~resent, housing is governed by (c) identification of housing gaps discriminatory laws such as the Native and formulation ofhousing policies Urban Areas Proclamation ofl951, which taking inta account the availabili in practice still regulate residence in ur ty of financial-otnd other resources, ban areas. both private and public; Black Namibians in the urban areas are (d) assembling of data on land forced to live in locations geographically use and larid ownership, par separated from the white areas. Tem ticularly in the urban 'areas, i'; porary and makeshift camps are'a promi order to provide a basis for the for nent feature of the black townships where mulation of a national land policy; living conditions are ·appalling. and The living conditions for the majority of (e) collection of basic statistics on the urban blacks and especilUly the con the existing housing situation and tract workers employed in industrial cen conditions. tres such as .Windhoek, Walvis Bay, Luderitz and Tsumeh, are particularly 3. There will be a need to undertake an abysmal. .. evaluation of the existing in$titutional ar They are required to live in labour com rangement in the housing sector and the pounds often housing: several "thousand practicality o(utilis{ng them as the basis workers. Up to twenty workers maY ,be for new institutional structures for the packed into a single' room, and sleep in housing sector. Consideration should be concrete bunks. - given to the consolidation, expansion In the early 1980s, both Katutura and andlor conversion of the. existing institu Khomasdal townships in Windhoek ex· tional arrangements, so that they can best serve tl? execute hous.ing infrastructure con perienced acute hou.sing shortages. Some HOUSING in Katutura. Children seen playing outside a fairly new housing scheme in the township. homes in Khomasdal are now reported to struction programmes on an expanded be housing over twenty people, with three scale. to five families sharing single, four-room 4. Measures shou.ld be taken to minimise units. Conditions in the 'homeland' DECENT HOUSING within the reach of each income group will be the impact of the withdrawal of South townships of Katima Mulilo, Rundu and ? majo~ ~ontribution to ~amibia'!! social w:e~l-bein~and improvement . African technical and administrative per Oshakati are equally appalling. m the livmg standards of Its peQple. In addition to bemg a major deter sonnel from the existing institutions. This .Squatter camps are emerging. Katutura minant of the living standards and general welfare of the people, hous is especially critical in the case of the was in need of another 6 100 houses in ing and construction accounts for a significant share of capital for Department of Work s. 1980, and 15 000 houses in 1985. In mation and makes an important contribution to national output Imd 5. Training programmes in the fields of Khomasdal, with a population of 19 000, employment. architecture, civil engineering and related there were only 1 598 housing units, giv fields should be launched to ensure that ing an average of twelve persons per unit. trained technical and administrative man The numbers of inhabitants and housing power needs of the new institutions are met units in Katutura were 46 000 and 5 796 in order for them to provide housing ser respecti vely. measures either to reduce the level of an tion sector, -though there is a Public Works vices at current levels and to expand them The living conditions for blacks in rural ticipated migration to towns, or to adopt Department which has limited functions in the near future. in terms of the provision and maintenance areas are worse than those in urban areas. policies such as self-construction and sites 6. Government should carry out a survey of accommodation for all branches of the Those living in the 'reserves' have no ac and service schemes if a large number of to determine the number of dwellings administration. cess to decent housing or any other govern families are to be beneficiaries of future vacated by South African and expatriate ment support to build houses. On white housing programmes. The primary inputs to the construction industry are of such an importance that personnel in order to quantify the <1vailable owned farms, accommodation for Another possibility would be a strategy higher quality stocks. labourers is provided at the discretion of that is a combination of th~ above policies. their non-availability, shortage or high the farmer - most farmers provide little Unfortunately, the existing institutional cost ·can lead to bottlenecks in the con 7. The government should make or no accommodation. arrangements, consisting of white struction process. deliberate efforts to · channel mortgage The immediate and pressing housing municipalities, are not likely to meet this At present, a large proportion of these funds available within the public sector to housing programmes. These programmes problems after independence will arise challenge, given their racial attitudes and inputs are imported using up scarce which involved the actual construcrwn of from several factors such as (1) accom discriminatory policies. . foreign exchange. This level of import housing units, and other shelter program modation of the returnees; (2) accelerated They will need to be completely ' dependence of the construction industry mes designed to address the special cir rural-urban migration; and (3) inadequate overhauled if the quality oflife for the ma has a negative impact on the capacity of gravated by the fact that they have to· be cumstances of various persons within low existing housing in both urban and rural jority is to be improved in the housing the industry to satisfy demands for civil distributed at exorbitant cost. Where areas, especially with regard to migrant area. engineering works, housing and other prefabricated components are used in con income groups, should be pursued through workers and farm labourers and their The responsibility for construction in buildings.. struction projects, some of them are im the provision of home improvement loans, families. Namibia is scattered between different For instance, almost all the machinery ported wholly as finished products, but serviced lots and the upgrading of settlements. It is estimated that in the immediate public sector agencies, quasi-public agen and equipment used for construction pur others are assembled locally, using capital post-independence period as many as . cies and the private sector. poses are imported. intensive technologies. 8. The government should ensure the af 80 000 housing units will be required, a Research activitjes are handled by the The building materials sector presents The existing building codes and regula fordability of housing finance for the target level that is unprecedented in many National Institute for Road Research and a more critical problem. Materials as basic tions, tender procedures and thesystE\m of population through the following developing countries. . the National Building Research Institute. as portland cement, steel and timber are registration of construction firms are bas measures: This would imply that the Namibian At the Central Government level there is imported. ed on the South African model. (a) lower interestrates for low in government will have to undertake no direct responsibility for the construc- The high cost of importation is ag- They are inefficient and tend to exclude come groups; the construction capabilities of the majori (b) graduated payment mortgages ty of the population in terms of their liv geared to anticipated increases in ing habits, materials that they can afford earnings; and for shelter construction, and their tradi (c) the use of total household (as tional construction practices. distinct from head ofhousehold ) in RECOMMENDATIONS: come as a basis for calculating mortgage eligibility. 1. The new Namibian government should The ROSSing Foundation 9. Community development effOrts should establish an authority responsible for hous ing as quickly as possible after in- ' become an integral part of the national dependence and create an effective ad housing policy. Residents of both urban ministrative apparatus capable of carrying and rural communities should be mobilis out central government directives ed and encouraged to undertake communi efficiently. ty development programmes. 2. Given the scarcity of accurate and up 10. A roster of the existing construction to-date information on human settlement firms should be compiled, classifying them LEADERSHIP in the territory, the govern'ment should in by areas of specialisation. itiate an assessment of the housing sector 11. The domestic production and supply of on the basis of which a long-term housing basic outputs into the construction industry policy can be formulated. Such an assess should be encouraged. The Trustees invite applicants for a post • An appropriate all owance will be paid to ment should include: 12. Building codes and regulations should graduate Scholarship tenable at an over the scholarship holder to pay for perso (a) an economic, social and be revised in view of the new reali'ty. seas university or institute as from October nal expenses. physical base survey in order to -13. Skills development in the construction 1987. prepare a statistical inventory ofthe sector should focus on diversifying the The scholarship will ' be awarded for one existing situation. Such a survey scope of training through formal and non The purpose of the schQlarship is to select year or longer, but will be subject to review could constitute an integral part of formal training. young people who through their qualities of at the end of each year. a population census; 14. Financial infrastructure should be character, ability and intelligence, show (b) projections of housing needs created to support the indigenous construc Persons who are interested in this scholar and effective demand; tion sector. that they have the potential to take their ship, should apply, before 17th October place as future community leaders. 1986. All applications should be made in The main conditions of the writing and should include: Research 'priorities • Curriculum vitae scholarship are: A CONFERENCE by the Commit Mr Deon Gous, ,Diy ector Develop .• Applicants must hold .a bachelor degree • Photostat copies of appropriate certifi cates and diplomas tee for Research Priorities (CPR), ment Co-ordina' ion and newly and must be prepared to take a post at which the co-ordination of all appointed Secretary of Economic M graduate diploma or degree. • An indication of the applicants future in newly-proposed research projects fairs, will address participants on the • Applicants must undertake to return to tentions and aspirations in educational to be executed by government importance of research in Namibia as Namibia on completion of their studies . . and vocational terms. funds will be undertaken, is to a developing country. • Applicants must be permanent residents • Names and addresses of 3 referer,ces. take place on Thursday, October This will be followed by Dr EN van of Namibia. 2 in the Old Turnhalle BUilding. Deventer, Senior Deputy President of Correspondence should be addressed This co-ordination action is' aimed the CSIR, who will point out the role ' to: at the prevention of unnecessary of his organisation as research ad The value of the scholarship will be: The Direotor duplication of research, but also at visor, contractor and provider of aid The Rossing Foundation joining the researchers working in to Namibian institutions. • The direct cost of travelling to and from PO. Box 20746 overlapping fields and consequently Furthermore, Professor Philip the institute, board and lodging, and cost WINDHOEK,9000 creating the best possible degree of Smit, Vice-Rector of the University of tuition. co-operation. of Pretoria and former Senior Depu To commence at 09hOO, the Con ty President of the HSRC, in the ference will be attended by CPR same context, will provide informa members and delegates of depart tion on the part that the HSRC does ments and institutions concerned or can fulfill. with research. The Chairman of the CRP, Dr Jan Because it is the first conference of Jurgens, will explain and sum up the this nature, it will be mainly in new working procedures of the CRP, troductory and for orientation pur which is to provide the researchers poses and only a few experts will act with the highest possible degree of co as speakers. ordination to stimulate research. THE NAMIBIAN Friday September 26 1986 7 fHIJACK! . By Judith Perera
