 'Wa~ to '- ...... coonf'uaNod .. 10 \he' r of national indc:pcrKk:n<:c. UId free· M.. ThcobaJd AmushU. UId Mr is WI Sowh A!iica nas agreed ana of life lor ...... cxiCtroleCfiiftiiitrnplfftiCiitii Iihi:t ctom .. • __~- --'..... L'_ ...... "... odjalja ..., .... _ sipedo for !:he implirnenwion of 1hI1 toUDtry's population as all the period ther-eafter. "Wehavehe.d1hatSCOJrityf

BY RAJAH MUNAMAVA

SOME politicians here are busy whipping up the emotions or their people against other racial groups • and in the process tbey are wittingly or unwiUingly drumming up a hatred which CQuid see Ihis country,destroyed in serious racial strife, perhaps unprecedented in the history or the continent. In an interview last week with If all blacks, including Ovamtx>- both.. , then it could become the British Broadcasting Corpo- speaking people. are uncivilised "revolution 435". ration, A WB local leader Mr criminals as some white suprema- Diergaardt is also quored as say­ Hcndrik van As, instead of ad- cists claim, then why do they eat ing: '" will nOlallow the Basters dressing himself to La what he the food prepared by black hands to be governed by either Swapo sees as the "evil" of 435. lumed - why do they wearclothcs washed or the DT A". One can assume around and directed his "guns" by black hands or use th e dishes that he believes that if Resolution against "Ovambos··. cleaned by black hands? Where 435 is implemented, the winner On a recent visit, a BBC re- do they draw their line of "mo- will be either Swapo or the DT A. porter had asked him what his rality". All these factors taken into ac­ concerns are in the light of the Mr van As continues in the count are indicative of desperate New York Agreementwhich will interview to say mat he " can't socalled 'politicians' tryin$ to see Namibiaoffto independence see this thing", apparenlly refer- thrive on a system of ethntcity through resolution 435. ring to the implementation of which may ultimately set the dif­ Mr van As replied; "First of Resolution 435 going for a year ferent groups against one another, all, we arc concerned about the in peace. This statements are thinly-veiled safety of our people, that is Afri- He said he had asked the South calls toviolence - which if heeded kaners stayi ng in this country and African government not to go will have disastrous and tragic not only on the far outskirts on ahead with implementation. consequences for the country, par­ the farms, isolated on the farms, When asked by the interviewer ticularly during the sensitive tran­ but even in the towns." what would happen if the govern- sition period. He continued: "Because for the ment ignored his requests, Mr What is the wisdom of some of last60r 7 months, it has become van As said: "You mUSUl 't ask these white politicians. who for evident that unemployed Ovam- me whether I will be a terroristal many years have ruled over blacks bosarenoodingeverysmalltown that time, I don 't want to be one without any mandate. to tum is South West Africa." bUll don' t wanl to be pushed into around and say they refuse to be "What are they doing there?" circumstances where 1 have no ruled by a black government - he asks, adding: "We think they alternative but to be a terrorist." even if It means that this govern­ A WB leader Hendrik van As, who admitted in an interview with the may be terrorists in disguise." In a separate interview last week, ment has been freely and fairly BBC recently that his all-white movement was ' afraid the The BBC journalist intervened Shaun Johnson of the Weekly Mail or elected? Owambos'. and pointed out to Mr van As that reported HNP leader Sarel Bekker Is this the democracy and the surely Ovambos have as much as speaking of an acquaintance civilisation they purport to up- right to in as do his who had said he "was just wait- into the A WB meeting that night. If the white ulua-conservative own ~~~~~_"::~;'i,I:,~~N~U~j~om:;;a~"~'~... _ ....i lion i~',:;, 'h' p;;~ileg,;s ofanelile 'minor- Mr van argues: "If there is by its i it would be a far no employment for them (Ovam­ gene Terreblanche, i;;.r~~e;~sit;;.u;o.; for them w start bos). and there is not, what are last year in which he called on thinking about it now or like PW Grootfontein they doing there?" whites to keep their guns and not Boma would say" adaptor die" "Whatare they doing in asmall to part away with them under any Course place like Olavi, 600 of them and tence starts from circumstances. no work for a single one of them. The then Cabinet chainnan, Mr . BOOKKEEPING what are they doing there?" Also on record as saying that Andreas Shipanga, said at the time The A WB man then continued the whites reserve the right to that the police had been instructed FOR THE SMALL to heap abuse and insults on the resort to all the means at their to investigate the A WB meeting BUSINESSMAN Ovambo citizens of the country, disposal (which som,e take to ~ during which sentiments inciting In the Supreme Court ranging from being' 'uncivilised, an implication of Violent resIs­ racial hatred and violence had of South West Africa This COUl'Sl is aimed at the backward" w committing "all tance) if' 'civilisation" is threat­ been voiced. sorts of crimes like rape, murder ened. is National Party official Nothing has so far been heard businessman who wants to .. Mr Jan De Wet. of this investigation, and the po­ Pennypinchers ElI:ccution hue a bookkeeping system Mr van As obViously has diffi­ And recently Basta Ieadcr Hans lice last year said on enquiry that (Montague creditors but who Is not interested. in Gardens) culty in coming to terms with the Diergaardi was reported to have they would only subm it their find ­ the complete double entry Ply LuI I/a fact that Namibia is a black coun­ told the South African Cabinet ings,to the Cabinet. The Cabinet system. try in as much as it belongs to its during their meeting with repre­ is set to disband in 18 days time, Pennypinchers white citizens. sentatives of the Namibian sec­ It can almost be stated as a cer­ ~d And in fact, the irdigenoos name ond-tier authorities that if Reso­ tainty mat noth ing further will According to this system all lution 435 was going to be Olavi itself. which Mr van As ever be heard of the investigation C G Beukes Execution debtor" transactions are recorded In kept referring to in the interview. "imposed on the people ofReho- one book. undoubtedly suggests that blacks had settled there before whites - Notice Of Sale In Execution The following transactions can and yet there are people like Mr be written up In one book: van As who have the temerity to URGENT In EXECUTION of JUDG ..:­ demand to know what Ovambo­ MENT of the Supreme Court of speaking people are doing in the PERSONNEL VACANCIES Soulh Wests Africa, given on - Cash sales town. the9thdayofDccember, 1988 a - Credit sales It is a fact that while Mr van As Judicial Sale will be held of the Department of National EducaUon - Cash and cheque payments and his fellow right-wingers are following, on the 4th day of Otjlkoto received obsessed with the idea of blacks Secondary School March, 1989 al IOhOO al the coming into towns (and of course Private Bag 2003 premises of the Deputy Sheriff, - Cash purchases he is entitled to his opinion) which Tsumeb 9000 Erf 12, being Omuramba Streel, -ea... h and cheque payment.. they consider "White Man's - What you owe your creditors - Econom1cal Science (Std 8-10) Eros, Windhoek: land" , it is these very same blacks - What your debtors owe you who prerare the food both in oolcls - Stock on hand and homes. do the laundry, wash - Mathematics and Physical Science (Std8-10) 1 Jurgens caravan - regis­ the dishes. beautify the gardens tration number SR 1971 and houses owned by whites and - Technical Teacher: Technical Drawing (Std6-10) Dale : 20-24 February di~ out riches in the Namibian 1989 Time : 09hOO-17hOO dail y SOli. Minimum qualificaUons: Category C with CONDITIONS OF SALE What difference does it make Ven ue : Meteor Holel for one not to want to li ve with teachers' certificate Technical: Molortradt · . NrC III I. The sale will be held without Presenter: Me Philip Seibeb another person in the same town (lMLT Consulianl) Starting Date: 1 March. or as soon as posSible reserve and the goods will be if the very same person prepares sold to the highcsi bidder. Cost : No charge the food he eats, and does other 2. The goods will be sold Mr A A J Riruako jobs which brings inevitably bring Enqulrles: 'voetSOOl$' . 0671 - 239 1 or [nq ulrieslRellstration the two into contact? Iscontact of Tel: 3. Payment shall be made in J H Steyn '061 - 293205 this sort only acceptable when it oMh :Mrs Kunert tel 061 -37353/4/5 is on a 'master-servant' basis? 6 Friday February 10 1989 THE NAMIBIAN LAWYERS ON SOLIDARITY HUNGER STRIKE IN an unprecedented move, Johannesburg lawyers representing emergency detainees have decided toembarkon a solidarity hunger strike ror the more than 200 people rdusing meals in South Mrica's prisons. And various individuals said they not known. would follow the lawyers' action in They hunger strikers at Diepklook protest against the detainees' contin­ were joined by 105 emergency de­ ued detention. tainees at St Alban's Prison. Port the hunger strikers. many of whom Elizabeth, on Monday. have been held in detention without The strikers are on the same die­ trial for more than two years. said tary regime as 10 Irish Republican they would starve until they were Army hunger strikers who died in a unconditionally released or charged. protest against internment without Many white-own,td businesses in the north of the country, like the one shown above, have enjoyed a A group of lawyers converged at trial in Northern Ireland in 1981. roaring trade bet::ause of the artificial economy created by military occupalton. The big question is the parking lot of Diepkloof Prison, Doctors say that after 20 days of what will happtn to thest traders when the South African Defence Force leaves. Ir it ever leaves. Soweto, yesterday morning where water with only a little sugar and salt. they wanted 10 meet the Minister of the risk of serious hcalth damage Law and Order, Adriaan Vlok, in becomes critical. SA's DESTABILISING TACTICS orderto visit the detainees on hunger The National Democratic Lawyers strike. Association said in a statement on At least seven hunger strikers at Wednesday: "This country must be the prison have been admitted 10 ashamed that its conscience has to be EXPOSED IN REPORT hospital since the strike broke out 17 jogged to awareness by such calami­ days ago. The seven, who are being SOUTH Africa is continuing to destabiJise black-ruled neighbours through a " thump and talk" policy ties as deaths in detention. hunger drip-fed. are from the first group who strikes and dashes to foreign consu­ of military and economic pressure that has devastated the region, according to a report given to embarked on the strike on January lates.• ' Commonwealth ministers. 23. They are in a very serious condi­ Mr Vlok said in Cape Town yes­ It says Pretoria's goal is 10 build a against Pretoria and more economic "thump and talk" is closely attuned tion and had sore joints. nose bleeds terday that detainees who were on zone that will be politically submis­ and security support for the neigh­ 10 political developments in the United and were lethargic, said Ms Kathy hunger strikes would remain in cus­ sive and economically lucrative, and bouring frontline nates. States. coupling overt pressure with Satchwell for the lawyers. tody as long as it was in the interests act as a bulwark against international The report was wrillen by David periods of diplomati c dialogue. A nwnber of detainees at Durban of public safety. and the state would sanctions and orner pressures for an Manin and Phyllis Johnson of the SA Foreign Minister Pik Botha Prison have been on hunger strike for not allow itself to be blackmailed in end to apartheid. Southern African Research and wrote to the committee this week, aOOul,.'1 week. but their numbers are this way. "The impact of apartheid on the Docwnentation Centre. offering ' 'far-reaching steps 10 pro­ region, in human, economic and It says there has been an escalation mote pe9.<:e and stability in the re­ ecological tcrms, represents a holo­ of miliuuy activity in Mozambique gion". but hi s letter has been given a caust that few outside the region, and since President PW Botha met Presi­ frosty response. SA won't accept many within it. neither know about dent Joaquim Chissano for talks last The report says that having desta­ nore can comprehend," the report September, and adds that there is bilised the region. South Africa is says. " mounting evidence of South AI· now claiming 10 be the "stabiliser", 'South Africa and its Neighbours', rica's involvement in the supply and particularly by offering security as­ Swedes in Untag wntlerl by-two Hnre-based ruearch­ dire<: tion of it". sistance to Mozambique. ers, estimates that Pretoria's "total The report accuses Pretoria of It says South Africa is preparing 10 peac:ekeeping {oroe.s around the world, ,,""aU:.!.)'" lOwards its neighbours hILS continuing to back the Mozambican ~ !.he same strategy IOwards _",,on _ A SWEDISH newspaper- said Mel prc:vlou.$ly nid it wu willing 10 008~ rhem al leul. million lives and national n:sisrance rebels, despite independent Namibia, using its ceo- on Wednaday tbat South Africa send soldiers 10 Namibia. 35 billion dollars since: 1980. promises to end suppon, and of giv­ nomic dominance and its base at the had inrormed the United Nations A spokesman at the South African It compares South Africa's treat­ ing the green light for MNR attacks Walvis Bay enclave. that it could not accept Swedish mission in Stockholm declined to ment of its neighbours 10 "the; cpm­ inside Zimbabwe. • 'The full cost to the region of troops in a multinational force ronfinn repat, said thal SIIICden mon police interrogation technique It says South African tactics range South Africa's 'total strategy' may to oversee Namibian the but should not be surprised if Pretoria in which one administers the blows "from open military aggression never be known. It is an accwnula- independence later th is year-, had decided on such a move. while another offers the sweets". against Angola and a surrogate war tion over the past 13 years of war Expressen reported that Pretoria He cited Sweden's support for Canadian External Afrairs Secre­ in Mozambique, to sabotage of re­ damage, extra defence expendirure. had said Sweden's strong anti-apart- SWAPO. and its imposition of sanc­ tary Mr Joe Clark, chainnan of this gional tr ansponation routes,customs higher transport and energy costs, heid stance meant that it could not tions against South Africa. week's meeting of a Commonwealth delays and rate manipulation as well lost expon revenue, greater import trusted 10 play an impartial role. "With that in mind it is difflcu1t to committee on southern Africa, de­ as direct attacks, incursions. sabo­ costs, k>sl production and investment, Swedish Foreign Ministry spokes- believe that Swedish troopS could be scribed the report as shocking but tage and car bombs in Botswana, reduced economic growth. the dis- man Bo Heineback would not com- unbiased," the spokesman said. said that he and his fellow-ministers Zimbabwe and Zambia, economic placement of people, destruction of ment on the report, saying it was up Sweden has pledged full support had not yet debated its recommenda- pressure and assassinations in leso­ therural environment and infrastruc- 10 UN Secretary-General Javier Perez for the UN independence plan which tions. tho and Swaziland". ture, even smuggling," the report de Cuellar 10 request troops from is scheduled 10 begin on April I. These include tougher sanctions The report says the strategy of says. individual countries. 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SUBSCRIBE TO NAMIBIA'S FASTEST GROWING Applications should be addressed to: NEWSPAPER TODAY! The Senior Personnel Officer: Recruitment, Applications should be addressed to: Private Bag 5005, Swakopmund, 9000 SU8SC~1 1' " FO~M The Personnel Officer, Rossing Uranium limited, or contacl Sydney Baumann at ~ V1' ON PAliE ~ . 1 . \ . P.O. Box 22391, Windhoek 9000, or contact Marise tel. (0641) 592219. Deem at tel. (06 1)36760. - ..l '1:: • HUMAN ADVANTAGF 8/381 -.. f" , I-fU MIIN AUVAN I ACE 89I3BO THE NAMIBIAN Friday February 10 19897 AFRICA SHORTS Banks in cohorts NEWSPAPER FEATURES IN REPORT with the state? NAMIBIA: The US State Department in its annual report on human rights world wide published Ihis week said or Namibia thai BY RAJAH MUNAMAVA "frequent reports or human-rights violations by government WHILE most businesses., particularly white business in Namibia, thrive on blackcuslomers and so 100 authorittts or Swapo involved actions taken in tbe ' operational the banks with their great number of black clientele, some of these institutions at times seem to maintain area' in northem Namibaa, where over half the territory's population a "hand in glove" relationship with the state, in particular the police or army tothe detriment of their lives. The guerrilla war ._, continued .. ' and produced a Dumber of clients. casualttes.,t It is a fact that blacks are on the After a few days Mr Muremi's working lenns with the: state: through The State Department said that "arbitrary government detention bollom of the economic line in this name, lOgelhc:r with those of the other the: police or army. without acees to counselor visits by family members continued, as counuy, but be that as il may, they three, were distribUied III over the One: may also ask why most com· did restrictions on the rr~dom or assembly ... an extremist white cannot be simply wished away by IOwn in a pamphlet which among me:rci al banks in this country pande:r group appeared on the scene ... and admiUed responsibility ror both big and small business houses others Slid the four were trying 10 10 racism by assuming that their white: destroying the plant or the outspoken newspaper, The Namibian", especially bearing in mind that blacks present themse:lves as Swapo lead· clie:nts will not want to be served by possess the labourpowcr and buying =. blacks. power. " Was this me:re concidence or did For instance, most banks in Wind· ITALY TO HELP NAMIBIA A case in point is an incident in­ someone in *e bank actually give hoek e:mploy whites and colow-eds volving First National Bank, Rundu the informalion conccming ow nllfllCS for se:rvices in their city and subur· LUSAKA: Italian President Francesco Cossiga said on Tuesday his Branch and I clienl Mr Nimrod and the SWap::l aroount 10 sane: poopIc:? ban banks except in Karutura. country was ready to help ensure that elections in Namibia this year Mun:mi of Kavango late last year. What has happened 10 the confiden· Blacks areonly e:mployed in major Mr Muremi was picked up by the tiality of the bank?" he asked, would be free and fair. branches in towns as either cleane:rs, army and detained WIder AG 9 on In a related developme:nt, Mr Cossiga, in Lusaka for talks with Zambia President Kenneth messenge:rs and to do othe:r me:nial Novcmber9. Murc:rni we:nt to the same bank in jobs. Kaunda. said Italy fully supported the United Nations independence In the month of November before 1987 with the intention of withdraw· Banks cannot hide: behind the the: plan for Namibia, " Everything that our government can do 10 his arrest, Mr Murani had approached ing some money 15 he was going on claim that the:re are: no qualified or ensure that these elections are free and rrairwill be done," Cossiga the First Nation.1 Bank Rundu a visit to Botswana. e:xperienced blacks for their main told Kaunda and reporters, Manager •• MrOliviertodiscussthe After withdrawing the money. he branches in towns if in Katutura, its arrears on his car loan payment. went to the Foreign Exchange desk to blacks who are manage:rs, tellers, Payments for the month of Sep­ buy Botswana pulas for the purposes accounts and supervisors. COSATU OFFICALS DENIED tember and October were outstand· of his journey. When contacted for comment, Mr ing when Mr Muremi wcnllo see his The counter clerk told him to wait OlivX::r said fran Rundu \hal his bank's PASSPORT bank manager in November. and went behind into some room. pol icy was thaI if a debtor was behind An agm::mc:nl was reached between There was no policeman 15 far as he in payme:nt of what he: owe:s 10 the: JOHANNESBURG: COSATU General Secretary Jay Naidoo was the manlger and Mr Muremi to the could ascertain at thai point and he bank, the: mailer is taken up with the denied a passport and thus unable to attend a conference of effect that the client would payoff only a few locals. bank's attorneys who may order the: Commonwealth foreign min asters in Harare. The Congress of the whole loan once he received his The bank counter clcrt. never carne she:rirf to step in depending on the: South African Trade Unions in a statement Tuesday said tbat the pension monies, which would take a back and while waiting, a policeman individual ClUe:. South African authorities had never given a straight "yes or no", few months, Mr Mure:mi had lost his came from behind and infonned him In this case Mr Olivier said he: lOOk but that tbey "are attempting to hide theirerrective refusal behind job that time:. that he: was being arrested under AG9. the: ke:y for Mr Muremi's Cit and The Igreement also we:ntlU far 15 On another occasioo, still in Rww:iu, re:trie:ved it from his house becluse a veil or bureaucratic silence". to Sly once Mr Muremi paid off his MrOlivier.according to Mr Mure:mi he had to know whe:re: the: car was IOlIl k>an, lIIe intere:st on his loan as had called him to inform him th at he since: Mr Muremi had bc:c:n arrested. NAMIBIA, WATCH OUT,MUGABE SAYS well as insurance money would be was giving him a lot of problems and Asked why he: instead oC the: sher· cancelled by the: bank, which will thaI he was tired of dealing with iffhad to get !he: Cat, he: insisted that people involved in politics and th at HARARE: President Mugabe of Zimbabwe this week warned that help bring down lIIe loan and the he wanted know now he:re: it was. m alter hid been settled. the best was that he open up his own On ...".,~~ ''' , with Mr Murc:mi "any optimism" OD behalr be ttmperfll by anlt'eij aboat: ..of ··~: !'II\!iI!'JIII!~I!!ftIIII!I""-;0, ~==''''' __ on tbe way". the: army. OU$ Other incidents whlth Mr Mun:mi had phoned the pension de:partmenl Mr. Mugabe was .dressing a medins: of the Commeuwealth third day of his detention related to !his reponer shows bi8 who had informed him that !he: pen. CommittuofForeign Ministers in Harare. "Zimbabwe and other amder AG9, Mr Murc:rni was driven business may be acting in cohorts sion mone:y for Mr Murc:rni would rrontline states remain deeply suspicious of Pretoria's real intentions, from his detention centre at Mashan with the: state 10 thwart certain indio not cover the loan owed to the: bank. and are rather anxious that the iilfernational community, through din:c:tly 10 the: Bank Manager's house viduals for !heir political belie:fs. The Financial Manager of First the UN, should be seen to be firmly assuming its full responsibility inRWKlu. Itispossible th at itisnotlhepolicy National, Mr John KauCmann in over Namibia during thecirtical period leading to independence", There: the bank manager informed of some: of these institutions, pat· Windhoek said the maner was pri. Mr Mure mi while unde:r arrcst that ticularly banks, to divulge: matte:n vate: andconfide:ntial and that he: was he said. Hesaid the committee would be told in detail how, through hc was taking away the Cat because pertaining to the:ir clients but it is notatlibertytodivulge:anyinfonna· armed bandits and surrogates, Pretoria had maimed and murdered he: hid been unable: to pay his loan. also possible that this could be abused lion concerning the: fmancial posi· civilians in Mozambique, Angola, Zambia, Zimnbabwe, Botsweana The manl8er asked Mr Muremi to individuals who themsc:\ve:s are in tion of his clients. and other states. sign some form s in the presence of the: army me:n who had arrested him SCHOOLS TOO EXPENSIVE, but he: re:fused. The bank manager then told Mr STUDENTS STAY HOME Murc:mi that because he had bc:en arrested, he: ooukl. not wait any longer Cor Mr Munm i to pay his loan. KAMPALA: Nea rly a third of Ugandan schoolchildren have not Suffice it 10 ask, whocontactc:d the: returned to class this year because their parents cannot afford the other, the bank manager or the: army? fees, said Pius Tibanyenda, permanent secretary at the Education How did the: bank manager know Ministry this week. He told a muting of head leachers that some II that Mr Mure:mi had been or was schools were charging excessive fees and sid the government was being arrested and what happened 10 -. working on a plan to introduce fru primary education for all the arrange:ment bc:twc:c:n the bank children by 1996. manager and Mr Muremi thaI he: wood pay his total loan once he got his pension monie:s?, AMBUSH, 11 KILLED ON TRAIN Onemay also like: toknow why the army had dircclly brought Mr Murc:mi 'f MAPUTO: Eleven people were killed and 16 wounded when anti­ to the: bank manager's house:, and government rebels ambushed a train near Mozambique's border what had bc:en discussed betwc:c:n the: with Soutb Africa, the national news agency reported Monday. bank manager and the: army me:n. The attack occurtd Sunday about 15 km from the South African Note: that during interrogation by a Commandant Coetzer, Mr Muremi border and SS kilometers northwest of the capital of Maputo. says th at the: commandant told him Survivors told reporters the attackers opened fire with bazookas that if he cooperated with the: anny, and light arms. Rebek§ of Renamo. Mozambique National Resistance, he: would get back his car and that his allegedly supported by South Africa, have been fighting since 1977 house: will not be taken the same: way in a bid to undermine the country's marxist government. as his car. Jt is important to also nOle: that in terms of proclamation AG9, unde:r TRANSKEIGOVERNMENT which Mr Mure:mi was being held, a UNLAWFUL? detainc:e:maynot sc:e a lawyerduring the: flTS t 30days of, his or he:r, dete:n­ tion but in th is case, the: bank man· UMTATA: The Appellate Oivision of the Supreme Court has ager was allowed accc:ss to the de:· upheld a decasion by the supreme court declaring Transkei's taine:e:. military government lawfu l. The ruling defeats the last Itgal errort In 1985,MrMure:mitoge:therwith First National Bank (formt'rly Barclays) headquarters in Windhoek by former state president, Paramount Chief Kaiser Matanzima, to three others opened a bank lCCOWl.t whose Rundu branch has come under fire from a client for have the military government declared unlawful. The three judges in the: name: of the: Swapo Branch in allegedly acting in cohorts with the army. T he ilient 's car was concurred in endorsing the findings of the Supreme Court that the RWKlu It the: First Nltional Bank in taken away by the bank while he was under arrest and this was military government was legitimate. the: town. an to the r

