* TODAY: CHANGE OF NAME AND ROLE FOR 'NASBOUKOR * EXODUS OF EX-SADF MEN TO ANGOLA *

Bringing Africa South

, . Killer Aids could wipe SADCC APPROVES MAJOR out Namibia PROJECTS FOR NAMIBIA rHE ENTIRE Namibian [lopulationis in danger .of being wiped out 'by the killer virus ljds if preventative action is including . Swa~op oil termin,al, ' 110t taken so.on. A grim statement indeed, but a realistic Qne nonetheless according MBATJIUA NGAVIRUE to infol111ition provided by National Aids Control Progranune (NACP)" THE S.outhern African workers yesterday. Devel.opment Co-ordinating "The probl~jn Namibia is that Conference (SAI)CC) bas the country has such a small popula­ tion," saidactingNACPprogranune \ approved several , important manager Abner XoaguQ. "1b,ree pr.ojects f.or Namibia, including . hundred and forty-seven people (the a new .oil terminal at number of reported Aids cases, in, Swak.opmund. Nanlibia at the momc:nt) might sound The oil terminal will make Na­ like a small number, but if everyone mibia less dependent on South Afri­ of these' 347 ,people can infect 25 can fuel and it will probably be used people and so on, the whole Namib- for direc~ imports of refined petro­ · ian p'opulation can be wiped out by leum 'products from Angola. this disease. " A local oil company is believed to Xoagub was speaking on his and have already signed an agreement · other NACP committee. members' with the Angolan state oil company retum from a conference held in Ghana Sonangol to import Angolan diesel at which the neeg for Aids preven­ . for a six-month experimental period. tion in Namibia became abundantly The building of the oil terminal ·clear. would mean that hlige quantities of For example, Nigeria - with a cheap Angolan fuel could be brought population of 120 million people by sea instead of the poorly-main­ (almost 100 times bigger than that of tained overland route. ' Namibia) - has only 161 more re­ Like other projects approved by ported Aids cases (508) than this SADCC, funding still has to be found country. but the provisional SADCC cost es­ And as delegation member Pandu TALK in southern Namibia is that the signs are g.ood for early rain this summer. As this picture taken tinlate for the oil terminal is US$500 Hailonga explained, the reason be­ in the Grunau area sh.ows, the ~louds are already gathering on the h.oriz.on. Photograph: David Lush. 000. hind the limited spread of Aids in SADCC projects that will either Nigeria seemed to be the country's directly or indirectly benefit Namibia effective Aids prevention programme. are mainly in the field of energy. Hailonga said that compared with, , mining and transport and communi­ otlier countries, Namibian health cations. workers, not'to mention the general New houses for Namibia's They projects include the repair of public, were not well informed about' the Gove regulating dam in southern Aids. Angola at ltcostof US$6 million. - But she added that hationwide public The Gave dam is situated in a high aw~reness campaigns and a sweep­ rainfall area in ~gola about 500 ing health worker training scheme homeless police officers kilometres from the Namibian bor­ were about to be launched. . der, but it is currently inoperative because of a construction defect. . The play 'with the Aids prevention A MAJOR building initiative aimed at pr.oviding new P.olice h.ouSing announced the use of troops to assist The repair of the dam is expected message, Fast Norman and His Girl­ the police in their duties, the Housing is ab.out t.o get underway, acc.ording t.o Local G ..overnment and to help in improving water supply to friends, and a puppet shqw Puppets Ministry was charged with .finding Housing Minister Dr Libertine Amathila. the Ruacana and CaIueque dams in Against Aids· are currently touring solutions to the accommodation the dry season. the 'country, raising public aware­ The first houses in the scheme are the provision of more police housing problem. The SADCC'also approved US9,5.­ ness about Aids. to be built in Windhoek where police as a matter of urgency at the begin­ According to Amathila, all the million for electrical power supply And an Aids Awareness Week, to accommodation problems are at their ning of this month. . planning for the new houses was cQ-operation in border areas. include numerous events aimed at most acute, she said yesterday. The Poor police housing was identified complete. It only needed ,Cabinet Another important project approved educatmg people about the disease new homes would contain two and as one of the main contributing fac­ approval in order for the building to by the SADCC was the evaluation and how to stop its spread, is due to three bedrooms and would be built tors to low police morale in Namibia. , go ahead. and development of Namibian coal · fake place from September 10-16.· by Nasboukor, soon to be revamped which in tum was affecting the coun­ "We should be able to start the deposits for wich no cost estimate is Information gleaned by the NACP as the Namibian Housing Enterprise. try's soaring crime rate, it was de­ housing progranune in September," Dr Amathila' s Ministry was In­ CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 cided. • she said. "It was presented for prior­ CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 structed by the Cabinet to look into At the same time President Nujoma ity treatment and it got it!"

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. ; .... J.J. , ••• . " ./'1 ' ,. . ~ r I ------~~---~~~----~~~------~~~------~1 t ·Saddam tells women and no children to go home NICOSIA: Sad dam Hussein said yesterday that all women and But hl added: "Politicians are fuft:ed children foreigners in Iraq are free to leave the country, the Iraqi sometimes to , take a position that News Agency said. goes beyond what they see directly in front of them. .

Saddam issued the decree after Iraqi News Agency said Saddamalso I "If it had to do with human feel­ Coal mine 'blast meeting with a group of foreigners ordered that one unidentified British ings towards you ... then I would held in Iraq and hearing complaints family be allowed to return home. immediately say you should leave about children being held, the offi- It was not immediately clear what and go back to your families." But cial news agency said. , countries the foreigners were from, he told them their presence was ~ A statement from the Revolution­ or when and 'here the meeting oc­ to prevent an attack on Iraq. claims many,lives ary Command Couns;il said the deci­ curred. , Saddam has used the same justifi­ sion was made ,. to presexve the image One woman with a British accent cation in the past for his detention of DOBRNJA, Yugoslavia: Rescue teams have found the bodies ofl34 of Arabs," said the news agency. asked Saddam why he was using about 21000 foreigners, includin&3 men killed in a weekend blast in a Yugoslav coal mine and an , The agency, monitoredinNicosia, children in" in something they can't 000 Americans and 3 000 Britons, official said on Tuesday the final death toll might be higher than the said the Iraqi president decreed •'that Undersand". He gave a long answer who were trapped in Iraq and Kuwait anticipated 170. ' all women and children who are for­ in which he repeated that his hand at the time of the invasion. eigners in Iraq are allowed to move was forced by Western troops mass­ British and US officials say Iraq Regional mine inspector Rifat Kooic have to carry some bodies 1 500 freely in Iraq or to traevel whenever 'ing in the region. has moved more than 150 Britons said several wives had called in to metres to the conveyor belt," Bosko they want starting tomorrow, includ­ He also complained that the inter­ and more than 60 Americans from say their missing husbands' names Selic, a spokesperson for the rescue ing the families Iraq is hosting" . national trade embargo against Iraq Kuwait to strategic locations for use were not on a list of 170 miners teams, said. . It did not elaborate on whether that was reducing supplies of food and as •'human shields" against a pos­ released by colliery management. 'About 200 women, children and . just meant those who have been taken medicine to his country . sibie attack by the US-led forces. "'I'm afraid at least two or,three other relatives spent Monday night to Baghdad as a "human shield" Saddam said "cl,ildren will be It was the second time Saddam - names will have to be added to the in silent vigil behind a wire fence against attack by the West, or whether undernourished" and could become visited hostage families in a broad­ list," Konic said. watching exhausted and coal-black­ ,it iricluded women and children who ill and die. He said the, cutoff of cast intended for Western COIl$UffiP­ Rescue squads went into the Kreka ened rescue workers come and go were among some 21 000 other medicine could cause outbreaks of tion. He was widely condemned for pit in the central town of Dobrnja for 'from the mine shaft. Westerners stranded in Kuwait after disease. his first visit last week, which was a third day, with no hope of finding ' The sole survivor, Smail Imam­ the August 2 invasion. "When food is cut off from a seen as a crude attempt'to gain Westem , survivors of Sunday's 500-metre-deep ovic, 26-year-old driver of an under­ The announcement followed a tele­ , society, then you're actually choking , sympathy. In Tuesday's broadcast, explosion, believed to have been ground train, was rescued from close vised meeting Saddam held with a the society to death," Saddam told he told the westerners that "eCo­ eaused by a,build-up of methane gas. to the surface on Sunday. His face group of foreign families, in which one of the Western hostages. . , nomic and scientific" installations oill y one man who was in the pit at ' and hands were badly burned but he said he was willing to discuss the As the bmadcast began, Saddanl where they were being held operated the time of the blast was brou'ght out doctors said his life was not in dan­ Gulfcrisis with US President George was shown entering a large room and 24 hours a day 8l).d it was clear that alive. ger. Bush and British Prime Minister greeting the Western families,shak­ they would be prime targets during Recovery workers said dead min­ , ",Was anY0I1-e else hurt?" he asked Margaret Thatcher. ' ing hands with men and patting chil- an attack. The Iraqi leader made DO 'ers were found 'in groups. Some had when reporters visited him in hospi­ 'Saddam said he was "ready and dren on the head. ' mention of the broadcast ofthc Brit­ died in each others: arms. Others had tal in Thzla, about 10 km from Dobrnja. prepared for direct talks with Bush Dressed in a, brown suit and tie ish family reportedly being allowed covered their mouths as if they had The. confinned death toll of 134 and Thatcher. " ... Let us have the instead of his military uniform, he to leave. The Iraqi News Agency said , smelled gas just before the blast. made this Yugoslavia's worst min­ debate between me and them on tele­ smiled as he greeted the foreigners. before the broadcast that Saddani "It will be difficult to collect all ing disaster this century; 128 died in vision for the whole world to see." He then sat down to make a statement •• ordered that one of the British the bodies because they are , strewn a 1965 accident in Bosnia-Herzegov­ The Iraqi president's meeting with through a translator at his side. families be allowed to return to their along the corridors. Rescue workers ina. several hostage families was shown He told the families he knew that country as a generous gesture by his , on Iraqi television and broadcast by they were feeling restricted .• , If my excellency on the occasion of the the US-based Cable News Network. ,- ,family were in your place I Would, family c~lebrating the birthday of itl 'Shell's, moon cruise lit its report on the meeting, the have the same feelings," he said'. child, Rachel". turns into disaster TAIPEI, Taiwan: Divers recovered 16 more bodies Tuesday from a lake in central Taiwan where a boat capsized while carrying oil company employees on a moon-gazing cruise, killing 57 people. ' Police said they would continue a search for four remaining victims who were on the overcrowded pleasure boat when it suddenly overturned Saturday on Sun Moon Lake in Nantou, 230 kilometres south~west of Taipei. Thirty.four people aboard the 24-tonne boat, chartered by Shell . Taiwan Ltd for a company outing, were rescued. LISBON, Portugal: Portuguese,diplomats searched for a breakthrough Tuesday to end the apparent Police said the bodies recovered Tuesday included that of Julia deadlock in negotiations between the Angolan government and US-b~cked Uoita rebels. ' Crossman, 40, of London, wifeof Jonathan D Crossman, president But a's talks in Lisbon to end the The government has agreed in scheduled for mid-September on a of Shell Taiwan.' southern African nation's 15-yearcivil principle to Angola's transition into proposed increase in arms supplies Crossman, 44, and his daughter, Nicola, 7, were rescued, but his war entered their second day, a cease­ a multiparty democracy, but says the to the rebels. son, Robert, 6, drowned. fire agreement seemed unlikely. fighting must stop before major po- J ' If a truce is reached, "Congress Of the 91 people aboard the boat, all were Shell employees or Unita are demanding government . litica! changes. might not vote for the increase ... and members o( their families, except for two tourist guides and the acceptance of a series of political However, Angola's parliament, the Unita does not want to take that risk, " demands before they will accept a Peoples' Assembly, was due to vote said the radio report. boat's, owner and pilot, Hsu Ching-hsing. truce. Wednesday on a government pro­ The administration of President Hsu has been arrested and is being investigated on a charge of They want recognition as.an oppo­ posal ' to break constitutional links George Bush has asked Congress to unintentional manslaughter. If convicted, he could be sentenced to sition force,' a fixed date for multi­ , between the Angolan armed forces add 10 million to 15,million dollars five years in prison. party elections, and agreement on and the ruling Pouarovement for the to the estimated 50 million dollars in Police said the boat was loaded beyond its 60-person capacity. the formation of a national army. Liberation of Angola. lirms sent annually to the rebels, Observers in the Angolan capital Washington sources s!rld in JUne. of Luanda said the constitutional According to Portuguese press changes,could open the way for the reports 1Uesday, the talks opened creation of a national army. with a dispute over the composition The Lisbon'talks opened Monday of the two delegations. ' in a heavily-guarded military stUdies Government ,officials protested institute in a western suburb of the Unita had not kept a pledge to up­ , Portugues~ capital. grade their delegation. The goye~­ Portugal's mediatjog team, was ment replied by switching the leadef­ headed by Secretary of State for ship of their tealll from Colonel Fer­ Foreign Affairs and Co-operation Jose nando Pi~dade, deputy-minister for Manuel Durao Barroso, w~o hosted state security, ' ~o Antonio Pitra, a two earlier' rounds of face-to-face close adviser to President Jose Edu­ talks between the two sides in April ' ard9 dos Santos; said the reports. and June. The third meeting was origi­ Pitra led government negotiators B c:Jooo- .o6AIN IAI.RZ

