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I 11r • -,' c: • GAL.:I4ANT'·E-L:eVEN ARROW~ ~~~~: AFRICA' ,.~UA BID * .COUNTDOWN ON ZIM LAND ISSUE * I Bringing Africa South Vol.2 No.509 R1.00 (GST Inc.) Monday February 241992 Blitz ballot March 17 CAPE TOWN: White South Africa will go to the ballot box on Tuesday Fake licences March 17 to answer a one· line question as to whether the government should continue seeking a negoti. ated constitutional settle ment for South Africa. This, in essence, is the deci sion arrived at following a meeting of the National Party's link in million four provincial leaders, Presi dent FW de Klerk and key officials of the party's federal structure on Saturday. An official announcement is expected in Parliament today when MPs will also hear offi cially that the legislature ad journs on Friday. rand fish scam The choice of date follows precedent. Referendums have traditionally been held on Tuesdays and general elections on Wednesdays. Codesa's work will be re Drug ring link alleged, death threats stricted on the political level but the three-week blitz cam ?algn will allow time for ad vancing more technical or used to frighten off investigators .... continued on page 2 R.EPUBLIC Oi~ .~ RANSKb'I STAFF REPORTER D.J:.l'AW1'tJ].J..:.N'l' 01" '1'H.II.N~POH1' FAKE fishing licences permitting people to MEHCltAN'£ SIIIPPING ACT, 1.9.51 (AC'l' NO. 57 of 1951)-LIC"NC>' ISSU>'D UND>'R'SCC1'ION 68. fish off the Transkei were used to let Spanish LIC"NC]'; NO. fJO.JO.,ly- fishers leave port and come to Namibia to steal fish in a multi-million rand.fraud. NAM": MR. f. MJ.~S/DLII.1. ..t. 11. 11. B(;7l'1I(-+(';' .--;R (trY;,J{G, ••-5E;f.t. ,-v}-(NG"' y 1bis is revealed in the Johan- licences, which sources say sell .(~J, .0A~ . .s.):&. ..•••.••..•.• nesburg-based 1be Star, which for R500 000 to RI million ••. :",:-tf1 <[f.;T/.l ••••••••••••••• . says the swindle has links to a each, are good enough for the narcotics ring and death threats port authorities to permit boats OP.c;RA'1'INt; AS: frightened off investigators. to leave. This calls into ques- 'The core of1he scamis forged tion Spain's good faith, as it Is, hereby licf'llCed to use vessel .Y.)rTs:/;'St?(~~:f).(~ . .C",:1-,[;'h •. licences to fish off the Tran- does not diplomatically recog- for purposes of fishing from .J:lEl.lJ10V'Y./=i. .-. M2...9:1.'L~A for .. he skei, a part of South Africa, nise Transkei, an "independ- period from ..... • ~-I.'l.;lbI/G.'J ')6i::'::: •••.•.. 19'le., .. -//1. ,;/.;'1;'1. ;tJ;7.L which were found on two boats ent" bantustan set up under including the Cottoredondo apartheid. Cuatro arrested by Namibian '.!$" "When arrested, Cottoredondo authorities. According to the Cuarto's officers apparently also ISSUED AT UW£ATA TIlIS .... /''2 .... DAY 0[0' ~Ot ':i.:/l..1/S£Q •• 19.'!C ... report, authorities say at least claimed they were en route to 10 other named boats are oper- or from the Transkei, a claim ating under the fake licences, refuted by photographs of it Since Namibia started to operating in Namibia's exclu~ . protest about illegal Spanish sive economic zone three fishing, Spanish authorities have months earlier, as well as refused to let boats leave port Namibian stones in the net. without papers stating their destinatioIJ. APParently the Me continued on page 2 ... Some the youngsters who A COpy of the fake licence given to 'The Namibian' by turned out on Saturday to support the launch of new Spanish fishing industry sources, The Johannesburg primary health guidelines. Photograph: Kate Burling 'Star' says they sell for R500 OOO-Rl million each. Act NOW on health President - GRAHAM HOPWOOD ABOUT 700 people gath President stressed the impor ered at the Independence KATE BURLlNG tance of individual responsi THE parents and guardians of former s~eet kids yesterday Arena in Katutura on bility for health. Using AIDS told Ministry of Local Government and Housing officials how difficult it was to keep former street children otT the street Saturday morning to hear etly but ftnished, almost two workers, Health Ministry offi as an example, he said, "The hours ahead of schedule, on a when their families were facing severe financial and housing President Sam Nujoma cials and members of the problem o( AIDS lies not with rousing note from the Presi community. the Government alone but problems. L . perform the honours at ~e dent. The book ofPHC guidelines, mostly with the individual's A meetingin,Katutura, convene~ fue¥inistry to set up launch of Namibia's Pri "I want action now, today which was presented to Nujoma behaviour ... Remember, once a monthly support group ofpa~, w,as a ch~or families mary Health (PHC) guide not tomorrow!" he told the