8 Friday February 10 1989 THE NAMIBIAN

ROSSING Uranium has ta•ken except• •ion to a number of articles concerning the mine, which appeared in last week's edition. The articles in question dealt with ~parate issues: one of which was the RADIATION Congress of the Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN) held in Arandis last weekend; another an inteniew with two workers on the mine; and a third dealing with the controversial issue of radiation. Rossing management has responded separately on these issues. Their verbatim replies 8 Te published here today: • • • AT ROSSING ROSSING Who's got the facts? THE ar ticle on radiation which appeared in The Namibian on 3 February is a ver y curious indeed. It quotes Mr Asser Kapere, President of the MUN, who claims to have litHe knowledge or radiation but RESPONDS who nevertheless makes a number or vague accusations against th e company in this field_R eaders or The Namibian might be surprised to learn that Mr Kapere is second in charge or safety at ROssing Mine and, therefore, he knows a great deal more about conditons there than he claims. He has betn trained TO MUN'S CLAIMS by ROssing in England and in South Africa as a professional safety officer and he is a licenced instr uctor or the National Occupational Sarety Association, giving numerous courses in Occupational Safety to CONDITIONS of employment at ROssing Mine are acknowledged ROssing employees including MUN members_ to be excellent. ThereFore it is very diFficult for the Mineworkers The Namibian's anicle speaks of 50millisieverts. Even the few people by environmental conlTOl offieen, Union of Namibia to find real issues to r aise as grievances in "residents of Arandis" who are al­ working in the rmal product area. provided with appropriate safety and discussions with management. As a result the MUN leadership - leged 10 have "inuplicable ailments". ";here the uranium oxide is roasted respiratory equipment and alloned a with the help of The Namibian of 3 February 1989 - is resorting to The reference is made that these ail­ and drummed, receive a radiation maximum working time in the roast­ rar-fetched propaganda to j ustify the activities of its branch at ments arecaused by radiation. Using exposure only 15% of the interna· ers. The job is observed by the envi­ rorunental officers to ensure adher­ ROssing. the same kind of logic one could say tionallimit that there are readers of The Namib­ Different aJOmS emit different types ence to procedure. Personnel work.­ ployee were injured in a car accident JUSt how good are conditions at ian who have inexplicable ailments, of radiatioo. such IS alj:N. beta, ganun& ing on roaster cleaning are moni­ while o n holiday and became dis­ ROssing Mine? To begin with, every as I am sure there are. It is possible or X-ray emissions with differing tored more frequently and have abled to the extent of no longer being married employee - man or woman­ that these ailments are caused. by a degrees of penell'ation. Natural ura­ medical examinations after comple­ able to worli:, he or she would receive qualifies for a company house at dangerous chemical in the printer's nium is mainly analphaemiuer. The tion of the work. Nohealth problems form the Disability Fund 75 percent nominal rental. Such a house has at ink. Ridiculous? Exactly. vay smal1 amoonts of bela and gamma have ever been detected and no ex­ of his /her salary - adjusted for inna­ least three bedrooms, a fi tted kitchen Just one example is given in the radiation at Rossing pose no envi­ cessive exposures toemployees have tion - until normal retirement age with stove provided. a solar hot water article of an " inexplicable aibnent". rorunental problems. Alpha radia­ ever been detected by their penonal when the normal pension becomes system. a bathroom usually with a Accompanying the article is a propa­ tion cannot penell'ale more than six dosimeters. payable. Theminimwnsaluypaidal separate toilet, a lounge with dining ganda picture of Mr Kapere holding centimerres of air; it can be stopped All employees working in thermal ROssing is R616 per month bUl only alcove, a fenced garden, a garage or his five year old daughter Punaje in completely by any solid object such product area receive an annual in­ I I people out of 2400 on this carport. Therenlal for such a house is are his arms. She has patches where her as a sheet of paper or the hwnan skin. duction on the nature of radiation. its bouom rung of the ladder. The aver­ R7.50 per month. Single employees skin has lost its colour. To our knowl­ However, alpha-emitting materials hazards and use of protective equip­ age haultruck driver, for example. in Arandis have private rooms in edge Punaje has been examined by can be hazardous to hcalth if they ment, sound hygiene and safe work.­ who is likely to have been with the small blocks and receive meal tick­ local dOClOfS and a skin specialist come into contact with internal li­ ing prctices. All employes have the company for eight years, or more, ets to use at a public restaurant of a and there is no reason 10 believe that sues, through being inhaled or swal­ oppomDlity 10 question environmental about R1 400 in each high standard. earns cash mOOlh she is suffering from anything but a lowed, causing internal radiation. officc:rs and medical staff m all maners and receives fringe benefit worth at All employees are salaried staff common children's complaint Theore from ROssing Mine isof a relating 10 radiation safety and they paid 01\ a I'l"IOOthly basis. Fringe benefits least R400. It is sad that an innocent child is low grade, i.e. it contains liule ura­ have taken advantage of a number of As a resuh of these excellent con­ available to all employees include being used by the MUN and The nium and consequently emits little such information meetings in the past pension fund, life assurance, penna­ ditions employees do not readily leave Namibim for purposes of propaganda. radiation. 1k extanal radiatioo. hazard y~. ROss in g. than 80 percent of nent disability and acc;ident insur­ More our Mr Kapere. as lhesecond in charge is thus small and emphasis is placed Independent surveys of radiation 'employees have been with us for five ance, medical benefit scheme and of safety at ROssing Mine. is well on preventing intemal radiation and dust levels in the rmal product free tnnspon to and from work. To yean or more and 45 percent have awan:. that ROssing is one of the through inhalation or ingestion. The area have been couducled by the been with us for ten years or more.. choose;; just one eJ\ample, if-an em- ..f ell mine. in the world. It is not pm of the open.tion where the great­ Council (or Nuclear Safety and they only R~ss i ng management who say est concenll'ation of uranium takes have reported them to be well within ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• so - the Na1ionaI Oocupalional Safety place is in the final product area international standards. • • Association (NOSA) has been say­ w herc roasting and packing into steel As for an involvement ofMUN om ing so for years and lasl year the drums takes place. matters of health and safety, it is of : OTJIMBINGWE : British Safety Council awarded The r mal product plant is kept very interest 10 note that R6ssing's safcty • • ROssing its prestigious Sword of clean with virtually no trace of dust officers and almost all the environ­ Honour. Mr Kapere and The Namib­ in the air, and radiation levels com­ mental officers who are charged with ian are implying that independent pare favourably with the best cl similar ensuring safe and healthy working :• PEOPLES :• bodies such as NOSA and the British plants in the worl d. condilOins ue in fact MUN mem­ • • Safety Council are either incompe­ Trained environmental conlTOI bon. tent or liars. officers, who are also members of lnsteadofhaving only certain union : CLINIC : In order 10 un

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------BY RAJAH MUNAMAVA ------­ MILITARY headquarters in Windhoek on Monday disclosed that the future utilisation of military bases in the country was being addressed pending their evacuation d uring the implementation or Resolution 435, tbe UN independence plan ror t he territor y due to commence on Aprill. Army headquarters had been ap­ servation, a senior official from the But an army spokesman at head­ proached by The Namibian for com­ Department, Dr Van Der Walt. de· quaners in Windhoek. denied the ment in the light of repons from the clined to comment and referred this charge. saying that it was not true. Caprivi to the effect that three major reporter to his head ~f Department. The spokesman said people may military bases in the area were to be Mr Polla Swan, who was out of of­ fish in the river except in those areas handed over soon to the Department fice at the time. under the control of Nature Conser­ of Nature Conservation. Dr Van Der Walt said however. vation. The three bases in question are that his superior Mr Swart had been Still in Caprivi, it has been re­ Omega, Fon Oops and Chetto, all in in contact wi th the army and that he ported that four soldiers were sta­ western Caprivi. was the one with first hand informa­ tioned at Kaliyangile Primary School, \ Defence headquaners said deLails tion on the matter. some 40km west of Katima Mulilo. on what would happen to individual Other reports from the Caprivi are Thesoldiers according 10 informa­ bases were not available as future that soldiers from Fon Oops who are tion reaching The Namibian were utilisation of the bases was being doing patrols on the Kwandu river seen calling out pupils for the pur­ considered. near Kongola are preventing villag­ poses of giving them some politiC;aJ Western Caprivi, which is home to ers from fishing in the river. lectures after extracting a few per­ several other important military bases, Villagers bitterly complain alxlut sonal details about the pupils con­ ROSSING medical personnel carry out an EeG test on an is allegedly a nature conservation LIle action which they say will de­ cerned. employee as part or his annual medical examination at the area; this despite its heavy militari· prive them of their staple diet. The It is said that the pupils were ex· sation. Hardly any game is visible villagers complain that for a iong pected 10 discuss the matter with mine's medical centre. Photograph by Rossing. when one drives through the area. time they have been fishing in the their parents when they went home And opposition groups regard river. but this too was denied by the army western Caprivi as the South Afri can Villages which are said to being headquaners in Windhoek who said THE NAMIBIAN Defence Force rear support base for prevented from fishing in the Kwandu they were not aware of any soldiers Un ita whosc Jamba headquaners lie river are Singalamwe, Choi . N gonga being stationed at K3liyangile Pri­ some few kilometres directly north and Lizali. mary School. of some of these bases. RESPONDS Reports rrom Katima Mulilo say --~~~Z:THE Na~~~~~::;:~m ibian does not :cI~~;:i:~i: :~~~~1~::i~~~::~~~radiatio n matters.~., • :-:."m~".~.'~,,~~n,~~"!..~;- ~,~'~ltlUrh;~:'CO~~: _ b~..: :';r,_'~'- ~ ' ~U~'~'O~be:;h;""''''~~d~' ;d·~rt~""""r1~ - M ineworkers Union of I Mr Asser Kapere, to air Nolhing is known about when: the • .. ~;!1..t "tvi,;t. ~---\I\------what he sees as a serious problem or 2 500 mineworkers at the soldiers from these bases would be ROssing Mine, The Namibian regards it as a duty to bring this to the relocated but it is being speculated in C h u rc h e 5 readers' attention. Whether ROssing considers Mr Kapere' s views the area that they may be sent home. • • - be Most of the soldiers at Omega's as I'far-fetched propaganda" is a matter lor negotiatIOn tween 201 Battalion are drawn from the I" n Naml"bl"a tbe two parties - negotiations which T he Namibian would be Buslunen speaking community in the obliged io cover . area while ChetlO is understood 10 be The Namibian regrets if one example used by the two mineworkers inter- home to former Angolan fighters. viewed (in a separate article) contained inaccurate information. However, by The move 10 place the three bases far the largest pan of the interview regards feelings and opinions of the two under Nature Conservation is being Has one vacancy in the Con­ mineworkers. which The Namibian found to be of significant public interest seen by some of the residents as in the light of the on-going National Congress of the MUN. trying 10 pre-empt the bases being textual Theology unit: For the rest, Rossing has had adequate space to reply to allegations made by used by the UNT AG forces. workers in the various news rcports published in last week 's edition: and the It is believed that ifUNTAG takes MUN may possibly wish to itself reply 10 Rossing's viewpoint in the following charge of the bases in we.stern Ca- edition of The Namibian. privi. the continued flow of supplies Youth Desk Co-ordinator to Unita bandits in Southern Angola would be compromised. 'Only individual U NT AG presence at anyone base in western Caprivi could inhibit the South Africans from effectively Requirements: monitoring developments in South­ grievances' ern Angol a especially as far as that Practising Christian with appropriate quali­ concerns any Angolan government fications and or experiance in the leadership THE interview in The Namibian with Mr AI Nantes and Mr J C offens sive against Unita during this of and working with youth in church and Lawrence alleges " exploitation a nd discrimination" Rossing's dclicate period in thl: history of the or region. society; keen interest in ecumenism; recom­ employees by the company. Though South Africa in tenns of mendation from one's Church Head Office. The article contains a number of he was appointed as an artisan boiler­ the accord signed between itself, Cuba statements with which one cannol maker. The foreman to whom he and Angola last year has supposedly Job Description: help agreeing. For e~ample refers as being unqualified came to stopped all aid to Unita. there is no .... Among minewori::ers, ROssing ROssing in 1978 as aqualified artisan doubt that it is still committed to the is known to be a progressive em­ with 10 years ' ex perience. He ob­ bandits and any coven aid to Unita to plan and co-ordinate all programmes of the ployer. offering the highest salaries tained funher qualifications in 1983 cannot be ruled out particularly given council relating to the youth in church and in the country" . and was ~c.:d 10 foreman in 1986. the experience in Mozambique where • "Houses in Arandis are quite Mr Lawrence joined ROssing in Pretoria continued to provide aid to society. big, comfortable and modem, grow­ 1976with aStandard 6education. He Renamo despite an agreement to the ing in size and comfort wilh your was promoted four limes in his first contrary (Nkomati Accord) with the Commencing duties: Mid-March 1989 escalation up the company ladder." six ycars. He complains that he was Mozambican government. Closing date fo r applications: 28 February Yet in the same brClith lhere are not offered a trade test by ROs sing LaiC last year. a Namibian busi­ allegations of' 'cJlploilalion and dis­ but in fact after five years of working ru:ssmlDl who ac:oompanied his nephew 1989 criminination· '. These boil down to in the engineering rleld he could have driver for a company called Road the irxIivi

43S.FEVER is running high, and one of the ironies of the whole situation is tbe question of who is benefitting most from the implementation ohhe United Nations Plan. Namibians in general aft still cautious, somewhat suspicious, UDctrtain as to whether its all reaUy ~ d;~:~ to and at the end of the ~ to get a 'free and vote'; but traditionally conservative white business community is agog - suddenly the prospects of the United Nations settlement plan, formerly an anathema. don't l'\Ok too bad at all. This in view of the fact that many of THE BUSINESS OF UNION-BASHING them stand to score financially from WffH independence around tbe corner, workers are increasingly being faced with dismissals and the deal. worsening working conditions of employment. Business people are selling their businesses and the changeover in management presents problems for workers, as was the case with Grandma's Takeaways. THE NAMmlAN, since its inception in 1985, has canvassed hard Workers here (someofthem are pictured above) were dismissed by a new incoming management; some among the business community in this country for adve~ising. On received as little as R2 for leave pay and otbers earned R60 a fornight; the previous owner provlded many occasions the newspaper's canvassers were met with at best, workers with meals and under new ownership, workers now have to buy their meals. NAFAU stony faces' and at worst, abuse, because of its pro-435 stance. approached the new owners after they in turn were approached by unhappy workers, but were told that From until the end of the mere mention of 435 caused 1978' 1988, the new owners did not recognise the trade union and would not speak to tbem. He further said that if mutterings of 'Swapo plan' among a large section of the white (and any of his workers belonged to NAFAU they would summarily be dismissed. NAFAU in tum pointed mainly business) community. Suddenly it has become acceptable. out Ihat, however limited, the 1986 Conditions of Em ployment Act, did at least guard against tbe Many of thost same businesses who turned The Namibian away, victim isation of workers involved in legal trade union activity. saying they would no~ advertise in ' the Swap? news~pe r ' are now meeting regularly with mem~rs of the '!mted Nabons. com! to organise equipment and supphes for their task force on arrn'al here. The chance of 'cashing-in' on the 435-deal is aura~tive SADF EQUIPMENT TO BE enough to push aside political opinion on the merits or dements of a future black majority government. PAINTED WHITE FOR UN For the over ten years since the adoption of Resolution 435, its been the majority of people in Namibia who have called for the A CONSIDERABLE amount of the equipment the United Nations peacekeeping for ces would use in implementation of the UN.Plan. It was tbey wh~ w~nted free and Namibia during tbe implementation of Resolution 435 would probably be supplied by tbe SADF,said fair elections in order to bring aboutself-determmabon, and end to the Johannesburg·based finance weekly, Finansies and Tegniek, in its latest edition. South African occupation and justice and peace in tbiscountry. Tbe It quoted UN Purchases Coordin.· providins trlUlSport sCTYiees. Gen· been the lowest from the nine Alii· whites generany were apathetic Of' nhemently opposed because ot LOr Mr Dermot HIISle)' U Myina that ua! Gddcabu.ys laid. em eountries in 1hc re&ion that hed aM 'S... po-'*;''''' whidt __ .uadted to the.P .... by the South sancticns against Sou1h Africa would Mr Hussey said the fuel embargo been inviled to tender, Mr Hussey African propagandists. To them, 435 meant. Swapo government, not bar the UN from negotiating against South Africa would not af· said. pd they were certainly not keen on the prospect. purchases from the SADF. fect UNTAG. and that it could even Genera) Geldenhuys said the The South African autbof'ities were equally opposed to tbe Plan, SADF chief Jannie Gekknhuyl said purchase fuel manufactured by the SWA TF would not be seconded to ud in particular their military branch, the South African Defence in Pretoria recently that the SADF Sasol rermerie.s that were built to UNTAG.butthatUNTAGmay usea Force. For the same Dumber of years tbe SADF tqua~ 435 with.a would provide equipment to UN­ circumvent the fuel embargo against SWATF officer as a guide during Swapo victory, and now they' re goi~ to ~ase a lot of their TAG at prescribed tariffs. but the South Afrie •. patrols and investigations. equipment to Untag forces. and make qUite a bit of money outortbe peltCekeeping fon:es would obviously He put the tola! cost of UNTAG's He said UNT AG would probably choose the cheapest options. equipment in Namibia al450 million use the military bases th at the SADF ....1 . The SADF would be prepared to dollars. would be vlCating. Now their approach has changed: where formerly they wamed perform duties for UNT AG. such as South African tenders had thus far people tbat 435 meant Swapo gonrnment, communism, Aids and all SOf'ts of other 'evils'; they now appear tacilly to accept that elections in terms of the Plan are going to come about, and are simply warning people tbata vote for Swapowill mean deprivation, PIK CALLS ON war, mass nationalisation and so on. Added to this, tbe majority of Namibians, who were hopefully to score at least their self-determination and independence through a one-man one-vote system, may be deprived yet again: rumours are UN NOT strong tbat tbe South African-appointed Administrator General is drawing up legislation to put t~e voting ~ge at 21 rather .than 18. Eigbteen is the accepted voting age Virtually worldwide, and TO DELAY 435 incidentally, in South Africa as well.lt is obvious tbat, come 435, the Administrator Goeral and the Special R~presentative ol the Secretary SOUTH African ' Fo~ign Minister Pik Botha on Tuesday urged the General of the UN, are going to have to barter on these issues. United Nations not to delay Namibia's transition to independence ' I'll give you a voting age of 18. if you agree to concede on another from Pretoria. point ... ' is probably tbe way in which 'he twochiefmo~itors of the Botha said the UN Security Coun­ process will pay a heavy price. I have Pik Botba elections are going to operate. And one can not h~ lp feehng that the cil should this week ratify Secretary· no reason to believe this morning Administrator General is going to enjoy a rather more strong veto General Javier Pa'ez de Cuellar's that any of the parties will not com· " All the internal parties have lived right tbat the UN Special Representative. 416 million dollar propoSaJlO deploy ply with their commitments." in uncertainty for long e nough and And'wbile the South Afrieaos continue to say who they want and 4650 troops in Namibia to supervise He Slressed that his government are looking forward with anticipa­ wbo they don't want in the Untag forces, the business community the move to independence. "demanded" that ResolUlion435 be Lion to iUimplementaliOllnow," Mr bere is cashing in ; eager to receive UN representatives in the "I do not contemplate a delay," implemented from April I . Botha added. interests, primarily, of financial reward. Botha told reporters at a briefIng in CapeTown. "ltjuslhastobeAprill. For th~ majority ofNamibians, nothing mucb has cbanged, except Itmustbe. WecannOlgoonlikethis. that tbere's more talk of independence then there was in previous The moment we slip OIl that. then I Notice of The Annual General Meeting years. And probably what they have to guard against, most of all, predict big problems." of is the increasing intimidation from tbe authorities in this country, Botha dismissed suggestions by whose present aim, it appears, is to prevent Swapo from gaining a reporters thai PreJOria might renege The Private Sector Foundation two-thirds majority at aU costs. on the US·medialed agreement lasl year to give Namibia its independ­ This serves 10 notify all Governors, Members. Associate members and ",re. Patrons of the Private Scclor Foundation thai the Eight Annual General ·'It would be ullerly foolish of this TIlE l'IriAMlRlANis published h~ the proprietors. the Frff government to go into a process of Meeting will be held OIl I March 1989 81 Ilh30 at the kalahari Sands Press of N

repealed countries In question to , the cheapest pos.-.Jblllty would be 10 yeu and consisu of mod- lease from the SADF. ules presenled over one yeu. Indirectly, those same governments will bt contributing to the SADF The Certificate in Enlerprise: coffers, and Indirwly therefore,lo SAD.' troops In SA townships. Management will only be presented Hopefully, the UN will not forget to paint the hired vehicles while! lO slUdenu who succesfully com­ plete all four modules: Financial r------Manlgement. Muketing, General I Management and Penonnel Manage­ I ment. I The programme is suited for small I business managers as well as mid­ I De Beers meets level managers in medium to large I 52 ... uk. companies. ,m , I Four sessions of d uses are of­ I I Nujoma for talks on fered in Ihe evenings. lasting for a '" '" week. To gain admission, a matric I ". I certificate and/or five years' experi­ 8'"0 ...... n. . L •• O.hO . M ...... i. anee is necessary. The course costs R I l lmt..b... . I empire's future 900 and i5 payable per moduJe (R ". '''' 225). I I SAM N ujo m a, President or Swapo, held inrormal talks in London The second counc:. which will be ,,,. R,,, this week with the De Beers diamond empire, a company official presentc:.d on a higher level. is called I said on Wtdnesday, Strategic Management in small and 1'1102 1'1171 He declined to elaborate, but diamond analyslS said that De Beers medium-sized companies. I ma), have voiced concern that ilS Namibian operations could be In this course aspeclS like cnvi­ 1'1321 nalJonaliscd after elections in the territory in November. mmental scanning, missms and aims, F,anc• . Ge,m.ny. Cl ..l 8mlln. Europe I The De Beers offICial said that Mr Nujoma had lunch on Monday generic and functional strategies, 1'196 1'1192 with Nicholas Oppenheimer, chainnan of De Beers' Central Selling fWlCtionai planning and management ____ • N.miblan Focu' ____ I Organisation (CSO). information will be deal l with. " "They shared a table and had an interesting exchange ... the lunch­ The programme is to be presented .. "" I eon was arranged by an independent third party." he said, adding that over a period of six months with two ,,,. South Africa' s agreement last year to pull out of Nam ibia had prompted one-week compulsory c1uses. Lec­ I the talks. lutes will only be offered in the eve­ 1'1232 CSO is the diamond marketing ann of De Beers Consolidated Mines nings. Some sort of management I Ltd, which produces about one million caralS of rough diamonds a year qualification. like the cenificatc in 1'1192 in Namibia (through COM). enterprise management. is an admis­ ___". • •__ , Namibl.n Focu.___ _ I Diamond analyst PelCr Miller of Yorkton Securities said it was in sion requirement. Fees amount to R I 11352 both sides' intereslS to reach an agreement on De Beers' fulure 100, payable in two parts of R 550. I operations, given the excellent Qual ity and high value of Namibian Registration ends on 15 February. Contact the Buteau of Management diamonds. POST TO : The Namibian, POBox 20783. Windhoek 9000. I '" would guess they're coming to some son of understanding. Dc Consultancy al telephone nwnber 307- Beers would cenainly like 10 eominue to market the diamonds, " he 2060 fe.- more information. 'The JlOI5ta\ Name: ...... I said. address is Privale ag 13301. Wind­ Address: ...... Technological problems would spell the end of diamond mining on hoek 9000. I the Namibian coast if De Beers pulled out through fear of being ...... Code: ...... nationalised, Miller added. I enclose a cheque/pos!al or d.~ 01 ...... I He said it was in Namibia's inlCrests to keep marketing ilSdiamonds letters to the Editor through the Central Selling Organisation. lor ...... weeks subscription to The Namibian and Namibian Focus I As well as se llin ~ stones from De Beers' own mines in South Africa, POBox 20783 the CSO markets dIamonds on behalr of other major producers such as windhoek (. Please cross out Nam ibian Foeu. II not appllC ~le) ~ the Soviet Union, Australia and Zaire. and accounlS for about rour­ 9000 L (ptease ensure lhe exact amount in Rands or equivalent currency). rIIJ fifths of the world 's gem trade. ------._. ------. J2-Frfday February 10 1989 THE NAMIBIAN