, R ':::";:~~>l. o B IBUY THE NAMIBIAN AND STAY INFORMED I I N THE NAMIBIAN Wednesday August 29 ·1~90 3 , . ~ 1 Win(lhoek infants get l . . VIP health treatment

PRESIDENT Nujoma again donned , group photograph was taken outside a health worlcer's white coat yesterday KA TE BURLING the' clinic, he stood in front of the and immunised more children to President. "He held my hand," said underline rus government's support of their feelings; Cecilia van den Bobby. "I was very proud standing for Namibia's . struggle against Heever .said she had been a little . there with him. '.' childhood disease. . nervous, but soon realised her son Medical a'ssistant Elias Uitele was Arriving at Leutwein Clinic early Jancecil was in good hands. "The busily getting on with his job min­ yesterday morning with his wife President did his job very well. My utes after the President's entourage Kovambo, the President was met by baby hardly woke up. .. . had left. Minister for Health and Social Serv­ Cecilia said she was sure her son "I really respect his attitude and ices Dr Nicky Iyambo, the staff of the would be proud one day to know he he is giving community health care clinic and a room full of mothers and was vaccinated by the President of in this country a big boost ..Now we'll children. Namibia. "Also it's a very nice thing':' be getting on with a normal day's Between the~ Mr and Mrs Nujoma for President Nujoma to do. People work, making sure the rest of the immunised about 15 children at the can see he is concerned about the immunisations are done." clinic -aslyambojoked, "You have country's children. They realise he 's .E1ias said many of the mothers had to work hard when you're a doctor!" not a man standing alone in an ivory turned .up to the clinic yesterday The President had also given polio tower." unaware of their VIP visitor. ·"We've vaccine to children at Tsandi hospi­ Charlotte Kandorozu' s baby was been campaigning hard. to get moth~ tal in Ovambo at the weekend and so not old enough to have been formally ers to bring their children and this was becoming an old hand at the job named, but she would be called morning's turnout was nothing spe­ by the end of yesterday's session. Batseba. "I feel great that the Presi­ cial. " After giving the polio vaccine, the dent should have taken the time to do By09h15, Sister Ester Viljoenwas President and his wife performed these immunisatiOris. He has shown already back at work checking on another important task of signing the . the importance of ch:ild health imd dispensary orders. She had been children's health cards. Polio vac­ has set a good example to everyone working at Leutwein Clinic since cine is given in a number of doses, so in the·country ." . June, but had been a medic in Na­ it is essential that a record is kept of Batseba took no· notice of the · mibia all her life. She had worked in the dates of imrriunisation. But as important occasion, said her mother. Maltahohe, Karasburg and Manen­ well as having a practical record of. "She just sucked away at the vac­ tal but was pleased to have been in . the vaccinations, the children also cine. The ·President had a good man­ Windhoek to have seen the morn­ got the autographs ofNarnibia's two ner - very calm and gentle." ing'sevents, "The President seems a i '. , first citizens. Charlotte'stoddlersonBobbywas lovely person. You really get the 'DR NUJOMA, I presume!' It was· smiles all round as President After the President's visit, some of more impressed by the morning's impression that he has his people'S Sam NujOina administers polio vaccine at Leutwein Clinic. the mothers and medical staff spoke events than his baby.sister. When a health at heart. ' ,

Man gets 6 years for killing .1 'his woman's" brother

TYAPP.A NAMUTEWA

NASBOUKOR had been "completely restructured" and was soon' the necessary steps to create the NHE, A MAN who killed his woman friend's brother because the man to become the Namibian Housing Enterprise (NHE), said Local but it should come into being before allegedly interfered in their relationship, was yesterday sentenced Governinent and Housing Minister Dr Libertine Amathila yesterday. the end of the year." by the Windhoek High Court to anetfective six years' imprisonment. The new ' organisation ·would be Many Nasboukor staff members want at prices they couldn't afford," expected to conie up with better struc­ Sebulon Gowaseb, 42, was accused Elizabeth and Veronica, who wit­ would stay on with the new organisa­ he said. tures for the provision of mass hous- of having killed Tobias Seibeb at nessed the incident, told the court the tion, she said, but old policies and After independence, much specu­ . ing in Namibia, . said the Minister. Henties Bay on the night of April 1 same story as detailed in the charge­ attitudes would be done away with. lation surrounded Jhe question of "It must also sort out a more effec­ this year. Gowaseb attacked Seibeb sheet. Established towards the end of the Nasboukor's continued existence and tive means of communicating with with a rake several times. They denied allegations by Gowaseb 1970s, .Nasboukor was entrusted, many considered the organisation the community so that'We don't get a According to the charge-sheet, that Seibeb had looked for trouble on among other things, to provide low­ would be disbanded. Its restructur­ repetition of Hakahana, " she said. Gowaseb went to Seibeb's home on that day. income housing in areas like'Katu­ ing and name-change is probably an . The Minister also stressed one of the night of the tragedy. Seibeb, his Gowaseb pleaded not guilty and tura, but soon found itselftmpopular attempt to give the organisation an the NHE' s tasks would be to look woman friend, Elizabeth Delie, and told the court he had acted in self­ . with the very people it was meruit to acceptable face without destroying into the workings of self-help hous­ . his sister Veronica, who occupied defence. serve. its more positive aspects of experi- . ing groups and to provide them with the home, were already asleep when According tohim, he and Seibeb According to a leading member of enc-e and expertise. supervision and assistance. "These Gowaseb arrived. Veronica was al­ had quarreled because. Seibeb was . the organisation in an interview ear­ According to Dr Amathila, the organisations are working for a very legedly Gowaseb's WOman friend, interfering in his relatioship with his lier trus ' year, Nasboukor had " not NamibiimHousing Enterprise will noble cause, but they could probably but they had allegedly separated before sister, Veronica. succ;eeded at ·all" ,with its low-in­ also be run as a parastatal organisa­ be helped to move more quickly," the murder. . Gowaseb said on the day of the come housing )polices. •• Basically, tion, as was Nasboukor. "At the Arnathila said. Gowaseb threw stones at the house, tragedy, Seibeb had looked for him we built houses that peopl~ didn't . moment we are busy going through knocked on the door and used abu­ at several homes. . J sive language. Seibeb was woken by Later Seibeb allegedly went to the noise and went to investigate. Gowaseb's home, ~atened him arid Gowaseb then attacked him with .a took a knife out of his pocket. Gowaseb Workers urge rake. told the court he picked up a rake Gowaseb also allegedly beat Eliza­ because he was afraid. He then hit the tough control beth with the rake and she and Seibeb's deceased. sister, Veronica, ran away. Gowaseb also told the court he was over diamonds Gowaseb continued beating Seibeb, "too drunk" at the time. even when he lay helplessly on the The court rejected his allegations ground. and accepted the evidence given by THE CONSOLIDATED Diamond Seibeb was taken to the Henties Elizabeth and Veronica. - Mines (COM) could not be entrusted Bay clinic and W:lS referred to the State prosecutor Willie Rossouw with the security of Namibia's national Swakopmund hospital, but died on asked the court to find Gowaseb guilty asset of diamonds. For this reason the way there due to a heavy loss of and to punish him heavily as he had the government should take drastic blood. committed a very serious crime. "The action to "bring the situation under Dr Matheis, who conducted the community must be protected against control before it i.s irrevocably too post mortem, told the court the dead such activities," he argued. late", Eliphas lita, the Mineworkers man had multiple wounds on his . Presiding judge Justice Muller Union of Namibia's (MUN) branch body. Four of his teeth were broken, sentenced Gowaseb to eight years' secretary at Oranjemund, said. while he had multiple open wounds imprisonment of which two years In a statement yesterday, litaa on his face, neck and head. were suspended for five years. charged that the mine's security personnel were not "loyal" to the government and if anyone was to .Old man faces murder charge blame for diamond theft then a finger must be pointed at COM. " A NAMIB Air cabin attendant helping some of the 250 Namibian AN elderly man yesterday appeared in tbe Windhoek High Court on a charge A recently-launched campaign by children who arrived yesterday from the GDR ofT the plane. The of murder. the mining giant to stop diamond cabin attendants were very helpful in assisting the youngsters on Toivo Ipinge, 60, is accused of having killedJulia Ipinge at Ombalantu on April theft was shot down by the' MUN arrivial and giving tht;~l their.first touch of Namibian hospitality. 8 this year by stabbing her with a home-made knife. bnUlch secretary ' as creating the Photograph: Da'oud Vries The case, before Justice Bryan 0 'Linn, is continuing. 4 Tuesday ·August.28. ~1.g90 . " :THE-NAMIBIA,N