moments earlier, must not, he HN develops into full-blown of street kidsto air their views and problems. Deputy director lines. assembled audience of Cabi warned, be •• allowed to gather AIDS there is no turning back" of Community Development, Adolfine Mushimba, said the The launch,sponsored by net Ministers, MPs, diplomats, dust on the shelves" . support meetings would be a way of hearing the parents' WHO and Unicef, began qui- UN representatives', health Throughout his speech, the continued on page 2 continued on page 2 2 Monday February 24 1992 THE NAMIBIAN .. , unemployed it was difficult to keep their houses. One com mented that most of those at Information trapped in tending were women and asked .. academic" backroom work. difficulties and so help pre •• Where are the fathers?' ' Cabinet and other senior vent a drift back to the streets Mushimba said the Ministry sources at the discu ssions have by the 37 children who have did not give financial help, but -Iow-pay vicious circle confirmed that no concessions now. been placed in Windhoek was sharing out donations of will be made -to accommodate schools. The Namibian reported food received from private com special demands by the Con one such case last week when panies such as maize meal from A PLEA for properly KA TE BURLlNG ject specialists is lost to Na- servative Party, such as break a 12-year-old boy who had been Agra. Some parents wanted help trained staff emerged loud mibian libraries of the Gov- ing up results into constitu placed in a primary school in to start up income-generating and clear from a series of ernment service. " ency counts. Khomasdal was fpund begging projects so that they could better 'b" appalling lack of trained staff The same people could earn three reports on N ann. la s and a "deficient salary sys- . From the same sources it in the centre of Windhoek. support their children, while 'b d . I! • up to double the salary when· II tern", which has created a vi- was clear that the government Mushimba stressed that the others suggested an increase rary an IDlormation appointed as teachers without cious circle of" many resigna-. c· 1 alifi . was confident of a substantial issue w~s both a national and in the food rations given to services recently presented a proLessIOna qu catIOn in victory. Those present at the community problem and had children. to the Government. tions, many vacancies, poor education, she said. talks saw the CP as having ; to be solved by the community Parents were split as to The reports, which cover services and a generally poor .! The professor outlined vari- rapidly cornered itself into a as well as the Government. whether the creation of a reha shool libraries, public librar- image of the information pro- ous recommendations which . no-win situation after Thurs At the meeting at Augheikas bilitation centre for street chil ies and Government informa- fession in the public sector". had been made to the Govern- day's announcement of the Primary School some parents dren would help. tion services, are to be fol- People with academic de- ment in order to establish in- referendum by De Klerk. said their main problem was While some saw it as~a means _ l?wed by a further three as- grees - even advanced degrees formation services in this Boycotting the refendum lack of money. Most of those of ensuring that the children sessments, spearbeaded by the - were paid as matriculants country. would require the party to talk attending were mothers with they found difficult to control University of Namibia's Prles-____unless they had a professional AnatioDaJ. conummity library more than 50 per cent of white eithernojoboralowpaidone. · would finish school, others said sor Andree-Jean Totemeyer. qualifj.cation,_ Totemeyer network according to a 100year voters into staying away from This meant it was difficult that an institution could iso According -to ~eir author, _ pointed ou;t._' 'The ~esultis that _ pl~ based on 13 regions rec" the polls - a near impossible for some parents to provide late the children and that it was the reports all pomted to an the expertise of v~uable sub- - ommeruIed- by the Delimita- political task. Partial success adequate food for the children. better: to concentrate on im tion Commission ofNamibiaT--- __ will only serve to concentrate One mother showed a letter proving their conditions in the had been put forward, she said. the "Yes" vote within the poll, from the municpality saying home. During the first five years, thereby adding the humiliation that she would be evicted to Mushimba backed the need 13 regional community librar of-a paltry "No" count to the day for non-payment of rent.

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