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18 October 1985 other prices on page 2 Emil Appolus Bishop Ida Jimmy slams PR drive booted released· from Court Inside Sean Cleary • Page 3 speaks • Inside ropagan .a pans amme STAFF REPORTER A FORMER SOUTH AFRICAN Foreign Affairs official, Mr Sean Cleary, has been severely criticised for spearheading a master propaganda campaign to promote the interim government abroad. Mr Cleary took over as controller-in-chief of the public relations drive on October 1 and left Windhoek yesterday for the United States, apparently to terminate the contract of the Washington­ based consultants, Shipley and Smoak, after an embarrassing propaganda faux pas. At the beginning of the month the contract of the London-based consultants, Trevor Lloyd-Hughes and As­ sociates, was also terminated. The American consultancy The booklet was widely­ earlier this year published a car­ distributed, particularly among toon booklet parodying Swapo members of the US Congress. President Sam Nujoma, which 'Congressmen don't like to was not well-received in Washington. Continued on page 3 Judge ·issue: MS JOSEPHINE GAWACHAS, 93 years, the daughter von Moses Francois, considered by some to be the 'founder' of Windhoek. Today is the 95th anniversary of the 'founding' of Windhoek by von Francois, and Ms Gawachas was not invited to attend the planned wreath-laying ceremony outside the Municipality at lOhoo. There is controversy about this issue, many believing that the true makes offer founder was Jonker Afrikaner. STAFF REPORTER IN THE CONTINUING controversy surrounding the appointment as Judge of Mr Piet van der Byl, it emerged this week that a settlement out of Court has been pro­ posed by the applicants in pending litigation. They are - eye-witness the interim government Minister of Health, Mr Moses account Katjiuongua, and Mineral Affairs Minister, Mr Andreas Shipanga. FROM A SPECIAL Sources said in Windhoek that if Cabinet decisions concerning Mr CORRESPONDENT the compromise wa~ accepted by the van der By!. This would mean that his CAPETOWN respondents, the entire issue of the appointment would be nullified and Chairmanship of the stalled 'Con­ the interim Cabinet would be back t<.. GROWING · UP on the Cape stitutional Council' would have to be square · one on the issue of the Flats, I witnessed some horrific re-negotiated. Chairmanship. gang fights, wliich even today The respondents are Mr Justice Political .observers pointed out van der Byl, the Administrator that the storm over the controversial frighten me. But none of the General, Mr Louis Pienaar, the in­ appointment, could abate if Mr violence I saw in my youth terim government Finance Minister, Justice van der Byl himself stepped prepared me for the carnage Mr Dirk Mudge, the Cabinet Chair­ down as a Judge of the Supreme which unfolded before my eyes in man, Mr Hans Diergaardt, and Court. Thornton Road, Athlone, Cape Justice Minister, Mr Fanuel Mr Katjiuongua said they were Town on Tuesday afternoon this Kozonguizi. now awaiting a reply from the week. Mr Katjiuongua confirmed that respondents to their offer of Arle3 bUtt 9kJte Gtl1lhHpMfy With my eyes burning and my nose they had made an offer for a settle­ settlement. running as a result of facing a volley ment out of Court, but he declined Meanwhile, Mr Mudge took off bUul0t Sie bel 'ofteargas in Wynberg, where police to give details. this week for Pretoria where he had He said he was eager to resolve the kicked down four doors in one house discussions with SA State President matter. Mr P W Botha. It is understood that IMMER FiiHRENO to arrest seven youths earlier that day, WOERMANN, BROCK & CO IN AUSWAHL It was understood that applicants' Continued on page 3 Tel. 061-26232 UNO SERVICE ____ Continued on next page proposal entailed the scrapping of all _2 __T_HE_N_A_MI_BI_AN __ FR_ID_AY_O_cto_be_r1_81_98_5 ______-------- south africa- ,----PW rejects pleas to save poet SOUTH AFRICAN President vengefully murdered: PW Botha has denied a petition Opposition to the planned execu­ for the retrial of Soweto poet, from gallows tion has come from Britain, France, Benjamin Moloise, sentenced to' Germany, Australia and the United death in 1982 for the murder of a last minute stay of execution. the gallows on Friday, October 18. In a statement issued to States, as well as from Kenyan Presi­ a security policeman. The on September 10, Moloise's In an unprecedented move, the Associated Press in Johannesburg, dent Daniel Arap Moi, who has Moloise, 30, is due to be ex­ lawyer, Ms Priscilla J ana, fIled a peti­ ANC office in Lusaka twice issued the ANC said: 'Moloise was in no warned that the execution of Ben ecuted today, despite strong local tion with the office ofthe State Presi­ strong denials of Moloise's respon­ way associated with the death of Moloise 'will not only make him a and international appeals for dent, requesting a retrial on the basis sibility for the killing of Mamelodi notorious policeman Phillipus martyr, but a focal point for further of new evidence. clemency. security policeman Phillipus Selepe Selepe. turbulence'. The appeal was refused by Presi­ in November 1982. 