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THE QUR'AN~" SPEAKS~ "And We wished to be Gracious to those who were being oppressed in the land, To make them leaders And to make th em h.ejrs, To establish a firm place ...Aluta For them in the land, EXPECTATIONS ran high. IlI'gest crowds seen in this country Africa will do its utmost to "disrupl And to show Pharaoh, and nobody was disappointed. for years. the decision-making process" in a Haman, Close on 10000 people joined in Dan Tjongamo, Swapo Deputy Constituent Assembly. They want to And to their hosts, at their Ihe SWAPO-rally in KaMura last Chairman. used his tum al the micro­ mike it diffICult to get a constirution Sunday, Ihe ftrSt since the signing of phone to point out how SWAPO feels drafted, he said, "because then South hands, Ihe agreement to end Soulh African certain of winning the forthcoming Africa will still be able to continue Thevery best things against rule of Ihis country (December 22 in elections, and how "the enemy has its illegal rule of Namibia - this time which ONE of the speakers, Paul New York). already accepted defeal" by explic­ with the acceptance of the interna­ They were taki ng KaJenga, addressing the whit~ lhroughout the afternoon scores itly aiming al only 30 per cent of the tional commwuty -until the very day votes. precautions ~ some or whom can be seen on of people man:hed, danced and walked the Namibian flag is hoisted." He the opposite page. to the Vc:J\ue, forming one of Ihe He warned, though, how South also warned, how South Africa is Holy Qur'an 28:5-6 Namibia Islamic lnlormation Service P.O. Box 22421, Windhoek. Tel:

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MEMBERS of tbe Police were kept busy all afternoon Filming the crowds in Katutura.

said. (only approximltely 10 being pres­ The he asked everyone present to ent): "Your parents and grandpar­ he\pnot only wilh his or her vote, but ents!houghl while supremc:ncy would also wilh transport, fmancial help or always slay, but this is not the case. any otherassislance needed 10 secure We now ask you to become I part of independcnc:.e. "This struggle is going a society that Icnows no colours," he 10 demand the vigilance, Ihe delC:r­ said. minalion of every Namibian", he . 'We must be united when we face said. this historical task. The enemy is Paul Ka1enga, Presidml of NANSO, busy producing proplganda and used his chance to call on Ihe youth: destroying peoples propeny and Ihen " The youlh oflhis country has to see blaming SWAPO. LeI's be calm and to it, Ihat Ihe furure we Wlllt, is Ihe vigilant," Kalenga said. furure we are going to have". he Four men wearing eivili anelothes said. vidOOl:aped Ihe rally from the lOp of a "The time to sit on Ihe fence and small, armoured police vehiele. ignore politics is gone. Because your Apparently though, they were not are Ihe future. and if you still sil on among the sever. l hundred people Ihe fence, your future is at s;&ke," he who IlIereXlendod Ihe rally well into said. Ihe night at an "extra-large" Swapo­ Facing banners for a "Land5lide br.ai It "Namalambo Section" , victory toSWAPO" Kalengamade a K.tutura. point of addressing the white youlh Continua "amady trying to sow dissll1isfac­ up. aiel of • AlUla Continua' cchoe­ We remember what hllppCnCd 10 lion" with fu~ govcmmenl.l by ing. Uapota. We remc:mber all the Sun­ paying civilsc:rvanlll high wages thai SWIpO Adminisln.av(. Seeretuy. day. hc:Rc, when we had to run be­ may not befeuiblein the fu~ . And lmmllluc:i Ngatjizeko. toot the cue: cause of lCargu", then, talking about Walvis Bay. "The struggle is still going 10 be "Y.'c will never hive independ­ Tjmgvtro made itde.. " 1Iw Walvis !tud. Colonillism isdangerous when ence wilhoul ••1N8gle against South is just one more chunk of Namibi. it is prea:sed. and today it is down on Africa. They will put up • lot of that has to be liberated". its knees," he wamed the crowd. stumbling blocks. South Africa will Then the band of the day. the Kltu· "We remember the unmarked never .now • SWIPO government in IIlf'I·bascd "Heroes" caused the grave5 of NamibilJ'l heroes. We Windhoek. They are not going to crowd to slin" once more - fISts Boing remember wh. t happened to ShifMii. live it 10 us on • plate," Ngatjiz.elco 14 FRIDAY DECEMBER 9 1988 THE NAMIBIAN

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THE most persistent and approval of ordinary citizens challenging problem fot formal ...... OPINION ...... among whom they live andsludy. educational systems throughout They muSI above all have a way history has been how to produce 10 test their ideas and ·energies, effective leaders. From the time often against even an open and when the Roman elite sent their TEACH NAMIBIANS enlightened statuS quo. sons to Greece to prepare them The changes implied here ob­ fot public life, through to modem viously must begin in the minds western-style "liberal and atlitudesof those who now or education", the problem of TO LEAD in the future detennine educa­ developing (and, all too orten, tional policy. And there will controlling) leaders has The following opinion piece was written by Dr S J Lambert, Senior s ubject advisor in English of Ihe undoubtedly be no shonage of produced its own long history Rehoboth Government. challenges to any refonns con­ of educational philosophy and sidered. However, there isalways acti ve panicipation in (or stimu­ material in, unifonn moulding practice. ing, hierarchical discipline, and one best place to begin any un­ cultural and social infonnation lation of) authentic human prob­ process, fin ished products OU I). denaking involvi ng such impor­ In tnditional societies like lhose that is freq uently either distorted lems. Leaders must be able to see Education for leadership some­ tant social issues: As k the people of isolated pastoral or hunting­ or irrelevant to the real problems the bUC human dimensions of mere times looks a liule disorderl y, what they want. This is where the gathering peoples, or even in the learners face. information about society and the and even confusing - just like the leadcrship begins. homogeneous societies where the Given this admittedly rather one­ environment. That. after all, is real world in which leaders must rate of technological and social sided summary of the overall what true leadershi p is all about. func tion to serve social needs. In change is slow, the emergence of learning environment, the most An educational process having place of teaching students to re­ • T he next• article • will• deal with leaders tends La bearandorn natu ­ relevant questions are: How can these characteristics will not be spect hierarchica1 authority, avoid the idea of a nattonwide, ral process. Creative, energetic Namibian children and adult learn­ as quiet or orderly as conven­ embarrassing mistakes, and win grassroots project for cohSul ti ng or aggressive individuals simply ers come to a personal and pas­ tional classrooms in Namibia praise from aoove - all virtues Namibians from all groups and emerge and assume a place in sionate commitment to solving today. Educational administrators, appropriate to servants, not citi­ walks of life about their views their limited world. Or, in earlier real socially important problems? inspectors, principals and teach­ zens or leaders - students must on the best educational system fonns of social organisation, in­ How can children learn that it ers will have to forego their tradi­ learn to respect what is right, learn for Namibia. dividual leaders remain more is good to think as individuals, tional 'industrial' model (raw from their mistakes, and win the submerged in a group sapiential that authori ty is justified by its • • • process of decision-making. In service of human needs and should either case, young people learn never be feared, and that being the acts of persuasion and plan­ right is more important for every­ ning from their elders, and sim­ one than being praised by a ply apply them in familiar and teacher? SECRET DEALS traditional ways. And finally, how can lIl is spirit But in modem pluralistic so­ be available not just to an elite cieties - especially developing few in privileged areas, but to all nations - where the rate of change - adults in remote areas learning is rapid and where learning to to read and write, unskilled work­ communicate effectively on a ers trying to improve not just their BEHIND 435? nalional level is complex and tiine­ own lives but their workplace as Implementation of 435 subjet to secret deals between Pretoria and ments) may be treated as binding consuming, lhese traditional proc­ well, and the traditionally disen­ Western countries, US-based lawyers claim. by the (UN) Special Representa­ esses for generating effective franchised learning how to take tive and the (South African) leaders are too limited and too an effective place in lIle national IS the implementation of UN ings and agreements is highl y Administrator- General." slow. Almost all modem socie­ economy? resolu Lion 435 subject to secret dubious ... Their very existence The Lawyers Committee also ties now face this problem. From experience elsewhere in agreements between Pretoria and undercuts the concept of Nam ibia review the powers rendered by The situation in anew Namibia the world, and from common sense the of Western countries an international re spo '1S ;I';ht ~ resolution 435 to the UN Special seems to call for deliberate atten­ too, certain basic requirements as tion to ensure an educational for developink leadership are process that will fOSler the devel­ obvious: PrelOria and a few diplomats, but The lawyers discuss subsequent Namibia, while the actual carry­ opment of committed and effec­ First, eliminate caning and all crucial to a future Namibia? " understandings" and " interpret­ ing-out of the electoral process tive men and women to assume otherfonnsofhostile'lastreson ' Rumours to this effect have beaI ing" rea:hed by the Cootact Group rests with the South African A-G. the responsibilities ofleadership. . ,aulhoriwianism. This needs no heard before. and now a promi­ and Pretoria after the adoption of " Resolution 435 gives the SR But the challenges are great. elaboration. nent group of Washington-based resolution 435 by the UN in 1978. few powers ... to carry out this Consider the ways in which Second, involve students in lawyers, Lawyers' Committee For 1beresultsofthesedeliberations. funtion" , they say. "For example, Namibia differs from traditional important decisioo-making regard­ Civil Rights Under Law, seems to the lawyers point out., "'Na'e made the resolution provides no mecha­ societies: ing their own education. This does be backing the conception. known in repons ... to the Secu­ nism for resolving differences 1) There are very significant nol require yielding all authority Ina paper dated December 1988, rity Council; others in repom between the SR and the A-G." differences between the genera­ to students; it does require con­ analyzing the legal contents of circulated either officially or " It appears," the lawyers tions. o.ildren cannot easil y learn sulting them in genuinely open, UN resolution 435, the lawyers WlOfficially by the Contact Group. say,"that theSR may hold up the about !he wo:Id just from !he eIdas. two-way communication and plainly states that " there is good None of these repom was, how­ conduct of the electoral process, The parents of a labourer may sharing authority with students reason to believe that there arc ... ever, adopted by the Security the election itself, or the verifica­ have spent their whole lives as and community. unreponed understandings and Council. " (The Contact Group is tion of the election results if he is pastoral-agricultural workers and Third, emphasise the im por­ agreements between the Contact the US, UK, France, West Ger­ not satisfied. (But) the "power" have no functional literacy even tance not onl y of education for GrolJP and PrelOria.' , many, and Canada.) of the SR 10 hold up action is in their home language. And at the community, but also the vital The Lawyers Committe, who Issuing a implicit warning that more illusory than real. Dealy the same time, the same labourer's place of the community in educa­ do not state their sources of infor­ the legal force of such agreements will be seen as offering Pretoria children may be studying com­ tion. Leadership developed only mation, strongly denounces such is still " unclear". the lawyers one more opportwlity lO denounce puter applications in English. in school activities is a shallow secret dealing, sta1ing thai " the ask - butdo not offer answers to­ ... the entire process and to refuse 2) The rate of change is itself and sheltered thing. All true lead­ validity of unreported understand- the question "whether (the agrec- it to continue." accelerating. Political and eco­ ership emerges when the extended nomic independence, the chang­ community respon

To pic: Worker PartlclpaUon (with floor discu ssion) Outlines of Geneva ag reement Speaker: Geoff Frye (Cape Town) Dat e: Thursday 23 February 1989 • Withdrawal of 50,000 Venue: Kalahari Sands Protea Hotel. Function Room Cubans phased over 30 Time: Regtstration 08hOO months Duration 08h30 - 13hOO Fee: R60.00 members R8S.00 non· members • 4000 leave at starting date, 4/ Sths after 18 II Mr. G Frye is from the company. Cape cabinets, months which won the South African National Productivity Awards in 1968. • All but 150 0 South Registration date closes; 20 February1989 African troops out of Please contact Ronel van Zyl for bookings at the N amibi~ 3 months Private Sector Foundation. after start of UN Tel : independence plan THE NAMIBIAN Friday February 10 1989 17

Boring letters regardless of colour, race, creed, religion or ethnic origin. I WOULD like to strongly criti· Many whites were born in cise the ' letters page' of The Namibia and they shall enjoy their Namibian, which is recently filled freedom in an independent Na­ with long, boring leuers. .c mibia; but they should pack their People should realise that many bags now if Lhey don't believe in people want lO make use of the a black majority government letters page, because The Namib­ People should not believe the ian is the most favoured newspa­ DTA as the South African regime per, has appointed stooges 00 work on Imagine, if some letters cover their behalf to try and bring about whole columns, then when are 1------.------,,------< a homeland-type independence, the other letters going to be pulr our caBs has always been to win fanner, Dirk Mudge, became its ence,it is urgenLiy need for youth lished? freedom and drive the South Chairman. to be trained and educated. On such as the Ciskei, Transkei and Africans out of Namibia. Today In deftance of the UN inde- the other hand, it is difficult for others. the People's Liberation Amy of pcndehce plan (Resolution 435) Namibian youth to be sponsored h is time 00 rise and Start telling OBEDTSUSEB the people the truth, because they POBOX 11376 Namibia and the people of the South Africa organised its own for their studies. Some of our country have made a huge break­ election in December 1978. These leaders have p::lwer in their hands have been cheauxl for long eoough. WINDHOEK through. elections were far from being free to assist in this matta. But we see As a result of theefrectiveness and fair as required in the UN some irregularities in bursary VICTOR MWIYAH Final victory of lhe armed slruggle, the South Plan. They were sham elections, committees, where relatives are OMARURU THE struggle for liberty in Africans have had to resort to camedout with fraud and intimi- privileged and other students Namibia has meant the waging of political manoevres in order to dation by the authorities. turned doWn. On the future try selting up a neo-colonial re­ The United Nations declared This could lead to an unedu- a war for national emancipation. ON the fonn of a future gov­ gime in Namibia. elections 00 be null voK!.. cated and disenchanted youth, For the past 29 years, our people these and ernment in Namibia, republican, In SepLember 1975 a meeting The newly appointed under Swapo, have been fighting constituent which in tum could cause a na- democratic, anti-imperialist and was summoned in Windhoek. It assembly for freedom and will continue 00 or national assembly, tional problem. Please could these anti-colonialist: every citizen over was called the Tumhalle Confer­ did not have the support and did leaders reconsider and suppon our do so, the age of 18, irrespx:tive eX colour, ence,and the people who took pal The war being fought on our not get international recognition. own black community concern- creed, class or race, will have the were chosen by the SA regime soil is between the Namibian In 1980, the SA administration ing education. right to vote. There shall be free­ from among the socalled ethnic people and the South African established governments for eth- With impending independence, dom of speech, movement, press, groups provided for in the Oden­ nic groups. This was another at- shoukl know that the Government. Against the people we 100 years association, assembly, religion and daal Plan. Many of them held tempt at a divide and rule policy, of colonialism coming to an is lile Soulil African army, an are freedom from fear and intimida­ official posts in homeland gov­ to split up the Namibian people. end and our instrument of repression in the struggle will soon be tion. ernments created by South Af­ Really important matters, such as able to implement its political hands of the South African Gov­ Swapo aims aL the establish­ rica. The TurnhaJle was supposed foreign affairs, overall economic line. We must be motivated to ernment which has occupied our ment of an independent national 00 planning and control country since 1915. This machin­ draw up a constitution for of the mili· achieve the aims and objectives economy based on the principles Namibia, but it simply confinned tary, remained in the hands of ofSwapo. Let us not sit back and ery of repression has been sup­ of self-reliance of our people. In a the already existing local authori· South Africa. wait for independence to come, ported by international capital­ free Namibia there would be four ism. ties and homeland governments. At the same time the SA colo- bUlratherworkforit.OnlYp::lwer typeS of CCOIlOOlic sectors, namely: Whereas Swapo combatants Most Namibians did not want nial regime increased its oppres- and united action with drive p::lv- state owned enterprises; part state were an administration of South Afri­ sian and military buiklup. It wanuxl erty from our lives. sUpp::lrted by all the people, and private-owned enterprises; can puppets. to halt the growing political and With a view 00 deepening lile workers, peasants, students, and cooperative enterprises; and pri­ Immediately after the Twnhalle, military strenglil of Swapo. p::llitical understanding of the intelligentsia, racist South Africa vate ownership. in 1977, a new grouping, lile On June 17 1985, a new puppet masses,let us help one another to was supported by enemies of Our There shal l be land refonn in Democratic TurnhaUe Alliance, government was set up. It was overcome the problems. people - feudal ch iefs, cruel head­ Namibia, by which land will be was fonned. The DTA was an called the imerim government and South African oppression vic- men, p::llice and black lackeys given to the Lillers. In Namibia, alliance of 11 parties working made up of MPC groups. Again, timised the Namibians, treated obedient to imperialism. land was communal Since our along ethnic lines. A wealthy no elections were held. them as non-persons wililout any