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17h58: Programme Schedule goal-orientated, career-minded exedu­ 18,1100: News tive who becomes an instant mother to 18h06: Weet Jy Nle a young child. In episode one, as a 181114: Hairy and Furry beautiful and successful career woman, 18h20: The Adventures of Teddy J C Wiatt's life defines the term yuppie Ruxpln ' until she inherits a baby girl named "In the fortress of the Elizabeth. This adds an interesting wizard'" twist to both her professional and per- Teddy and frierids find the ever money­ sonallives. . hungry wizard who just happens to 21hOO: News · have a film showing the princess im­ 21h30: Hili Street Blues prison\!d by the Gutangs. 22h17: Educational Programme 18M3: Transworld Sport "Group One Medical" 19h40: Baby Boom (New) 22h39: Food for .'alth A comedy series about a high-powered, TODAY'S WE-ATHER-TODAY'S WEATHER THE Weather Bureau's forecast for Namibia for today: '" Fine and hot but cooler in the south tomorrow. Sandstorms are expected over the southern Namib. Coast partly cloudy and cold with 'fog patches but fine and mild in th~ south where it will be warm with sandstorms. Wind moderate south-westerly but fresh southerly in the south becoming strong south-easterly later. The 'phallacy' of wearirl9 ties HANOVER: Male civil servants In a West German office are hot under the collar after their female boss banned neckties as phallic symbols. The order has sparked a knotty sexism row in the State Culture Ministry In the northern state ofLower.Saxony. "I want to know.,.lf bureaucrats wearing tics will In future be prosecuted as sexual exhibitionists," former Culture Minister Horst Horrmann asked In a wr:itten question to the State Legislature. His successor, Helga Schuchard, has apparently ordered male employees In her Ministry to end the centuries-old fashion. Her spokesperson confirmed the Minister twice told staff not to wear ties, but because of a mld·summer heat wave. "However, the word phallus may have come up," the spokesperson said. The Blld newspaper quoted sex researcher Volker Zimmermann yesterday as saying: "A tie Is a sign of strength and masculinity." Peter Spoor, a police inspector, was cynical: "The woman should ask herself is she should keep buying bananas. They are phalIic symb~ls too." - Sapll-Reuter ' Top, above: SOME of a group of 250 Namibian: children who were born in exile during the 24 years of the armed struggle, take their first look at their motherland at Windhoek Iritemational Airport PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER yesterday. Most of the children in the group, which arrived from East Germany, are orphans who lost their parents during the struggle.

FND<; - The First National Development Corporation - requires the services of an experi. Above: TIlE group were accompanied by a group of GDR government enced Public Relations .officer. . and non-governmental officials, their teachers and an official from the RRR, who helped make arrangements for their repatriation. Seen above are, from left: Ms D Raper, Herr Wutze(State Secretary Our philosophy is the creation of wealth for all the people of Namibia. Our motivation is to act in the Ministry of Economic Co-operation), Rev Ismael Goagoseb as a catalyst in the establishment of a prosperous, economic and autonomous state. Our task is to (RRR official who travelled to GDR fO,r the repatriation), Dr mobilise and develop national and international, technological and financial resources. Schultz, who for the past 11 years has been charged with the health of Namibian orphans, and Mr Hoffmann of Solidarity Service The Public Relations Officer will be responsible for the planning, organisation and control of a International. During their stay in Namibia, the group will be publicity and liaison office. The candidate will establish and maintain a reliable source on contacts involved in discussions with government and church officials to further the cause of FNDC and playa pro-active role in marketing FNDC and its activities. The concerning a proper resettlement scheme for' the . children. candidates duties will include maintenance of a media liaison service, screening of media releases Photographs: Da'oud Vries. . and editing FNbC's official publications. Notice to readers and advertisers! The Public Relations Officer willrepr~seht FNDC at aU official functions, as directed by top , management, in the course of promoting the external company image and providing feedback, THE NAMIBIAN celebrates its fifth birthday on August 30. There will be a regarding public opinion, to the Management. special birthday edition o.n Friday, August 31, and anyo.ne wishing to send messages o.r advertisements, are please requested to. co.ntact editorial' or The candidate will be responsible for the identification of Aid Organisations and their classifica­ advertising staff. . , Fo.r advertisements, please co.ntl\ct Donna Co.llins o.r Manie Beukes at 36970, tion in tenns of relevancy to specific development projects and programmes, contact routes, as so.o.n as po.ssible. format of submissions and the impact of aid programmes on specific aspects of the economy. The We alsqwish to. info.rm all o.ur friends, readers. and advertisers that The Public Relations Officer will define the impact and implications of Governmental agreerhentsand Namibian did want to. o.rganise a bumper party o.n this occasio.n, but due to membership of organisations, such as SACU, SADCC, the Commonwealth etc., on the function­ severe c;iislo.catio.n due to. the recent grenade' attack, it has no.t been po.ssible to ing of the ft{QC. The can11idate will also be responsible for liaison with and participation in get thj.s o.ff the gro.und. We ho.pe to. have a celebration fo.r advertisers and negotiations with aid organisations and donors. ' . supP?rters later in the year. ~ , . Applicants should have a B-dcgrce in communications or journalism with at least 4 years expe­ rience. The ideal candidate' will have an awareness and sensitivity to the macro and micro devel­ NUMBER PLATES opm~ntal enviroriment. The candidate will have sound interpersonal and communication skills . (written and verbal). Recommendations will .be a sound knowledge of publication layouts, ACRYLIC & ALUMINIUM NUMBER conceptual and leadership skills. PLATES

FNDC offers the successful candidate· Competitive salary· Vacation bonus ~ . Medicai sCheme NOW AVA!LABLEAT: • Pcnsion fund· Subsidised housing· Ample vacation and sick leave benefits· FiNe-day working

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Closing date: 31 August 1990.

