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Vw 1992-11-06-12.Pdf (11.84Mb) AKTuEEL - , 7 Hennie Serfontein doenverslag u~ die INHOUD t-fo .198 slagvelde van Natal :.- 8 JoaoCunavoorGoldstone 11 &12Townshipskuld: isbetaalnog diewetvan 6 - 12 NOV 1992 Transvaal? 14 Aile oe op dieJapanseplutoniumskip 5 & 6.CCB: The SADF's very own "Civilian Organisation". INTERNASIONAAL While the SADF worms wriggle out from the eeB can in 1.6 & 17 Zimbabwiese pol~ici boor virastrante pers . the Webster inquest, the government is just trying to Die euforie inZambia is verby , wriggle free 'nTuiste virKenia seAids-babas Honger-sekel maai in Somalia', . 9 & 10 Noem dit Hewer die PW Botha MENSE, " ,..• ' )0/; Afrikaners is hul eie ergste vyande. 34 'n Menskan nieIiefde rraak nie, saLesego Die waarheid is nooit sterker ,Rampolokeng orderstreep nie as met die gedrag van MEDIA _. die Springbok-rugbyspan in 26VWB isvier jaaroud . Frankryk GESONDHEID, . .18 & 19 Bachse blorrme: 'n ander500rt .. .. '. flowerpower' ' ' 13 & 14'n Paar duur lesse is geloor: .. 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Groot was die' - 27Elza Milesoor kuns inAlex ' toe WVB se redaksielede buTv-steleef- en hul Kendell Geers on Barend de Wet's newexhibi­ _verrassm tion radio's aangeskakel het ' 35Nuweteaterruimtes: dieNetworkinKaapstad ' Tandoor inJohannesburg 36 &37 Rolprente:6 rolprente onderdie leep 30 & 31 Critics on criticism: \!\IVB asked.17 arts' .: -, 40 Resensie vanCatchfire journalists to respond to the question: 'Whatisthe role and 'GIDSE " ',' responsibility of. critics in South Africa?" .Readwhat the 38 & 39 Watter movie Vvys waar gurus have tosay 40 Vrye keuse - Vrye W99kblad Is'nonafhanklke nu~ wat uttgegee wid deur Wendilg Publ1lasies Beper1l (Reg. No. 8814016&1)6). WENDING PUBLIKASIES BEPERK EN VRYE WEEKBLAD SE ADRES IS: BreesD'aat 153, Newtown, Johannesburg. POSADRES: Posbus 177, Newtown 2113. .. ,-,. Van die Redakteur se Lessenaar TELEFOON:'(OII) 836·2151 FAKS: 838- 5901. Oit het ons hier by WVBnogal 'n groot lekkerkry gegee om die week ' ." PRETORlA·KANTOOR (012) 83-4879." " ons vierde verjaarsdag te vier en te sit' en terugdink aan die rowwe REDAKlEUR: Max dJ Preez . , , ASSISlENT-REDAKTEURS: AndI8a Vnassa, ' Ina van dar Unde,lvor Powell '. ' ou dae en aan al die voorspellings dat ons nie'n jaar lank gaan hou POUllEKE KORRESPONDENT: Hannie 8eI1onteil , SUBoREDAKlCUR:R)it HattIngh nie. , KOPIEREDAK1CUR: Johannes 8nJwer -- '. ONTWERP: Anion Sassenberg , ' As jy 'n gereelde teser is, steek gerus 'n dop op jousetf. VERSlAGGEWERS: Chri:MRe Terreblanche, Pearle Joubert. Esma ;Aroefson, Waly Mlhele WAARNEMENDE KUNSREDAKlEUR: Chari Bl~naut ·Saam met ons verjaardag is daar 'n klein veranderinkie: die week se OMGEWINGSKONSULTANT: TJenle duPlessis _REDAKSJE.ASSISTENT: Chr1&l van OOr Westhulzen ' VWB is op 'n effens dunner papier gedruk as'tevore. Die prys van FOTOREDAKTEUR: Saly Sholkend . die beter papier het net te hoog geword, en ons meen nie die nuwe FtlANS~LE BESllJURDER: Mark Beare BESl1JURDER (BEMAIlKING EN ADVEIllT:NSIES): Ulevan derWall ·papier doen enigsins afbreek aandleproduk nie. Enom dit sagkens , ASSISlENT F1NANSIELE BESTUURDER: Louwrins Potgleler . KANl'OOR-ASSISTENTE: Jo6eph Mlelaesl,' Vernon ZukJ · te stel: ons draai elke sent tien keer om," 2VRYE WEEKBLAD 6NOVEMBER 1992 .... sosehulle .vrydagoggend "Apartheip is dood. Suid=Afrika het 'n beleid aanvaar wat heeltemal in pas is met die resvandievrye w~reld. Ek sien met max du preez daama uit om met die nuweArnerikaanse regering saam te werk." . FW DE KLERK in reaksie op dieoorweldigende oorwinning van goewerneur BillClinton, waarrnee hy die,42eAmerikaanse president geword het Die '-w-aarheid "Tyrants are falling one afteranother, chased by the curses of kOlTI altyd uit history, and still Iraqremains." A TV ANNOUNCER of thestate-run Iraqitelevision stationon DIE hocf van die Rooms-Katolieke Kerk hetverlede week erken dat sykerk verkeerd was om thedefeat of George Bushin dieAmerican presidential election ,me astronoom Galileo Galilei vir sy "kettery" te straf en hom te dwing om dit indie openbaar te ,verwerp. Galilei ispresies 350 jaar ge1ede dood. "Ek het leUk' gelyk. Gelukkig hoefek my nou niemeeroor my , voorkomste bekommernie,'dit gaan Andrewse probleem Galileo was 'n buitengewoon begaafde man. Een van die eerste valse doktrines van sytyd wat woos." " hydeur systudie vanbeweging'van voorwerpe omvergewerp het, isdat swaar voorwerpe