* TODAY: LUOERIT'Z WOMEN·0N WARPATt:t * SEAL SCANDAL * SUPER WEEKEND SPORT * Bringing Africa South Vol.3 No.S Mon~ay September 7 1992 Farm worker faced 'brutal·torture' for relationship with white woman ',, ' I . STAFF REPORTER AS 'punishment' for daring to cross the colour lines and have a r~ation s hip with a white woman, a black farm labourer near Grootfontein was ailegedly subjected to 13 hours of torture, brutal assault and fQl'ced labour at the end of last week. According to one report, to dig trenches and plant fann wOlker Peter Aukumeb trees while assaulting him. (1 9) underwent his horrify­ ~pectorBrink~T~eb ing experience after two poiice station yesterday brothers found him . in the confinned the nature of the bedroom of their sister, allegations and said a charge Channaine Ras (20), on their of 'assault with intent to fann Shamalindi just north cause gri~vous bodily harm,' of Grootfontein last Thurs­ had been laid against the day night. two brothers while Aukumeb The two brothers, Schalk faces a charge of 'pointing and Juri Ras, are accused of a dangerous firearm '. torturing Aukumeb with an Aukumebwas apparently electronic cattle prodder; released from his ol'deal by tying his ankleS together with the police early on Friday horse ropes, and severely afternoon. beating him. In addition, According to a source in Aukumeb apparently claims the Ras brothers forced him To page 2 nTI""'l'T1IIo.Tr"' EXPERIENCE ... Anja SchrOder (centre) was crowned Miss Namibia at a gala function in Windhoek on Saturday night. Lindl! Schultz (left) was voted First princess, with Yolande Tait (right) Second Princess. The glittering occasion was at tended by around 800 people who saw last year's Miss Namibia and current Miss as, Universe, Michelle McLean, hand ~ver her Namibian crown to Anja., Photograph: Grnham Hopwood ." ~ .. , ~seDseless ••• . MeATJI UA NGAVIRUE THE Namibian .Animiil Action Conunittee (NAAC) LOderitz women sick of being let down by the law has strongly corid~l1tn&t the Ministry of Fisheries and MarineRe~ourcesforinaeasing seal quotas \\ithout any scientifie~~ide.. (:e .on which to base its quotas. THREE rape attacks in one weekend, a recent incest a series of violent rapes and In a NAAC chair Panagis KATE BURLlNG statfiliitenty,sterday, K and bestiality case, and preposterously light sentences murders in Bengue!a, they also said that penn~int secretaty of Fisheries Calle marched through the town­ Schlettwein's approach conservation for· convicted rapists have sickened Luderitz women organisers. "Wis"euse" to ship at midnight, ~stopping enough to get them out on the streets in protest.' "The sentences gi ven to made noseiiSe. ' at every point where ' a Panagispointed oufthat the Government had spe­ police station at the end of convicted'rapists are ridicll- With a braIich of Women's woman had been al1 acked. cifically made Cape Cross a seal reserve because it ac­ the town. lous. Men ate asked to pay Solidarity now established In a separate protest, they knowledged the vital role of seals in the marine ecol- ~ 'WearegettingabaddeaJ up some insignificant at Liideritz, women there handed petitions to the po­ from the law courts and we amount and walk away from ogy. , are determined to be heard li ce (demanding betJer The Government, he added, had had theforesight to are getting a bad deal from the court room free. " on .Namibi a's rape 'epi­ communi cation), the mag­ take acH\'e steps to protect seals and set aside an area drunken men who seem to This is not the first time demic'. On Saturday they istrate's office (demanding specifically fortheit protection. Furthermore, every _ think it's their right to as-' Uideritz women bave been marched from the soccer stiffer sentences) and the year the Government set aside millions of rands for field in Liideritz through the salllt and rape us," said Sue .TIoved to protest ahollt rape. To , 2 main street and up to the , Roux, one of the march La"t December, following To page 2 2 Monday September 7- 1992 THE NAMIBIAN Presiden t in China BETHNG: Namibian Presi­ THE N amibian is ' published by the Free dcnt Sam Nujoma started Press of Namibia, John Meinert his official visit to China 42 yesterday. Street, Windhoek. Editor: Gwen Lister. The Presidcnt will be in Printed by John Meinert (Pty)" Limited, China until Thursday, Sep­ tember 10. Stiibel Street, Windhoek. Nujoma, who visitcd Telephorie: (061) 36970/1/2/3/4; Fax: China eight limes prior to his appointmcnt as hcad of (061) 33980; Telex: (061) 3032. State, was welcomed at the Postal Address: PO Box 20783, Diaoyutai State guest house Windhoek, Namibia, by Chinese vid! premier Wu Xuequan. Earlierthis year, Chincsc foreign Minister Qian COME TOGETHER ... Peopl~, o~ . aUagesgathered at the Zoo Park on Saturday to Qichen visited Namibia .DAWID BEZUIDENHOUT hear anti·AIDS messages from si~ g j!1 g .stl\r Jacksqn