WHOEVER was responsible for / the hijacking of the Pan Amjum bo jet at Karachi or the massacre Feb. 1931: first July 1947: first July 1968: first at Istanbul's synagogue in early September, some form of massive recorded air hijack killing on Arab-Israeli military retaliation· is bound to follow in the coming months. hijack. Peru. a Romanian air ·incident. EI-AI It could take the form of a new US liner ordered to plane forced to raid on Libya or, more likely, an Israeli operation in Lebanon. The Turkey. fly to Algiers. ground has been laid for both during the past few weeks and the terrorist attacks have provided the necessary pretext. The various groups which claimed responsibility for each attack were on· the whole unknown, leaving plenty of room for speculation. US officials in particular were quick to imply a Libyan connection. But Washington has yet to prove to , , , 'I West European satisfaction any real Libyan involvement, even in the earlier incidents :which led to the American bombing of Tripoli and Benghazi in April. - The notorious Abu Nidal has been mentioned in connection with both terrorist attacks - an argument with the US and Israel could use to target either Libya or Syria for retaliation. Sept. 1974: 1985: The Pale.stine Liberation Organisa heaviest loss of longest hijack tion (PLO) and pro-Iranian Islamic groups in Lebanon have also been life in air piracy: June14- 30. placed in the fIring line for several reasons, despite the PLO's vigorous lone hijacker blows TWA. All 39 condemnation of both operations. Firstly, the hijackers in Karachi up Air Vietnam hostages freed. demanded the release -of three PLO killi 70. guerrillas being held in Cyprus for the assassination of three Israelis in Larnaca last year. Secondly, one of the mysterious
THE KARACHI hijack and the Istanb ul syn agogue . massacre have raised the likelihood of US or Israeli action in the Middle East. Libya is the obvious target, given Washington's dislike of Gaddafi, but Gemini New s Service reports that the PLO or its p r o-Iranian allies m ay be first in the firing line.
groups caliming responsibility, the welcome a chance to 'practice' this Jundullah (Soldiers of God), has been kind of operation with support from identifIed as a close ally of Yasser aircraft carriers in the Arafat's PLO in Lebanon. Mediterranean. Thirdly, several of the groups Another real possibility is a claiming responsibility for the Istan massive Israeli raid on Palestinran bul synagogue massacre have been or Syrian forces in Lebanon, or linked with pro-Iranian Islamic pernaps both. Israel has been paving Shiite groups, which have been sup the way for some kind of action porting the PLO in Lebanon. against Syria for almost a year. This Washington has been piling the has taken the form ofIsraeli reports pressure on Libya over the past about Syria's growing military month, both politically and militari strength and its involvement in back ly. The two weeks before the hijack . ing international terrorism. ing saw joint US-Egyptian military While Israel does not want to see manoeuvres off the Libyan coast in Damascus become a military threat volving a massive US military to its predominance in the region, presence in the Mediterranean, however, Washington would not which was maintained after the ex sanction an Israeli attack on Syria ercises ended. itself. Because of Syria's friendship At the same time, Vernon Walters, treaty with the Soviet Union, this US ambassador to the United Na could lead to a superpower confron tions, toured West Europe trying to tation, which neither Moscow nor drum up support for increased Washington wants. economic and political sanctions So if Syria is to be the target it will against Libya. have to be attacked in Lebanon. Even He was given a frosty reception', this, however, raises problems and however, with Europe still reeling might not be acceptable to the US from the embarassment of the April since Syria has been playing a air raid. Even Britain, which allow leading role in attempting to keep ed the US to use bases in the UK on the PLO from re-establishing its that occasion, was not enthusiastic. presence in Lebanon. This is one British Prime Minister, Margaret point, at least, on which Syria, Israel Thatcher, came under intense and the US are in total agreement. domestic criticism as a result of her Nevertheless it has become increas previous support for US action. ingly evident in recent months that There are several reasons why the PLO has been able to regain Washington may try once again to some ground in Lebanon " something cut Libya down to size. Not least is which Israel's 1982 invasion was in its growing influence over neighbour tended to end forever. SWA TOYOTA ing Sudan, hitherto a staunch US Syrian-backed assaults on PLO . DTOYOTAi ally. refugee camps have been staunchly It is also evident that Libyan repelled with heavy losses to both WE CARE ABOUT YOU - leader, Colonel Muammar GaddafI's sides. Many factions in Lebanon, par position is still reasonably secure ticularly the pro-Iranian Shiite domestically, dashing US hopes that groups, have refused to take part in Kaiser Street • Windhoek 9000 • Tel. 36640 the April raid may destabilise him. any attacks on the camps, and in There seems little doubt that if the some instances have fought alongside US can prove Libyan complicity in the Palestinians. ~"""'''''''''IJ TOYOTA - the recent t"errorist incidents to its The PLO and perhaps its pro own satisfaction, it will have to Iranian allies, then, seem the most . 'retaliate' alone this time. US likely target for an attack by Israel, General Bernard Rogers, NATO's ostensibly as retribution for the supreme commander in Europe, has Istanbul massacre. already hinted that an attack might Washington would be quite happy be under consideration. with this, and conceivably might He warned at the end of August even coordinate it with its own that B-52 bombers could easily reach retaliation against Libya for the Libya from bases in the US. Karachi incident. Indeed, the Pentagon might Gemini News. 8 Friday September 26 1986 THE NAMIBIAN Misery on inerease in past eight years
THE MISERY of Namibians had Monday. the day, for even Christ questioned of intimidation or death,' he said. that at the end of the day 'ruthlessly alarmingly increased since the ac Mr Tlhabanello told the gathering and challenged the political struc Mr Tlhabanello further condemn oppressed their own people.' _ceptance of a peace plan for the of about 150 people that the evils tures of his times. ed . those who. accused the CCN of 'Apartheid is still well and alive territory just over eight years ago committed by the South African . 'You cannot force children out of meddling in politics and even labell under the interim government and in and those responsible for much of Government against the Namibian school, or into a war to kill their own ed the Council as 'the religious arm all aspects, political decisions are the suffering and loss of life of people could no longer be left un people, and turn around telling them ofSwapo,' and added that: 'such per taken. Look at issues such as educa Namibians, was South Africa and challenged, and that someone had to to keep quiet and pray. sons either did not believe in what tion, labour, or health and you will its proxies. stand up and 'heal the wounds.' 'You cannot kill people with your they preach or do not now unders see that even the medicines in our These were the words of the CCN He said with the present political forced labour laws and unhealthy tand what the church stands for. The clinics are different from those for Associate General Secretary Mr situation in Namibia, the Church in policies, and say go to church and church has a duty not only to heal the whites. They dont use Depo Provera, Mokganedi Tlhabanello during an Namibia had a special duty, and pray,' he told the gathering. wounds, but also to point out a drug banned in the USA, but it is address delivered at the fifth or must therefore get actively involved. 'Someone has to stand up as a injustices. forced on our women,' Mr dinary general meeting of the CCN, 'It is not enQugh for us to telI"peo representative of Christ and the peo He also lashed out at pro-interim Tlhabanello told the gathering. at the Christ Redeemer Roman pIe to go to church on Sundays, to ple of Namibia and challenge the government groups and individuals Catholic Church, Katutura, last pray, while injustice is the order of evils of South Africa, without the fear and accused them of 'being the ones - ! Kaulunta Protecting SA interests on US IN HIS annual report to the An their oppressors against the wishes of In preaching the Gospel, he went on, nual General M€eting of the the people of Namibia ... they have the church should not only deal with arnts aid Council of Churches in betrayed the nation'. verbal rhetoric, but should speak out Namibia (CCN), Dr Abisai She 'In the'process of being used as in with clarity against the sin of apar struments to block the implementa theid and the sin of unjust war. javali, General Secretary, in It was the task of the church to bring - to Unita dealing with the situation in tion of Resolution 435 ... they went to the extentofisolatingthemselves from hope to the hopeless and helpless peo THE DECISION of the United Namibia, said the Ad the nation'. ' ple Dr Shejavali said, adding that 'peo States government this year to pro ministrator General had been Furthermore, he said, the interim ple must be taught the realities of our vide arms to Unita, which was in sent here to 'protect the in government 'had toured overseas pro situation in the problems which have turn supported , by the South terests of South Africa and to claiming peace while in actual fact not been caused by the freedom African Army, continued to be of maintain domination over the there is no peace in the country'. fighters or by the East bloc, but by apar grave concern to churches and people in general, said Anglican _ Namibian people through 'South Africa is running away from theid and racism'. the truth and does not want to pay heed The masses, he added, should be Bishop James Kauluma in his ad their propaganda machinery'. dress to the 5th ordinary General After dealing p,t length with a report _to the true aspirations of the Nami , taught to support all peaceful means bians as evidenced by the recent suc aimed at eliminating apartheid. Sanc Dr Abisai Sbejavali Meeting ofthe Council of Churches on the various departments of the in Namibia. cessful public meetin? of Swapo'. tions against South Africa, he said, CCN, Dr Shejavali said that the pre only a small percentage of the pro Bishop Kauluma, President of the sent interim government was design Dr Shejavali went on to say that 'in should receive a strong supportive call blems encountered by the majority of from the Namibian churches. Cc.uncil of Churches, descnbed this as ed to 'thwart the implementation ofthe a situation where a chailenge between the population. a 'dangerous development" which had UN Security Council Resolution 435, church and state is imminent and no Looking back over the year, Dr She Targets needed to be set up and im created a further threat to peace and and to install an Etango-based UDI in longer avoidable, the Church should javali said that much had been done, plementedin.order to identify the core regional security, but much more needed to be done. Namibia'. examine itselfwhether or not it is the of problem areas and decentralisation 'In sidip.g with South Africa and He said the interim government, 'by agent of reconciliation, peace and Namibia was a big country, so big that should be brought about to reach local allowing themselves to be put up by justice'. the Council of Churches had touched areas.