n: ~~~:f;an~o~th~e;r~C~I~~b;r~~~ '-~~i~n~:~~~~:~~~~r:~~Lc~(,-1 -This . again be so in a with the Namibia independence us be aware of corruption in any Namibia. Those who have ac. plan as laid down in Resolution manner,' and avoid it. Let us not IM,I IM,I 435. South African moves were be divided, but rather unite in our Quired land in colonial times, will ooce again condemned by the UN. anti-colonial feelings. be required by the new govern- GROOTFONTEIN ment to enter into new agreement OVITOTO On the day when the interim Many heroes have sacrificed COURSE government was installed in their lives in the Namibian lib- which will define the terms by COURSE CUSTOMER RELATlONS, Windhoek, a demonstration eralion struggle. Let them serve ~;:s:~~~~orpiecesofland, STOCK CONTROL, PRICE BOOKKEEPING DETERMINATION AND against it was forcibly suppressed as an example and role model for In Namibia a peoples' govern- FOR THE SMALL SHOP LAY-OUT by police. all Namibians to be the undaWlted ment will pay attention to the BUSINESSMAN In this way the South African heroes of tomorrow. problems and development of government demonstrated once 10e national liberation struggle, agricultural industries, SO that CUSTOMER RELATIONS again that itdid not intend to give with determination and support, Namibia can become self-reliant This course is limed It the Introduction: what is customer real independence to the Namib- will combat aU manifestations and in goods and other agricultural relations ., Why do cuslomers businessman who wants to have ian people. It does not want a tendencies of regionalism, tribal- I bookkeeping system but who boy Namibian govenunent which truly ism, ethnic orientation and racial n~~ shall be social justice in is not interested in the complete MQre dCtctln customer represents the interests of the discrimination. a free Namibia and exploitation double entry system. rtlaUOnsj Namibian people, and ends ex- Viva to united Namibians with of man by man will be punishable needs; the pJoitaoon and restores human a classless, non-exploitative so- by law. Exploitation in the fonn According to this system all Customers' difference between characteristics and dignity. ciety, based on the ideals and transactions are recorded in one Afn'ca d,'d f ' 'f' 'al' of labour, lrade, social relations benefi ..... of a product or service; _.~.. nn South pnnClpeso" I SC lenUlCSQCI Ism. book, notThe want Resolution 435 was (prostitution etc) and other, will methods of closing the deal: after be abolished in a free Namibia. The following transactions can sales servicc and telcphone because it is afraid Our mass-sup- K M KAAINGOMBE All Namibian citizens will be be written up in one book: handling. ported organisation will win. As POBOX 1965 equal before the law. All wiU be it will do. WINDHOEK entiLied to legal defence, either - Cash sales Handling the dissatisfied - Credit salcs customerj provided by the stale or the people Handling the customers feelings ILONGENI AKWENYE DTA strategy themselves. - Cash and chequc paymcnts FREETOWN received and then his problem. Prisoners will be treated hu­ SIERRA LEONE BEING a staunch Swapo sup­ - Cash pW'Chascs porter, r am pained at hearing manely and will be taught a trade - Cash and chequc paymcnts PRICEDETERMINAll0N WEST AFRICA or profession while in prison. To What factors must you take in to what DTA supp::lrters are telling - What you owc your creditors make them good citizens again, account when determining prices people about what Swapo may do - What you dcbtrs owe you the peoples' government will - Stock on hand and controlling stock ., Stop destruction when it comes to power. I would NAMIBIA will have a better like especially to warn the DTA intensify political education SHOP DISPLA Y future if its youth are educated. and the whites of Omaruru, who among the prisoners so that they Dllte ; 13 - 17 February - Wann and cold spots can reform. None will be humili­ Many Namibians are in ex ile, are telling people that as soon as 1989 - Walking paltems ated because of lileir past once having been victimised by the Swapotakesoverthecountry, we Time : 09hOO - 17hOO . Location of shelves, cashicn, they have been rehabilitated. unacceptable situation at home, are going to die of hunger; we daily offices etc. Aged people will be emiLied to and they are presently better off will work for lile state without Venue : Okandjira a state pension. Secondary School Dale : 14 -17 Fdruary 1989 in foreign countries where they being paid; Cubans will be de­ ployed throughout Namibia; and Lastly I would like 00 caU upon Presenter ; ~ Time : 09hOO · I7hOO daily are educated and prepared for Venue ; Hotel Meleor the Namibian people to vote for Arnold Tjihuiko independence. a lot of similar propaganda. Presenter ; Mr Phillip Seibeb The JlCQPle should be fooled Swap::l in the coming elections. Cost : No char-ge May I request Our church lead­ not (IMLT Consultant) ers to concern themselves with by these puppets. Their propa­ Cost : No char-ge ganda is untrue. Swapo is fight­ V M NDINOMWAH Enqul rieslReglstratlon this matter, and not collaborate RegistralionJEnquiries with the very system. Wilil a dire ing, not to get rid of the whites in POBOX 2Ej,'l9 :Mrs Kuncn leI 37353/4/5 :Mrs Kunert lei 061 -37353/4/5 shortage of suitably trained man­ Namibia, but to unite the people WINDHOEK power and impending independ· into one national political force, 18 Friday February 10 1989 THE NAMIBIAN THE MORE GUNS YOU SELL THE MORE BUTTER YOU CAN AFFORD THIRD World countries ha ve AT one time only five major powers supplied the world with arms. Today 66 countries export arms­ as technological spinoffs for the always bten familiar with the and many of them are Third World countries. Increasingly the countries of Southeast Asia arejoining civilian sector, it is not wi thout "guns and butter" argument: the arms producers· particularly Indonesia and Singapore. Gemini News Service reports on a new its cost. Arms production may the mort guns you buy the less twist in the guns and buUer argument. prove disastrous is acountry does butter you can afford. While -----By CHADIN TEPHAVAL------not have the capital, technology, that still holds true, more and manpower and industrial struc­ more developing countries are ------Bangkok------tures. deciding that it is only true if There are other negati ve as­ you have to buy the guns yourself. Third World arms producers pects. South Korea, which has Today developing nalions are developed an across-the-board turning to the adage with a new defence industry, is now almost twist: The more guns you sell the 100 percent self-sufficient in more butter you can afford. conventional weapon systems. They are increasingly entering According to one expert at the the arms market, not only as buyers workshop, the speed with which but as producers. it developed the industry in the Within the Association of South­ mid-Seventies, as a result of the east Asian Na ti ons (ASEAN). the Ame rican defea t in Vietnam and " have gun will lrave' " philoso­ President Jimmy Caner's deci­ phy is catching on. j!:~ a: sion to withdraw US forces from On ly Brunei, newest member a: a: III'" Korea, led to massive investments of the six-nalion regional group­ 00 :z: being made beyond market size, ing, is DOl investing a substantial - Z~ financial and technical capacity. amount of its resources in devel­ b The resuil was record inflation oping a local arms industry. production 1980·84 in of35 percent, increased depend­ Of the other fi ve, only Indone­ $ millions (constant 1975 prices) ence on foreign credit, a drastic sia and Singapore can be ranked rise in foreign debt, and an in­ as anns exporters of any stand­ Situation where five major pow­ plete weapons mosLly under li­ produce 6O-l0n patrol craft and creased tax burden on citizens. ing. Thailand, thePhillipines and ers were virtually the onl y arms cence from the major exporters, Boeing Jetfoils under licence from Defence expansion also reduced Malaysia largely produce to a])e­ suppliers, the years 1980-88 saw includes Argentina, Taiwan, South West Germany and the US. resources allocated to other sec­ viate domestic needs, and spo­ the number climb to 66 exporters Korea, Egypt, North Korea and Thailand produces light planes, tors. radically export. - 31 industrialised countries and the two ASEAN members Indo­ trainers, patrol, landing and fast While defence expenditure was Defence industrialisation is 35 developing countries. nesia and Singapore. attack crafts, and landing ships, 30 percent of the national budget getting increased attention in The largestannsexporters - the The value of major conven­ mostly for domestic use. after 1976, social welfare and ASEAN. Singapore's Institute of United States, Soviet Union, tional weapons made by develop­ Third World arms industriali­ education expenditure remained Southeast Asian Studies has JUSt France, Britain, West Gennany, ing countries reached 274 mil­ sation has become JX>ssible be­ constant. Public expenditure on held a workshop for academicians, Italy, China and Czechoslovakia lion dollars in 1970, 980 million cause competition among the economic development fell at a retired generals and defence offi­ - controlled more than 90 percent dollars in 1980, and 1,1 billion major producers has led to the time when the Korean economy cials from the six nations. De­ of the market share in the 1960s. dollars in 1984. The buying and easy availability of weapon tech­ was growing by eight percent a fence analysts from South Korea, That dropped to 79 percent in selling of arms in the interna­ nology. Developed country pro­ year. the United St.al.es and Ur uguay 1986 and the trend is continuing. tional market is now as much a duccrs see technology export as a But South Korea had good rea- a150 took part. Israel, India, Brazil and South commercial as political and mili­ new device to maintain JX>litical son for defence development of It became clear dwing the Africa are among the most ad­ tary activity. influence and expand markets. It that magnitude - North Kor~ workshop that for many develop­ vanced arms poducers in lhe Third Singapore ventured into the is more profitable to keep links people were supportive in SPite ing countries the stigma of, the World, producing their own de­ industry to save on scarce foreign with cuslOmers or co-produce of the costs. "merchants of death" tag is los­ sign fighter jets, warships, guided exchange when it separated from weapons with them than to lose That would not be the case with ing out to the ring of the cash missiles and armoured vehicles. Malaya in 1965. It has persisted out to a competitor. ASEAN, which has no compa­ register. The second-tier of Third World in developing the industry. Compensatory lJ'ade agree­ rablc threat ASEAN officials From the post-World War Two producers, manufacturing com- As weU as prodocing small arms, ments, or "offsets" in thetenn of believe it would be foolhardy for including the M-16 Tines under the trade, are now !he overwhelm­ their countries to try to develop licence from Colland developing ing feat ure of the international ac ross-the-board arms ind ustries. its own indigenous light weap­ arms trade. In re turn for a devel­ Most also realise there is a great ons, Singapore now produces jet oping country buying their arma­ opportunity to carveoulan inter­ trainers, helicopters, patrol,land­ ments the industrialised countries national market for themselves. Salon ing and fast attack crafts, ammu­ would provide offsets in the form Defence analysts also believe nition , medium calibre weapon of co-production, licenced pro­ that because of the increasingly systems such as grenade launch­ duction, subcontractor production, technological nature of weapon ers, artillery shells, mortars, ve­ technology transfer ,countertrade systems, no arms producers can hicle systems, aircraft accesso­ (such as baner, counterpurchase, now be truly self-contained. ri es and communication equip­ compensation or switch trading), Subcontracts and overseas pro­ ment. and even the provision of invest­ duction of components or whole Indonesia makes trainers, heli­ ment capital . systcms would become the mode coprer.;, rranspon planes, and palmi Though defence industrialisa­ of operation. and landing crafts. It also plans to tion can yield great profits as well They feel thai ASEAN could capitalise on this provided they could establish a division of labour among themselves and create a FOUNDATION HAS A (egional arms market - without, VACANCY FOR A of course, turning into a military Would all our customers please lake nole oj our bloc. new working hours PROMOTION ASSISTANT Such a policy is still a fair dis­ The lady who applies must have tance from reality. A more pos· * a matric certificate with Maths and Accountancy sible development could be bilat­ ThesiWed/Fri * have experience In marketing and mal'1

Tapped telephones lead to crushed spines and roar of shredding machines

WHAT do you do when your automatically moved across to my discovery made far too late. going 10 do with all their tapes after ous breakdown in the postal services telephone rings and bdore you stereo and w as about \0 flip the Tracy _ The confrontation was ugly, what independence? - or a serious breakdown in some­ even pick it up it starts talking Chapman when it suddenly ()(;I;: ured with him screami ng in dis ton ed They even listen to conversations one's photocopy machine. 10 me th at my name wasn't Frikkie. Afrikaans from a height of 30 feet I Some letters I receive can be neatly to you? between me and my mother, but and me bellowing accusations in sl iced open with a flick of a BiC pen, This is what happened to me on Something was obviously wrong. assume they bum these tapes once The phone was still ringing like a English from down below. they have worked out that' 'So how's while others have been so savagely Tuesday. herd of starving cricicets, so I an· When the ambulance arrived to the weather?" is n't a coded signal steamed open that even the gum has As I was reaching for the receiver swered it. take him away, with half a dozen for " Mak e the drop at midnight and evaporated. This means the Moni­ I disembodied voice noated from the h was a friend incxile who wanted venitne impaclOO into his lower skuU, don't forge t the detonators' '. tors have to reseal it with their own moulhpiecc and said: "Frikkie, change a news update. his ID dropped from his pocket. It And whatever 'intelligence' they glue - stuff capable of sticking a slab the tape quick!" I hadn't even got past the disband­ said he was a Post Office tcchnician. gain off th e tapes is made known toat of concrele 10 the side of a building. Conditioned to taking orders, I ing of Koevoct when the phone starUXi which immediately confirmed that least 100 000 people in the nelltedi­ But come independence. these boys interrupting us. he was either from National Intelli­ tion of The Namibian. are going to make Oliver North look "Click whirr ... shit!" it said. gence or the Security Police. Tapping Ply telephone is obviously like a novice. Then we were cut of£. Anyone posing as a Post Office just a cheap way to avoid having to The hum of shredding machines I waited ten minutes for the third technician is sure to be carrying a pay 70cents forthe newspaper every will be heard by the first contingent party to fill: their device, otherwise it Post Office technician's identity card. Friday, but one would think that Dirk of United Nal ions troops as they step would be impossible to get a line, and That's obvious. isn' t it? Mudge's budget would cover these onto the tarmac al JG Strijdom'land called back. As it turned out, when the sum­ sort of expenses for them. the sound will grow to a deafening They must have used a C-90 this mons arrived, he was in fact filling And then there·s the mail, of course. roar the closer they gel to Windhoek. tim'e because we aetually managed to the line to the ~Ieged neighbour's Some lellers take two weeks to The more evidence disposed of ... finish our conversation. house at the lime of the so-called arrive from London. and others take th e better the odds of survival. But that was the least of iL incidenL three months. There's eithcr a seri- Ask Richard Ni Jl on - he knows. On Wednesday I looked out of my Which wasn't the point, anyway. bedroom window and saw a man in Anyone who belongs 10 a com­ blue overalls standing on a ladder out pany which sanctions illegal prying in the street. He was blatantly tam­ into personal Jives needs some seri­ pering with my telephone wire. ous rehabilitation. Being strapped into Whipping out my camera, I fo­ a chair with headphones lashed to his Midnight Express cused the telephoto and immortal­ ears listening to sill straight months ised him for use in a future People's of the talking clock should do it. Tri bunal. Official sources have already in­ & Dangling from his belt were a pair fonned me unoffical ly th at my tele­ of wire-cutters, pliers and a 9mm phone is so bugged th at even the Club Thriller revolver - wh ich turned out to be a dialling tone is monitored. welding gun, but unfortunately a What worries me is what are they Miss Thriller ADVERTISE IN THE NAMIBIAN. 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African AskedwhatthciropiniononfutUfc Approached foroommenl Alphons still need a few years. before they Namibian ...••. States affiliation .•..•• links with South Africa is, five lead - Kahimunu. secn:taryofGo]dcn Bees will be competing internationally - ing figures in Namibian sports all Football Club in Outjo. says that but thaI doesn 'I mean thaI we are not agreed that sport with South Africa international oppornmilies for Na- in favour of a ban on ties with South will be impossible, if the counlI)' is mibian sportsmen "might be jeopar- Africa. Only while players of Na­ PRO AND ROY to gain any international recognition dised if Namibia was to anger the mibia have had the benefit of the or 10 panake in any African sporting in tcrnational commwlity by continu- South African competilion. Now event. ing sports with South Africa. Sport hopefully our black players will join Says Oscar Mengo, public rela- links with South Africa must be cut, the white clubs, use the facil ities, get iionsofficeroftheNNSL "To have and then we should affiliate with better coaches etc. so thai the whole IN NAMIBIA other African sports bodies." any links with South Africa after of Namibian tennis improves its -----By CONRAD ANGULA----­ independence will be risky, if we "Today the Namibian sportsmen outlook." want to participate in any interna­ do nOi play wholeheartedly. because Sports officals across the board THE 1987 Sunday Times National Soccer League (NSL) Footballt'r tional events, like the Olympics or they do not feel they are playing for tcnd 10 favour a ban on sports with orthe Yt'ar,Marks 'Pro' Maponyane, alsonickn amed 'Go man go' the World Cup, Every sportSman is their own COlUltry. There is no pride South Africa, so thaI an independent by h is hundreds of c heering fans, will make his second trip to aiming for the top and a high status, in playing at the moment as thcre is Namibia may gain international rec­ Namibia next week Tuesday, February 21. Maponyane was also and independence means probable no feeling offigh ting for your Moth­ ognition in the world of sJXITLS. And voted the City Press Footballer of the Year in 1982. In 1983 he was inlanauonal cxposure for oor sports­ erland", KahimlUlu says, indicating most officials look toward other again top of the pops as he was voted the BonalI'astic Rice Sports men, mayby more funds for sports that the spirit might rise rapidly once southern African states to see, how a Her o of the Year _ sportsmen may compete for an inde­ etc" . ban on ties with South Africamay be Marks, who was the first player to win the RSO 000 Footballer award. Ephraim Hansen, coach of Ben­ pendent COlUltry . administered. believed to be the rlchest orlts kind In the world, wlll be, togetber with Roy fica Football Club in Tsumeb, agrees Apparently this altitude is shared This would mean very tough re­ Bailey, conducting the Midnight Express sponsored soccer clinics on with Mengo and adds that "we must not only in soccer circles. One of me strictions indeed on anybody not February 21-22 In Windhoek. stop sporting ties with South Africa founding members of Sunrise Tennis playing by the rules. In Malaw i, for Maponyane, a dennlte choice for the South African Xl and one of South Club in the Nomtsoub Township of and establish links with other Afri­ example. top soccer player Ernest Africa' s depdllest nnlshers, will turn out for the Midnight Express XI can countries in .order to open the Tsumeb, Manuel Uiseb, tells The Chirwali was banned fer life for playing against the Cosmos XI at the SKW Stadium on Wednesday February 22. gates for international competition. Namibian. that "soccerplayers have in South Africa. Also banned for li fe Windhoek so«er enthuslast'i will have the opportunity tosee Marks for a natural int(,rest in securing interna­ Then we may also be able 10 invite to participate in Zambia was KatZer the second time since the nopped Chlefs/Rangersclash In 1986. The player international sport celebrities or tional relations, ro they have to be in Chiefs devastating striker Alberth hIlS Imprond dramatkall y in recent years and has made bls presence felt administrators to run coaching clin­ favour of banning sports with South Bwalya. three weeks ago during the Iwlsa Maize Meal Spectacular as he scored Africa. ics or to help OUI in other ways". Black tennis playm o(Namibia twice against League champs Mamelodl Sundowns and Magic Kurl Celtic respectively, to earn the cup for Chlers. The rampant strIker started his soccer career with Chiefs In 1982, and made his debut with Spud. Nhlapo as the 'Terrible Twins' formIng tbe_ most feared striking pair In the Nallonal Soccer League. Before he Joined C hlds Marks used to s.core d ouble hat-trlclis and when the ChJefs scout COUNCIL OF CHURCHES IN-..-rll. spottiCIlilm Iii iliad _1.--.1., KOI'ecl61~labi a.,me they WOIl ,.\. .-- Marks bas been roped by In by tbe giant sports company, Adldas, as ___ NAMIBIA their marketing man. ____ Non Formal Education Unit:

Invites applications for the following posts

Full Time Qualified Teachers

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- Geography Std 6-10 - Agricu ltural Science Std 6-10

One post for the fOllowing subjects: - Mathematics Std 6-8 - English Std 6-8 - Commercial Subjects Std 6-8 Marks ' Pro' Maponyane showing of his skills_

NAMIBIA . Excellent ser."ice to the Applications forms may be obtained from and people, by the enquiries directed to: DRY people of Katutura: CLEANERS visit us for your dry- The Director ~F.E.U I daily. Council of Churches in Namibia POBox 41 Windhoek 9000 THE NAMIBIAN 10198923

askod by South African news agency, cont. from page 24 SAPA, if a SWAPO-govemment in independent Namibia will ban sports NAMIBIA TO pretzel. logic statement denouncing with The Republic. ,. Ask us after . future ties with homelands, NNSL elections", the spokesperson says. announces that ' 'we do not want to By February 1989 SWAPO still has link spons and politics". not come clear on this issue. STOP SPORT • In May 1988: Racial tcnsion • In October 1988: Fuming over erupts in the sports arena and darts NNSL refusals to play visiting home­ clubs from Walvis Bay and lands teams, the all·white Namibian Swlkopmund set up their own non­ Sports Council rules that financial racial organisation. This follows a support for NNSL is to stay put until TIES WITH SA? move by theall-white DansAssocia­ the organisation takes a more flex· WITH the United Nations Resolution 435 settlement and indfJM!ndence plan ror Namibia becoming lion 10 bar a black player, John Marthin, ible sland on the homeland issue. from attending a dance night. more and more of a reality, sport in general and SOCctT in particular will sooner or later take a new Keeping the door ajar, however, the Council also rules to help NNSL pay direction and shape. Guest writer John Pandeni Ekandjo looks at the (ulure or Namibian soccer. • In June 1988: Non-racial soccer their R24 000 rental-debts to the Mu· A longstanding assertion says: The presence of diverse football from West Africa, and maybe and rugby clubs _cancel ali weekend nicipalilY of Windhoek, accwnulatod "Don't count the chickens before organisations in Namibia only suc· Aamengo from Brazil or PSV Eind­ fi;lltures 10 mark the anniversary of as theNNSLhad not paid the rent for they are hatched." This is areminder ceeded to divide the soccer public hoven from the Netherlands. the Soweto uprising. The stance taken the Katutura Stadium for some time. to many of us who are growing too and catapulted lhe entire set up into Surely, both the Namibian and Sooth by the Central Namibia Football optimistic about the prospect of in­ an embarrassing organisational quag­ African roccer officials won't relish Associalion (CNFA) and the Namib­ • In November 1988: Apparently dependence this year. mire. One faction aspires to the af­ the prospect of avoiding each other, ian National Rugby Union (NANRU) giving in to pressure, the NNSL al· But, with the \ight at the end afthe filiation to F ASA while the other lei alone Namibian fans avoiding the is endorsed by SACOS, the non-ra­ legedly once again changes it's pol­ Namiubian poiiticailUMe\ flashing looks at SASA as its hope for the South African clubs as lhey buill up cial South African Council of Span icy on homeland relations. The Spans fractionall y brighter now, one is future. All thai will come 10 an end a close relationship as comrades in (SACOS), to which both CNFA and Council suddenly agrees to reswne tempted 10 look and scan deep in the with the advent of a new and recog­ arms and sharing a common oppres· the NANRU are afmiated. "You financial suppan for NNSL in 1989. future of our football. nised government, which will in retro­ ,~. cannot have normal sports in an Details of negotiations, however, are Sin::e 1970 when the visiting KaiZCf spect cut all soccer contact with South While soccer officials from both abnormal society", SACOS says. In kept well behind closed doors. Xl (now Iwisa Kaizer Chiefs), played Africa (as long as apartheid e;ll iSlS ) counuies have been shuttling between the same vein, the CNFA proposes I friendly game against a local com­ and enable our football controlling Jan Smuts and J.G.Suijdom airports thai the anniversary of the Cassinga • In January 1989: Casually add­ bination which culminated in Her­ body to be accepted by both the to confer with each other for the past Massacre be declared a day of com­ ing another inch or IWO to racial divi­ man 'Pele' BllS(:hke joining and Federation of African Football (CAF) decade, Namibiastill remains a terra memoration where no sports should sions, SWAICS (South West Africa becoming a household name in the and the world football controlling incognita to continental teams and take place. The Namibian National Inter Schools Championship) an­ Soweto-based outfit, our soccer be­ bodyFIFA. officials. Soccer League (NNSL), however, nounces that a soon-to-be large ath­ came an intergral part of South Afri­ Gone will be the days when our Asswning that no stumbling block sees no problem and games go on, letics event, which has pulled RIO can-based football associations. national team has been jetting out to is brought into the independence path Cassinga Day or not. 000 in private sponsorships, will be Not only did local players like Jan Smuts Airpon to square: up against from April I and onwards until elec· all white. No discussion is offered, - Oscar'Silver Fox' Mengo, Hendrick its opponents at Orlando- or Ellis tion time, Namibians can then with­ • In September 1988: A SWAPO after all. independence is still some 'Doc' Hlf(lIey, Aloe 'Slice' Hwn· Park Stadiwn. draw their affiliation to the South spokesperson cauliously idles whcn 12 months ahead.. , mel, ROIlgeni 'Ranga' Lucas, Pius The invitations by the Sticks African football organisations and 'Garrincha' Eigowab and Lemmy Morewas and Maphakas 10 their say adios to their cousins because as Narib follow in the footsteps of Pe\e Namibian cousins to attend SASA long 1$ the whites-only government Blaschke to play for South African meetings in Johannesburg will be penists with iu odious policy of clubs but our National Team has things of the past. apartheid, the sponing link with the been campaigning in the Football The Moroka Swallows and Iwisa newly independent Namibia will be NOWTOPA55 Association of South Africa (F ASA) Kaizer Chiefs who were frequent non-existent, controlled Currie Cup and South visitors to Katutura Stadiwn will be The neu step the Namibians should African Soccu Association (SASA) replaced by new but hitheno un­ take is to clean up the existing o rgan­ controllod Impala Soccc:r'Tournament known leams in the form of Dyna. isational quagmire which has made since 1974 in which they emerged as mos of Zimbabwe, Nkana Red Dev­ us look like first class fools for the MATRIC winners on three occasions. ils of Zambia and Cameroun Yaounde past five years.