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yet available. . , . The majority of projects approved f by the SADCC for Namibia was in new hOIll~owners,., a hand' the area of transport and telecommu­ nications and include: THE Minister for Local in community of property to receive * Construction of the Gobabis to Government and Housing Dr KATE BURLING transfer of the property or dispose of Buiteposroad; Libertine Amathlla · appealed to the house in her own name. * improvement of the Rundu-Ka- employers to assist their workers' .. People will have to find R200 for · the dishonoured !lgreement by refus- "This is to avoid a repetition ~fthe tima Mulilo and Ngoma road on the to become homeowners yesterday. the purchase price and, if they have ing to pay any more rent. situation some women have been stuck Namibia/Botswana border; She was referring particularly to been boycotting rent payments; they Old people will be specifically . with where their husbands have dis- * Ovamboland road rietwork Un- those people whq will be buying their must make good their debts," said protected by the new transfer .le landing system at Windhoek Air- hou ses fall under the correct procla- ised homeownership by the Munici- much of a burden." will benefit from the measures, " she port; mation and as long as residents have pality after paying rent for 30 years Women will also 'be protectt:d by said, though she acknowledged there * en route navigation aids for civil paid any outstanding debts to the and felt cheated when' the .transfer new iegi,slation currently being in- would be some resentment of the aviation; Municipality since Independence, the never,materialised. Many residents - troduced. It will enable a woman decision to make people repay debts * technical assistance to the Civil transfer will go ahead. . . particularly old people - reacted to woo is the legal tenah1 imd was nJiUried inCurred since -Independence: Aviation Department and air traffic ~----~------~~--~------~------~~------~------~------~ ' controltraining . . The projects were approved at the SADCC Council of Ministers meet­ , ing attended by ,Minister of Trade and Industry Ben Amathila and other 'Exodus oft~x-SADF CONT. FROM PAGE 1 government officials between Au­ gust 21-22. delegation at the Ghana confer­ . The Council of Ministers meeting, ence - a workshop entitled Health .together with other meetings at a Promotion for the Prevention and lower level, were a prelude to the soldiers to Angola Control of Aid's held In the Ghana­ summit of Heads of States attended Ian capital Accra from August 20- by President Sam Nuj~ma last week. 24 and attended by delegations from Permanent Secretary of Trade and eight African countries· - will no Industry Tsudao Gurirab, who at­ and talk of Unita border build-up doubt be put to good use 10 such tended the SADCC-tanCs, described campaigns. the meetings as highly successful. FORMER soldiers who served in the other date when thoth Namibia and Angola have had been to Angola where theY' had . On enquiry, Home Affairs Per­ become dependent -on each other for attended a Unita meeting. manant Secretary Ndali Kamati said ' trade, In addition, relatives and fanillies The two ex-soldiers l1ad arrived at yesterday his office had received RRR/COUNCIL OF live on each side of the border be- a meeting armed l!fld in the company reports of the former soldiers mov­ tween the "two countries. of Uoita soldier~ ' according to infor­ ing into Angola only in the months of . CHURCHES IN NAMIBIA Crossing has mainly been reported mation receive~ from civilians who May and June. between the. areas of Makushe' and attended the meeting. All he could confirm at this stage Mukwe, east of Rundu. According to, the information, the was that there was a Unita military It was reported last week that seven soldiers wanted to know how to, go build-up on the border with the ex-soldiers with at ;feasf.:?.O· depen­ about joining the rebel movement Kavango and eastern Ovambo re- VACANCY drultS crossed the border into Angola but were told to come, back on an- gions~ · he said. " ,\.; ", ,The RRR Ag..i~ult~e Unit requires a well-qualified . AgronomiSt who will be based in,Oshakati. . . • He/she should be reliable and sociable • Must. like travelling impression that only einployees were in "overntirung practices of greate~ . all sorts of dirty tricks, for example, • Must be in possession of a valid driver's licence involved in the lucrative trade. magnitude". "._ transfer pricing , the use ofbandit~ by Please apply in wiritngJinduding CVJ to; lita alleged it had beendiscovered "CDMhasbeeninthe forefront of De Beers to take diamonds from The Personnel Officer in the past that CDM 'officials them­ stealing and plundering the w~althof ' recovery plants and sell them in South selves ha'd been guilty of illicjt dia­ Namibia," the branch secretary stated.· Africa back to De Beers again. This RRR Committee monu dealing. ' For this reason,lita continued, the happened in Sierra Leone where the PO Box 9965 He claimed there were rumours in mine could not be expected to change industry was completely crippled," WINDHOEK the diamond town that highly-placed it s 'spots', "let alone abandon its ' he charged. , Telephone; (06103-7510 COM officials were part of an or­ illicit dealings". The MuN Oranjemund branch $" chestrated mo ve to "sabotage" the If the government did not impose callcd on its members to report any CLOSING DATE: 7 September 1990 indlfstry and this, lita alleged, would tighter control over the country's · diamond theft, be it a highly-placed be, carried out with the assistrulce of assets, the diamond deposits would employee or an ordina·ry worker, to mine secu rity, very soon be depleted, he said. . its offices or the local Swapo office, He added that it was on record that ., Any delay will result in greater • 'Let us fight the enemy be forI? he [or a while CPM itself had indulged depletion of our resources th rough cripples the nation, ' 'lita concluded, --~~~~~------~------~~---~--~-- ~-- " '6 'Iuesday August 28 1990 THE NAMIBIAN , J ~ - ,"I i j ,- I 1 I -

\ ,.' Ohauto yaPata pOnamulenge eebotsotso da twaalela NA TANGO oshihauto shOngeleka sha iwa nasho keebotsotso oufiku wokupendukila omandaha, pOmissioni yanamulenge mOmbalan,tu. Omangashimwe shoopata pOkatana opo natango sha vakelwe po eemwedi da djako na ina shi monika fiyo ()keluwa eli. Eshi osha shivifUwa oshifo eshi imonika natango. komukalelipo wokangudu kouyuki OJ<;upendukila onghela eebotsotso, nombili mOngeleka yaKatolika natango okwa Ii da ponokela oshikun­ mowambo omushamane Onesmus ino shoMissioni,oyo tuu oyo yanAm- nEkondo llosho komudiakoni Frans , ulenge.noku vakamo omalamona. Ka . Naimwaka. kela 1,<:0 malemona,ovaya yo noimati Ova shivifa kutya ohauto oyo ya omo mwa kwatelwa eenyanga noirilali vakwa oipe lela OP\) ya landelwe ikwao. yoMazda i longe oilonga yongeleka Ota ku hOkololwa ku.tya eebot­ riiokututa ovafita -ooPata moku va sotso edi' oda ka ponokela natango twala peenhele dilili nokulili opo va ongulu imwe ili popepi nokapangelo ka :udife. No,ku longa yo nayo oilonga kOpOI;uunulengenokwi tatuhl omak­ imwe yopangeleka. ende. Osho omudia~ohl a hqk~lolela Ohautoei okwa Ii yapatelwanawa oshifo eshi. .' mongalashe yol!u'luto yooPata ngaashi Omukulunhu woMissioni ,pata naana ha shi ningwa sJ:rito. ShimineUo oku Ii eudite nai unene, Eebotsotso ode ya noku denga po ' oshoka okwa hupapo ashik~ noka­ ekumba 010 lakula, no ku kwatakan­ hauto oko ka kulu., Oku udite yo nai iia e,engodi noishing'a po. Ongula eshi oshiku~o shaye omo,kwaliha eshi 'kwa sha Pata Antonio Shim­ likola oimati noikwambowa, pon­ OUNONA ovaNamibia ovo va dalelwa moupongekwa 'ova alukila onghela keumbo, na eshi oshili inoHo wopOnanmlenge mokuya hele yoku ka landa kOshakati oule oshikando shoteteounona ava tava a1ukile koNamibia. Ounona ovo va a1uka onghela oveli 250 no va kwaye kongalashe yoihauto okwa weekilometer 100 okudja , pOna­ dja koGDR. Efano: Da'oud Vries hanga ohauto ya iwa nayo. malenge ya Iikolwa nee shako kee­ PakUuda oshinima eshi osha shivi­ botsotso. filwa oPolit'i yaMbalanhu, shimwe Efimbo oshinima eshi ta shi i moifo ashike tiyo oke luwa eli ohauto ei ina ina ku ningwa ekwatafano noPoliti. Do Santo a wanifa eedula 49 ONGHELA omupresidende oina oku hula po omanga ina peuya shivifa yo kutya Unita ota shi dulika woPeople's Republik w Angola omaluncluluko opapolotika. Omupre- aka valulilwe momulandu wEpangelo Etseyitho onghela okwa wanifa eedula 49. Osho sidende Eduardo Dos 'Santos okwa leengudu dihapu. omunambelewa wombclewa yAngola I~======::;:::======' ashivifa. lIa wu ilandele iilya 'yomahangu. Omunambelewa ru okwa shivifa kutya Uukule Secondary omupresidende ota dana oshivilo shaye Otayi monika pEENYANYU STORE , shedalo laye, mo omo yo metimbo leenghundafana odo dili pokati School ' " pOkatana oshowo po "GAME kEpangelo IAngola novanambelewa vongudu yovaRebelle va Unita. BOTTLE STORE" mOshakati , "Ohatu halele omupresidende Dos Requires a teacher ' Monathana nomushamane Elia Santos omayambeko mawa medalo laye, nElao nomwenyo mule", osho REQUIREMENTS: Nakambonde, pomahala mpoka. omunambelewa ou a twikila ko. Oshikundane1ci:-shoSapa osha shivi­ * A Degree in Physical or General ~ ••••• ~ ••• rI••••••• I •••I ••II •••• II~ file kuyele kutya ovanambelewa vEpangelo !Angola mwa kwatelwa Science ' ~ Oiwanahangano okwa Ii va hovela ·= ~ ' / ~ ,TELEPHONE .= neenghundafana, doku kundafana * Be able to teach both Stds 8 and 10 ombili moAngola, nexulifepo loita yopashiwana oyo ya kala moAngola Contact: The ~rincipal: NM Msati oule weedula 15. ' ~ _ FOR ~ir~~~~~~TION ~ Omunambelewa wEpangelo lAn­ UUKULE SECONDARY SCHOOL gola okwa wedako ta Ii kutya oita .• , .• ,.= THIS WEEKEND AT YOUR No.1 CLUB ' .= : FRIDA Y NITE - 31 st AUGUST = .. ELDORADO SCHOOL ~ • PRESENTS • ·: A, FUND RAISING FUNCTION - IN THE FORM OF A .= • DISCO • = ADMISSION RIO = = SNACKS &WINE Wll..L BE SERVED = ~...... : SATURDAY MATINEE - FROM 2 - 6.30 = = CROWING OF MISS AUGUST = • OUR MONTHLY COMPETITION Ie .. PLUS Ie •: KHOMASDAL PRIMARY SCHOOL FUNCTION •= • ADMISSION R2.S0 . , . :...... ' ...... •...... : .. SATURDAY NITE SEPTEMBER 1 • j: : THE KBVPLA Y,CENTRE = ,ii : ' PRESENTS A ., = I L • SPRING DANCE • ! = SNACKS & WINE ON THE TABLE = = ADMISSION RIO: ONGHELA omupresidende woRepublika yaNamibia Sam Nujoma nahefolo laye Kovambo okwa Ii va talelapo oka Clinica komodolopa, pefimbo letalelepo lavo okwa Ii yo va tunhila ouhanana veli 12 •~ ••••• ~ ••••••••••I •••••• I •••~ ••• ~I~• Iwaapo. Efano: Kate Burling ... THE 'NAM'IBIAN Wednesday August 29 1990'7