CALENDARS Need for equal education A KATUTURA School teacher, machinery creating a docile and son, aware of the context of his or her Mr Addy Riruako, told par subservient labour force. Further the life and existence, and who would not ticipants at the fifth ordinary African people were believed to be merely absorb dogma from others-be general meeting of the CCN this primitive, heathen, uncivilized and it te,achers or his leaders, week that N amibians were in the aim of missionary education was 'We need an education system that need of a liberating, positive and to undo all that had previously ex will integrate the various racial equal' education inculcating a isting - to make a new people. groups and inculcate a sense of sense of 'Namibianness'. 'Education under South Africa was Namibianness. An education that Explaining by way of citing various introduced according to the Apar will provide the means to a satisfac socio-political and economic theid policy and was referred to as tory lively hood, man-power develop developments before and after col • Bantu Education, defined as an ment, technonogical advancement onialism, the teacher told his au education intended to rob Africans and thereby social and economic Bisbop James Kauluma dience that contrary to Bantu Educa from Education, and to cut them from security. tion that dismissed Africans as 'ig the mainstream of modern culture 'We need an education that will Unita who are hostile to our people, the norant and non-beings,' and taught and to shut them into spiritual and promote social equality. and provide US can no longer be considered an them that they were 'mere objects to intellectual ghettoes,' he said. the youth with knowledge, skills and honest broker in the process of negotia be used,' N amibians urgently need Mr Riruako stressed that the by attitudes required for full productive tion until she has changed her policy, ed a meaningful education for both products of such education produced participation as family and com which at present only ignores our positive contribution and change. 'alienated persons,' and many N ami munity members, and that will pro sovereignity and national interest'. Mr Riruako said like most develop bians went into exile joining the duce educated persons rather than He said that this policy had reduced ing countries, education in Namibia freedom fighters after concluding adapted persons. the confidence and trust 'which our from R9,99 had developed through three broad that they would in so doing serve 'N amibians urgently need an churches and people.used to have in the phases namely traditional, mis themselves and their countrymen education that will provide equality US Administration as a leading figure sionary and governmental. best, while others remained willing of education opportunity to .all in -the protection of human rights and - 'Traditionally elder generations or unwilling and found themselve,s children regardless of their social national freedom of those who are ~\ passed on to the younger generations trapped , by unemployment and so origins,' he said. oppressed'. 'W' the existing' knowledge for the forth. ' Mr Riruako pointed out that while He called on South Africa and theUS benefit of all and that of the societies 'Some of these pathetic by-products it has been maintained that educa to remove the linkage issue and to WOERMANN,BROCK~:' . in which they lived. of an unjust system have taken con tion could not be neutral, and was cooperate with the UN in implemen 'During the German Administra trol of the townships and rural slums either used to subjugate or liberate, ting Resolution 435. He added 'we have Tel: (061) 226232, tion, education was not regarded a in Namibia at night,' he said. Namibians wanted a liberating taken note ofthe changed poliCy ofthe priority as they were more concern Mr Riruako said the type of educa education which would liberate them British government on this very ques PO Box 86 ed with asserting their authority and tion wanted by Namibians should from the shackles of oppression, tion oflinkage'. Windhoek setting up a recognisable government produce a critical and conscious per- either social, economic or political Repeating his rejection of linkage, and from ignorance. Bishop Kauluma said that 'we call upon the British and US Governments to support the peaceful move by the . , Nurses on world community to deny the South . African Government the resources and means which encourage her to wage a 10% rise costly colonial war in Namibia and to CASAMIA • perpetuate the denial of freedom in In pay South Africa itself. We, as a church which is committed to the mediation HOTEL and reconciliation of our people who ALTHOUGH grateful for the are divided by the apartheid system, * TYYY 10 per cent increase in will continue to reject any effort, by . 230, 7th Street . salaries granted to ciVil ser anyone, intended to frustrate our na • NEWCHEF vants, the Nursing Associa tional hopes and aspirations'. Walvis Bay tion of South West Africa was Praising the Council of Churches, • Specialising in seafoods, pastas, curries etc plus disappointed to degree at Bishop Kauluma added that 'the a mediating and reconciling role of the a la carte all superbly prepared the size of the increase. Council remains evident, especially • Nautilus bar In a short release to the press, the this year, when many N amibians have the popular meeting place for young and old Association expressed it's disappoint come together through the IAi-//Gams ment that the increase did not take Conference to declare their common • Beautiful, newly·renovated rooms into account the general economic national interest and commitment'. all with private bath situation and the high inflation rate. He said: 'We are all prisoners ofhope These factors immediately eroded • in this moment of truth; hope f(lr • Private Bar the increase of 10 per cent. freedom, hope for peace and hope for a Sophisticated and cosy for your after dinner liquor The Board of NASWA would just, democratic society which will ' however, contin~e to negotiate meet the aspirations of our people, a Tel: 5975/6 salaries for nurses at the highest society which is free of curfews and un SEE YOU THERE!! POBox 1786 level, the statement concluded, just laws'. THE NAMIBIAN Apartheid frontier doomed CHIEF Mangosuthu Buthelezi survive, the Kwazulu Chief Minister nability wanted by those favouring a h as warned ANC leader Oliver and Inkatha President said. one-part socialist state. Tambo and President PW Botha He also warned right-wing white Kwazulu and Inkatha had already that there could be no successful politicians that any movement gone straight ahead at the crossroads armed struggle in South Africa or backwards into "Verwoerdian apar and were on the road to a free, a negotiated peaceful future theid'" would lead to their democratic South Africa with the without the Zulu people. annihilation. rule of law, equality of opportunity He told a mass rally of Zulus at a Black politics was now too power and the will to fight poverty, ig Shaka Day gathering at the ful to tolerate continuing right-wing norance and disease. graveside of their warrior king, that government. The 72 per cent of the Chief Buthelezi said the spirit of South African history had taken a population which they comprised peace and goodwill remained with great stride across the doomed fron could not be governed against their the Zulus, but he recalled their might tier of an apartheid that could never will any longer. under King Shaka and warned those' be resurrected. Chief Buthelezi said that the west 'who want to necklace u.s like wit The only way Mr Botha could avoid was now divided about what kind of ches', that they would be sought out the disintegration of the AFrikaner sanctions to apply to South Africa, and dealt with. as a political force, was by moving but if Mr Botha turned right at the Because the Zulus were powerful boldly forward into a new open, race present crossroads, the west would and had a heritage of valour they free democracy. act in total unanimity in delivering possessed the courage to employ non His alternative was a National Par a crushing blow. violent, democratic opposition to ty torn with strife and a "broedert Such a right turn would also lead apartheid, 'Let none dare stop us do wis" situation which he would not to mass starvation and the ungover- ing so', he said. .Call ·to .upgrade squatter towns
WITH THE ABOLITION of influx Unhygienic conditions could part of the Government to consider control, housing plans had to'be develop and the physical safety of peo these new approaches and to co made for the potential migration ple could be threatened by structures operate with the private sedor on all to cities, Mr Colin Appleton, Na that did not conform to required stan levels", Mr Appleton concluded. tional Housing Policy Director for dards of construction. . Dr Allan Boesak, new Moderator of the .N ederduitse Gereformeerde the Urban Foundation said in Mr Appleton cited Crossroads in Sendingskerk Synod. Johannesburg on Wednesday. the Western Cape as an example of The solution lay in upgrading informal settlements of extremely rather than demolishing squatter high density "but which nevertheless areas, he Siiid at a seminar at the represents opportunities for upgrading." Boesak wins the chair Sandton Holiday Inn The shortage of formal housing for He said "A fundamental principle DR ALLAN BOESAK, President the main thurst ofthe confession and while occupying the chair. black people currently stands at of any upgrading programme is t4at of the World Alliance of Reform was viewed with impatience by col Minutes later it was announced about 500 000 and "this must be seen the inhabitants must have a sense of ed Churches, was elected leagues-who wanted a stronger, more that the second ballot that had been against the number of people who 'security and the right to remain in Moderator of the Nederduitse deliberate stand against apartheid taken could not be proceeded with as might migrate to the cities. the area. Gereformeerde ' Sendingkerk's and the 'elder sister' NGK. the two candidates had incorrectly "Where are these people who move "The same applies in a lessor Synod. been selected from the first ballot. to the cities going to live, and how can degree to other cities, but we need to Dr Boesak's election followed an ir Delegates were then requested to this be financed? face the fact that our cities' are going His succession to the Reverend regularity in vote ' counting that vote from the initial list of 25 can "People migrating into the cities to begin more and more to take on a Isaac Mentor is expected to ward off unexpectedly identified only two can· didates. A repeat ballot produced the are by and large poorly educated and character of third world cities. a major rift that had been developing didates, Dr'Boesak and Rev Mentor same result, with Dr Boesak drawing untrained. "A crisis will only arise if we ignore between the conservative and more as a final choice. 