Guldellfles Study AIds are designed 10 help weaker students 'to pass' andbrighter studeotstodo 'even better' Compiled by eKpel1leachers with many years' experience of leaching and marking Matric, Guidelines cover fNefy Matric syllabus, inc:tucIify;j Standards 8 & 9. • LlNE·BY-LINE SUMMARIES Trevor MthikhuIu (centre) Kaiser Chiefs' illustrious striker battling for the ball against a P GRangers • DETAILED NOTES • CHARACTER SKETCHES defender during the two SA sides exhibition clash in Windhoek, in 1986, • QUESTIONS AND MODEL ANSWERS All PRICES R7,99 + GST 96c TANJO TAKES TOP r------, (UNLESS OTHER WISE STATED) i ABC I o~ 1------1 . ,11<11£• .,\,,, SCORER AWARD RI('1II5 EAat +GST A1 .19 I CENTRE I TURKISH striker Tanjo Colak was presented with the annual I Oluno I 1IST0If( Golden Boot trophy marking the Top European Goalscorer of the Year at a special gala ceremony, I OPENI VAll PAMWE OPO I m-oO I TODULU OKU MONA KESHE I Colak scored 39 goals for his club Galatasaray when they won the I TUU ESHIWA PUMBWA? I moO 1IST0If( Turkish title for the 1987 • 88 season, His prize was presented by STO"""""O Gert Muller, form er centre-forward in the West German National I Ofitola yo ku wapeleka I EO""""" --moO squad, I oikutu! I ...... ITtI"O European champions PSV Eindhoven oflhe Netherlands were also Okefe yo ikulya! I STUOES PllYSICS honoured as Club of the Year at the same ceremony and Dutch I OomaIaka! ElII

NAMIBIAN 10 FOR S.A.JUNIORS Ten swimmers (5 boys and 5 girls) qualiried (or the S.A. Juniors in not less than 17 llirrerent individual events. The ' Windhoek Light' National Age Group Swimminggala produced (our new SWA Swimming records...... -.- .- --:;- ...... " , .' The following new SWA Age Group 200m Ind.MedJey: Swimming records were established: 2:38.37 (2;41,00) ------.J PREVIEW: Foresta Nicodemusseen here as he shoots pasta blocking defender during a clash between Boys 13/14 years old: Boys 15 . 18 yean old: The Namibian Xl and Boputhatswana. 400rn Freestyle: Joachim v. Alven­ OWlIer WeyerOller: 400m sieben: 4:59,18 (H. Tawse: 5:00,38) FreeslyJe: 4:47,26 (5:06,00) (This rcard had been kept by Haydn 100m Freestyle: Tawse since 3ed December 1983) 1:00,35 (1 :01.00) (History of sports/politics) 100m Butterfly: Girls 13/14 years old: 1 :06,63 (1 :09,80) 100m Freestyle Monica Dahl: Markus Pfaffenthaler: 400m 1:03.56 (H. Kintscher: 1:03.81) Freestyle: 4:48,14 (5:06,00) (This m:ord had been kept by Heidi 200m Ind.Medley: Kintschersince 10th March 1979) 2:37.46 (2:38,42) 100m Butterfly: Monica Dahl: Frank Dahl: 100m Freestyle: "DON'T LINK 1:10.7 1 (K. Ammon 1:11,53) 59,60(1:01.00) (This record had been kept by Kirstcn Ammon since 23rd March Girls 13/14 yean old: 1985) MonicaDahl: 100m Freestyle: I :03,56 (I :08,00) Girls 15 - 18 years old: 100m Buuerfly: SPORTS AND 400m Freestyle: Martina ForSler: 1:\0,71 (1:22,00) 4:45,43 (M. Forster: 4:48,50) Donne Megenis: 100m Buuerfly: 1:21,28 (I :22,00) The following swimmers quali· 100m Backstroke: fied forlhe respective events for S.A. I: 18,47 (I :24.00) Juniors which will be held in Blo­ Julia Be<:k: 100m Backstroke: POLITICS!I' emfontein from 27th - 29th March l:23,94 (1:24,00) 1989. 200m Ind. Medley: BY CONRAD ANGULA Boys 13/1 4 years old: 2:55,57 (2:56,00) WILL sports with South Arrica be banned in independent Namibia? - In January 1986: The Transkei Joachim v. Alvensleben: 400m Samantha Mcintyre: 400m Will Namibians continue to play soccer on Cassinga Day? National soccerleam visits Nami~ Freestyle: 4:59.18 (5:06,00) Freestyle: 5:27,89 (5:35.00) Are racial divisions in sport 10 be overcome by independence? to play-1he '!'4amlblift l~atiohff'X 1 Tilmann Sonntag: 100m Juanita Delaney: 100m Back- Sports editor Conrad Angula recounts just how political sporting and a Invitation team. Former Na­ Backstroke: I: 17,35 (I: 18,00) stroke: 1:21,29(1:24,00) matters have become: mibian National Students Organisa­ tion (NANSO) President., Petrus 'Pele' • In 1984: When soccer teams of friendly gel-together, known as "1bc Damaseb. do not wanl to play home­ DON'T BE LEFT OUT!!! Namibiafonn a national team to play Currie Cup", is too hard to slOmach land teams and withdraws from the - among others - a South African for some, when players from "Black In vi ta!ion team. Defence Force team, critics accuse Africa". generally viewed as a SWAPO-orientcd leam,join the fun. them of political incompetence. The - In 1986: Nambian soccer offi­ SWAPO-chainnan, Dan Tjongarero, cials suddenly had 10 make up their who is a executi ve member with minds on the homeland-issue as " Black Africa" at the time, might Bhoputatswana officais arrive in have known of the spectaele. but is Windhoek forlalks on how toexpand not known to have commented. sports ties between the two want-to­ be countries . Protests stay lame and - In 1985: Clever officers of pub­ unorgmized and a few months later, lic relations try to tum the inaugura­ CC N LIV_a_ca_n.....:cy=-- . ,:L.:. .. v--.:a--.:~a_n--'-cy::....J · 1 the Boputatswana XI arrives in tion of the Interim Government into Windhoek to play. SpectatQl"~, how· a sports-event. JUSt short of flopping ever, take no interest - attendance is canpletely, however. they fail 10 move low. The Council of Churches in Namibia has a soccer people to fonn a team'to play visiting South Africans. Windhoek­ -In 1987: The First National Bank. vacancy for a bookkeeper based "African Stan" final ly agrees sponsored Zebra Games draws teams to play the visiting mostly-white from the homeland of Ciskei, from " Hellenics" Cape Town - from the South African Defence Fort:e. the The succesful candidate shou Id have causing rumors of bribes to blossom South African Policeand South Afri ­ and winning forever" African Stan" can Prison Services, giving lhe Games a nick-name; " The OTA team". a distinctive para-military colour. Have a post matriculation bookkeeping qualification However, the games attract little * - In 1985: The Namibian Interna­ interest from the majority of Na· or matriculation plus two years practical experience in tional Rally is sanctioned by FISA, mibians who do not even have the .. the world controlling body, which most basic of sporting facilities. Critics bookkeeping; apparently do not feel the interna­ feel that the R25 000 needed for the tional sports boycott against South staging of the games could have been * be able to do books up to trial balance Africa should apply 10 motorsports better utilised in upgrading sporting in Namibia.' 'There are no politics in facilities for spans at grass root level. * be reliable, responsible and have leadership qualities. mOlOrsport, "says a happy Tony Rust, an e;(ecutive member of the Namib­ - In 1988: Wearing new Sport ian Motorsports Federation. CoWlCil-sponsored team blazers white For enquiries contact: players form their own football or­ -In 1985: Pushing long-stmding ganisation, the Amateur Soccer As­ grievances to a head, an all-anny sociation (ASA). Vehemently deny­ Mr Immanuel Ngatjizeko Otavi soccer team withdraws from ing any racial pre-occupations, the the Far Nothern League, citing' 'un­ white players claim that some play­ Tel: 37510 during working hours or fair treatment from referees". The ers in the NNSL are turning "semi­ incident adds to prevailing unrest professional" . P.O, Box 41, within SWA Football Association, and a progressive group of break­ Windhoek 9000 - In March 1988: The NNSL re­ aways fonn Namibia National Soc­ f~ to play the ht)ffieland-game cer League (NNSL), today the most anymore. In a clear, but somewhat influential soccer association in the country. cont. on page 23 GES ARR·EL OOR VERHOGI Reggie hou voet by stuk

-----DEUR-DA'OUD VRIES ----­ IN WEERWIL van 'n kritiek-storm wat nou losgebars het rondom die salarisverhogings aan staatsamptenare deur die Uitvoerende Komitee van die Administrasie vir Kleurlinge, gaan hy steeds voort met die uitbetaling van die vyftien persent verhoging aan al sy amptenare. Die verhoging sal terugwerkend skep, aldus die verklaring. wees tot 1 Januarie 1989. Die verklaring se voorts dat die Hierdie moedige stap deur die aankondiging deur die Administra­ Uitvoerende Korilitee is bewys van sie vir Kleurlinge oor verhogings die verslegtende en ontoereikende verwagtinge skep wat nie nagekom situasie wat vir aIle amptenare in die sal kan word nie. staatsdiens bestaan. Terselfdertyd Die voorbarige aankondiging sal bevestig dit die wanordelikheid van volgens die persverklaring verwar­ die huidige politie.ke bestel in Nanubie. ' ring onder beweerde lojale ampte­ Die voorsitter van die U itvoerende nare skep. Die kabinet het sy spyt Komitee, mnr. Reggie Diergaardt, uitgespreek. het gese dat sy owerl1eid hierdie besluit "Ons doen 'n beroep op Verteen­

op eie houtjie geneem het. Hy het woordigende Owerhede om nie . ~ gese dat die besluit geneem is omdat eensydige en onwettige besluite te Vulsles vir Swapo! Hlerdle vier knaples Wie se ouderdomme tllssen 2 en 4 wissel het self~ hul mlddagslaples die administrasie sy amptenare ver­ neem wat 'n verleentheid skep en prysgegee om na die grootmense 'se boodskap tydens die groot Swapo-saamtrek Sondag in Katutura te kom loor vir beter.heenkomes in die . bevolkingsgroepe teen mekaar kan lulster. Hulle Is v.l.n.r. die twee sussles, Bertha Katangolo en Sarty Chris (links) en die twee broertjles, L1neekela afspeel nie," lei die verklaring. Shloongoen Mwenenl Sbloongo. Nagenoeg tlenduisend mense het die belangrlke vergadering 'bygewoon. Die Regeringsdiens personeelver­ eniging (RDPV) het ook sy misnoee uitspreek oor die eensydige aankon­ , diging. Omayovi '1-0 '000 okwa hala Die vereniging maak daarop aanspraak dat hy die totale reger­ ingsdiens verteenwoordig en namens emanguluko moWindhoek al hierdie amptmare reeds die afgelope drie maande sterk beding het vir 'n ------Ku Sarah Johannes ------algemene salarisaanpassing. OSHA Ii meestarata daKatutura oshikumwifi noshiahafd'a eshi ovanhu vefike lunga 10000 kwali va Dit is bekend dat die vereniging ongala moshiongalele shoSWAPO moWindhoek mwa kwatelwa ounona, ovakulupe novanyasha ovo nie baie gewild onder die meeste van shili vewetike koipala yavo kutya ova djuulukwa emanguluko loshilongo shavo diva. sy swart lede is nie. Mnr. Diergaardt het gese dat die Oshiongalele eshi sho SW APO osho PLAN ovakwaita ava ovaNamibia ve Ii teelela eflku 010 lotete 1 IApril 010 ta ku politieke ampsdraers van ' die shotete neudo nokwali shi yadi ovak­ tava kondjele oshilongo ova kala va tengenekwa kutya 010 efiku letulo­ Kleurling-administrasie sal weier om washiwana vahapu lela. taalela oilwifo yaSouth Africa, en­ moilonga lokatokolifo 435 koiwana enige salarisse, na die ontbinding ­ Omupopi wotete moshiongalele eshi yamukulo la dja moCalueque nomoQuito yahangana, eshi ta shi ka dja mokatokolifo van die tweede vlak-owerhede, te oye omushamane Immanuel Ngatjizeeko Camavalle. OvaNamibia ova tokola opo oko oshilikolomwa shetu vene twe shi va tote po ongudu yovakwaita voSW APO ontvang. "Ons wil dit nie he en sal 00 a hovela tati, Shiwana sha Namibia oha longela. Na tu kale tu shishi kutyil South oPLAN opo i Iwife South Africa noi tulife Mnr. Reggie Diergaardt. nie daarop aandring nie. Dit is om die ndi mu shiivi koshiongalele shotete Africa ha pahalo laye a hanga tokole shokomudo osho sha longekidwa okatokolifo koiwana yahangana 435 kombinga yokatokolifo aka ndele okefin­ vaatsektor plaaslik en in Suid­ beginsel van onpartydigheid te de­ koSW APO ya Namibia. Medina loka­ moilonga diva. iniko lekondjo lovanamibia. Afrika.' 'Ons wil die kundigheid by monstreer," het hy gese. tokolifo 435 koiwana yahangana keshe otu shishi kutya otu na ovamwameme Shiwana sha Namibia natango oto ons behou," het hy gese. Die Arbeiders Party sal nie aan umwe ota popi kombinga yehoololo' otu ovaNamibia vahapu ovo va pakwa pondje pulwa natango opo eman-guluko loshi­ Hy het voorts gese dat hy bewus is politieke posisies kleef nie, maar wil na okushuna kondjokonona yetu ikulu otu yoshilongo omolwa emanguluko loshi­ longo Ii kadje moilikolomwa yoye dat sy administrasie nie oor die toesien dat die oorskakeling van mag na okutala apa twa hovela nekondjo letu longo shetu. otu shi shii kutya eman­ mwene. bevi>egdheid beskik om verhogings op 'n verantwoordelike manier 010 Ii na oule weedula 29 paife, ohatu kala guluko loshilongo shetu olile 10 oli Iula na . Omupopi omutivali moshiongalele oye otu shi shii kutya ota Ii ka kala liIula na­ op eie houtjie aan te kondig nie - AG8 geskied, het mnr. Diergaardt gese. tu ye mehoololo ndele ka tu shi kutya oha Paul Kalenga 00 eli omuPresidente "Ons wil duidelikheid he van die tu kondjeleni shike. tango, wehangano lovalihongi moNamibia - maaknie voorsieiling daarvoor nie. Vahapu vomovanamibia ova fya va Administrateur Generaal oor wat die Ovakwashiwana vahapu ova kala tava NANSO. 00 ahovela noshipopiwa shaye "Die verl10ging sluit nie die salarisse kondjifa ekondjo nomikalo dilili nokulili dipawa komutondi nelalakano opo va flke tashi ti. hapa halo la South Africa opo a van politieke ampsbekleers in nie.' , posisie van ons ouderdomspensioen opo va find!: omutondi, eedula dihapu da kemanguluko loshilongo shetu, otu na itavele etulomoilonga I,okatokolifo 435 Die verhogings deur die Adminis­ sal wees.." pita otwa kala nokukondjifa onghalo oyo vamwameme vahapu tu he va na ngaashi koiwana yahangana, ndele okefininiko trasie vir Kleurlinge is vandeesweek Op 'n vraag oor pensioengelde vir iii i kenyeneka. Cde. Shifidi, Cde. Uapota ovanhu OVO tu lekondjo letu vene, shiwana sha Namibia uit verskillende oorde kritiseer vir sy Kleurlingbejaardes, het mnr. Dier­ Ekondjo ola kala nokutwikila ndele ina hena vali nova dipawa omolwoshilongo natango oto pulwa opo u kondje waman­ moedige stap ten voordeel van sy gaardt kry die Kleurling-pensioen­ tu fika pondodo opo twa hala, netomelo eshi. Oha tu dimbulukwa efiku laCassinga amo. amptenary. trekkers tans RI72 per maand. Hy kwa8Shi otwa kala twa tukauka. Vahapu omo mwa fila ovaNamibia vahapu va Epangelo leernbulu moita otwe Ii finda, Die sentrale-owerheid het Don­ het gese dat R65 van die toegedeelde vomovakwashiwana eshi ve shi mona dipaeiwa komutondi South Africa, ohatu paife otwa uka meehoololo loshilongo bedrag deur die sentrale owerheid kutya ekondjo ola tuuuka ova tokola opo dimbulukwil yoo omalyatepo omapya shetu. Efimho loukoloni ola pwa po paife, derdag sy misnoee oor die aangeleen­ ovakwashiwana moumbuwanhu woshi­ subsideer word. "Sal die sentrale va totepo ongudu oyo ililepo oshiwana paife otwe shimona kutya efimbo hatu ka theid in 'n persverklaring uitgespreek. yaaveshe emanguluko lashili noi Ii ta i longo, otu shi shii ovaNamibia vahapu tondoka twa uka memanguluko loshi­ Die verklaring noem dat die Kab­ regering net R65 aan ons ou-mense Iwifa omutondi nongudu eyi oyo ovo ve he na omaumbo shaashi omaumbo longo shetu. konima yehoololo. Ohatu ka inet reeds in beginsel besluit het dat betaal?" het hy gevra. SWAPO. avo okwa hanaunwapo komutondi South ninga omatokolo opaupolotika 00 eli lepo die salarisse van regeringsdiensampte­ Mnr. Diergaardt het voorts gese Oklidja modula 1966 ovaNamibia ova Africa oku na oiningilewina ihapu oyo ya oiwana aishe moNamibia, nokutokola fye nare aangepas sal word indien die dat die Arbeiders Party al met ver­ kala tava indile Epangelo la South Africa ningilwa oshiwana shaNamibia vene kombinga yonghalo yoshilongo nodige fondse gevind kan word. skeie politieke partye gepraat het oor opo Ii tupe emanguluko loshilongo, ova komutondi South Africa. shetu. "Aangesien die bevoegdheid om die vorming van 'n front om in die kala yoo tava indile oiwana yahangana Ngeenge hatu hetekele okulombwela Hano fye otwa loloka Epangelo la salarisse van aptenare aan te pas by komende verkiesings te beding. Hy opo itupe emanguluko. Omaindilo aa ina oshiwana oshili nena oha tu umbwa nee­ South Africa oku tu ningila omatokolo het 'n berig in 'n plaaslike Afrikaan­ nyamukulwa nande, South Africa okwa haasa molwoshili osho ha tu popi, oha tu kutya otu na okulya oikulya ilipi po;otu na die Sentrale Owerheid berus wat in tuwa omaminimini opo tu ha twikile stalige dagblad oor 'n alliansie tussen kala ashike ta twikile nominyonena daye okukala tu na omaumbo efike peni nosho die opsig deur die Regeringsdienskom­ fiyo oku nena eli. Ova Namibia ova tokola nekondjo letu. Ope na eeveta odo kwali da tuu omahalo a South Africa. missie geadviseer word, sal eensydige sy party en die N asionale Party as nee kutya shawana osra wana ita shi tulilwa po owina ngaashi AG 9. AG 26, Onda hala okulombwela ovanyasha besluite wat deur Verteenwoordigende kwaadwillig afgemaak en het gese shiiva tu twikile ngaha nande, otu na ok­ Terrorism Act nosho tuu eeveta edi oda ovaNamibia shaashi ovo ve Ii oshiwana Owerhede geneem word, nie alleen dat daar nie so iets is nie. upopya nelaka 010 South Africa ta ka tulilwa po owina omolwaSW APO. shokomongula na tu kondjeni noudiinini, ongemagtig wees nie, maar dit sal Hy het 'n beroep aan die blad udako xwepo. Ka pe na nande ongudu imwe ilili oyo efimbo ola fika opo tu etife po Epangelo ook verwarring en ontevredenheid gedoen om verantwocirdelikheid in Ovatokola nee okutotapo ongudu ong­ ya kala ina nomahepeko, omadipao ovak­ 10SWAPO. by amptenare van ander owerhede sy beriggewing aan die dag te Ie. hondjeli manguluko oyo ishiivike nedina washiwana ihefi SWAPO . Otu Ii twa 2 Friday February 10 1989 THE NAMIBIAN FOCUS

Is hierdie die voorspel tot 'n onbekende toekoms vir Namibie met donker wolke in die agtergrond? Nee, hierdie is 'n treffende foto van 'n spreker tydens Saterdag se groot Swapo-saamtrek in Katutura. In die middel gee 'n vrou onteenseglik haar gevoelens weer aan wie se kant sy is en links staan 'n gewese Die ~irekteur van Onderwys van Mnr. A.B.Hammond, gewese Robben-Eiland gevangene trots en wag op 435? die Administrasie vir Namas op skoolhoof by die Hoerskool Keetmenshoop, mnr. Jurie V~lD J.A.Nel op Keetmanshoop wat Zyl. 'n Moeilike man om in die tans die adjunk-hoof by 'n hande te kry vir persnavrae. In hoerskool op Rehoboth is. Hy sy vrye tyd is hy glo 'n bedrewe sou glo aanvanklik 'n jukskei speier. 'n Mens wonder soortgelyke pos by 'n skool op wat van die zoer (groot getal) Keetmanshoop aanvaar het, direkteure van 9nderwys na die maar die Administrasie vir ins telling van Res.-435 gaan Kleurlinge het glo sy aansteUing word? ingetrek.. nadat die eksamen­ debakel van J.A.Nel rugbaar geword het. Mnr. Hammond was glo 'n tak-voorsitter van die Arbeiders Party yoordat hy na Rehoboth verhuis het.

Akteurs en aktrises van die Windhoek Spelers het in die naweek sosiaal by Daan Viljoen byeengekom om die groep se tiende bestaansjaar sosiaal te vier. Talle spelers wat al in produksies deelgeneem het Die ilUwe hoof van die omstrede oor tien jaar al in beroepsproduksies en televisieprogramme opgetree. Die volgende dee I van die groep skool, J.A. Nel, op se feesvieringe is 'n dansparty op 5 en 6 Mei in die Khomasdal Gemeenskapsaal op maat van musiek Keetmanshoop, mnr. Carel van 'n orkes uit Kimberley. - Fourie. J .A.Nel was tot onlangs Op die ander foto verskyn die vroue administratiewe beamptes van die Windhoek Spelers. Hulle was sterk in die nuus weens die vir die reelings van die byeenkoms by Daan Viljoen verantwoordelik. . nietigverklaring van die Hans Eichab, bekende matriek-uitslae. ioneelspeler by die Universiteit van Namibie, is vanjaar as -studente-hulp in die Drama Die direkteur van die Berseba Departement van die universiteit Privaatskool, hoofman aangestel. me Akademie het Stephanus GoUiath (oj) foto daarin geslaag om sy onder) ontvang hier 'n video­ beursverpligtinge teenoor die bandmasjien van 'n weldoener, Damara Administrasie vir 'n mnr. H.Christiaans van 'n jaar kwytgeskeld te kry. Hans bekende lewensversekerings is 'n afgestudeerde onderwyser maatskappy . . Links staan wat vanjaar deeltyds ook hoofman Golliath en in die koorafrigting en middel is mnr. Stanley Katzao, musiektranskribering aan die ook van die maatskappy; Die universiteit sal studeer. Hy is skool sal opvoedkundig baat by bekend vir sy ouman-rolle in die skenking. universiteitproduksies.

------ROSSING - AANSTELLINGS ------'n Aantal aanstellingverskuiwings is die afgelope week in Rossing aangekondig. Op diefoto's hieronder ve~skyn mnre. dr. Stephen Kesler (algemene bestuurder), Sean James (assistent hoofbestuurder en dr. M.. ch~el Bates (~esturende direkteur) in die plek van die uittredende direkteur, mnr. Craig Gibson. Hlerdle aanstelhngs tree op 1 April, die datum waal'op Res.-435 in Namibie ingestel word? .