Khorixas steeds ontevrede oor apartheid Witmense-kry HOg spesiale.voordele

PIUS DUNAISKI

GEEN formele besluit is ' nog geneem oor die omstrede apartheidsbeleid van Noordelike Bedelingsvoordele, wat eksklusief deur wit amptenare in die NO.orde geniet word nie. S6 het die Permanente Sekretaris Sentraal, en die Suide. Dieongerief van die Kabinet, Nangolo Mbumba" wat swart staatsamptenare verduur gister by navraag gese toe hy genader word egter oor die hoof gesien. is nadat nog rimpels op Khorixas Volgens 'n bron gister het die faks veroorsaak is' omdat 'n uitdruklike 'n drama veroorsaak in staatsdiens- voorskrif aanbeveel het dat die tOO­ geledere omdat dit pertinent meld . , laes nog aan wit amptenare uitbetaal dat die wit amptenare. steeds hul moet word. Gister was die gort Weer spesiale toelaes en geriewe moot gaar op die dorp oor die ;voorskrif, geniet. Swart arnptenare het toe die . DiE sorgwekkende geweld w.at Suid.Afrikadie afgelope web teister en waarln honderde mense in wat per faks van Windhoek gestuur aangeleentheid; l!l~t die nuwe oenskynlike "stamgevegte" dood is, hetafgekoel terwyl naarstigtelike pogings op hoevlak aangewend is, se omstrede bepalings, -wat StreeulOOmmissarls, Hans Boois, . word. om 'dit tot 'n einde te bring. Hlerdie groep Inkatha~C)ndersteuners, gewapen Diet stokke en ander klaarblyklik ongrondwetlik en opgcr.peem, wat die saak op sy beurt gevaar:like wapens; is onlangs in Soweto afgeneem terwyl hillie rus nadat hulle Vrydagnag aanvalle op diskriminerend van aard is. gistermet Mbumba 'ppgeneem het huise van ANC·ondersteuners geloods het. Die gevegte het indaardie stadium toe reeds vier·en~sestig Toe swart amptenare die faks onder aangesienDamaseb deel is van Eer- '" lewens.geeis. ' oe kry, het die ongelukkigheid, wat .ste Minister Rage Geingob se afvaar­ onlangs gelei het daartoe dat die diging in Mosambiek. Permanente Sekretaris van die,'Eer­ Mbumba het by navraag bCvestig ste Minister, Pe~s Damaseb, daaroor dat hy gister met Boois oor die gekonfronteer is, weer opgevlam. aangeleentheid gesels het. Diergaardt gaanvasskop Destyds het Damaseb iti die open­ Nadat die saak aan hom gestel is, baar gese dat die Staatsdienskom­ het hy 'n verteenwoordiger'van die . missie (SDK) 'naanbevelingaandie SDK gekontak, wat hom meegedeel DIE rebeUe·leier vrut 'n groep Basters op Rehoboth, Hans Diergaardt, Minister van Behuising en Plaaslike Kabinet gemaakhet dat die diskrim­ het dat geen besluit nog daaroor is vasbeslote om nie die amptelike wooing. op die dorp, wat hy tans . OweIhede, is IJOU ook: by die aangeleen­ inerende praktyk geskrap word. geneem is niel. Volgens Mbumba is beset, te .verlaat nie. theid betrokke omdat die kwessie , Die Noordelike Bedelingsvoordele hy meegedeel dat die kwessie eera van staatshuise ook nou deur haar . is deur die koloniale tweedevlakow­ behoorlik bestudeer sal word voor- . Gister het piergaardt diegerugte Augustus te verlaat. Ministerie hanteer word. Dit is vroeer erhede ingestel en bepaal datwit dat 'n formele aanbeveling aan die wat die rondte doen dat hy botweg Op 'n vraag wat hy sal doen, het deur die ou Departement van Burger­ amptenare wat diens doen .in die Kabinet voorgele word. weier om die huis teen Vrydag te die rebelle-leier gese: "Om die eer­ sake en Marmekrag hanteer. Noorde bykomende voordele moet Tot dese is niks aanbeveel nie. ontruim, bevestig. Die Regering het like waarheid te se, ek weet nie:" Regeringsamptenare het · vroeer geniet, wat nie die geval was vir hul Mbumba het voorts gese die . hom geruime tyd gelede reedsdrie Met' n bietjie trots, wat hy agtema gedreig dat Diergaardt hierdie keer swart ewekniee nie. Dit behels onder voorskrif is klaarblyklik genoodsaak maande kennis gegee om die huis te .bymekaar geskraap het, het Dier­ vasgevatsal word metbehulp van die meer 'n toelaag van sowat R4 000, omdat iemand sonder magtiging op ,ontruim - 'Ii daad. wat deur menige gaardt gese dat hydie huis enige tyd polisie. Dis duidelik dat die Reger­ gratis reisvoordele ~ gratis toerusting. KhoriXas 'n omsendbrief verspre.i bet waarnemers as sag beskou is aange­ kan verlaat, omdat hy sy eie groot ing se geduld min' word ' met .die Dit is ingestel omda:t daar gereken waarin genoem is dat die betaling sien hy reeds verlede jaar uit moes huis het. "voorstaander van etnisiteit" op .:. is dat die wit ampfenare in die Noorde van.die spesiale apartheidsvoordele .wees. , "Ek kan more ook uitgaan," het Rehoboth. groter ongeriefhet as hul kollegas in nie meer plaasvind nie. Saam.met Diergaar4t in di.eselfde hy gese, en bygevoeg dat hy slegs op Mbumbahet gese die SDK sou aan bootjie is Neels Olivier, 'n gewese die aandrang van die "Baster-ge­ hom se dat ' daar nog besluit moet Kapteinsraadlid en geswore kameraad meenskap " daar aanbly. word, na deeglike oorweging, of die van die gewese Kaptein. Hy moet V olgens sy gemeenskap - wat glo ~ykes koop g~edkoop . voordele geskrap of uitgebrei moet ook teen Vrydag, 1 Augutus, uit 'n die 90% Basters is wat aan sy skewe . word na alle amptenare, ongeag hul groot ampswoning padgee. referendum deelgeneem het - is die ras 'of kleur. Diergaardt het in die yerlede reeds huis met die Basters se geld gebou en . \ Volgens hom moet die SDK ook ONSEKERHEID bimg oor die groothaltdel-onderneming van die Eerste rebelse geluide gemaak en die Reger­ nie met die Sentrale Regering se fondse eers vasstel wat.die finansiele· im­ Nasionale Ontwikkelingskorporasie (Enok) op Khorixas nadat klagtes ing gedaag om hom uit die woning te nie. plikasies sal wees indien we spesiale teen die plek ingebring is dat witmense op die dorp alieen toegelaat sit. ' "Dit kan baie interessant wees" toelaes na almal uitgebrei sal word. word om daar aankope te doen. Ongelukkige swart inwoners van die Hy beskou die plek as die eiendom as hy met 'n uitsettingsbevel gekon­ Op 'n vraag hoe lank die saak nog dorp het gister gekla dat Enok se groothandel-winkel toelaat dat .van .die "Bastervolk" en hulle wil fronteer word, het hy en bygevoeg sal. sloer, het Mbumba gese dit kan seSe, witmense daarverbruikersgoedere aankoop, terwyl dit gesluit is vir 'hom daar he, betoog hy. . . dat hy dit heelwaarskynlik sal verd­ nog weke neem aangesien hy nog swartmense. "Swartmensekry Die toegang tot die winkel nie, net Diergaardt is een van die politieke edig. geen amptelike voorlegging van die witmense. Wat ons ongelukkig maak, is die feit dat die groothandel baie leiers van die ou bedeling wat deel~ Hy hoop dan ook dat daar "vir SDK.gekry het nie. . goedkoper is as die ander kleinhandel·winkels," het 'n swart inwoner geneeIl1 het aan die 'otiathan­ eens en altyd 'n uitsluitsel vir die "Die Kabinet moet iets voor hom­ gister ges~. Die bestuurder van die Enok.gr'oothandel, Jan-man Mans, kIikheidsproses, mal\rweier om hom Rehoboth-aangeleenheid" gekry sal he. Hulle kan nie in die lug 'n besluit het egter die.beweringe skerp ontken. "Daar bestaan geensins soiets by die uitslag van die proses neer te word. neem nie, " het hy gese. Die," het hy onthuts uitgeroep toe hy met die klagte gekonfronteer is. 1e. Gisteraand was waamemers dit eens Beloftes dat die SDK se aanbev­ Hy was egter gou om te noem dat hy nie veronderstel is om met die pers Toe -PoCus hom gisteraand om dat die spanning op Rehoboth weer eling reeds gemaak is, is weke gelede te praat nie en dat 'n sekere Rust van Zyl van,Windhoek daaroor kommenta'ar genader het, het Dier­ aan die oplaai is en dat die geveg gemaaken teengisteraand kon SDK- genader moet wQrd. Mans liet tog gese net die personeel het die reg om gaardt erken dat hy sowat drie maande tussen Dierglll1rdt en die Regering 'n lede nie opgespoor word om 'n ver- . by die Enok-groothandelwinkel te koop asook die geregistreerde gelede 'n brief gekry he,t waarin hy beslissende fase biimegaan. duideliking te gee'waarom die saak ' kleinhandelaars. Van Zyl kon Die gisteraand laat opgespoor word nie. aanges~ is om die huis voor of op 31 Die vurige dr. Li~rtine Amafhila, steeds sloer nie. r------' ------~ l CN.AMIBIA NilE): COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS : " presents " t" In conjunction with Cooperation for Development the Anglican and Metho~ist Churches in J . Ladies nite , I . " N~mipia wish to appoint eight C?M~NITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS. I ,;, -' - '1", Candidates must possess skills in communicatiQn and numeracy .and a practical ability in either i I ·,l;:.:' Free entry for ladie~ from ·· . "" 1< fet~i1ing; agriculqire or small business develop~ent. F011l1~fqualifications in economics, soCial I 9pm tUI 9.30pml 'and 'communitY development or agriculture would be,an advantage but, most importan,tly, ~ . I I' successful applicants will show a willingness to work practically with ordinary people to I . I en:couragelocal initiatives in a wide variety of simp-Ie communi,ty ,projects. 1 Friday. night the Finals of the Miss 1 I N~mibia N~te1990 beauty contest I sel~ction. w,ill follow an introductory training course to be held at the Youth for Christ Centre, I Satuf~~.Y night the cr'owni~g ., of.the , I Oka~andJafrom 19 to 21st September 1990 . J ,' ..... '_.','. "', ..... <~,:.. "'. 'qU' een . .,'.,'... . , II Further iW0rrilation may be obtained from: . I ., . . B"ishop James,;Prinz., or . ~ MicHael Hishukushitja 'I' . . I ' PO-Box'1909.'" : . Sf Mary's Mission, Odibo the on I '.: Windhbek '" pryvate Bag 595 . '·: I,/:~. NB!i~ 'eri,ember Matinee 'd~nce ',,;~' " ~-,.,. ~ . I Tel 21 :1129 ('office.' )".: . < -.1.' ~ O~shikaDgo . / I '. I " L • 'I' " J: $alutday ·afternoons .i<<"., . '.' -of,: f <, .. : ~:; '3-2614 (home) I ' . EnqiJiri'es' (OS1) 21.;170Sor 2t:.;t741 : 'I ' t o'whom letters of appiication.andaCV should be.sent before 10th September 1990 ~~~~ ______~_~J , 8 W~dnesdayAugust 29, 1990 THE NAMIBIAN