216 votes and the Rev Mentor 158. "The lower one progresses down the the reality and adopt policies that are liberal elements of the church over its The mistake was only discovered The final vote 258 to 227 brought income scale, the fewer are the op inappropriate to that reality. Access affiliations with its white sister after a point of order had been made the Synod to its feet. Even observers, tions that can be realistically con to accommodation for many will best church the NGK. from the floor by Rev Mentor for try many of them students, started to sidered. All the approach~s to hous be achieved through access to a site The acceptance of the church's ing to influence the Synod from the clap and cheer, despite earlier re ing that have so far been used in provided with basic services on which status confession, which describes the chair. quests that the Synod refrain from South Africa and almost all the they can erect their own accommoda NGK's support of apartheid as After the. request that he apologise such actions. technical research currently being tion, no matter how informal that heresy, will in all likelihood be ap to the Synod and refrain from such Dr Boesak said he was to devote his undertaken generally excludes the may be. proved without any serious disagree behaviour was ignored, a colleague at talents to the Lord's work after four poorest people from direct access to "Our experience in the planning ment or threat to church unity, the Moderamen Table, the Actuary, difficult years. He relied on the sup housing", Mr Appleton said. and limited execution in Crossroads observers said this week. Rev Nic Apollis, asked MrMentor to port of the 'Synod and the whole "Repatriation to 'places of origin', indicates there is a willingness on the Rev Mentor is known to be against try and be as impartial as possible church, he said. is not a realistic option and the demolition and destruction of squat ter areas leads to the relocation of the problem, and not to its solution". "What is required is to seek ways of directing and harnessing the ability BE ~EADY FO~ TttE of the poor to help themselves in such a way that they can best be assimilated into the urban fabric and to provide for upgrading over time." MOSIC FESTIVAL!! For the solution to be operative, cer tain problems had to be dealt with, he said. The control of the basic planning and administration needed to be reduced and far less rigid. Set tlements could occur on private pro perty, threatening the freehold rights of the owner. Social services and the provision of infrastructure presented more pro Under new management from O~tober 1 blems than in a formally establish ed township. Not m'uch hope Come to us for ,your for SA's future perm. wet lo·ok. ~Iow Nelson Mandela would probably be released within the next two years, but his release was unlike dry. highlights an_d ly to bring the real negotiating process any closer in South Africa, the Progressive Federal many ·~ore creatio'ns. Party Finance spokesman, Mr Harry Schwarz has said. Giving his forecast on South Africa in 1988, he told the Sandton Chamber of Commerce there would Also: only be a few signs of hope in the scenario of continued political unrest, increased government expenditure on security apparatus, housing and HEW - social services, increased overseas pressure, lack of foreign capital, ris ing unemployment and foreign debt professional braiding for rations. The debate about negotiation to find a political solution would con \;J£&P~:~::::;;~{ii'''¥;i.,.,. t h e firs t tim e in tow n ! tinue, while a search for leadership which is really representative and willing to negotiate with government would continue, he said. Carl List House Peter Miiller Street Tel: .22.,267 10 Friday September 26 1986 THE NAMIBIAN Reagan's 'diplomatic snub' ZIMBABWE'S Herald newspaper Washington's policy Qf so-called con the daily said. has sharply attacked President structive engagement with South A White House spokesman did not Reagan's refusal to hold a snmmit Mrica, was a 'camouflage for Reagan's give reasons why Mr Reagan had turn with leader of Southern Africa's policy afstrengthening the apartheid ed down an invitation to visit Southern Frontline States, and said regime against the Frontline States'; Africa from the Zambian President, Dr Washington did not want to resolve Kenneth Kaunda, Chairman of the the crisis in the region. ' Frontline States. In an editorial, it said Mr Reagan's Thrming the move as 'a diplomatic posture on a wide range of interna snub', the paper said 'the reason for this tional issues showed he consistently is that he can have no serious intention sided with 'retrogressive, oppressive to contribute positively to the solution and all other forces of brutality' of the Southern Mrican crisis.' against all that was progressive and 'While the President ofthe US is not humane. . - willing to meet the authentic leaders ofthis region, he recently rolled out the red carpet for the leader of Unita, D; Jonas Savimbi, ally of President SAIC not to Botha, and gave him a reception usual ly reserved for a head of state', it added. Referring to a proposed visit to be tolerated Southern Africa by the US Secretary of State, Mr George Shultz, it said this was aimed at dividing the Frontline A RADIO AND television transmit leaders and enhancing Mr Reagan's ter has been installed at the Mr Ronald Reagan support for Pretoria. southern border town of Beit bridge under a Government resolve to shield all bordering and remote areas from the South Zimbabwe's fragile balance African Broadcasting Corporation President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda (SABC), the Senate heard this week ZIMBABWE'S economic growth is the country's economy. according to the semi-()fficial News likely to slow down this year and in 'Economic warfare in the region is Agency, Ziana. 1987 mainly because of the slug likely to have adverse implications for Memorial to 'mankind's inhumanity The Deputy Minister ofInformation, gish world economy, depressed Zimbabwe's fragile balance of Posts and Telecommunications, Dr -commodity prices and the poljtical payments in the form oflower exports, THE UGANDAN Government Human rights groups have said that Naomi Nhiwatiwa, responding to situation in Southern Africa, a increased invisible expenses, higher plans to build a museum to house as many as 500 000 Ugandans were points raised by senators during bank report has said. military spending and adverse terms the remains ofthousands of people killed during Amin's 1971-79 rule debate on the presidential speech in But the privately-owned 'Standard of trade effects', it said. killed during the rule of military and that possibly that many were kill Harare, said the transmitter was func Chartered Bank's EconomicBulletin' The report was clearly referring to dictator ldi Amin and civilian ed during Obote's 1981-85 term in of tioning well and that other areas for September, said much of Zim mounting calls, including those from President Milton Obote, Prime fice, his second. would be provided for during the babwe's economic prospects would de Zimbabwe, for punitive i.nternational Minister Mr Sanison Kisekka an 'Thousands of skulls and bones will 1987/88 financial year. pend on whether the country got ade economic sanctions on South Africa to nounced this week. . be deposited in the museum for the 'All remote areas should be able to quate rains this year. The rainy season force it to end apartheid racial policies. Mr Kisekka said the museum will be . future generations to see', Mr Kisekka pick up ZBC radio and television, and in this country runs from October to Zimbabwe, like most Southern built in the so-called 'Luwero Triangle', told Radio Uganda. work in this direction is already under December. African black-ruled states, is heavily site of countless massacres during the Many Luwero peasants have already way', she said, stressing that SABC The report forecast Zimbabwe's real dependent on South Mrica's transport past 15 years. erected their own makeshift propaganda was creating a situation growth would decline from 6,5 percent routes for its' exports and imports. The area,just north ofKampala, was memorials, with skulls mounted on which could not be tolerated. registered last year, to about three per The Standard report said interna a stronghold for President Yoweri poles, or laid out on tables along the She said it was imperative from cent this year, adding this was likely tionaltrends indicated that Zimbabwe Museveni during his National roads. political, economic and security points to fall further next year. could not expect much in the improve Resistance Army's five-year insurgen Some skulls and bones have of view-for Zimbabwe to dissociate ment of its export-related primary cy against Obote and a short-lived reportedly been stolen for sale abroad itself from SA, hence the establish The report also referred to regional goods, chiefly in the mining sector. military government that overthrew for medical research and teaching. The ment of an international communica instability caused by South Africa's 'However, there are signs that the him on July 27, 1985. - Government has warned that anyone tions network. escalating racial conflict, and said it worst of the commodity price slump is Mr Museveni came into power in caught stealing skulls would be -Sapa was now not possible to adequately over .. . and that prices may have reach January this year, when his rebel ar brought to court. quantify the adverse effects ofthis on ed their trough' it added. my took Kampala, the capital. In the weeks after the victory, NRA soldiers The Government 'also announced found thousands of skulls and other that a 5,5 million-dollar(aboutRI3,75 A leased lift-off for Air Tanzania 'human remains scattered 'about the million) grantfrom the United States 'Luwero Triangle'. Residents said the for-rural development in war-ravaged remains were of victims of Amin's and areas of Uganda. grounded since the 1970s! Obote's·soldiers. -Sapa-AP TANZANIA'S financially strapped He said the service would begin in grounded. 