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ONDA DHILADHILA kutya Nation). shika otashi pendutba omaipulo - MuN amibia a manguluka mu kale mokati kAanamibia yamwe elongelokumwe, esimanekathano, oyendji, kutya omolwashike uukumwe nokulonga nuudhiginini. Ekwateloku mwe 3. Omahupilo (Economies) ekwatelokumwe ndika - MuNamibia a manguluka mu.totwe Iyiiningwanima yomuvo gwa zi oofambulika nomahala giilonga ko (1988) netegameno Iyowina ogendji,opokukeelelweompumbwe Iya dhiladhililwa Aanamibia yiilonga ko· kulongwe iipumbiwa ayehe ndele unene tuu oyindji pehala lyoku yi · mbesitela aagundjuka! Shika onde shi Iyiin ingwanima pondje yaNamibianokufuta 6shindji. ningi, oshoka onda dhiladhila - Aantu ayehe yelongo lyithike kutya aagundjuka oyo pamwe (aalumentu ooomeme) ya mone aakwatelikomeho yangula ondjambi ithike pamwepo pwaa kale nonda hala oku ya tsika ii10nga ofuto yi ikwatelela kuukwamuhoko komapepe gawo ongaagundjuka nenge kolwaala lwoshipa. - Uunamapya nuuniimuna wu kale Aanamibia inaandi tala yomuvo1988 tawu dhigininwa. kuukwamuhoko, kolwaala 4. UukwaKalunga: Iwoshipa, ihe onda tala owala - MuNamibia a manguluka mu kale aagundjuka yaNamibia. omaitaalo gopakriste ngoka taga sile Ngaashi p.aanaa tse atuhe twa tseya (Netegameno Iyonakuyiwa kaagundjuka ayehe yaNamibia) oshimpiyu ombepo.nolutu. nawa kutya, omvula ya zi ko (1988) lela noya Ii ya ngwangwanithwa - Aagundjuka ya kwathe shili - Iikunino yuunona yi kale naalongi _. Oongeleki dhi kale shiIi dha okuza ketameko sigo okehulilo oya komukolonyeki South Africa pamwe okweetitha po epangelo epe ndjoka mboka ya longekekanawa (qualified thikama pamithigulul w a dhaakalimo Ii omvula yoonkatu dha simana dha noopapeta dhe mwaashoka hashi tali hogololwa kaanl\~ noli na oku teachers), qx> aanona ya kale netameko dho dhi kale dhaakwashigwana yoyene, ningwa, ombepo yuumwayinathana ithanwa "epangelo lyopokati mOv­ kala lyaantu yoyene Aanamibia. lyi na omalyate1elo ga kola. Pamukalo ndele kadhi kale we nezimba lyeitaalo (yuukwanakali dhuupongo) niinima enduka. - Omugundjuka kehe a longe nei­ nguka endopo lyaanona mooskola lyopakwiilongo. yimwe oyindji mbyoka tayi vulu Omuvo 1988 ogwaIiomuvomoka tulomo okutungulula Namibia omupe, dhopombanda otali shonopekwa. - Okwoopaleka nokudhinda okweetitha elunduluko moshiiongo Okatokolitho 435 kligwanhangano naampaka onda dhiladhilakutya 2.Opolotika: omithigulukwalo, opo dhoka itadhi . shetu, Namibia. Omvula 1988 oyo kwa Ii ka tsakanitha oovmula omu­ ondjila yi kale kokolwa noya apalekwa, - MuNamibia a manguluka mu kale tsu kumwe nethimbo lyonena dhi omvulamokaomakakunya (akwiita) longo 1978-1988. Okwa Ii wo kwa ngaashi: shiIi ontseyo yopoIitika nomukalo ekelwehi po pu kale ndhoka tadhi guukoioni gaSouth Africa ga Ii ga dhimbulukiwa oomvula omulongo 1. Elongo: gwuugemokoli moka aakwashigwana opalele kumwe nethimbo lyonena pewa kapinya moshitopolwa shed­ 1978-1988 sho etanga lyomakakunya -MuNamibia a manguluka: mu kale oyo taya ningi omatokolo yoyene lyaNamibia omupe. hina Quito Quanavale shoka shi Ii guukoloni nogethiminiko gaSouth oosikola dhoshali nenge itaadhi futwa goshilongo shawo, pwaa kale nande Pwaa kale we tapu uvika ezimba muumbugan~ zilo waAngoia moshi­ Africa ga dhipagele Aanamibia ye ondilo ngaashi methimbo lyonena. eidhopomo lyomukwiilongo. lyuukwamuhoko mOongeleki dho­ topolwa shika omakakunya gaSouth YUle pomathele gahamano 600 pe­ - MuNamibia amanguluka mukale - Okulonga nokutunga oshigwana muN amibia omupe. Africa oga Ii ga dhengekeka nawa hala lya tseyikanedhina CASSINGA elongo tali dhengele lyaanaskola shimwe mpoka itapu monika, uvika Omugundjuka OmuNamibia nagamwe taga tengenekwa ge Ii ga muumbugantu waAngola4Mai 1978. ayehe. ezimba lyuukwamuhoko opo ku gwoshili na kale aluhe a kotoka kondekwa kaakwiita yopashigwana Omuvo ogwo tuu nguka 1988 Aan­ - Aavali ya tume oluvalo lwawo thikwe ku"Namibia gumwe, nOshig­ methimbo ndika kemanguluko lya Na­ yaCuba, ketanga lyaakwiita F APLA amibia oya. tsakanekwa ishewe koskola kehe ndjoka yo ya hala yoyene. wana shimwe"(One Namibia, One mibia. lyoshilongo shaAngoia shoka shi kuCassinga omutiyali sho aantu ye Ii imangulula shoshene nokaamati 27 ya sile metopo lyOmbaanga yokakulumbwati yetanga lyopashig­ wana lyaNamibia, yoPLAN. Omaningiriro uo AI CAN· African South Africa sho a dhengwanawa, okwa thiminikwa a ye moonkun­ dathana pamwe na Angola, Cuba Indepen'dent Churches nopokati Amerika nelalakano lyokukandula . po omaupykakdhi gomoshitopolwa shomuumbgantu­ Association in Namibia~ utokelo waAfrica. Oonkundathana dhika odha fala sigo omeuvathano OMBONGARERO jo AICAN 0 majuva tjijari 26-01-1989, ndjari okutja itare naua netueho ko maheja neshaino pokati kaAngola, Cuba poruveze ro kereka jo StJohn, ehungi ro mbuze rari nai kova ngo naSouth Africa, opo omakakunya haame mbari po mo mbongarero ndji. agehe gaSouth Africa, ga thigepo Ongaro ndjo maijeta 0 omapu­ iitopolwa yomuumbugantu waAngola. Ozo African Indepedent Churches ondumbasanenojauo? rukisiro uo mahitiro uo vandu mehi Oonkundathana dhika odha pale1e Association ousupi 0 AIeAN mai - Nutjii hapo ovikando vi ngapi okutoorora mouposio. wo ondjila etulo miilonga lyOka­ ningire ovakuatera va Namibia, ovature va Botswana imba mbukuza o UN ngai tare naua ko vina oha­ tokolitho 435 kIigwanahangano hoka okukurama pamue, kutja omuzorondu, ovataure okuraerua kutja ngave tjinde mukuaa nai matueho. taka fala Namibia kemanguluko omuhoni poo omuvapa. no vinamuinjo viauo tja zumbo avije Oronduongarondjikainakuhitas­ pamukalo gwombilf moka SWAPO Nu kuno Muhona Ndjambi ngu ku jahua muno? ana na indjo jo matikonaparisiro uo ta ka kutha ombinga. Omvula 1988 tjiua ouripura llo vandu moukoto uao, - Nu moruveze ro mujaruke Chief tjivarerotjo UNTAGokuza 7500nga oya li natango omvula moka aaniilonga nga rundurure ourizemburuka uo Kutako otjina hi tja hungirirue nu 4650 ka parukaze. Aanamibia ya Ii ya ethapoiiIonga vanane vo polotika pekepeke kutja ohoromente ja South Africa jatjere Tjiri oku tikonoparisa otjivarero omasiku gaali muJuni 1988 -onaktu vemune tjimue mo muhunga mbuhena ehindi kari no meva, nuu hapo nam­ mape jeta omatombero no mazun­ ndjikayaaniilongaoyaulikeuukwnwe kutuara 0 Namibia ko ndundakero. bano mo matoororero uo ngutukiro darisiro llo matoororero llo ngutukiro mokati kaaniilonga unene tuu mokiti Ehungi ohunga no vataure va jehi rao, mavetjaerua iani? ja Namibia. Mena ro kutja embo ndi kaalongimina yaLange (COM) Botswana - Nu tjii hapo ovataure mberi mo ndi maritja ovataure vaBotswana, va noyaR"ossing. Aaniilonga oya li ya Ndeapo Vunona Muhona Ndjambi uazikamisa nai Dukwe, 0 rnikato kauatjondumba I Upington na Angola otjikutjire tjo etha po iilonga okuulika ombepo okuza membo ra Exodus 21.1-6. okuza mo Francistown naimba kutja pe hitire ka ngamua auhe nan­ mOshakati kuumbangalantu waN­ yuukwanankali dhuupongo pamwe Omundu maso okuhuurua ozombura mbukuza ovataure ohoromente ja garire kutja kamu hung ire ue raka ra amibia. Moshiponga shika okw81i noluvalo lwawo (aanaskola) mboka hamboumue nu mombura oitjaham­ Botswana ivevara tjimue? Namibia. wo mwa ehamekelwa aantu oyendji. ya li ta ninga iipotha yokuthiga po bombari ngaku turue okujaruka Ivetumba tjimue? Nu uina omatikikonapirisiro uo mbika oyo iiningwanima yimwe po ooskola oshilongo ashihe kaziririre. Nu tjakupa omukazendu Nu tjinangara ovandu tjivarero tjo vatjevere uo UN hi mae omolwokukala kwomakakunya yomvula 1988. .mehindo, J,U omukazendu tjehina mbakakuaterua -1cuarue maveje '1ru tjitirua kutja pekare otuveze puma The omvula ndjikil. yonuuvo 1989 gaSouth Afrika pooskola lruvanga okujaruka puenaje, eje ngarire jandja omaraka mo Namibia okutja pe jenene oku tjitirua ourunga uo oya tameke niiyolihta iinene sho Hans nomuNamibia momwene. oniukuatera uehindo. imbo hapo mapehee kutja ozo voor­ matoororero. Diergardt a kundaneke kutya ye "okwa Omvula ya zi ko 1988 otayi kala Epuriro? trekkers ndee kukuaterua muno uina Ova Namibia vaundja ongutukiro hala okuninga Rehoboth oRepubilika natango omvula mqka omahangano Nu tjiri ovandu vetu mberi mo zeSo kupita moNamibia aze hajandja vaurua, nai 0 namibia mai hepa ong­ ", omanga Musheko Muyongio a gaaniilonga yi iIi noku ili ya shaina Botswana ovataure? Orondu tara, omaraka mo Namibia? utukiro ja tjiri mu muno hange no hala Okaprivi ka ikalekelwe no ka omauvathano pamwe nomawilik­ ovandu vetu mbatupuka poo mbataura - N a uina im ba mbazire ko Angola rusuuo noujara, nunguari kaamarire mone emanguluko nedhina "Itenge". ingundu gaagandji yaaniilonga. mo 1904 kave tjitjiko kombandehi mbee ku kuaterua mo Namibia uina ohepero ete okuja kura ouhumandu Kakele kaashoka Gabriel Kautwima Omashaino ngaka oga ningwa ngaashi ndi, mberiko ovanatje vallO. Nu rukuao maveso kuja ruka poo indee? mena rou ningandu poo ongutukiro okwa hala wo "orepubIieka yoshi­ kOlange, R"ossing, Oliindili nosho ovandu mbo vakara mo Botswana - Nuhapo ovakuatera vaBotswana jo kongotue jo ndjuuo ka parukaze. longo shaUkwanyama". mbika oyo tuu. Omvula 1988 otayi kala omvula ngunda airi kehi youhuura uova engelsa imba mbukuza ovataure ve jandja Ovita no ndondasaneno pokati ko iiyolitha yimwe yomomumvo nguka ya ndhinhdilikwa komakwato nu kunao no mbatero jo maraka uauo omaraka ko Oomkrag poo ko vira mihoko via Namibia ka tjina tji ganiilonga oshowo naanaskola pwaana 1989 yAanamibia mboka ya hala ngu vaandja otjovature va Botswana, viarue mbiri mo Botswana? matjihepua rukuao, nu rukuao kap­ okukateka emanguluko lyoshilongo nande iihokoloia yompangulilo. onga tjita kutja pekare ongutukukiro - Nu hapo ovandu mba tji maveja ena kuhepua kutja ovandu mbe hungira nolyuudha lyaN amibia. Ano ngaashi Momumvo 1988 aanona yoomvula mo Botswana otjo va kwatera va mavejekupaterua mo kamba ja eraka rimwe a rire mba kurama pamwe, twa tseya otashi vulika okatokolitho oontshona yoskola oya Ii ya kwatwa Botswana okuura nu nguari ka va­ Ngombombonde indji Twalani ozom­ nu nguari maso kurira ovaNamibia 435 ka tameke niilonga yako mesiku kaapoIisi noku edhililwa moond­ taure ndee. bura ndano rukuao poo mave e ,ku avehe okukurama pamue. lyotango lyaApilili. The shika nashi holongo pwaana epangulo lyasha. Nu uina tjipeno uzeu, usokuza pokati kara mo kati ko vakuatera poo ova­ Atu popua ijo vaatoororise omun­ Omvula 1988 otayi dhirtJ.bulukwa kale nduno iilonga yaagudjuka Aan­ kao oveni no horomende ja Botswana, ture va Namibia. gandjo. mbala omolwiiyolitha yomuvo amibia okulonga neiutlomo nokushili­ nunguari kauso kutuareua ijete okuza Nu tjinangara peri nao ovira avihe yomuPresidente P.W. Botha gwaSouth paleka emanguluko lyaNamibia. mo Namibia ndee. Orondu imbo uina ngavi jandjerue oku kapaha Africa sho a kundaneke "etulo Shoka sha tegelelwa komugundjuka mapemunika ongahukiro kutja ingo ovandu ko Botswana uina? miilonga lyokatokolitho 435 klig­ kehe omunamibia okupaha- oruvara orunganise no No rukuao ovandu mbehungira ' wanahangano mesiku lyotango Iya­ - kehe omugundjuka gwomutse ruzunda ·ngaro jo matoororero uo eraka ro tjiherero mo Botswana veri Novomba 1988". Kakelekiiyolihta Omunamibia ota tegelelwa a kuthw ngutukiro ja Namibia. motu kondua outiti nao mo vihuro mbyoka yaBotha, omvula 1988 otayi ombinga nokulonga nuudhiginini oku Omapuriro . tjimuna mberi mo Makunda, Otjihitua, kala ya nyolwa noondanda oonene shilipaleka emanguluko lyoshilongo - Nu tjinangara peno ndjakaha pokati Otoromia, OmalID no utiti nao 0 vihuro momambo gondjokonona yekondjelo­ shetu, Namibia, nuumvo. kovature vaBotswanano horomende tjimuna 0 Franscistown, Mahalapye? manguluko lyaNamibia sho aanaskola - okupukuluia nokukwatha oshig­ jauo, ojo hapo jaandjua kuani? Ko muano mbui 0 AICAN kaina Aanamibia ya Ii ya ninga iipotha wana shaNamibia kutya uukoloni - Nutjii hapo ongondjero ndji tjijazu ngamburiro kutja mo Botswana muno oshilongo ashishe omolwokukala nemanguluko oshike, nokukwatha wo mo Namibia iildi ka tuna kutuapo tjivarero tjo majovi omirongo vine kwomakakunya gaSouth Africa okufatulula oshikwatelwamo nela­ ondjakaha po kati ko horomendeja llo vature mbehungira eraka ro tjiher­ pooskola nomuNamibia. lipotha lakanoIyOkatokolitho 435 kIigwana Botswana no vature varo are? ero mbu maveheua mbo. mbika yaanaskola ya Ii ya sindana hangano. - Nu uina hapo kaina ku zundarisa Kunao oAICAN mainingire 0 UN 4 Friday February 10 1989 THE NAMIBIAN FOCUS SUID-AFRIKA PERS LANDE EKONOMIES AF WANNEER daar oor oorlog en vrede in Suider-Afrika gepraat word, moet indringend gekyk word na die slagofTers en diegene wat streef om die oorsprong van geweld te vernietig, het mnr. Sergio Vieira in Harare by tydens die Edicesa-konferensie verlede week gese.