the South African Administrator Panado' for pain General. However, he himself dis­ IT HURT me as a member of the covered that the Board never had' conumuuty to see my people queueing physical control of the diamonds. at Lombard State Hospital only to be All inspections and supervisions givenPanado. We have a shortage of were done by COM, mostly white doctors here in Tsumeb. We only Soutli Africans, who parcelled up the make llse ofTCLs doctors, who come ' diamonds and despatched them to twice a day, that is to say fron~ lOhOO Kimberley, where they were valued td 111i:{Xillhd-t'rom 141100 to 15hOO - by de Beers officials and~otNamibi­ only two hours a day. We need fulltime ans. doctors, so we make a friendly appeal The Govemment must not be misled to the Ministty of Health and Welfare by COM into thinking that it is its to look into these matters. was used to help Swapo. Give us a WINDHOEK ans. . employees who are 'stealing' the The need for skilled nurses at the break. Before the Portuguese speak­ Therefore the company commit­ dirunonds. hospital is essential. We have a lack ing' people from Angola came to On diamond theft ted untold unforgivable and unfor­ If dirunonds are being stolen, per­ of nurses in our wards - you will fInd Namibia, many areas were underde­ gettable contraventions such as over­ haps it is also whites who are not foul' nurses in the wards at night and veloped except for ENOK-owned I WISH to react to COMs crunpaign mining and transfer pricing. I searched. 1he security men who work no doctors in the whole hospital. You shops, but today many Namibians ·against dirunond theft. Furthermore, de Beers, the owners at the gate on the Namibian/South _ -wilLbe_tLMted o~yer 1he telephone if own,businesses and other ventures as ,I would like to make it categori­ of COM, ha.ve created a number of . African border are whites, and some you need to see a doctor. mentioned earlier in my letter. cally clear that thjs campaign runountS subsidiades that held onto mining of them live at Alexander Bay. They The toilets and showers are in bad Why dcin't the authorities concen­ to cheap propaganda' on the part of and prospecting rights and the fees are not Namibians and they often condition, and no one knows whether trate on those people bringing in forged this company. paid to them are set against tax. search only blacks while whites are they make use of antiseptics. There is money which has a crippling effect COM said recently that "employ­ One subsidiary, the Marine Dia­ given the green light.· . a bad smell in the toilets and the . on the monetary system, especially ees developed a philosophy that dia­ mond Corporation, leased to COM It is also an insult that the people Ministry of Health should investi­ Oil a new country like Namibia; or mond theft was legitimate and there­ several prospecting and mining ar­ who control entry into Oranjemund gate. people bringing in things like drugs. fore not morally wrong as the com­ eas along the Atlantic Coast. are ex COM shop assistants, mostly We c all on the Minister himself to Spend more money on conservation pany itself was perceived to be 'steal­ It is clear thatthis deal was made to females from South Africa. visit the hospital and acquaint him- to improve tourism and not on catch­ ing' diamonds from the Namibian avoid paying tax. This is a grossly Lastly, instead of COM asking its I . self with the conditions here. Even ing diamond buyers. nation". unpatriotic act and amounts to eco- employees to hand in stolen diamonds the national flag is hanging outside In the end it must be said that I want to tell COM that the people • nomic sabotage in our country. It is from 23 to 29 August, they them­ as if the Government is cdppled. dirunonds come from mother earth of Namibia are sick and tired of also designed to prevent economic selves mu.st hand in dirunonds which and are not a dirty thing corrupting multi-nationals. It is a wellknown growth. are kept in Kimberley and London. R KAYELE many essenti~ly honest citizens. fact that COM and other companies In theory COMs operations were/- . are overseen by the soc ailed Dia­ EKESmwOYE POBOX 382 worked hand in hand with racist South Africa to eXJ;'loit, oppress Namibi- mond Board of SWA, which advised ORANJEMUND TSUMEB CATCH ME Questions to COM THIS is in ,reply to an article in your' newspaper published on 22 August under the headline 'COM launches info ddve to stop illicit gem deals'. To start with, COM are by their actions trying to 'buy face' with the new goveinment, when for years most of their profIts went out of the coun­ try. To say that 'a rninodty of self­ interested profiteers' corrupted es­ sentially honest citizens . is the big­ gest misquote I have ever read. For those who do not know certain people in our community have built empires from lOB and have given the people of Namibia.the chances to own their own businesses, houses,' . farms, motor cars, buses etc. Would people working for a nor­ mal salary ever have had an opportu­ nity to achieve these things, 'espe­ cially under apartheid regime where the majority was always oppressed. Certain political patties were also funded in this way. They' do not have to feel shy as these monies . were Namibian-earned and not SA-sup­ plied. Certain groups accuse the Portuguese-speaking people of being the cause of a Swapo victory because the money they paid for dirunonds Notice·to readers . and advertisers!

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. ." . continued rfom page 16 Becke~ struggled il littk'in the ment's first Monday and reflected lot oflies about my family," she said · second set ·as Aguilera ' refused to her foul mood as she tries to reassert before the tournament. "That really Spain could stop Boris Becker as he fold e'asily, .but got a break in the h~r 'dominance after ·defeats in the hurt me very much. Then, at Wim­ . and feliow. defending :champion Steffi seventh game and went on to win French Open and 'Wimbledon. bledon, the sinuses got so bad I didn't This Includes the' funding tile Grar-began with victories Monday. . easily as Aguileratired on the muggy Graf, the two-time defending US get any air at all from one sid~ of my SADCC receives under the LO\1le ) . Becker, who had been scheduled , evening. Open women's champion, played nose. I felt dizzy on the court. It '''as Convention's aid budget for re­ to play during the day, didn't finish "It was difficult after the long rain faster thllll usual to beat the oncom­ awful trying to play. " glonai co-operation which Is ex­ his two-hour match with Juan Aguil­ delay,"· Becker said. "It was very ing rain and rushed out to a 4-1 lead She said the reports about her fa­ pected to be Increased next year. era until well into the ev~ning a·fter lrumid and that nwie (the court) slower. against an overmatched, exasperated ther's private life had a far greater . Under Lome ill, the SADCC re­ waiting out a series of thunderstorms The balls got much bigger (Qecause qualifier, 19-year-old Maureen Drake. effect on her than eithcr the broken ceived no Ecus or roughly R42.0 th.1t caused three suspensions of play. of the moisture). It was difficult at But after 16 miniltes, with the wind thumb, sustained in a ski accident million but this Is expected to be After the hard court in the stadium the beginning to adjust. I thought I whipping papers and hats around the last winter, or the sinus operation. Increased to 292 Ecus under Lome was mopped and wiped dry, Becker b~tter get -going or I'd be down one court and a 20-minute downpour . A little disheveled and still wear­ IV which Is clos;-to'Rl billion. attacked the net aggressively and set. I was not very happy to be down starting, the umpire suspended play. ing a serious expression after show­ The assistance Lome gives to the served well to score a 7-5, 6-3, 6-2 5-3," . Graf looked no less grim and de­ ering following the match against SADC(: is additional to the aid win against Aguilcra, who beat Becker Graf, all business after a summer ' tetmined when .she came back an Drake, Graf expressed sympathy for, given by Lome to individual na­ . on clay in Hamburg last May. of little pleasure; wore a dark scowl hour later. She won the next two the teen from Toronto who was making tional governments. Aguilera rarely approached the net, as she walked on court to begin de­ games quickly, then after another her Open debut under difficult circum­ In addition it is completell. un­ l'clying instead on 'solid passing shots, fense of her .title. Minutes later, a 25cminute rain delay won 6-1;6-1. stances. iled and the SADCC is,free to de­ and led Becker 5-3 after breaking blazing sun gave way to black clouds, Altogther; the match took 41 min­ . "I think she was quite nervous to cide what projects to spend the him twice in a row in the first set. But thunder rocked the stadium and light­ utes to play, but lasted two hours and have a first round like this," Graf money on, and choose its own spend­ Becker won the next four games, ning lit up a gray Manhattan skyline 13 minutes. said. "I was never nervous (at that ing priorities. capping the set with a' service winner in the distance, Graf, 21 and barely clinging to the age). At a young age you have noth­ The Norsad fund supported by that Aguilera could barely pop up out . Omen or coincidence, Graf's dra­ No.1 ranking she's held since 1987, ing to lose. You're just getting into the governments of the Nordic of bounds. matic entrance livened up the touma- . grumbled Sunday after struggling to the tour. Y<:iu 're relaxed and not countries has also given the organ­ beat 14-year-old Jennifer Capriati in afraid. " isation another permanent source three sets in a tuneup tournament. . Third-seeded Monica Seles; who ' of funding. ADVERTISE lIN THE NAMIBIAN• . Graf has been besieged by erratic beat Graf in the French final, opened The agreement · creating the play and problems on and off the play on the stadium court with a 6-0, Lusaka-based Nors\ld fund was IT IS CHEAP AND EFFEC'rIVE. court all year. Winning here would 6-0 blitz of Elena Pampoulova. sigrieil arthe last'anrlual consulta~ go a long way toward putting those Tim Mayotte, a former NCAA tive conference hi Lusaka in J anu­ FOR MORE INFORMATION problems - a broken thumb, a pater­ champion at Stanford ranked ninth in ary. CONTACT MANIE AT 36970 nity suit against her father, surgery to 1987 and 26th now, played as ifhe is The fund will be administered I clear a nose blockage - behind her. . headed quickly for retir$!ment as he by foyr directors from the'Nordic DURING OFFICE HOURS. , "The problems definitely started lost to 93rd-ranked Thierry Cham­ countries and three directors rep" in Berlin with the press reporting a pion of France. resenting the SA\{)CC countries. Uke the ~sistance received under Lome the Norsad funds are not tied to specific projects but will be determined by the SADCC and A R 0 U N D T H E CLOCK approved by the 'direct9rsof the fund. The recent SADCC meetings were 24 HOURS A ' DAY--WITH INTEREST marred by a financial scandal in- . volving three omcials of the organ­ isation which almost overshadowed the meeting. A Zambian administrative om­ cer, "a Tanzanian finance omcer and a Mozambican administrative offtcial were accused- of serious financial irregnlarities. If you're looking for a savings plan that is flexible, Disagreements about the contin­ ued employment of the omcials convenient, and a high interest earner then the threatened to cause an op,en rift Standard Bank Plus Plan Savings is for you. Imme- between SADCC member govern­ ments which was eventually averted. diate access to your hard-earned cash combined The Council ofMinisters set up a committee to investigate the charges with interest calculated daily make Plus Plan . the against the omcials and they were leading savings account. You need only . RSO to eventually dismtssed but with full terminal benefits. open a PlusPlan account and the more your savings SADCC executive secretary Dr grow, the higher the interest rate climbs! Siinba MakonI of Zimbabwe, whOse· position was also threatened by the PlusPlan is more than just a great way to save. scandal, was eventually re-elected When linked to AutoBank you can deposit or with­ for a third term. One of the most important items draw money at any time. Plus obtain balances or on the agenda for the summit of 'Heads of State was the formalIsa­ mini-statements. This means that not only is your tion of the SADCC through some money working for you every day but that you have kind of treaty. The organisation is currently run access to it 24 hours a day. Plus Plan's pluses go on more or less OIl a gentleman's agree­ and on. ment and there is no formal treaty that. binds member countries to­ Discover more about Plus Plan at any . branch or gether. A committee of "wise men", agency of Standard Bank Namibia. inCluding a former Zambian Prime Minister and senior omcials from ' Mozambique, Tanzania and Zim­ PLUSPLAN SAVINGS babwe, was appointed to look into the matter. The committee will review the structures of the SADCC and de­ termine whether they are still able to cope with the new demands placed on the organisation. The commit­ tee has ~eady visited most SADCC countries to get the views of gov­ ernments and is expected to. make rec~mmendatlons at the annual HERE FOR 75 YEARS. COMMITTED TO NAMIBIA'S FUTURE. consultative conference in Wind­ hoek in JlUluary. The recent SADCC . meetingS in Gaborone were the ftrst in which Namibia formally par­ ticipated after having become a full member in April this year. ~ Standard Bank Trade and Industry's Gurirab W li @ said the meetings served as an important learning process for YOUR KIND OF BANK Namibian officials in preparation --' for the Windhoek January confer­ ence. This conference would be the largest international gathering Windhoek has seen since independ­ ence with 800~1 500 delegates ex­ pected for the conference. 10 Wednesday August" 29 19~ THE 'NAMIB I~N