'national airline plans to start inter about six months. This resulted in massive losses for continental flights to Europe and 'We need ample time to prepare an the airline. India by next year, the appropriate base for such a major ven .It will now lease the aircraftfor one Aids - 'a capitalistic diseas~' Government-owned 'Daily News' ture to take offwith the least setbacks year, and after that decide whether to said this week. in order to avoid embarrassment', he buy its own aircraft or continue the ZAMBIAN OFFICIALS have said IIi an editorial, 'The Nairobi Daily The newspaper quoted the General said. lease. The 'General Manager refused to they may retaliate against British Nation' said the British Government's' Air Tanzania's first try at an inter identify the airline leasing the citizens if the British Government concern for the dreaded disease con Manager of Air Tanzania Corp, Mr continental service was a major em aircraft. screens Zambian visitors to Britain tained 'a definite whiff of racism'. Silva Rwebahgira, as saying the na barrassment. In the 1970s, the air line Air Tanzania currently has a small for Aids. tional carrier intended to lease a wide bought a Boeing 707 and a Boeing 727 fleet consisting of two Boeing 737 s, five 'The Times ofZambia', owned by the The paper noted that no health bodied jet from an unidentified foreign for inter-continental flights, but did Fokker Friendships and four Twin Ot ruling United National Independence screens were planned for American airline to be used on flights to London not have the money to service the ters. They serve 12 regionat"points and Party, quoted Health Minister Mr visitors to Britain, although the and Bombay. planes which were subsequently 20 domestic points. Pickson Chitambala as saying Zambia United States had the highest number had not been informed officially of any of known Aids cases. British measures. 'One is entitled to suspect that it is But asked to comment on news merely another pretext for slapping reports in Britain that visitors from further restrictions on black, and parts of Africa would face health tests perh~ps later, brown people, from for Aids, he said 'We will study the entering Britain to settle there', the situation and we may reciprocate in newspaper said. the same way if Britain goes ahead. In an editorial titled 'Thatcher is be 'After all, Aids is a capitalist disease ing unfair to Africans', 'The Standard' which is not only common in Zambia, in Nairobi also linked the planned but throughout the world.' move to a recent tighteningofvisa con Reports in Britain -have said the trois for visitors from West Africa, In health tests are being considered for dia and Pakistan. nationals ofZambia, Uganda and Tan 'Recent events tend to indicate that zania for' signs of Acquired Immune the British Government is getting Deficiency Syndrome (Aids), which perilously close to being accused ofbla destroys the body's' ability to fight tant racism. illness. . 'The latest contemplated move, Meanwhile, Kenyan newspapers whIch smacks of racism, is that have also said they suspected racism stringent health che'cks will be impos was behind the British plans to in ed on visitors from Uganda, Tanzania troduce stringent health checks on and Zambia to determine whether African visitors considered to have a they are carriers'of Alas. Nothing has high.exposureJo.the killer Aids virus. been said about British nationals ar According to the London Sunday riving home from the~e countries. Telegraph, a secret British Govern 'It is time logic and fairness were ment investigation into Aids carriers brought into the British Government's from Africa produced 'alarming policies towards Africll,~ ,the newspaper reports' from Zambia, Tanzania and concluded. Uganda. - Sapa-Reuter & Sapa,AP-
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ONE OF THE BIGGEST mistakes of the interim govern ment was to insist that it be accorded the title of 'Govern ment of National Unity'. Nothing could be further from the truth than this. The in-fighting and inter-party rivalry in their ranks has reached unprecedented levels, to the . extent where it is almost impossible to believe anything they say. Seldom, if ever, do they present a 'united' front. It is not only in the courts where the various parties represented in the interim govern ment are at loggerheads, but on virtually every issue of national importance.
ON THE VITAL MATTER OF EDUCATION
EDUCATION is but one ofthe matters on which the members ofthe interim government differ radically. A recent Cabinet statement said that from the start of 1987, schools would no longer be able to maintain their race exclusivity, but would be open to all. But parties inside that same Cabinet dispute the 'decision'. The interim government press heralds the announcement with 'Schools are open', indicating once again how they kowtow to pro interim government propaganda. It reminds me of the interim govern ment decision that discrimination must go, and another .local newspaper heralds this announcement with 'AG 8 gets the boot'. Alth ough this was months ago, we're still waiting for it to h appen.
DECISIONS 'IN PRINCIPLE' BUT NOT IN P RACTICE
MOST OF THE decisions have been taken in principle, but are not put into practice, primarily because the parties do not agree. . The interim government has claimed time and again that they've brought an end to discrimination, detention without trial, compu[sory race classification and so on, but in practice they h ave done nothing. No legislation, in tune with their Windhoek Declaration, has been put into effect, once again, because they are unable t o agree among themselves. And the issues they are divided on, concern the most vital national issues such as integrated education, integrated hospitals and so on. Their lack of initiative in bringing about change in these vital areas -, is reminiscent of the same stage reached years ago by the Turnhalle By Hafeni Nghinamwaami Conference - they go so far as to condemn in principle, but never any ['l :J'I: I[.) :I I further in practice. . 'The worst system on earth' CANNOT EVEN MAINTAIN THEIR SOCALLED PRINCIPLES NEITHER ARE most of the parties in the interim gove,rnment able OUR country is run by the worst riculae, teacher qualifications, at the expense of our own cultural to stand by, maintain, and carry out their 'principles'. In principle system on earth, that which has schoolfees, recreational facilities and values. apartheid as its guiding principle many more. Most of our schools suffer from all those parties have accepted Resolution 435 as the settlement plan and oppression, repression and Because our people have no say in understaffing, and the teacher-pupil for Namibia, but in practice, they are still opposed because of the exploitation as its means to main the compilation of the syllabi, we find ratio in black schools is approximate strong eventuality or'a Swapo electoral victory. tain this principle. that the curriculae in our schools em ly 1:50. In principle they are opposed to apartheid, but in practice they main In pursuing the philosophy of apar- phasise the study of language, This is done to ensure that teachers tain it, by keeping schools and hospitals racially 'exclusive'. - theid in the education sector, the Afrikaans in particular, at the ex will not be able to attend to in In principle they are opposed to AG 8, the Proclamation providing Pretoria government in the late pense of the sciences. dividual problems of pupils who need for the division of Namibia into mini-bantustans, but in practice most 1940s and early 1950s, passed laws special attention. ofthe parties there are able to exert a strong influence on the popula which made provision for 'Ban,tu . education' . We do not have special schools for tion through the maintenance of these ethnic authorities . In 1954 the Bantu Education Act the retarded and the physically han In principle they claim to be in favour of a bill of fundamental rights, brought into being separate educa dicapped such as the blind (except a but in practice the bill has not been implemented. tion departments for blacks. few in the north) while whites seem There are many similar examples. According to this Act 'the Bantu to have these institutions in child should be trained to remain abundance. GOVERNING BY MEANS OF INEXHAUSTIBLE RHETORIC essentially Bantu'. By this it was im _ The per capita allocation of funds plied that black children should re for education is also determined on THE INTERIM government' seems to 'govern' purely by rhetoric, main 'hewers of wood and drawers of a racial basis. The black schoolchild which is never-ending and can seemingly never be believed. receives- an average of R40 a year water' obviously for the white It's mostly a case of 'promises ... promises'. 