Mnr. Vieira, 'n lid van die Frelimo nog voor die aankoms van die inter­ Sentrale-Komitee, was 'n gasspreker nasionale vegters geweier het om en sy toespraak het gehandel oor N amibie sy onafhanklikheid te gee," Mosambiekse reaksie op die on­ het mnr. Vieira gese. verklaarde oorlog deur die Pretoria- Die S1Eka het gese dat daar daagliks . in die internasionale pers geskryf Mnr. Ben AmathiIa "spreek die konferensie toe oor ekonomiese afhanklikheid van Namibie. Links is 'n regering. I die 'n student aan die Universiteit van Zimbabwe het as tolkster in P.ortugees opgetree. Die student is Mnr. Vieira het gese dat die word dat terroristiese dade steeds oorsprong van geweld en dedistabil­ gepleeg word. "Oit ailes is om die van Mosambiek en is besig met 'n kursus aan die universiteit. iteit in Suidelike Mrika kolonial­ naam van die vryheidsbeweging vuil isme en rassisme is. te smeer." Hy het verwys na die Portug~se­ HyhetvoortsgesedatSuid-Mrika GROND SAL regering, die minderheids Smith­ altyd die bandiet bewegings (Unita regering van Rhodesie en Suid-M­ en Renamo) ondersteun het. Volgens rika, wat interne dwangmaatreels die spreker moet die moontlikheid datSuid-Afrika 'nrebei-beweging in HERVEDEEL WORD gebruik onder die dekmantel dat hulle die christelike beskawing en die vrye N amibie op die been sal bring nie wereld teen kOIIl!llunistiese-uibreid­ uitgesluit word nie. ing wil beskerm. "Dit is van kardinale belang dat NA ONAFHAN"KLIKHEID "Die Salisbury-regering, wat teen die getal Untag-troepe ~atnaNamibie die Britte rebeleer het, was van die kom die situasie moet kan beredder begin diplomaties geisoleer. Ten spyte en die onafhanklikheidsproses waar­ EKONOM~E afhanklikheid van Namibie is 'n verskynsel bewerkstellig deur die Duitse koloniseerders. van VV -Veiligheidsraad sanksies teen borg," het hy gese. Hulle het die ekonomiese grondslag van die mense vernietig deur die inboorlinge van hul land te Rhodesie, het baie lande en maat­ Suid-Afrika het herhaaldelik gewys vervreem. " dat hy die internasionale norm van skappye voortgegaan om bande met So het die Swapo sekretarls van armoede te skep. vreedsame naasbestaan verwerp - hy Hy het voorts gese dat die mynmaat­ die minderheidsregering te behou," ekonomiese aangeleenthede, mnr. Ben het die Lusaka-ooreenkoms met Die produksie was gemik op uitvoa. skappye die natuurlike hulpbronne Die Weste het 'n les geleer dat dit Amathila, verlede week in Harare Die produksie van fabrleksware was Angola (1984) verbreek en ook nie van die land onwettiglik ontgin. Daar 'n . fout was om nasionale tydens 'n Ecumenical Documenta­ ontrnoedig om 'n mark vir Suid­ Nkomati-verdrag respekteer nie. is genoegsame bewys dat die maat­ vryheidsbewegings teen te staan en tion and Jnfoonation Centre for Eastern In Mosambiek is Suid-Afrika nie Afrikaanse goedere te skep. "Die skappye die oorlogsmasjinerie van om kolonialisme en rassisme te and Southern Africa (Edicesa) kon­ enigste inkomste het in die vorm van net betrokke by ekonomiese desta­ Suid-Afrika fmansier. In 'n onafhan­ ondasteun. Na,1975 was die Westerse ferensie gese. Mm. Amadhila het belastings van die mynmaatskappye bilisasie en direkte aggressie nie, maar klike Namibie sal die belastingwet magte tot 'n keuse gedwing om die N amibie in 1966 verlaat en is nou in gekom," het mnr. Amathila gese. Smith-regering te isoleer en die ook om bandiete te bewapen. hersien en gewysig word sodat dit Luanda woonagtig. Volgens hom word 'n groot gedeelte Die doel van die Renamo-bandiete die volk tot 'n mate kan bevoordeel, vryheidsbeweging te erken. "Na die Die Edicesa-konferensie is deur van die land deur afwesige eienaars val van die Caetano-regering en die is om die Mosainbiekse samelewing het hy gese. Rhodesie-rebellie, is Suid-Afrika die te breek. "Die Pretoria ondersteunde "Namibie is bekend vir sy rykdomme, maar dit word nie deur laaste dinosaurus in die s~k," het bandiete in Mosambiek is nie daarop die swart inboorlinge geniet nie." mnr. Vieira gese. uit om 'n altematief naas Frelimo­ Volgens die spreker was Suid-Afrika regering te skep nie. Dit is nie 'n Mnr. Amathila het gese dat 'n nie so betrokke soos vandag by die nasionale inisiatief nie nog is dit onafhanklike Namibie sy eie beslu­ ite moet neem sover dit sy vriende konflik nie. Maar na die val van die konserwatief of anti-kommunisties," Portugese koloniale mag in Angola het mnr. Vieira gese. betref, lande om mee handel te dryf en wie om mee te stry. en Mosambiek het Suid-Afrika tot Die algehele veiwydering van die op hede al die lande in Suider-Afrika oorsprong van geweld kan nie bereik Met onafhanklikheid sal Namibie binnegeval. "Tradisionele koningryke word met die ware en effektiewe ook 'n plek tussen die vrye volkere soos Lesotho en Swaziland,Zambie maatreels, wat saIlei tot die afskaffmg van die wereld, as 'n soewereine sowel as die veelparty state van van apartheid nie. "Suid-Afrika moet staat inneem, het mnr. Amathila gese. Zimbabwe en Botswana, en die aIle politieke gevangenes vry laat en Vrede is 'n moeilike ding om te Volkstate van Angola en Mosam­ sy wette hersien om politieke organ­ bereik, - Afrika-sta~ aangrensend Suid-Afrika het dit ondavind "Mense biek, is onderwerp aan geweld en isasie wat verbied is te akkomodeer. ekonomiese afpersing.' , Die minderheidsregering moet erken wat oorlog bevorder, is diegene wat Die konflik in die streek is drie dat politieke mag in Suid-Afrika aan nie fisies daaraan deelgeneem nie. " dimensioneel, het die spreker gese: alle mense wat daar woon behoort.' , Op 'n vraag oor die Walvisbaai­ "Die onafhanklikheid Van N amibie, Terwyl die Suid-Afrikaanse reger­ Mnr Ben Amathila, die Swapo sekretaris van ekonomiese kwessie het mnr. Amathila gese: .. vreedsame naasbestaan in die streek ing aanhou met sy interne geweld aangeleenthede, met die voorsitster v~n die sessie mev. Sawazi, die As Suid-Afrika die onafhanklike staat van Namibie op sekere onaanvaar­ en die afs~affmg van rassime." teen die swartmense en aggressie teen " algemene sekretaresse van die Swasilandse Raad van Kerke. Na die val van die Caetano- en sy buurstate verwag hy van ANC om bare terme die hawe willaat gebruik, ongeveer 120 verteenwoordigers van besil '~Swapo voel dat die land haver­ Salisbury regerings was resolusie 435 sywapensneertele- "Ditisonrede~ sal daar na ander alternatiewe gekyk dwarsoor Suidelike-Afrika bygewoon. deel moet word omdat die oorgrote word." met die beaammg van Suid-Afrik~ lik," het mnr. Vieira gese. Mnr. Amathila het gese dat Suid­ meerderheid van die bevolking geen aanvaar. Suid-Afrika het die teen­ Hoewelons "institusionaliseerde Hy het voorts gese dat hy 'n klein Afrika die tradisie van ekonomiese grond besit nie. Ons weet dat sekere woordigheid van Kubaanse-magte in geweld" verwerp aanvaar ons die volk met sterk standpunte verkies afhanklikheid voortgesit het deur die mense die land gekoop het - ons Angola gebruik om die onafhan­ gebruik van "bevrydingsgeweld" om asom ditvir handel te verruil. ekonomie van Namibie by die van verw ag dat hierdie eienaars 'n bewys klikheid van Namibie te vertraag. 'n einde aan die geweld van apart­ 'n Swapo-regering sal nie graag Suid-Afrika te integreer. "Namibie moet lewer hoe hulle dit bekom het. "Die werklikheid is dat Suid-Afrika heid en kolonialisme te bring. die skulde wat Suid-Afrika glo namens is bekend daarvoor dat hy goedere Daar sal geen grootskaalse nasion­ N amibie gemaak het, wil erf of be­ produseer wat dit nie verbruik nie en alisasie wees, sonder terug betaling taal nie, het die spreker gese. sy benodigdhede invoer." nie," het mnr. Am~thila gese. Die Swapo-man het voorts gese I dat Namibie in 1983, volgens Suid­ Afrikaanse statistieke, 90 persent van sy produksie uitgevoer het en ongev­ eer 85 persent vir verbruik uit Suid­ Afrika ingevoer het. "Suid-Afrika het die gevestigde ekonomiese pilaar van goedkoop arbeid van die Duitse kolonialiste oorgeerf en die produksie-patrone van die inboorling-ekonomie veran­ der. Orond, wat die basis van die ekonomiese aktiwiteite van mense gevorm het, is weggeneem. Dit alles wasom 'nveiligeen 'nwinsgewende heenkome vir Suid-Afrikaanse en Duitse setlaars te skep," het rmir. Amathila gese. Die afvaardiging van die Volkstaat van Angola het hulland se Die spreker het voorts gese dat die ondervinding van die Suid-Afrikaanse destabiIisasie beJeid met die ekonomie van die land daarop gemik konferensie-gangers gedeel. Hulle was eens dat die nederlaag van is om die Suid-Afrikaanse mark te ' n Bekende regsgeleerde van Windhoek, mnr. Daves Smuts hetdie die Suid-Afrikaanse magte by Cuito Cuanavale as die sleutel tot die voed en te bevredig. Die onteiening Harare-konfer~nsie oor wetgewing rakende die pers en die ~eermag Bra~zaville Protokol gedien het. van die land was om kunsmatige toegespreek. Slen volgende week se uitgawe vir sy toespraak. - - - ~ ~ .... THE NAMIBIAN FOCUS Friday Febrauiy 10 1989 5 DESTIBILISASIE , ' n DUURLES IR SUID·AFRI SUIDELIKE AFRlKE het 'n verandering aangaande die magsewewig in die streek ondergaan as hervorrningsprogram met die state in Wanneer een-mens-een-stem verki­ gevolg van die militere knou wat die Suid-Afrikaanse Weermag by Cuito Cuanavale in Angola die streek .. esings in N amibie toegepas word, sal toegedien is, het 'n bekende Suid-Afrikaanse akademikus, mnr. Robert Davis, verlede week in Harare Terwyl SUid-Afrika hierdie hoop die vraag van hoekom dit ook nie in gese. geoester het, het die Frontlinie state Suid-Afrika van toepassing is nie, ook hul eie agenda. Met die onttrek- ontstaan en sal die konflik meer Mnr. Davis het die Ecumenical en die Lusaka-skietstilstand tuSsen Afrikaanse Waterloo." , king van die Suid-Afrikaanse magte verskerp.' , Documentation and Infonnation Angola en · Suid-Afrika nie die Die geloofvan die Suid-Afrikaanse uit Angola kan die frontlinie-state Die huidige magsewewig het net . Centre for Eastern and Southern Africa slaankrag van die ANC kon demp rnilitere mag is tydens Cuito in tWyfel ook 'n kans gegun word om hul eie nie gelei tot die onitrekking van die (Edicesa) konferensie oor oorlog en nie. Die land was ook in 'n interne getrek. "Die Suid-Afrikaanse Lugmag ekonomiee op te bou. SA-magte uit Angola en die onafhan­ vrede in Suidelike Afrika toegespreek. krisis gewikkel, as gevolg van die het dit moeilik gevind om die Ango­ Mnr. Davis het voorspel dat die klikiieid van N amibie nie, maar kan Die uitslag van Cuito Cuanavale.. massa-protesbeweging binnelands lese lugruimt binne te dring. Die pad wat Suid-Afrika nou ingeslaan ook bydra tot die versterking van die volgens mnr. Davis, het belangrike waariri hy gedompel is. lugaanvalle deur Fapla en Kubaanse het, mag beteken dat die land van anti-apartheid beweging in Suid­ irnplikasies vir die suyd in die streek "Die drie vernaamste fronte van internasionale vegters op Calueque­ destabilisasie afgesien het in roil vir Afrika en kan tot die val van die sowel as in Suid-Afrika · te weeg destabilisasie was diekonvensionele dam, het weer eens die onbeholpen­ sy ekonomiese belange. Hy het Pretoria-regering lei. gebring. en milit&-ehulp aan Unita in Angola, heid van Suid-Afrikaanse lugverd­ gewaatsku dat die destabilisasie-beleid Die verskerping van niassa-pro­ Suid-Afrika was in 'n volskaalse die rnilitere hulp aan Renamo in ediging bewys ... in ander gedaantes as militere mag, teste kan Suid-Afrika in versoeking offensief en 'n konvensionele oorlog Mosambiek en die jag op anti-apart­ Verder het die fmansiele kQstes mag voorkom. stel om hom tot rnilirere mag te dwing, tussen Januarie 1987 en begin 1988 heid aktiviste in die streek," het mnr. verbonde aan die oorlog in Angola 'n Die nuwe magsewewig in die streek het mnr. Davis gese. teen sy buurstate, ·veral Angola, Davis gese. las geword - "Die oorlog in Angola mag ook ernstige irnplikasies in Suid­ Die spreker het die president van gewikkel. 'n Paarvoorbeelde van die Hoewel die SA-weennag in Suid­ het teen middel 1988 ongeveer R4 Afrika meebfing, het hy gese. "Die Kuba, dr. Fidel Castro, aangehaal en regering se destabiliserings-beleid is: Angola vir die afgelope jare teen­ biljoen vir Suid~Afrika gekos," het proses wat in Cuito begin is· mag gese: "Afrika se geskiedenis sal na Die inval op Livingstone in Zambie woordig was, het die deurslaggewende mnr. Davis gese. deels bydra tot die ondermyning van Cuito Cuanavale beslis herskryf moet in April 1985, Gaberone 1987 en betrokkenheid tot en met Julie 1987, Terwyl Cuito 'n deurslaggewende gesag deur die Suid-Afrikaanse bin­ word." 1988, Maputo in 1987, en verskeie met Operasie Modular, begin. "Die militere terogslag vir Suid-Afrika nelandse anti-apartheid beweging. gevalle waarby Suid-Afrika betrokke operasie was 'n reaksie op die pog­ meegebrlng het, het die land ook op was by sleepmoordpogings op ANC­ ings van die Fapla-magte om Ma­ ander fronte van destabilisasie begin aktiviste. vinga in die Cuando Cubango Provin­ verloor. Volgens mnr. Davis het Suid-M­ sie te beset Die operasie is opgevolg Mnr. Davis het gese dat Suid-M­ rika in die tydperk na Cuito Cuana­ deur Operasie Hooper in middel rika nie totaal by Cuito verslaan is vale sy invalle prysgegee en probeer Desember 1987," het die spreker nie en hy het 'n Kubaanse diplomaat, om diplomatieke oplossings vir die gese. mnr. Jorge Risquet, aangehaal as sou probleme in die streek te vind. " Die Volgens die spreker het die Suid-' hy gese het dat albei kante met die Pretoria-base het · 'n groter, belan­ Afrikaanse magte 'n kans gesien om geveg kon voortgegaan het. griker in diplomasie gesoek om hul Cuito Cuanavale in die Suid-Ooste Mnr. Davis het gese dat Suid-Af­ streeksbeleid te verwesenlik.' , van Angola aan te val met die oog op rika sekere oogmerke met die vre­ Die benadering van Suid-Afrika 'n fmale knou'teen die Fapla-magte. desamesprekinge wou bereik: tot die streekskonflik het .baie vrae "Ten minste was daar 3 000 ampte­ * Om te verseker dat 'n onafhan­ laat ontstaan, het mnr. Davis gese. like SAW-manskappe met 'n groot klike Namibie nie 'n veiligheidsrisiko ".Is Pretoria werklik besig om desta­ getal Suidwes-Afrikaanse gebieds­ vir Suid-Mrika wees nie - 'n vre­ bilisasie prys te gee? Wat was die sowel as Unita-rebelle." desverdrag met 'n onafhanklike ware toedrag van die magsewewig?" In hierdie operasie het Suid-M­ Namibie. Suid-Afrika moes 'die beleid van rika die mees mOderne en sofistikeerde * Die uitsluiting van die ANC van aanvalle op buurstate in heroorwe­ wapens gebruik, het die spreker gese. Narnibiese-grondgebied en die slu­ ging neem omdat dit te duur op rnil­ Suid-Afrika het gehoop om hierdeur iting van ANC militere-basisse in Mnr. Vero Mbahuurua, die direkteur van Regshulp van Namibiese itere, politieke, ekonorniese en dip! die grense van Jamba uit te rek en 'n Angola. Raad van Kerke, tangs hom is mnr. Pineas Aluteni ook van die lomatieke gebied geword het "Cuito Savimbistan in Suid-Angola tot stand * 'n Onderhandelde skikking in Raad van Kerke. . Cuinavale het oortuigend dernonstreer te bing. "Dit sou dan nioontlik gewees Angola virmagsverdeling tussen die dat Suid-Afrika nie altyd sy wil met hetom 'n 'alternatieweregering'van· MPLAen Unitaenmoontlikeonder-' rnilirere dade in die streek kan afdwing . ·Unita aan te kondig." handelinge tussen Renamo en die nie," het mnr. Davis gese. . Mnr. Davis het gese dat die Cuito Frelirno-regering. Die verskerpte Suid-Afrikaanse Cuanavale-slag deurslaggewende rol ;.. Beskikbaarheid van markte in invalle op buustate is omdat die ras­ gespeel het in die magsewewig in die die streek vir Suid-Afrikaanse goe- sistiese minderheidsregering gesien streek. '''nKubaanse-uitgawehetna dere. . het dat die Nkomati-Verdrag (1984) Cuito Cuanavale verwys as die Suid- * Ondersteuning van Pretoria se

'n Deel van die konferensie-gangers sit hier en luister na die Suid-Afrikaanse gruweldade teen ~ie Frontlinie-state. Die konferensie was bygewoon deur amptenare van verskeie absaddes. Aan die einde van die konferensie was 'n brief aan die Sekretaris-Generaal van die VN gerig oor die onafhanklikheid van Namibie. 6 Friday February 10 1989 THE NAMIBIAN FOCUS SWARUK-VOORSKOU NAMIBIAN' KUNSREFLEKSIES

Die Reflekteerder, Posbus 21539, Windhoek. DRAMA EN

GERAAMTESIN.' DIE, BOERE-RIVIERA DIE Drama Departement van die Universiteit van Namibie sit vanjaarsy fiktiewe, maar raak t~komsblikke op die onafhanklikheid van die land voort met 'n meer ondernemende teaterproduksie wat nog groot opslae kan verwek. Die manne agter die stuk, Skele­ die gemeenskap betref nie, " het hy hoopvol op die Suidwes-Afrikaanse ton, is skrywer, Dorian Haaroff en gese. Uitsaai Korporasie se televisiediens , regisseur Aldo Behrens. Die twee het V oorts het hy gese handel die stuk om aanstaltes te maak om van sy verlede jaar reeds met groot sukses oor 'n eie republiek van verkramptes produksie vir beeldsending by die kragte saamgespan om Orange die in 'n Boere Republiek by Hentiesbaai Ruimte-teater op te neem. So 'n lig te laat sien. Skeleton word van 3 in 1998. Die implimentering van ooreenkoms is glo verlede jaar tussen tot 8 April as deel van Kampustoneel Resolusie 435 kon en wou hulle nie homself en die SWAUK aangegaan. van die A TKV se universiteit teater­ aanvaar het nie en hulle wyk uit na Verder beoog hy om minstens twee spieelbeeld in Pretoria opgevoer. Die die Boere Riviera v~ Namibie. Die produksies van die Mark-teater hier­ teks is pas voltooi en oudisies word bree raamwerk van die stuk draai om heen in te voer soos wat dit die geval eersdaags gehou. die verkry'ging van water wat vollop twee jaar gelede was toe hy Mbon- in die Boere Republiek is terwy 1 die res van die land gyselaar gehou word. Dit raak regstreeks die voortbestaan van die hele Namibiaanse yolk. "Buitelandse toeriste kom die land binne deur op die lughawe Ipumbe Die Mafia in Windhoek? Nee, dis die twee hoofspelers van Swaruk buite Wmdhoek te land. Hulle beweeg se revue, Sleutelgaatjie, wat van 16 tot19 Februarie in die repetisie­ dimensionee1 deur, die reste en lokaal van die Windhoek-teater aangebied word. Die twee kerels is geraamtes van verskeie eras in die niemand anders as Richard van der Westhuizen (links) en Lochner Narnibiaanse opset waaronder die de Kock. Duitse bewindsjare tot selfs die huidige ' tonnelbouery in Windhoek," het hy gese. 'N GAATJIE IS OP PAD! Skeleton beloof om ook diepsnydende kritiek op die huidige DIE Suidwes-Afrikaanse Raad vir die Uitvoerende Kunste bied van en toekomstige politieke bestel te aanstaande week 'n tipies Afrikaner revue in Windhoek aan. Die lewer soos sy voorgangers waaron­ aanbieding word deur Swaruk as 'n Koninklike Boerevertoning der: driedramas van GEorge Weide­ aan teaterliefbebbers voorgehou. Dorian Haarhoff, die skrywer man, M29, 'n Smerige Geskiednis en Aldo Behrens, die regisseur van Die revue, Sleutelgaatjie, word van 16 tot 19 Februarie in die van Skeleton. die Gyselaars. Die stuk sal nou in 'n die stuk. repetisie-Iokaal van die Windhoek-teater aangebied. Bekende Suid­ werkswinkelsituasie deur tien studente Afrikaanse akteurs, Richard van der Westhuizen en Lochner de In 'nonderhoudhetAldoBehrens, opgevoer word en behoort teen einde geni Ngema se Woza Albert na hoof van die Drama Departement Maart vir Kampustoneel gereed te N arnibie ingevoer het. Een van die Kock vertolk die hoofrolle in Sleutelgaatjie. Albei is ou bekendes by aan die Universiteit van Narnibie, wees. stukke wathy graag sou wou bring is Windhoek-gehore. ' vandeesweek gese dat die tweetalige Jaarliks neem ' die meeste Suid­ Safarina, ook van Ngema. Ouderge­ Richard het sy toneelloopbaan in 1978 by Truk in Transvaal begin stuk in die vorm van 'n Afrika-revue Afukaanse universiteite deel aan die woonte gaan sy groep spelers weer en het sedertdien fenomenaal opgang in die vermaaklikheidswereld aangebied gaan word. " Dit is 'n • weeklange studente-samekoms, in vanjaar na die GrahlUIlstad Nasion­ gemaak. Oy ~I vir verskeie streek kunsterade in talle produksies letterlike en figuurlike voorstelling Pretoria. Baie van die werke wat aI ale Kunste Fees. Die ~tuk, Raka Die opgetree en was ook al voltyds in diens van Swaruk. Die vernaamste met baie simboliek wat sinspeel op by die fees opgevoer is, is al deur Musical sal by die ,geleentheid toneelopvoerings waarin hy al opgetree hett is onder andere: die huidige en die toekoms van 'n Suid-Afrilcaanse streelErade opgevoer. opgevoer word. Sy dqlartement skud Plaston, Hamlet, Minnaar onder die Wapen, Die Potlooddief en die onafhanklike Namibie. Niemand word . Volgens Behrens het sy departe­ ook r,eeds sy vere reg om vanjaar die , Engel, Kyk hoe Hoi Hulle, Ousus eit vele ander. in die stuk gespaar of oor die 'hoof ment vanjaar sommer nog baie planne eerste Namibiaanse drama graduandi Op televisie het Namibiane hom ai in st1,lkkesoos, Die Meisie van gesien sover dit die heilige koeie ,in op teatergebied. Hy wag steeds te lasat af studeer. Suidwes" Agter Elke Ma~ en die Mannheim-saga te siene gehad. Richard kom al 'n lang pad aan met revue, want reeds in 1979 het hy self 'n revue vir Swaruk geskryf en is dit met groot sukses plaaslik opgevoer. As musiekskrywer het hy die temalied van die televisiereeks, Ballade vir 'n Enkeling geskryf. Lochner het ookal in plaaslike produksies gespeel, maar is meer bekend vir sy hantering vir die televisie kinderprogram, Wielie­ Walie wat hy vir 'n lang tyd hanteer het. Hy is ook die skrywer van 'n drama oor Vigs. Verder tree hy gereeld op Johannesburgse verhoe op en speel stemrolle op radio. MOEDER En toe eendag sterf mamma so stil, Liefdevol en teer was sy altyd Hard was die slag, maar dit was gewees God se wil. Sy't ons goed versorg, nie eers Die derde driejafige Kaapstad haar eie lot gevrees, Toe was die lewe so anders; Suider-Afrikaanse kuns­ as mamma, verpleegster en kok Geen mamma of verpleegster uitstalling word tans by die het ons haar geken wat kan geJiees. Windhoekse Kunsgallery die beste was sy, almal sal dit As God ooit 'n engel geskep het, uitgestal en duur. tot 19 moet beken. was dit mamma. Februarie. Kunsliefbebbers is Gehikkig is ons wat haar Iiefde gaande oor die gehalte werk Nooit het ek haar ooit hoor kla gesmaak het. wat op die uitstalling te sien is. Sy het haar laste stilweg gedra, Die twee werke hiernaas is Niemand het geweet van haar Nooit sal sy vergete wees, gedoen deur Dominic pyn, By Jesus is sy, maar by ons haar Thornburn (bo) en is getitel, StiI, bai~ stil het sy net gees. Daar gat die Yellow Pages. Links weggekwyn. Dankie mamma, jy was 'n is 'n werk van Bonie' wonderlike vrou, Ntshalintshalien is getitel, 'n Glimlag was deel van haar Die res van ons dae sal wees, Tamfuti. Baie van die werke is moederskap baie seer en rou. 'n toonbeeld van die huidige Terwille van ons het sy ook politieke bestel in Suid-Afrika. geoffer haar slaap, Deur K.A.Fisch THE NAMIBIAN FOCUS ,Friday Febraury 10 1989 7