THE winning team in action in their Golf Gti 16V, during one of the stages. Namjbian teams pick .up problems.

, BIG smiles from the winning team from Zambia . navigator Surrinder Thatthi and Satwant Singh, who drove their Golf to at gr.uelling Zimbabwe Challe~ge glory'in the Zimbabwe Challenge Rally. '

, " STORY AND PICTURES BY DONNA COLLINS

, MOTORSPORT in Africa is alive been described as a tough nut to and well. Arid, to prove this', the crack, stretched over a distance of 1 three-day Zimbabwe Challenge held 700 kilometres, of which 1 059 were recently was ' nothing short of selective (special) stages. This routc spectacular, with some of the hottest couldn't have been more scenic and," competitors on the African rally ciJcuit in fact, the Eastern Highlands bor­ competing fiercely for international dering Mozambique is known to be championship status. one of Zimbabwe's beauty spots. Fonning part of the 1990 African Dense pine forests where the Rally Championship series, which is screeching of highly-tuned engines staged in s4t countries throughout reverberated through the vast and the Africancontinent; the Zimbabwe forbidding woodlands, and breath­ Challenge is known to be an event taking 'mountain passes which pre­ that for the past 20 years has shaken cariously twisted and turned like angry even the most hardened rally teams serpents, dominated the route sched­ this side of the River Nile. ule. On Friday August 17, over 43 It takes a special kind of person entrants congregated in the parking and machine to tackle this terrain, area of the Sheraton, Zimbabwe's and the challenge is undou~tedly the most luxurious hotel, and only 11 ultimate test in both skill andendur­ made it to the finish on Sunday: ance. In fact, just a few hours aftcr Apart from a strong turnout from the start it had already mercilessly Zimbabwe, they came from al{c()r­ sorted the participators out. It takes BAD luck d not have come at a worse time for heroes Victor Kulikowsky (right) and navigator ners of Africa such as Zambia, Kenya, more than luck to complete the course, Tlieo Becker (left) who left the road and ploughed down a mountainside only two stages before the end Burundi arid a first appearance from and it takes a superhuman effort to of the rally. They were lying third at the time, and were going for a good finish. Here the men assess Namibia with six of their top teams. the damage to their vehicle with their service crew hand Gunther. This three-day event, which has CONTINUED ON PAGE 11 First stop: Harare Every Friday, Air Zimbabwe flies from Windhoek direct to Harare: the capital of Zimbabwe and business centre of the SADCC region. , The flight arrives in Harare at 5.55 pm - ,giving you ample time to catch connecting'flights to Frankfurt and London. ' , , Or, ifyou're flying to Zimbabwe on business, you'll have ~e ~ho~e we,ekend to relax before the working-week begins on Monday. This will gtve you the opportunity to visit some of Zimbabwe's superb tourist attractions: Victoria Falls, Kariba and Hwange National Park - to name just a few. You'll also find thatthere are several cOllveniently-scheduled flights to Qther destinations in the region. Contact your travel agent, or Air Zimbabwe (on,Hiuare 737011) for full details .

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zling pace. diffj:rent system to what both Namibian the night. The first vehicle home was dark' twisty forest roads, torturous CONT.I<'ROM PAGE 10 Winner oflast year,'s Challenge ,was , and South African teams are used to. driven by Satwant which arrived four' tracks and steep moUrita,in declines lay Zimbabwe's local hero, Billy Rauten­ Zimbabwe looked 'even more prom­ and a half hours later, at the Mutare ahead of them. Of course~ there were win it. bach. who hit bad luck in the second leg ising for these guys. who were tailing Board and Paper Mills. During. this some ,transport (open sections) in be­ ' In particular, there are three distinc­ of the rally, and fell out after his Toyota the leaders with as much detennination ' section 10 cars bit the dust. ' tween to break the pressure and con­ tive names that have punched their Supra lost control. while negotiating a as a hound after a hare. Things were The second leg of the Challene ' centration. The grand finisl! was back mark on' African rally circles over the tight gravel bend at high speed. This going so good, that two stages before st~rted on Saturday at 7 am, fresh and at the Sheraton at 3pm that afternoon. past few years. They are Satwant Singh mishap cost him a great deal, especially the third and final leg Victor and Theo early, with 30 veh'ic1es raring to tackle With the Zimbabwe Challenge in its and navigator Surrinder Thatti from tis he was lying secon~ at this stage. were lying in third position. But it all 652 kilometres which lay ahe'ad of eighth year of international status, it is , Zambia, qriving a factory-sponsored Instead, his vehicle ploughed head first happened too quickly, as it usually them. For the sightseer the route was an event which is still grow~ng, plus GolfGTi 16V from Gennany; Wiater through a fence, and ianded up' ma­ does. pure magic, but for the competitor a fast there' are big things in the pipeline for Costa and navigator Rudy Cabtanhede rooned in a thick sandy field. ' 'While blinded by dust from the ve­ and tric'ky course of navigating their -African countries lying south of .the from Burundi, driving a factory-spon­ However, the team which are pres­ hicle in front, Victor took a hairpin way through mountain passes, river equator, which could 'include South sored Peugeot 205 GTi from France; ently leaditig this year's championship bend too fast and leftthe road. The Golf beds, forests and winding valleys. TIle Africa once the sports boycott has been and last but not least Billy Rautenbach points are Walter and Rudy, who come ' ploughed head first down a steep longest stage of the rally was an 83- lifted. For those who participated in and naYigator John Mitchell from Zim­ in second, and the prospects of them mountain pass, rolled once and came to kilometre stretch of almost entirely fast this event, whether they made it or not, babwe, driving a Toyota Supra turbo. walking off with it at the end of the year , a lucky halt in some thick bush; which open roads. That evening only 14 ve­ it wa~ , undoubtedly one of the most All three vehicles are Group A ated) are very promising, as they are well up prevented these two hurtling down­ hicles arrived at Mutare's Parc Ferme. savoured rally experiences. From the and are of the highest standard. which , so far on their'two rivals, Satwant and wards. With the gearbox shot, the side­ The last and final leg on Sunday set countryside to ttie rally teams to the is Ii compulsory prerequisite in order Billy. shaft bent, and the body.crumpled, not off before the crack of dawn at the organisation it could not ~ faulted . for any team to qualify for the African , ' One thing about this sport, when the much else suffered, except Victor who shivering hour of 5am , and for those It is just such a pity that it was all over Rally championships. chips are up they are up, but when they clambered up the embankment grimac- still left in the running, it was the make so quickly. But, there is always next Presently holding the African Cham- ' come down, it is out. This was certainly , ing from pain in his back. or break. More than 688 kilometres of year. pionship title is the unbeatable team the ease for up-and-coming Namibian In fact. Namibia saw another near from Zambia. Satwant and Surrinder. team, Victor Kulikowsky and naviga­ fatal accident when Uwe Kessler ani! who clinched the coverted winning tor Theo Becker, who are new on the navigator Brian Enslin experienced trophy of the 1990 Zimba\)we Chal­ African circuit and doing remarkably brake failure during the first leg of the lenge for the third time. The perform­ well. . rally. They continued quite well for a ance ,these two contestants put up They proved themselves last month few further stages, but did not bargain throughout the event wa's a true reflec­ at the Zambian International Raily, on a railway crossing during one ofthe tion on their superior driving skills. not when they clinched a commendable open sections. Nor did they bargain for to mention the sheeT" tenacity of their fifth position, in an event tha\ not only the train which nearly wiped them out, ' Golf 'Wh ich upheld a--standard of me~ tackled uniamilia( iel'rain, but a route arid missed them narrowly. :Thanks to chanical excellence; and kept up a siz- schedule that is operated on an'entirely " -·m',e's qu' i~k 'teflexes both men are alive to tell the tale. While travelling at about I,!O km/h they came' face to face with , a train', Uwe's de'sperate attempt,lIt pulling u'p , the handbreak WitS futile,' which then . left him with no oth~r' option than to turn the car .fiercely in the opposite direction. It was at this point that they connected with four large sleepers at one hell of an impact, which did some nasty damage to the front of the ve­ hicle. But what's a bit of panel-beating and a new engine between friends!? The official start of the Challenge, which kicked off at precisely 7pm in the floodlit carpark of the Sheraton, saw the cars leaving at two-minute in­ tervals. The first leg of the rally cov­ ered a distance of over 379kin late into