'As a result of the failure of the If he is hanged at Pretoria Central Moloise won a last minute reprieve dent Botha, and Moloise, whom the TheANC says it did order the kill­ regime to capture the unit of Prison, Moloise will be the fifth from the gallows on August 20, when ANC claim is innocent of the crime ing of Warrant Officer Selepe, but U mkhonto We Sizwe responsible for ANC member executed in South the Pretoria Supeme Court granted for which he was convicted, is to face that Moloise was not responsible. Selepe's execution, Moloise is to be Africa. I--------------------------------------------------~----~ Cape violence at 'point of no return' : :ll · @,I@ l:l:· ll(~il§ :ll ),:;: As the gunfire cleared, I looked CONTINUED FROM around me. Across the road I saw a young boy, aged about 16, lying on PREVIOUS PAGE his back. Argus photographer Willie de Klerk From ten metres away I knew that and I drove down Belgravia Road, ' he would never see another day, and the battleground of previous clashes I started to cry inside me. between students and police. Behind him, huddled in a corner, 'Nothing's happening; I said to de were about.20 youngsters - scared Klerk. 'Let's head for town: out of their wits. But Willie smelt trouble. Looking A policeman told them to sit down down St Simon's Road, he said on the pavement. Behind them sat a 'There it is: My eyes followed his young girl, her face a painful picture fmger and I saw tyres burning - a . of naked fear. South African troops in an aggressive mood aboard a police Casspir vehicle. In the incident dej~{'n'hejlll sure-sign1hat trouble wason the-way; . I walked across to' them. But a below, police hid in crates on a truck and then opened fire on a crowd of youths in Athlone, Cape Little did I know what shapeit would policeman stopped me. Picture by Paul Weinberg. take. ' ...." Looking down onthe pavement I We turned into St Simon's Road saw another body. It was·a boy of Pointing to a blood-stained and par ked the car in Thornton about 12 years old. He lay on his back bedspread, she said that the two 'Government seizes Road. Ilooked at my watch and itin- and I knew instinctively that he was youngsters had been sitting on the formed me that the time was 4.46pm. dead. bed when they were wounded. We spotted the rest of the press As ifin a daze, Ilookedupandsaw 'They are relatives of mine and Maties passports corps on the pavement and joined two policemen guarding ahouse fac- normally pop in here every afternoon them. ingStSimon'sRoad. They refused to on their way home from Islamic THE PASSPORTS of eight ed by Stellenbosch University Rector, At precisely 4.S0pm, an orange- let me or any other pressman enter school; she said. SteUenbosch students, who had Professor Mike de Vries, and was coloured truck, easily recognisable the house. Taking me to her bedroom, she planned to' hold talks with the sharply criticised by State President as a South African 'fransport Ser- Ambulances arrived on the scene said.'The poor boy died on the floor. Youth League of the African na­ PW Botha, who said if the students vices vehicle, drove'down Thornton of the slaughter, which was not unlike Nausea gripped me and I wanted tional Congress, have been went ahead with the talks they 'at Road towards Hewat Training the scenes from movies depicting the to run away 'from the area to escape least owed an explanation to College. Mafiahitmen mowing down people the smell of death which hung in the withdrawn by the South African members ofthe security forces, who Youths picked up rocks and waited mercilessly. air. But duty forced me to remain. Government. were fighting and dying within the for the truck to reach the intersection Several people were milling Looking at the police, I felt the In a shock move, Government of­ country and its borders to maintain formed by Thornton and St Simon's around the area and cars created a beginning of hatred for any uniform ficials arrived at the Stellenbosch the principles of democraticgovem­ Roads. traffic jam. which represented the State and felt University campus on Wednesday, to ment structures: 'Just another stoning; I muttered 'Murderers, murderers; shouted myself nodding in agreement when inform the eight students of the deci­ The student leaders, among them to myself. some of the people. onlookers loudly said that they need- sion, and two officials broke into a the SRC Chairman Philip Verster, Beside me, de Klerk was taking One ambulance parked in front of ed arms to carry the fight to the meeting on urgent matters of the said they would be visiting Lusaka in pictures.
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