Kaujeuaand an NTN t!teaJre during a tour of Africa coun­ group; National AIDS Week continues untiJ next weekend, when a similar concery in tries. ,HiGH SCHOOL Khoa:nasdal'will round events off. China considers itselfthc leader of the Third World ' V~CANCIES and maintains close ties with . Ne\V ~~ys many African countries. Swanu to state stand AFP, AP 1. SECRETARY for P aris ' SWANU will announce its position in relation to the ruling party for the coming regional elections this we~k, according to Swanu FRENCH airline UTA, which .president and deputy minister for Justice, Vekuii Rukoro. Dunncase David Bezuidenhout High School requires the flies direct from Windhoek to The Swanu president revealed this last week when addressing services of a bilingual Secretary. Typing skills France's romantic capital Paris, journalists on a course at the Fredich Ebert Foundation. THE Premarco Dunn mur­ is to switch the days of the der case is due to resume in are essential knowledge of computer a Rukoro was reacting to questions on whether his party's week on which it flies. From position would be compromised ifhe accepted an appointment as the Windhock High Court recommendation. November 1 the weekly flight Namibia's representative on the Joint Administration Commis­ today. The case was post­ goes to Paris on Sundays and sion for Walvis Bay. poned last \veek after a key comes back on Saturdays. lITA, Rukoro was asked whether such an appointment was not aimed State witness, fireann ex­ Assumption of Duty: 1. October 1992. says the plane will get Namibi­ at bringing him closer to the ruling party and whether it wouldn't ans to Paris on a Monday pert Fifi Hundt, could not "kill" his party. He replied that he could not be closer to the ruling be·traced. momirig and this will help with party than he already was as a deputy minister. 2. TEACHER Three members of the connections from Paris onto However,be added, any appointment would have to be consid­ Namibian Defence Force are Air France flights to the rest of ered in consultation with Swanu ~ s politburo, which, he said, David Bezuidenhout High School needs a the world. would not·take a decision that would kill the. party. accused of having shot and killed Dunn, 10, at the fann qualified, bilingual teacher for Afrikaans and Expressing his personal opinion, Rukoro noted that rejecting the appointment would compromise the strong stand he had taken Twee Rivier, east of Reho­ Life Science, Grade 8. TORTURE in the past on the integration of the enclave. both, in October 1990. from page 1 of Ml Namibians. was less that R20 000, yet the . ' the ' GIoottofttem -Mea, who. '. ~ : .... ".:' , : S~S " I • . ·· · fu ' additio~ as $cQle.ttwein , Go.vemment insisted on sub­ ' ospoke·to. .b oth.ChJu:maine Ras : .. <.~ •• ' I" fj -:" '. ,.- - '1'; .. hi~oself. had pointed out, an sidising his enterprise to the ..... ' .• ~. ;.-.... / .. .......... ..~ ' tJ 'and Aukumeb after the assault, rom page . additional R350 000 of public tune of nearly R I million an­ Please contact Mrs Balie, . the couple, who have known money would be spent on seal nually. each othet: for several years, game reserVes and conserva­ research. Panagis also asked whether Tel211872 say they are in love and plan to tion areas that could be used According to Panagis, the it was really "wise use" to only marry. They reportedly h ..\V~ a for hospitals and schools in- NAAC failed to understand why secure an income of R20 000 for further information after hours child, borp. in 1988. Members stead. this huge investment was made in exchange for all the bad of the Ras family have alleg­ This was public money being and then handed on a si! ver publicity Namibia would in­ 223300 edly opposed the relationship . used to preserve' a public re-/ plate to the seal culler at Cape evitably bring upon itself. because Aukumeb·is black. source in the common interest Cross, Alder Brink. Panagis further questioned "Who after all is Mc Brink why, if Brink was allowed to that my money must be used to use the seals at the Cape Cross to protect his very sick and seal reserve; he :could not be NAU Development and .MANDUM,E J.P. revolting business enterprise?" _ given a. qtlota of springbok in . Training Project . Panagis asked. Etosha, or why conununal farm- SCHOOL While Brink had been por­ ers could not be given a quota NLU- Ontwikkelings- en trayed by some sectors of the of grass in game reserves. press as a simple farmer; he "After all it is our money .VACANCIES did not own the land, did not and our resources - could it Opleidingsprojek . / own the animals and did not really be a bigger priority to 4 Qualified· teathers required for the pay for the care and protection ensure the long-tern1 survival TWO VACANCIES FOR FEMALE 1993 Academic year, from grade 1 - 4 of the stock; because the tax­ of seal bashing than to support payer did that.