ELLEN ERASMUS (voorbladnuus in Rapport) oar haarf;uwe vinniger val asligte voorwerpe. Niemand wou hom glonie, toevat hy 'n paar wetenskaplikes kapsel en haarkapper, AndrewConfait , saam met hom na die skewe toririg vansytuisdorp, Pisa. Hy laat los toe "n baie swaar voorwerp ,op dieselfde oomblik as'n ligter voorwerp beuit die taring, en die wetenskaplikes watonder ' "Nothing has happened. Sorry; let's go home." staan, sien toehoe die twee voorwerpe die grond op dieselfde oomblik tref. Reverend CHANG MAN-HO, headof Seoul's largest dooms­ Maar die wetenskaplikes hets6geldou aan'n teorie waarin hulle hullewens lank geglo het, daychurch, the Mission for theComing Days, to hisfollowers dat hulle selfs die fisieke getuienls verwerp en 'n verskerpte skinderveldtog teen Galileo begin aftertheworld failed to cometo an endon October 28, ashe . het. hadpredicted " , Hy hetsyuitvindings van die terrnometer endiekompas in.1609 opgevolg met die eerste teleskoop waarmee die hemelruim dopgehou is.' ('n Hollandse optikus,·Uppershey, het eintlik in "Daar kannie vredeweesvoordatnog bloedgevloei het nie. Dis .. die jaar 'n soort teleskoop voor Galileo gebou. Toe Galileo daarvan hoor, het hydadelik sy bloed om bloed, 'n oog om 'n oog.", , teleskoop gebou sonder om met Lippershey te praat.) 'N ZOELOE-INDOENA oor die gewefd enweerwraak in Natal di~ "The most impressive teacher' everhad oncesaidto me,'Don't HIERMEE HEY GALILEO Struktuurvart die hemelruim begindophou en eerste 'n studie forget to leave the party before theyallget drunkandstart , . .,. vim diemaan gemaak.Sy bevindings dat die maan nieperfek rond en glad is soos algemeen fighting.' Inthe circumstances, perhaps I should have lefta little geglo is nie en dat dit nie netvol berge en valleie isnie, maar omsyeieasen om die aarde earlier."., , draai, hetakademici enteoloe metafgryse vervul. Sy verdere studies van die Melkweg, Jupiter en , Irish singer SINEAD O'CONNOR, explaining her decision to Venus hetsyondersteuning van die Kopernikaanse teorie dat planete en die aarde om dieson return to Dublin to study opera andraisea family , beweeg, verder versterk en 'n monnik met dienaam Caccini is deur dieInkwisisie aangestel om hom te monitor. Kort daama hetPous Paulus Vhom persoonlikte woord gestaan en gewaarsku dat hymoet ophou met die kettery dat die aarde beweeg, Galileo hetingestem, maar toe 'n satiriese boek, Vialoog tussen die Twee Groot Stelsels, geskryfwaarin drie karakters met mekaar dialoog voer: twee wat die Kopernikaanse teorie ondersteun en eenwat glo in dieteorie van Ptolemy, die Alexandriese astronoom wat beweer herdie aarde isdie statiese sentrum van die hee1a!. Die karakter hetnie baie geed daarvan afgekom nie. ,DIE INKWISISIE HEY NIE' geval vir dietruuk nie, en Galileo isin 1632 weer na Rome ontbied. Op20 ]unie 1632 verskyn hyvoor die Inkwisiteurs indie klooster van die Heilige Maria Sopra Minerva, waar hydie Kopernikaanse teorie in die openbaar verwerp. Toe hyvan sy kniee opstaan ni die vereiste belydenis dat hyverkeerd was, mompel hyinsy baard aan 'n vriend wat langs hom staan: "E pursi muove."Vry vertaal beteken.dit iets soos: "Ag nou ja, dis wat die bokkers wou he. Maar ditverander g'n stuk aan die waarheid nie." , Galileo was nou 'n siek en gebroke man, en teen 1636 ishy heeltemal blind. Maar dieselfde jaar verskyn sy belangrike werk, Dtaloe oor dte Nuwe Wetenskappe. Maar die werk was te Allistair Rndlay' in City Ptess- . gevaarlik omte publiseer. , Op8]anuarie 1642 sterf Galileo, en sybock word kort daarna inAmsterdam gepubliseer.. Na sy dood verbrand Sy familie diemeeste van sywerke in opdrag van' hulplaaslike priester. het jygeweet? S6 eindig die lewe vaneenvandiegrootste geniee die laaste paar eeue - 'n man watin dieselfde asem asMichelangelo (wat gesterf hetindieselfde jaar aswat Galileo gebore is), " , Newton (wat gebore isindieselfde jaar aswat Galileo gesterf het), Milton (n goeie vriend en Uit 2852 verkragtingswat die Australiese lnstltuutvii Kriminologie ondersoek het, is net 544 by die polisie aangemeld, s~ dlslnstltuut bewonderiar van Galilee), Darwin, Descartes, Einstein en Nietszche genoem behoort te word. in 'n verslag oor seksuelegeweldin Australia. Net 201 beskuldigdes is aangekeer- en net 1031sskuldig bevinden tronktoegestuur. Volgens die verslag meen 16 persentvan Australia se mansas In ' NOU VIR WAY VERTEL .ek.~Verhaal nou weer hier? , vrou nee s~ vir seks,
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