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WHEN six of our top nilly teams set , short, stages, the Narnibians tackled Anolf Botes driving a Toyota lift" position i~'t excactly something one off to compete in the 1990 Zimbabwe this'litt.!e section with ease, and cre­ baek ran out of petrol; and Wi)lem ' can.swallow lightly. Butthat's rally­ Challenge,little did they know what ' ated a marvellous impression with .That~herand Patrick Davies driving ing ,- tou~ brutal and without mercy. they were letting then:Iselves in for. some ' daring driving ' stints, which , a Toy!>ta Corolla experienced a burst - The main thing is that.a good time r Apart from Victor Kulikowsky and sent Waves of excitement throught . water pump. . ·was had by all, and the Namibians Jbeo Coetzee lUld their navigators ' the large crowds of spectators. . , The disappointment exPerienced were given first class treatment by having had a previous taste of rally­ In fact, ifthe performance by some by each team as they had to fall out of the organisers and other competitors ing in Af~lca'i the rest went in stone of our teams at that stage wa's any­ the rally was overwhelming, each alike. ' . cold. thing to go buy, one would have been one with their own sad story .to tell. And despite no one finishing the Not having recced the route to get almost convinced of at least two or Let's face it: to drive all that way just rally, their answer to the question of even an idea of what the lay of the three finishes in the top five. to run out of petrol, or to drive off a "Would you do it again?" is a solid . land was like, most of the guys have So good was it that Victor even cliff as you were approaching third "Yes". never'set foot in Zim,let alone read tied with Satwant, with Theo and . LOCAL driver Uwe Kessler a pace note, Willem in their Skyline once again experienced a nasty moment when But that's all part of the excite­ stealing the show with their cowboy-, he almost collided with a moving ment, and the challenge which our , style tactics. train during one of the night stages local boys were more than ready for. UnfortUnately the end wasn't as in the first leg. His breaks had A casual drive over three days to promising as the start. But that wasn't failed previously and, in order to Zim, with a few minor hiccups at the due to anyone's fault. Anything can avoid a head-on collision, he-swung border posts, saw the rally teanlS happen out there over three days of ' his car sideways and instead arriving in Harare a day before the gruelling driving - and it did. ploughed into four large sleepers, sta1t of the rally. Theo Cootzee and Willem Hugo ' wrecking his car substantially but All six teams had gone well pre­ driving their Nissan Skyline fell out escaping with his life. pared with an entourage of service With a sna~ tie rod; Victor Kulikow­ crew and wives in tow. In fact, the sky and Theo Becker in their Golf all-round support from friends, fam­ left the road and plou,ghed down a ily and even our local press, was mountainside; Uwe Kessler and Brian quite a homely gesture. Enslin driving a Golf smashed into The rally was officially set to roll four railway sleepers; Karl-Heinz ; on Friday evening, with a quick spe­ Pretorius and Arnulf Schmidt driv­ cial stage thrown in for good meas­ uig a Ford Escort experie~ced engine ure that afternoon. Being used to fast problems; Tiffy van den Heever and

IT was grit and dust most ofthe way, with some heavy driving and all-out concentrati()n testing the skills and endurance of both drivers and navigators during the three-day Zimbabwe rally, which only saw 11 cars out of 42 make it to the finish. " , '

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' .' . 1<' LocaJ cy,clists SADC'C competiti()D' and/c 'all ·upon their black compatriots to take part " . '-" ~ ~ ~ . able to take on the best 10 the conti­ .. CONRAD ANGULA -nent in a sh~rter space of time then initially. ,expected,. , IN only their second international c~rilpetition since Namibian · .~amibian cy~~sts are also expected independence, four local cyclists made a sterling performance , to do better during the international during the Southern African Development Co-ordinating Conference four-day tour to be staged jri Wind­ (SADCC) Games held at the weekend. \ t. , . hoek from' Octooor 3 ib 6 this year. , '" Me!lllwhile; , Heymans, whe : The four - Manie Heymans, Heiko end of the day with his telUlhmates managed the local cycling tour to Seiler, Freddie van Zyl ,and Harald not far behind him, Zimbabwe, has also tQld The Namib­ Piek - distinguisl:te~ themselves when The third stage ,on Sunday was a ian Sport he w,ouid love to see black they were placed first and'second o\:\t team' time trial, 'and Zimbabwean cyclists participating in the sport. of nine teams, acc.ording to team rider Justin Marabini put in an excel- , Heymans said he believed there manager Heymans. . lent perfo~ce to take the lead could be fine blackcyclists who only . The riders have.also put their mark away from Heymans. need to be polished to join their white . on the African cycling ~cene as,they, Our local riders, however, man­ c'ompatriols in the joy of cycling, against all e;x.pectations, fmished aged to finish second and third in this ~ 'I strongly believe there are some among the top six cyclists ~ the stage. good black guys out there who could individual classification, \ \ Heymans finished second overall, even upstage our current stars. But Heymans, ranked number one in despite winning two of the three stages, they seem to be scared away by the the country this season, put in a five­ with team-mate and former local heavy experises of the sport," he star performance w~en he romped champion (now ranked second after srud. " home in the first stage of the circuit Heymans) Beilm Seiler taking the Heyman~ also ,said the few black race. The NlU)1ibians took the initia­ third spot. , cyclists who had participated in local tive and were leadiOg for the biggest Local juniors Harald Piek and competitions had quit quickly . be­ part of the race: . ' Freddie van Zyl also gave a good cause of the misconception that they . He}'!J1lUlS was p~tect~ by his team­ account of fueinseiveswith'the foro' · couI4,never. ~com~ c~pions. mares ' in the s~cond 'stage, but a ' mer securing the foUrth ov~ra1l place. "What they'· should know is.·that puncture nearly ruled him out. Freddie vanZyl, who also fell Victim · they cari' onlY reach the top of the ' . However, the strong c,:yclist, compet­ to a puncture, staged a strong come­ . ;, ladder through' competition to gain , . ing for orux.thesec9ndj ime in Zim­ back to fiiliSh in the' sixth overall spot : more, arid more 'experience, No one, babwe, managed to "'drop out of the in the cOmpetitfon. ~. not evep om: c~nt champions, have bup.ch. replace,the wheel and to fight TIi'e local' ritiqrs have. shown that beep. instant' .hits. Hard work ;and bACk to clinch the secoftd stage as with a little mor~ international expo~ , detemu.nation wasthe\ vatchword"that well. sure they couldfurtherimprove their st~eredtherit to th~ top, today. ", he., Heymans also finished first at the cyling skills, '3.Ild tha( they would be reiterated. ' .~ ',' .

HANS Garoeb, .o ne of Namibia's .fe w black .. cyclists, pictured during a cycling event earlier this year. Namibian cycling officials have called upon other black' cyclists to participate in the sport.

NAMIBIA SNOOKER AND BILLIARDS CHAMPIONSHIPS

THE following are the results of the Namibian National Closed· Singles Championships played at the weekend at the Talpark Club Hall. Main competition: Jool Jacobs beat Danie du Plessis 5·0 in the final to win the title. S Neveling clinched the Plates Section by defeating P van Staden 4·3. '.a:·· "' ~:· '~' ···"··· ···· SUPE'R·~·~. OTORS ~ t " . ~ .' . .• <". .. TWO Namibian women cydists pictured at a cycling event in Windhoek; : ' ,,'. 1 : . for tJaebestdealS on wheeis. :: · . " . ' ·: .:: , QUALITY USED CARS:.. iii ' . " . .' .' SEDANS ' . '. . ' • Wilander out after :1984 AUOI 500. SILVER.~ ...... ~~..;,~~-~--~ ... :_... _ ... Ft19 000: . ii: 1989 BMW 3201,A, AlC, IVORY ~~ .... ~~~ ...... 'o;. ,...... ~ ...... R43 700. • 1989 BMW 3201 A. Ale. WHIlE.~ .... ~~ .. ;...... _ ...... _ .....R43 ·700 ·. .., . . . . ' . ." . ' . • 1989BMW316,DIBLUE·,.-r...... ~ ...... ,...... R31900 • • 1984 'B.MW 320I.RED;;;;~~_..... _.~~..... __.... _ ... ""..... R24 ~ 500. · ...... , .. ' ' . ' . . .. , ' . . • 1~ FORD SlERRA,3.0GLXSIWA,.OREY._...... R51 .500 .. "thril~ingbattle iii 1984HONDAPRELUDE;NA VY BLUE...... _~ ...... ~ .... R47000 • • • 1'989TOYOT A COROLLA.1.3, WHITE.~ .. ~~ .. _ ..... ":"..; ..:. ... R2250P :11 . ' . . . . . ' . ',' - , .. ,·.1989 V AGEN MICRO~~ 2.11. ~LlJE. .. ~·~ · ...... ·;.. ~: R42 OOOJ(, ~ .II NEW YORK: The longest day ses­ when the eighth-seeded Gilbert won years at the Open. IW sion in US Open history; 13 hours of the fllal point of opening day to beat Gilbeh, knocked but in the lhst '. .' . . PICK-UPS · . -' .~ ' -.• '

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