'bosses'. while his white counterpart receives Further implications are that the R600. They're apparently quite satisfied that the Nicholas Wintertons, black child was to be taught not to It should be stressed that education Kwazulu Indaba's and other foreigners are 'impressed' with the. pro think, for fear that he would be on is almost exclusively reserved for gress in Namibia, but the small amount of progress there has been, the same level as the white child. white children in Namibia. They en- was effected by the Administrator General in 1977,.and is certainly Although it is claimed that the joy the privileges of compulsory and not due to them. Bantu education system has been free education while our black pupils And the interim government will be running out of excuses for its abolished, the structures are today have to struggle to get to school, let own 'mis-rule' of Namibia eventually. For they have claimed time still the same although the name has alone to universities, because they and again that they 'have the power' to effect the changes so badly " been changed to 'National simply cannot afford it. • needed in this country. Why then don't they prove it? education'. HAFENI Nghinamwaami was The unavailability of job oppor I want to make it clear that Bantu tunities for our students is a factor .Quite simply, they are hamstrung for two reasons: the first being born in Windhoek in 1965. He was that the South African Government (whether they like it or not) still education is still alive in Namibia. the headboy of the AME Private responsible for the lack of interest in In 1978 a South African Minister, School in 1984 and is presently education on the part of our people. pulls their strings; and the second that they are hamstrung by inter- when asked about the possibility of studying ,his matric at the Kolin I want to make clear to those who nal dissension. . mixed education, said that it was not Foundation Secondary School in are proponents of apartheid, and in . They cannot present a united front, letalone claim the title 'Govern in the interests of black·children. He . Arandis. He is a former N anso particular the interim government ment of National Unity' is a legitimate one. went on to say that black children chairperson at Kolin and present Education Minister, Mr Andrew If anything, they are succeeding in uniting the people against them, were backward, and as such, needed ly the Vice President of the Matjila, that the abovementioned and for this, they have only themselves to blame. 'special attention'. According to him, Namibia National Students problems are realities in Namibia. this was the justification for apar Organisation. theid in education. We in Nanso are not interested in EVEN THE CONSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL IS DIVIDED A former champion of -apartheid, The study 6f history for example, the socalled 'integration' of education Mr H F Verwoerd, was quoted as say is not encouraged, and those who do where the 'rights such as language, WHILE THE SIX parties in the interim government agree that a con ing 'When I have control of black study history are never given the culture and religion will always be stitution should be drawn up before independence (mainly in order education, I will reform it so that the chance to study the history of their honoured'. to ensure 'guarantees', since this is in conflict with Resolution 435 blacks are taught from chiidhood to own country and people. History We call for the total eradication of which provides for the drawing up of a constitution after elections) realise that equality is not for them'. taught in our schools is a distortion the present evil system, so that our they cannot decide on the 'constitution' itself. Education for blacks in Namibia, of the truth and an insult to Africa parents may have the opportunity to Some want another ethnic blueprint; others want to disguise ethnici is considered by the authorities as a as a whole. decide on our education. Until such privilege and not a right. Our culture is despised and our steps are taken, there will be ty as 'culture'; and a few don't want it at all. We find in our schools glaring ir students are taught the cultural widespread discontent among But the rush for a constitution is on, perhaps because they realise regularities to do with syllabi, cur- norms and values ofthe colonialists students in Namibia. their time is running out.
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September 26 1986 - Red carpet for Natal Indaba ACCORDING to a spokesman of the Kwazulu Natal Indaba, who visited N aptibia last week, apartheid had 'suffered a political death' in the country. The Indaba, who were given the 'red carpet tr eat ment' on their four-day visit her e, met only with members of the interim government, and no opposi tion gr oups. As is the case with so' many 'foreign' visitors who are hosted by the authorities on visits to Namibia, the Indaba has left the country thinking that 'all is well', and impressed with the 'complete and utter dedica tion to sincerity, forthrightness and an endeavour to get all the people of Namibia to work together'. They were also impressed with the interim govern ment in the belief that 'any decisions which rely on colour or ethnicity in any way as a norm is absolute ly out for the future'. Reconciliation between groups in Namibia, the In 'daba noted, was 'successfully being carried out'. We are forced to point out that the Indaba was one sided in its meetings while in Namibia; it did not try and gauge the feelings and opinions of opposition PRODUCTIVI groups outside the interim government. As a result of this, it is going to carry their erroneous ideas and misconceptions about Namibia, back to Natal. Since the Indaba themselves are working towards their proclaimed goals of 'peace, prosperity 'and stability in South Africa', they would show themselves more open to solutions, had they bothered to find out the views of opponents of interim government rule. Propaganda on 'open schools' THE INTERIM government's chief propagandist, Mr Sean Cleary, has done it again. This time putting to the outside world the myth that a Cabinet decision has ensured the opening of schools to all races by ear ly 1987. We wish to emphasise, once again, that a decision , taken in principle, cannot be regarded as having been put into practice, before such stage as the legislation providing for apartheid education has been changed. W ealso wish to point out that certain second tier authorities do not concur with the purported Cabinet decision. In addition, it hardly seems as the the Cabinet as a whole concurred. There is a long way t o go b efore education in this cou ntry is integr ated, and propaganda sent abroad ab out 'open sch ools', may impress a few gullible p eo ple abroad, but does not change the situation on th e ground in Namibia - a situation which would appear to continue unchanged for the foreseeable future.
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ON OUR CENTRE SPREAD today we feature the Ehafo Centre just outside Windhoek, a project of the Association for the Handicapped. Pictures and story by John Liebenberg. .
EHAFO, a day centre for the physically disabled established in the moun tains just east ofWindhoek and only one of the many projects ofthe Associa tion for the Handicapped, started as a small work centre on the 10 th Oc tober 1983. The Centre has changed since then -from a small project with 10 handicapped in 1983 which then mainly concentrated on weaving -to a sprawling agricultural centre offering employment and salaries to 120 people. The centre not only grows and supplies vegatables and flowers, but also has wood· work, leatherwork and weaving departments, each a small industry which is based not on public sympathies but on business, and the more industrious the people are the happier they seem to be, with telephones ringing, orders being placed, and the satisfaction of contributing to the needs ofthe public and most important of all, in playing a role in society. . . . The Centre, headed by Mr Cees Strijbis, who would like to see the centre run by the handicapped themselves one day, is only one of the many projects run by the Association for the Handicapped. It also runs a similar project in Rehoboth, a school for mentally retarded children in Khomasdal called Moreson, a day care centre for the non-productive handicapped in Katutura and an ambitious farm ing project in the Kavango geared not only to employing the handicapped but also the locals in the area, who, according to Mr Strijbis are also handicapped by vir tue of their lack of money and farming knowhow. The farm, Shankara, will grow cotton, groundnuts and sunflowers with a cot ton mill to be built to supply a proposed clothes factory. Future projects of the Association include the building of a centre for the severely handicapped in Omaruru, a rehabilitation centre in Windhoek which will primarly offer ac comadation and educational courses for people undergoing medical treatment in the city, a project in the north like Eluwa which accomodates the deaf, blind and physically disabled, and a R70,000 preventitive blindness campaign which will operate eye clinics in small towns. The financing for all these projects, according to Mr Strijbis, is a 'never-ending fundraising campaign with street collections, Easter stamp and postal letter cam paigns, and some financial support comimg from mainly the Afrikaans and Ger man churches'. Financing for major capital projects primarily comes from abroad as well as Government subsidies, since the Association in many cases is only the agent for the Goverment in projects like the school in Khomasdal which is totally financed by Central Goverment, but run by the Association. For the Kavango project the Association received R180,000 from Central Government. The last word must certainly go to one of the handicapped at Ehafo, Mr Jan Cupido, who lost the use of his legs in a motorcar accident. According to him Govern ment should pursue a course of educating the handicapped, rather than providing them with small pensions, because this robbed them of the incenti ve to live a nor mal life and indirectly led to a certain amount of rejection by society which often 'don't see us as normal people'. 'Don't offer to carry me upthe stairs, just build me a stairway were! can push my wheelchair up myself and 'perhaps I am disabled but then society handicaps me too.'