roeb, te stel. Dhalondokaiha Eerstens wil ons onderstreep dat dhiyi iita FOCUS on letters/brieweleembilive ons stoere ondersteuners van die Damara Raad is, synde ons self , Damaras is. Dus wil ons di~ duidelik PONTSAPO onda hala Qkwnu . na za kupi nye? Takamesa, Hawaza omukulunhufIkola womulaule taanye stel dat geen vraaE of stelling wat kunda one oshigwana oshithiminilcwa. Komukulo gwefuta lyaAntilanti mulrurapota ngo katarako ozo mBuru okutambula ounona molwaashi vati gemaak word, gemik is om u as leier Otandi mu shangele'one aaNamibia Oku n'oshitunda shim we azo mwato omu moNamibia, ntani ovalimoNANSOodulayadjakQ-vati af te takel of u integreteit aan te tas aaholimbili. Pwa piti ihe ngashin­ Sha ~eyika Namibia ngoka hasumu ka. ovo va eta oibofa. Oshidjuu shili nie. geyi omumvula 10, sho Styn ali atula Diworoka hena asi edina lyoge okupukulula ovahongi novakulun­ Nietemin, in die lig van die ver­ oveta yokangendjo kuusikuko North ono lrunyatekesa mono mbapira dendi. hufikola ovo natango ve he wete Musho omu n'aakalimo wikkelinge wat in ons ge1iefde land (kOwambo) ngashingeyi otaku popiwa Apa nga gusa SWAPO sirongo, madina noinava hala okudilaadila ouwa Yomihoko dha yooloka besig is om afte speel, is elke bevolk- ' kutya, oveta ndjika oya fa tai ka geni mogeli monombapira. Takamesa! woshiwana,shavo. haya ithanwa Aanamit;>ia ingsgroep besig om na sy leier op te long a owala sigo 20-02-1989. Opo Diworoka hena nonkango dombu­ Osheetifa eenghono, hapo paife Yo oyo ooyene yasho. kyk vir raad en leiding. esiku tali landula 21-02-1989 aantu ruzoge zedina Eugene"Terblanche" shaashi efunbo lavo "leetyeke" ola Hoe jammer ookal, veral ons wat ya tameke okweenda uusiku. asi: "Die enigste goeie kaffer is die yuka pexulilo. Kakele kovahongi, in Windhoek is, se dat ons in die war Mpaka onda hala oku londodha Shitunda shi n'uuyamba dooie kaffer", mBuru zoge ozo zina oshiwana nasho ponhele yokuyam­ is, veral: aamwameme, unene mboka yosko­ Shilongo shi n'omaliko ku pula kuntantangoso kapi nina diva asi bidida ehongo, otashi Iibomo po. Die persberig dat sekere here, by shitopolwa shiita (Owambo) ookuume , Aanamibia ando oluhepo kaye lu * ovengoso nove mBuru nyendi, ndi Unene eshi ohandi shi tongo mekwata­ name Barney Barnes, HanS Rohr, aasimanekwa, ndjika oyo onkundana shi ove yisinke nye? fano noukamba ovo va dikwa popepi Peter Kalangula en u mnr. Garoeb ombwanawa okupulakenwa. The tango Ihe oye lu etelwa. One nopapeta nsene kapi munaid­ neefikola. Eekomitiye deefIkola besig is om 'n front te vorm met die natu tseyeni kutya oshilongo shetu iva, sirongo koku manguruka sina oshikondo shehongo mOw ambo oog op verteenwoordiging in die sigo om:paka kashina ombili. Yo yuka. No. 435 tazi katameka 1 April, ovahongi,novataleli voshiwananatu Shitunda shi n'oomina Konstitusionele Raad, wat die kon­ ookayamukulwa omo yeli mokati ketu. kapisi ure. One hena kuntanta asi kaleni twa pashukileni oinima aishe Shilongo shi u'makuti-mithitu stitusie vir 'n onafhanklike Namibie Yo oyena ehalo nondjuulukwe oku SWAPO kudipaga,SWAPO kudi­ tai tula ehongo lounona vetu Shi n'uushitwe kamana sal opstel. Is dit waar? dhipaga nokushonopeka oshigwana, paga. Morwasi SWAPO muntu, ano moshiponga. * Volgens berigte sou die naam opo ehogololo lyaayehe Ii adhe Shi n 'nombapa yanashili/ yi fuula ogo muntu yi ge SWAPO. Omukolonye1ci ota longo keshe apa van die front glo, United Democratic omwaalu gwa ninga omushona. Tuta reni tupu moomu moKavango ta dulu oku tu ngabeka tu ha ,ye Front wees. Is dit waar? Omukulugwonale okwa tile,: "She Shitunda sha lil'aakwiilongo asi Vakatako vantu vangapi vana komesho. Is hierdie verwikkeIingedeurdie ku ' langela, ,oshina uunongo Shilongo sha kongolola aalcuuyuni * dipaga moomu mo nuwe jaar: Cde. kong res van die Damara Raad nokukulya". Ko aniwaohaka tegwa . Ayehe otaa liIi Namibia Sixtus S,impande, Vakatako; goedgekeur en waarom is daar nie naashoka hakali? Omolwashike mbela ' KONDJA SHEEHAMA Omolw'uuyamba washo. CdeJohannes Kamunima, Vakatako; inligtingsvergaderings gehou om taka. zipo mesiku ndyoka? Otashivullka P.O.BOX X5507 Cde. Paulus Likuwa, va Inligting. Shitunda shetu ino tila onder andere die Damaras in stede­ ahala tu nyanyukwe tse tu dhimbwe OSHAKATI 9000 Nye kutunda po toka tanta asi SWAPO Shilongo shetu ino sholola like gebiede in te lig nie? shoka aningile esiku olyo tuu ndyoka kudipaga? One kuntanta hena asi Ou n'aamoye taye ku kondjele '* Ons vemeem dat u, mnr. Garoeb, moBanga yaShakati 19-02-1988. SWAPO kutUTa vantu modorongo. 435 Paife aaa Wun'aatekulu taye ku gamene as voorsitter van die Damara Uitvoer­ Nenge pam we okwa hala na~ango Raphael Nak:are Dinyando modoroogo ende Komitee bedank. Indien dit waar aninge ' ngaashi aningile walye. zalye vanakara? OKUZA oomwedhi mbali dhaziko is, dra dit die goedkeuring van die Omutondi naye okwa dhiladhila Aakwiilongo nan do naa kondje Kapisi za South Africa zooo mBuru? sigo onena mOwambo omwa'holoka kongres weg? muule. Oku shi shi kutya mesiku Aakuyuni nande naa kambadhale We salute you Cde. Muremi and Cde. evundakano enene ndjoka tali etwa * As hierdie gerugte waar is, aan­ ndyoka omo wo hamu taambwa Tse itatu ku etha shitunda shetu Nakare. SWAPO will win and Na­ komakakunya shinasha nokutsa oshig­ vaar u vanselfsprekend datdie stede­ oondjambi dhaambaka haa longele itatu ku thigi po shilongo shetu mibia will be free Comrades. wana shaNamibia omaminimini. like Damaras vir die front sal stem? epangelo lyOwambo. Omakakunya pamwe naahoIi yago Mumboka omwaalu omunene otaga ende taga ningile aantu iigongi Shitunda shetlLowe tu palutha Ons erken u gesag en vermoe om gwaamba yuuviteko (yalongwa). Ye SWAPO SUPPORTER mlitopolwa yomOwambo tage shi Shilongo shetu we tu kutitha die Damaras te lei. Ons waardeerook okwatseyawokutyaesikulyekwato P.O.BOX435 ningi muufuthi nomiifundja opo Katu na uumbanda washa die moeites wat u die afgelope jare aantu ohaa kala yena oompumbwe RUNDU9000 gawape gatandelithe oopropaganda Omolwoye tatu itanga sedert die afsteIWe van opperhoof, odhindji. Yo yamwe ohaa nu sha dhawo ngaashi hageshiningi shito. Cornelius Goreseb, gedoen het. Meer pitilila etaa nyanyukwa nduno noku Ehongo nali dje Omasiku sho gali 25 Januari 1988 Uuyuni nando nau ku kondjele as ooit te tevore is leiding nou van dhimbulukwa kutya okangendjo oka Pwaakwenyanga opwali pwaningwa kardinale belang vir ons, maar waar . za po,' etaa ende uusiku kayena Iilongo nando nayi ku halcane moshiponga oshigongi komakakunya. Mokush­ staan die Damaras nou? uumbanda. Ye omudhipagi tamono Aamwoye opo tu Ii ininga ohaga gongele uunona, Ons kry die indruk dat slegs di­ nduno ompito yoopala. Kutya nee Otatu kuyugu kombala KWAFENGE ndi holole eudonai aakulupe noshowo aantu mba yafa egene, wat in Khorixas woonagtig is, oku dhenga omiloli dhawo omune­ lange inolwa edopo tali kenyeneke kayuvitekonawa.Ohayahawalekwa as Damaras geag word omdat net nenene nomikukutu muuhauto waak­ meefIkola detu dovalaule moNamibia neye uuleke, ondoha, uunamunate, Shitunda tatu ku itangele hulle oor Daman Raad bewegings washigwana uushuushuka nuupupuka, omudo wadjako. Oshili shayela kutya oombiila nosho tuu. Okuza mpono Shilongo we tu peth'esimano ingelig word. nenge ota longitha oondjembo ngaashi omulandu wehongo moshilongo omu .opo ihe tagatem:eke oshigongi shago Otwa tokola tu kale mungoye Ons die skrywers van hierdie ope ha ningi. onghee tau twikile noku mbembel­ ngaashi tashilandula mpa: Otaga ende Sigo ehulilo lyomasiku getu brief is seker dat baie Damaras - nie Ano shigwana kotokela iineya eka nokudopifa oshiwana shetu. taga ti aniwa aantu inaya hogolola net die in Windhoek nie -maar oral in nomakoto gomuniita nangoye. Dha Oshili sheetifa onghenda eshi SWAPO oshoka anuwa SWAPO oye Namibie met dieselfde vrae sit. londoka iha dhi yi lita. Ye kee ku ANGULA-DAVID yaANGVLA .ovanafIkola omayovi nomayovi omudhipagi noheende ashike tayakapo 130 FAIR ROAD Dus glo ons dat u die leier sal wees lombwele keshi gwoye. Otandi in­ noneudo inava mona omhito yoku iinima yaantu. ' en u verantwoordelikheidteenoor die dile ku kehe ngoka ena oshipwiyu kala omutumba moipunda. Etomelo Oshilongo ngele oshamangululwa LONDON N15-STR Damaras opneem deur hierdie Vrae mewiliko lyoshigwana: Ngaashi osheshi vati "ovadopa" itava dulu koSWAPO aniwa otayi kakuthapo UNITED KINGDOM te beantwoord. aalongiskola, aasita yomagongalo, okulishuna mo meengudu omo vali. omaliko agehe gaakwashigwana aakwahlliwa nooyene yomikunda Justus moet sa • Kandi shii ngeenge oshili paushili etaganingipo gepangelo. Otagati kutya Dawid Eichab noku kehe ngaa ngoka ena aantu oku kelela okanona keli moStd.6 ka aniwa kapuna nande ogumwe takakala pegumbo lye. Kutya onawa ando Josef Uirab ha shune mongudu shaashi ena eliko nenge epya lye ly­ LAAT ons toe om in u veel gelese pomasiku gopetameko tu kaleni Dawid Eiseb vati"okadopa" kakuna omulandu opaumwene. Natango oya kala nok­ koerant 'n paar vrae aan die leier van nokwiinyenga pomahala gopopeni ano mounyuni aushe iha u pitikaomunhu upukitha aantu kutya mepangelo die Damara Raad, mnr. Justus Ga- Windhoek mpoka twa kala hatu inyenge shito. eheIishune mongudu omo a Ii. lyaSWAPO kamuna oongeleka. ' \-______--'- ______.--1 Tse tu taleni ngaa onkalo kutya Omunhu luhapu oto Ii pula kutya Ongeleka yaSwAPO aniwa ondjembo otai yi ngiini. Oshoka otwa hala notwa omolwashike ngee okanona ka ashike. yuulukwa okwnona aamwameme "dopa" epuko ha Ii talika lokaana, Aakulupe itaya kamona aniwa mboka yeli pondje yoshilongo, naam­ nonande opena oinima ihapu tai dulu iimaliwa. Oga tsikile nokusheka kutya boka yeli moodholongo otwa hala ya okudopifa okaana. Ngeenge okaana SWAPO evaya nokushi ashike okutega zamo, opo atuheni tu ka nyanyukweni ita ka tambulululwa nena otashi ulike ooboma nokuteyapo omeya. Aapukithi pamwe mu Namibia lyamanguluka. kutya "epuko ledopo" 010 kaana mbano oya uvanekele woo aakwashig­ Ano natu kondjeni owala ashike nomolwaasho okena oku wana kutya yo itayakadhengawe nomukumo. Ondjila yomaudhigu handukilwa. Naashi ohashi ningwa aakwashigwana nenge yalyatepo ndjoka tweenda oyali onde, nandjoka paku he ka tambululula. omapya gawo. Aniwa yo otaya ka yiliko opo tu mone ombili moshi­ Epulo olili nee apa kutya omolw­ kala yena ombili naakwashigwana longo oyo ofupi. Onkee ano natu ashike okaana taka ningwa nonande oya kala nokuhepa aantu. S idhidhimikeni ngaa. Inatu ningeni oshihakanwa nonande ovahongi "Ngame m:wene ondi shishi lela IiV£ ondjamba ya vulwa, ye omutsi aloloka. sJ91EfJ vahapu navo ove na mo oshitopolwa kutya aantu mbano oyo aatumwa shinene medopo lokaana keshe? yaSouth Africa mbono yatumwa owina Oikwa ku ,.IiIfK£T SHIIMY sha REHA Omolwashike ovahongi, no­ opo yeye yapukithe oshigwana shetu Oikwa m '~a! P.O.BOX 1379 vakulunhufikola shaN amibia. 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Oku ono hara Oshinyematifa okudilaadila waAfrika 8 Friday February 10 1989 THE NAMIBIAN FOCUS + + DIE MASJINIS + + 'N KORTVERHAAL ek moet elke klant aan geld help wat ret uit die pakkie. Smaaklik teug hy Deur Frederick B. Philander sy eie hier verloor? Dinkjy ek bedryf vir ou laas aan die sigaret. Hy bepeins die heilsleer hier? Gaan nou in vrede. en dink diep na oor al sy mislukkings SOOS 'n outomaat bestuur hy nou sy motortjie meganies, maar doellos deur die helderverligte strate Ek is 'n vredeliewende mens. Ek kan in die lewe. van Windhoek. Bekende bakens soos die Koedoe-standbeeld en andere is maar net vat skimme uit die niks aan jou probleem doen nie," se Wat het dit alles vir hom in die sak die man met fmaliteit in sy stem. gebring: perdewedrenne, one-arm­ verlede. Hy wil hulle nie meer erken nie, die dinge wat hom elke dag van sy misrabele lewe op vaste Druipstert en met baie selfverwyte banditmasjiene. crown and anchors aarde verseker het. Hy is vasbeslote om homself uit hierdie wereld te verwyder voordat iemand anders stap Simon moedeloos terug nadie en roulette-masjiene. Hy voel leeg, ditvir hom doen. helderkleurige masjien wat intussen verlore en alleen. uitgedruk soos 'n . Vergete is sy vrou en twee kinders oudergewoonte nommerkombinasies . Korthiema staan en soebat Simon weer 'n paar honderd rand skaamte­ pap perske. Daar bly nou niks meer wat vir hqrn eens op 'n tyd alles in die van die roulette-masjiene koorsagtig mnr. Paradise met lee sakke om geld. loos van ander klante gemergel het. oor vir hom nie. Hy het klaar besluit. .. lewe beteken het. Met hierdie laaste sit en uitwerk. " As hy op die twaalf " Ag. nee, mnr. Swarts. Ek bedryf Hy moet aan iets dink, want selfs sy Willoos steek hy di~ motorsleutel wanhoopdaad sal hy die ganse wereld gaan staan, sal hy die beweging moet mos 'n sake-ondememing net soos jUigkoorkanhomnieeersaan 'npaar iIi die gleuf en kry die motor aan die vanaand wys dat hy geen lafaard is herhaal. .. hy moet dan net weer op die andere," se mnr.Paradise. rand help nie. Hoe vemederend kan gang. Suf lig die petrolnaald. maar nie. Hy sal dit doen, hy moet dit ses vassteek ... dan die' nege. of nee, Simon merk dat dit hom niks sal die lewe nie soms wees nie! Enkele bly vassteek op die leegstreep. Dan eenvoudig net doen. Hy weet sy moed wag. Gister het hy oorg~slaan na die baat om verder'te pleitnie. Hy vererg ure gelede was hy nog bekend as die kom die voertuig in beweging. sal hom nie vanaand begewe nie. nul. Ek het hom! More sal ek hom homst:lf gruwelik. " Maar ekhetnou masjinis! Nou is hy ftiks. Almal het " Ag, waar ek nOll heen gaan. sal Baie ander voor hom het dit al gedoen. wys! Ek is sy baas! ." se hy ~ardop as net my hele maand se salaris verloor. hom aangepor. Waarvoor? Om sy ek nie meer petrol voor nodig he Huilend klou hy die stierstang vas. " hy deur die koerant blaai. Die horre­ Toon dan tog 'n bietjie begrip!" geld te verloor? Wat helpdit alles nie ••• se hy hardop aan homself. God vergewe my!," se hy skoop. Hy moet dit lees! " Jammer.. mnr. Swarts. Ek ver­ nou? Hy ry voort. Sy bistemming. die selfverwytend. " Ek kan nie anders " Die Skerpioen - more is die loor groot bedrae geld maandeliks. Simon seenigste uitweg nou is om Gorengab-dam, verlosser van baie nie." Hy voel in hierdie stadium nie gelukkigste dag in jou lewe. Die sterre JulIe kom hier, ek nooi julIe glad nie, homself te help op die manier waarop selfmoordenaars en onskuldige eers' meer die br.andende sigaret­ beweeg nou in 'n goeie baan om om my uit te roei. Ek ken julIe ou ander hulself elke dag by die m~jiene swemmers! stompie tussen sy vuil, geldbesmeerde geluk te bring." lees hy hardop uit speletjjes," se hy opreg. help. Hy kry 'n metaalpapi­ " Maar die dam was dan. altyd so vingers nie. die Sterre Voorspel. Met gedagtes " Maar ek is platsak! My vrou en erkleinmetjie in die hande, buig dit vuil. vlieeen all Wonderofhulledit van 'n fortuin in dobbelgeld. gaan kinders. Waarvan gaan hulle lewe?," ongesiens reguit en loq> op die masjien darem'sal skoonmaak na my dood vir Sy vingers is goudgeel van die raak hy suf in die kinderbedjie aan wil Simon weet. af. Skaamteloos probeer hy geld met die nuwe reenseisoen.·' dink hy met nikotien, tekens van 'n kettingroker die slaap ... " Dit is nie my worries daai nie. Jy die metaalkorikoksie voor by diegleuf galge humor as hy voortsnel, verby soos min. Die vuilheid. aan sy hande " Ek het hom! lou beauty! Jou moes mos tog vooraf geweet het. En uitkrap: Iemand mallk by mnr. Para­ die rioolsuiweringsgeboue. Kort daar is nog net die enigste bewys van sy engel!," skree~ Simon van lekkerte noll. mnr. Swarts, da,ar is ander klante dise ·alarm. Dan word Simon onsere­ anderkant, nabydie wal. stotter die hele salaris wat hy die middag deur as hy die eerste R180 uit die masjien wat my benodig," se hy vererg. monieel met 'n storm vloekwoorde motQrtjie tot stilstand - sonder dobbelary verloot het. Dit help nie verdien. "Kan iemand gou vir my 'n ," Maar jy kan my mos nie net by die dobbelklub uitgesit. brandtsof. Demmit! Kan 'n mens dan om nou daaroor bekomrnerd te wees geldsak bring, die geld is te veel! .... sommer so in die steek laat nie. Ek is Vemederd sit hy nou in in die nie eers in vrede selfmoord pleeg nie. Dit is tog die einde. Nooit of te se hy aan die baie omstaanders. tog 'n gereelde customer hier by jou! donker in sy motortjie. 'n Eensame nie! nimmer hoefhy meer die gesanik en Vlugvoetig kom die assistent van Het jy dan geen gevoel vir andere en velate figuur. Hy weet nie her­ waarskuwings van sy vrou aan te die Paradise dobbelklub met 'n geldsak nie?" waarts of derwaarts nie. Met 'n (SLOn hoor nie. In die hiemamaals sal tog nader gehuppel. .. Seker, mnr. Swarts .. " Gevoel se agterstewe! Dink jy bewende hand dop hy sy laaste siga- net hy aIleen wees wat die spit moet Always at your service!," se die man ~ afbyt. Soos' 'n slaapwandelaar peil beleef as hy die geld behendig voor hy en sy motortjie nou op die hoe wal by die masjienlaaitjie in die sak opraap van die dam buite die stad.. . en en aan die glurende eienaar van VERONTREGTES Paradise by die toonbank oorhandig. Simon Swartz, baasdobbelaar en Met 'n bekaf-glimlag omskep die gunsteling ondersteuner van die knol van 'n eienaar die munstukke in beroepswedders in die stad staan Soos note en gee dit · aan sy helper. Hy EN LENIN 'n madonna voor die gapende gleuf • fluister iets onhoorbaar in sy assis­ van die altyd vattende en grypende tent se oor as hy die geld na Simon IN 'n onlangse skrywe het ek gewag gemaak van die rol van die roulette-masjien. Hierdie is sy turf! terugbring. sogenoemde pentacostal kerke om 'n anti-christelike beleid soos Hy voelhomself baas enheerser oor Skaar is die note aan Simon oorhan­ apartheid goed te praat en te regverdig en terselfdertyd kommunisme baie. Hierdie maantuigagtige gedrogte //JailS dig of hy tref die teiken weer volskoot aan anti-chris koppel. is sedert hul verskyning in feitlik op die masjien. Simon is in sy nop­ l/(laAS elke kafeetjie in die stad soos pie·s. Die omstaanders jui'g saam: " Teenstaanders van 'n regering word ander regering elke vier of vyf jaar bloedkanker deel van hom. Die Mooi so!, Simon." "Wys homjy's normaalweg onder die vaandel van demokrasie. 'n Regering wie se masjiene het al deel van sy bestaan nie verniet die masjinis nie!" " Die "beveg kommunisme en anti-Chris" ekonomiese beleid daarop gemik is en sy persoonlikheid geword. vark het gister 'n hele R200 uit 'n op die wreedste maniere in tt:onke om die volk te bevoordeel en tevrede onteenseglik as die oOrwinnaar uit arme man soos ek se sak gemergel. •• gestop, aangehou en gemartel. As 'n te stel, het normaalweg minder die stryd sal tree en dat dit groot Gister se reIletjie met sy vrou oor "Wys hom waar Judas sy dertig mens Westerse demokrasie en kapi­ probleme. In ons omstandighede is vrese by sommige blankes laat sy geldverkwisting, mael nog munstukke begrawe het." skreeu 'n talisme van nader 'beskou, is daar daar ongelukkig diesulkes wat soos ontstaan? Die agterstand vir die klokhelder in sy gedagtes ondenvyl • ander omstaander. Met groot leedver­ heelwat opvallende archiellese te aasvoels teer op belastingbetalersgeld swartrnan in hierdie land is te gioot hy die silwerrande kwistig een vir maak staan mnr. Paradise nader as hy bespeur. Die mees uitstaande swakplek ten koste van die gewone burger. om uit te wis. maar nogtans sal 'n een by die gleuf van die masjien die uitroepe hoor. in die stelsel is selfsugtigheid wat Hierdeur word moordsonde gepleeg. daadwerklike.poging aangewend moo ingooi. Hy het moeite om nie sy Vies m.aak die eienaar sy masjien baseer is op die slagspreuk: elkeen Om mense geleidelik en stadig in hul word om dit in 'n onafhanklike .huislewe te meng met dit wat hy nou oop.laat 'n groot getal munte uitseil vir homself en God vir almal. Hier­ ellende te laat verstik. is 'n onver­ Namibie uit te probeer wis. doen nie. Jy kan.nie jou persoonlike en Qruk geheimsinnig 'n paar knop­ die stelling kom daarop neer dat die skoonbare oortreding wat die ganse Met die onafwendbare instelling lewe met dobbel meng nie, waarsku pies aan die binnekant kort voordat koloniale slagoffers armer raak en bevolking tot mideel strek. van Resolusie 435 nou feitlik 'n uitge­ hy homself, maar sy.brein verseg om hy die voorkant van die masjien weer die rykes word verder verryk. Om sy 'n Omgekeerde situasie het ver­ maakte saak, is daar nou reeds blankes hul gesprek te kanseleer. toeklap. 'n Kombinasieverandering, eie gewete te probeer sus, stel die lede jaar ontstaan toe 'n aantal blankes wie se gewetes hulself opkuil oor die flits dit deur Simon se prein. Hierop staat normaalweg welsynorganisasies inderhaas na Lusaka is om verseker­ onregte wat hulle teenoor die veron- . " Ek het nie eers ·meer die tweede is hy ook voorbereid. Hy tref die daar om mense net aan die lewe te inge van SIIffi Nujoma oor grondbesit tregtes in die land oor dekades gepleeg ' rok aan my gat nie! Ons kirid het nog boerpot nog twee keer na mekaar hou. te verlay? Is hierdie bewys dat Swapo het. net melk tot more! Jy roei ons uit. voordat die ongeluk sy tol begin eis. In die vorige skrywe omtrent hier­ Kanjy nie sien dat jy ons ruineer ons. Kort tevore was Simon nog die heersec die aangeleentheid het ek ook genoem Watgaanmetjouaan? W~ gaandit oor hierdie masjien wat soveel geluk dat K~el Marx waarskynlik in sy nog eindig?," wil Magriet vir die en ongeluk op een dag kan meebring: graf sou omdraai as hy bewus ge­ soveelste keer van Simon weet. " Jou doring!..." word het van hoe sy beleid verkrag " Moet nie bekommerd wees nie! Hy wen. is. Hy sou ook met 'n lied in die hart Alles sal nog regkom. jy sal sien. Hy sit sy geld op die ses. kon vemeem hoe Lenin sy so sial­ MOre sal dit anders wees, ,. verdedig .. Hy kom ... hy kom ... Net istiese denke na sy smaak aangepas Simon Swarts homselfnutteloos. Hy langsaan... op die elf!" het Nogtans dink ek dat kommunisme weet dit is nie waar nie. Hy verloor. nog die beste geleenthede tot de­ " Ek weet dit nou dat jy nie meer " Gee my 'n koeldrank, ~seblief! ,. mokrasie skep mits dit reg toegepas met my getroud is nie. maar met Die spanning loop op. Hy plaas word. Nogtans glo ek dat kOOUlUmisme cdaardie vervloekte masjiene. Jou R15 in die gleuf. liewer net 'n teorie bly as wat dit KfiFFEE deuntjie van alles wat nog sal regkom "Nou sal ek hom wys!" . huidiglik bedryf word. is nou al baie holruggery. Dit gaan " Ag. nee, net weer langsaan." Suid-Afrikahet 'n bestelop swart­ nou al 'n jaar lank so. Wanneer wil jy Simon slaan die masjien. mense afgedwing vir sy eie redes. dan nou entkry? Wat te erg is is te " Was gaan nou met die ding Die Suid-Afrikaanse interpretasie ag. Die bankstaat het vandag opgedaag aan?" wil hy verontwaardig weet. van kommunisme is dat dit godlas­ FOR THE BEST TAKE-AWAY met 'n groot oortrokke rekening. Hoe Ek het dan nou al R500 verloor," se terlik is. Niemand sal my egter kan gaan ons dit betaal? Jou dobbelsug . hy na 'n rukkie aan homself. oortuig dat kommunisme en atieisme sal nog jou einde beteken, hoor wat Simon wen weer 'n keer. sinoniem is nie. Dit is meer toevallig FOODS IN KATUTURA ek jou vandag se ••• weerklink sy vrou " Alles myne!." se hy opgewonde. dat die Russiese Politburo atieisties se woorde nog helder in sy ore het hy " Bring my asseblief 'n dop, 'n stywe is. Net soos ons verskillende tipe WE ALSO STOCK GROCERIES in die kind se kamer die vorige nag een! - demokrasie kry, so ook kan 'n chris­ gaan slaap. , Die assistent kom vlugvoetig nader telik gefundeerde kommunistiese Laat die vorige aand kon hy nog met 'n dop whiskey. Die assistent is stelsel toegepas word wat almal sal AND COSMETICS die rou snikke van sy vrou vanuif die ten volle bewus van die naderende bevoordeel as 'n mens moet oordeel hoofslaapkamer hoor. Hy het stilletjies. einde van die masjinis. Hy en mnr. aan 'n' sogenoemde "Christelike MR MULUNGA AT maar vasbeslote opgestaan en met Paradise se motto was nog altyd: " regering" met die huidige tussen­ die dag se koerant by die tafel gaan Gee 'n swaap 'n tou en hy hang tydse regering as tipiese voorbeeld sit. homself." Gee' die masjinis maar YOUR SERVICE daarvan. •. I Met 'n potlood gewapen het. hy nog net kans! Vir sommiges is die kies van 'n