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-----...... _------=- 14 Friday September 26 1986 THE NAMIBIAN Stepping up the sanctions drive A BIG international diplomatic Senator Jesse J ackson during his re effort to persuade the world's ma cent African tour, will embarrass jor industrialise'd n ations to put Reagan. Such a high-powered mis , maximum sanctions on South sion would aim to fuel burgeoning Africa by the end of t he year is pressure within America for underway. sanctions. The main targets are the US, The non-aligned summit also Western Europe and Japan. The ef agreed to detailed programmes of aid fort was given renewed impetus by for the frontline states. The Move the Non-Aligned Movement summit ment is setting up a solidarity fund in Zimbabwe, following hard on the to buttress them against the effects Commonwealth summit in London a of implementing sanctions. Oliver few weeks before. Tambo, President of the African Na The Harare summit picked up the , tional Congress (ANC), called it 'the South African issue where the Lon war chest of the liberation struggle'. don one left off. Continuity was pro-' The US and Britain have already vided by three key figures - Prime said that they will not'look kindly on Minister. Rajiv Gandhi of India, ' appeals for help is these states suf outgoing Chairman of the non fer by implementing sanctions. Dur aligned; Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe ing the Harare summit, the US who succeeded him; and Kenneth pointedly confirmed that it is severe Kaunda of Zambia, chairman of the ly cutting its aid programme to Zim nine southern African 'frontline babwe. Relations between the two states'. countries have been strained for For the first time, t h~ Com some months. monwealth was accorded 'guest' India is expected to give con status at the non-aligned meeting, siderable help to Zimbabwe and and this meant that a Com Mozambique to secure what has monwealth Secretariat team, head become known as the Beira corridor ed by deputy secretary general Chief - the road-rail-pipeline link from Zim Emeka Anyaoku of Nigeria, was in babwe through the waist of Mozam attendance and helped coordinate the bique to the port of Beira. Commonwealth programme set out This would become a crucial in the London communique with that lifeline for Zambia and Zimbabwe if of the non-aligned. Australia, a they impose full sanctions, Current strong sanctions supporter, was also ly the link is under threat from the given observer status in Harare. Mozambique rebel movement Thirty-five of the 101 members of Renamo. the Non-Aligned Movement are in The pipeline, protected by Zimbab the Commonwealth and were able to THE LEADERS ofthe Non-Aligned Movement have dispers Nigeria', Peru and Zimbabwe - is to wean troops, is often damaged_ The provide powerful support in shaping ed after their summit in H arare, and n ow begins the crucial visit Britain, West Germany, Japan port needs considerable upgrading if the sanctions package agreed in t ask of implementing the decisions they have taken. Chief and the US to press the sanctions it is to handle heavier traffic - and Zimbabwe. among them is the launching of a major diplomatic drive case. On the Commonwealth side, such help is also planned by the non The plan is to press for full man to persuade the major Wester n nations to step up sanctions secretary general Shridath Ramphal aligned. datory sanctions at the UN when the against South Africa. Gemini News Service looks at the way has written to the US, Japan and 11 The Harare summit was bound to new session opens. A Security Coun ahead. - European community countries call pay great attention to the problems cil veto by the US and Britain is in ing for sanctions. These efforts have of southern Africa because it was evitable, and so, pending full sanc the realities of the situation by work blems caused by their heavy been backed by pressure on the US held on South Africa's doorstep. But tions, non-aligned and Com ing out such a practical programme. j!conomic dependence on South from Canada, and on Japan from a number of other important steps monwealth countries are called on to It recognised that sanctions ad Africa. Botswana in particular said Australia and New Zealand. were taken, most notably on the adopt a long list of voluntary ministered by some 110 countries of that it could not commit itself to the In a further step, Kaunda has economic front. sanctions. the non-aligned movement and the Commonwealth sanctions in the drafted a letter from the frontline Here the need for developing coun The list incorporates those expected Commonwealth have no chance of be same way as Zambia and Zimbabwe. states to President Ronald Reagan, tries to work closer together among to be adopted by the US Congress ing effective unless they are sup In Harare, President Kaunda said: inviting him to visit Africa and judge themselves was recognised. The and the European Community, as ported by South Africa's major 'We want effective sanctions. If we for himself the gravity of the Movement is to convene meetings at well as those to be 'implemented by trading partners - the US, the 12 did it on our own it would be suicide situation. which countries will exchange ex Commonwealth countries as agreed countries of Western Europe and on our part. We need international If he does not take up the invita periences on the debt problem_ by everyone in London except British Japan. The trade of the 110 is only action. Zambia and Zimbabwe and tion, as they expect, the leaders of the Another move was to set up a non Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. a fraction of the totaL the Commonwealth cannot succeed states - Kaunda, Masire of Botswana, aligned commission to increase The non-aligned summit, more The special difficulties of the on their own'. Mwinyi of Tanzania, Dos Santos of south-south cooperation. This will be practical than previous such frontline states were also recognised. Hence the international effort. A Angola and Machel of Mozambique headed by former Tanzanian Presi meetings thanks mainly to the work A pre-Harare meeting of their six team of foreign ministers - from - will go to the US. dent Julius Nyerere, who will pick of Mugabe and Gandhi, facj!d up to leaders in Luanda examined pro- Algeria, Argentina, Congo, India, This plan, the brainchild of US his own team. - Gemini News. BIG PUBLIC AUCTION! Swapo rejects WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 1 1986 AT 09h30 EC. sanctions Plot. 28, Nubaumis di~trict, Windhoek package on SA SWAPO has reacted to the Euro of U N Security Council Resolution 435 12 kilometres from city centre on OkahandjaRd pean Community(EC) decision not ought simply to be accomodated?' the to make its recent package of sanc Swapo press release asked. ' • Large five-bed roomed hous~ on three levels with swimming pool, tions against South Africa ap It added that while the Pretoria cou rtyard, open plan kitchen, Swawec electricity plicable to Namibia. Government would not be able to pass In a statement released from the offiron, steel and gold coins as Nami o Furniture 0 Vehicles 0 Garage workshop equipment 0 Building material London office, Swapo said that while bian (Namibia does not produce these the sanctions adopted were 'paltry and products) new community investment o Ford 4000 tractor 0 Corrugated iron sheets 0 Wood and iron poles inadequate', sanctions were not aimed was an issue for Namibia. Namibia o Welger baling machine 0 wire 0 four cases of tools 0 Door frames at the geographic area of South Africa could also serve as a conduit for new and much much more! but at the Government itself. European investment in South Africa, 'The selfsame regime occupies thus further encouraging South Africa TERMS: Immovable property: 15% deposit payable on day of Namibia illegally defying the clear to retain its illegal occupation of auction and the balance 45 days after confirmation. wishes of the Namibian people and Namibia. More importantly, the state Movable property: Cash or bank guaranteed cheques. numerous ' resolutions of the United ment added, it presented a precedent VIEWING: Afternoon before the auction (September 30), from 14hOO onwards. Nations Security Council and General which could have more serious conse Assembly. This includes UN Security quences in the event of sanctions FOR FURTHER DETAILS CONTACT THE AUCTIONEERS Council Resolution 435 (1978) which capable of hurting the regime being has received the apparent support of applied against South Africa. all·memher states of the EC'. 'l'he statement concluded by saying 'Are the EC saying to the Namibian 'Swapo condemns the position taken people that they find South Africa's on Namibia by the EC. We believe that apartheid system in Namibia accep sanctions imposed against the South table, its draconian laws and the African regime must also apply to characteristic detentions, torture and South African-occupied Namibia and murders of Namibianstoler able? Are that they should be made comprehen they telling us that South Africa's in sive and mandatory'. AUCTION HOUSE transigence over the implementation For an alternative view - Jel: 226240 or 222930, WINDHOEK Read The Namibian! THE NAMIBIAN Friday September 26 1986 15
------~~~JUI~------~------Scientists of tomorrow A TOTAL of 65 first and second tion was astronomy because of Haley's prizes were awarded to Namibian Comet. . young scientists at the thrid ROss Twenty astronomical exhibits were ing Young Scientists Exhibition entered and according to Miss Hor held in Windhoek last weekend. . witz, who organised the exhibition, Ursula van Wyk and Marlene Mag their standards were very high con gott of the De Duine High School at sideringthe fact that astronomy is not Walvis Bay were chosen as the overall a school subject. . winners of the investigative section for She said there was a general im their research on the narra plant. provement in the standard of the Their project was unique as very lit exhibition. tle has been documented on this plant Miss Horwitz also said that the and they have been invited to write a Young Scientists exhibition - aimed paper for publication in the SA at encouraging young Namibians to be Botanical Review. Ursula and Marlene actively involved in the sciences - has won a bursary for further study to the proveditselfvery successfully since it value ofR2 000,00. was established three years ago. Carsten Siebeck's exhibit on a fully The chiefjudge ofthe exhibition and operational rocket which he built, was Director ofthe Science Education Unit awarded the best individual exhibit in of the University of Cape Twon, Pro any category. fessor Peter Spargo, expressed his Carsten will travel to Johannesburg satisfaction at the high standard of with ROssing's Education Officer, Miss judging and the amount of research June Horwitz, to compete in the produced by the exhibitors. Transvaal Young SCientists competi Professor Spargo said it compared tion which tJikes place tomorrow. very well with that of similar exhibi Carsten is a pupil ofthe Technical High tions overseas and in South Africa. School in Windhoek. He urged that young N amibians The chief judge of this year's Young Scientists Exhibition, Professor Peter Spargo, pictured with ROss Harry Swanepoel of the Windhoek who participated should continue ing's Educational Offic;er, Miss June Horwitz, and the overall winners of the exhibition. They are (left to High SChool won a telescope for the their scientific activities instead of ~ right), the overall winner in the investigative section, Ursula van Wyk, the winner of the telescope who best astronomical exhibit. ing their participation as an end in presented the best astronomy project, Harry Swanepoel, and the young scientist who exhibited the best A special theme at this year's exhibi- itself. individual project, Carsten Siebeck. Barclays on the move
BARCLAYS National Bank last week linked its automatic teller machines in Namibia to the Saswitch network. Celebrating the occasion from left to right are Mr Brian Carrol from Philips, Mrs Joey Essex-Clark of Barclays communications department, Johannesburg, Mr Hannes Cloete, General Manager Barclays Windhoek, Mr Frans Hubata-Vacek the head of Barclays . Communications Johannesburg, and Mr Ron Weber, Regional Marketing Manager Windhoek. The introduction of Saswitch in Windhoek and Walvis Bay en sures that cardholders linked to Saswitch ATMs can make use of Bob machines in Namibia and South Africa on current and sav- . accounts. A- change is as good as a holiday! Tired of alHhe usual cuisine on offer? A change is as good as a holi day they say, and if you want to enjoy a good, tasty meal with a dif ference - non-fattening with an exotic, oriental flavour - the Seoul House Restaurant is a must, especially for Chinese food lovers. Recently opened and redecorated in Chinese tradition, the restaurant is owned by Mr Hee Cheong Yu who hails "'Tom Korea - the first in Windhoek to offer genuine Korean cuisine. The menu shows a great variety of1lishes, each item well prepared and tasty, and' carrying a reasonable price tag. Another plus is the friendly, efficient service. Mr Yu will personally show you how to use chopsticks, but for the less adventurous, knives and forks are at hand! A definite drawcard for the hot summer days and nights is the delightful beer garden at the back, equipped with a small bar to cater for those who prefer to dine in a more informal manner. The Seoul House is open daily lunchtime (llhOO-14h30), and evenings ( 17h30-23hOO) and on Sun days from 18hOO-23hOO. If you don't have the time to sit down for a meal you can always make use of their reasonably-priced Chinese take-aways. With the Seoul House in town, you might well kiss your hamburger goodbye! Pictured here is Mr Yu, his wife and members of the staff.
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PLATFORM 2000, a newly after a group of students from various established community drama schools reached a conclusion that the 4t.0 0 11ft' a group, will be giving their first general sodal problems in society to ul b performance on the planks on Oc day warranted some sort of action. tober 1 in the Katutura Communi The group feel that the public 1J ~ ~ Ml · .g~ ty Hall. should decide whether the group has Their first drama, titled 'Wie is die taken the right direction in respect Korean & Chine,se Specialities Skuldige?' will be staged at various of social problems. venues, being the Katutura Com They feel that just like radio, televi . Now-also open munity Hall (October I), Jacob sion, magazines and newspapers, Morenga School hall in Khomasdal drama also offers a means of com LUNCHTIME (October 3), the Katutura Communi munication and a channel to carry ty Centre (October: 4), arid the Nurses over a message. -. '<' , for meals and take-aways Home (October 6). By virtue of drama, they feel, a pro at blem can be tackled practically and SPECIAL RATES Tickets will be RI,OO for adults, and a solution is within reach. and also open on RO,SO for students and are available Any further information can be ob at the Community Centre, the tained by telephoning Mr R Isaacks SUNDAYS from 18hOO-23hOO 'Bricks' office, the Jacob Morenga (tel: _62339), Miss Salone van Wyk School and from students. (62726), and Mr Ulrich Davids (closed every third Sunday) Platform 2000 was established (62726). Mon-Sat from 11hOO-14h30 ,. & 17h30-23hOO SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS! Tel: 34691 46 Ausspannplatz (former Zur Ampel) 16 Friday September 26 1986 THE NAMIBIAN Letters to the Editor
Traffic officers fic officers, need an 'intensive in not the case with the vehicles belong· responsible for ensuring such election is angry for anger resteth in the bosom vestigation' with regard to their public ing to whites? free and fair. of fools'. The Botha Government o Iftwo cars come driving along, then The UN have also guaranteed (to the should know that we have had AN OPEN LEITER relations. satisfaction of Mr Pik Botha, SA Foreign TO THE TRAFFIC CHIEF I would like to pose a few questions: the one belonging to the black person enough of war and it must come to Affairs Minister) of their impartiality once terms with the United Nations and o Is it a law in traffic officer training is stopped? the election process is set in motion. They IF THIS is the first time that you get that when!:\ white traffic official stops o If a black person asks why he is be will cease support of Swapo, but South Swapo to secure a peaceful such a letter of complaint, then I ask a black driver, he addresses him with ing stopped or fined, he is told that he Africa too, is required to cease its support settlement. that you give attention to it, and ifnot, a sarcastic 'Mr'? shouldn't be stubborn and difficult? of internal parties at the same time. We should remember that a coward dies many times before his death; the then I say that something must be done o That the driver should be address o black traffic officials are confined to The point being that all have agreed on because enough is enough for us black the black townships and if they work the UN Plan, with joint UN/SA supervi valiant never taste of death but once. ed in a rude manner as if he is a child? sion of elections, but if a 'new plan' were people. o That the vehicles of black drivers in the socalled city, then they have to So people should get up and stand up to be brought into being, it would take for their rights. Your people, particularly white traf- are thoroughly searched while this is concentrate on black drivers? years to negotiate - a new electoral I am tired of black adults being ad framework under, for example, West Ger We have lost many people in this dressed like children, and badly man and British supervision. - Gwen war, and do not want to lose any. treated if they are not able to speak Lister. more. We want Resolution 435 to be Afrikaans. implemented now. We want equal It is also rumoured that the traffic of Not faithful rights and justice for all. Namibia is big enough for us to share. ficers get commission at the end of the I WONDER what Minister Shipanga month depending on the amount of wants to get out of his pUblished let people they have caught on road THE HORSE ter to "Professor Lombard. In . his TSUMEB regulation contraventions. earlier days he proved himself to be I want to make it quite Glearthat the a true patriot by joining Swapo to Soccer decision traffic officials should respect black combat the South African ruler people, because his black skin does not because racial discrimination and in I REFER to the recent decision of the make him inferior to you. justice was abhorrent to him. NNSL's di~iplinary committee ac Now he has subjugated himself to cording to which a Blue Waters TIBINYANE the request of the very same ruler to player was suspended for three KATUTURA halt a trial where cruelties by white months and fined R200 for allegedly South African soldiers against his having used 'foul' language against On Gwen's hias own countrymen are concerned_ He a linesman while on the field of play. This incident is alleged to have Political Perspective of September did not reject this request vehement ly as a true Namibian would have taken place at the Sparta field in 19 1986 refers: Walvis Bay during a game between DO YOU have the courage to done. In earlier' days he protested in Blue Waters and Pepsi African Stars U KAN NET VOORDEEl TREK UIT HIERDIE publish this letter, in which I, as one EEN -STOP GESPE'SIALISEERDEDIENS justice, but now he remains silent to on August 30. "'__ 1qoriIrr .M ktllfllllrit t,. of the loathed 'liberal whites', I would like to make it pertinently challenge you to explain to your the unjust intervention of the South African ruler. clear at the outset that I do no.t in readers the diff~rence between the He is one of the fathers of the ex tend to dwell on whether foul bias you "claim is implicit in the state language was used or not, but wish ment of Mr Matjila regarding the cellent Bill of Rights of the MPC. He has made and subscribed to an oath to address myself to the procedural bias or otherwise of the UK and West aspects whereby sueh decision was German proposed supervision of elec to be faithful to the inhabitants of this territory and to pursue, respect reached. tions, and what you obviously feel to The player concerned was not of be the 'impartial' attitude of the and uphold the Bill of Fundamental Tel.: 37497/8 - Box 6964 Jan Jonker Road Rights ... but when it comes to reali fered an oppOrtunity to state his case, Rentmeester Building WINDHOEK 9000 alternative: UN superviSed elections. whereas it was incumbent upon a Please pay particular attention to ty, he is no longer faithful. He became one of the accomplices of the body which exercises judicial or the bit where you rationalise the UN quasi-judicial functions to comply recognition of Swapo as the sole government who perjured themselves by abolishing fundamen with the principles of natural justice, representative of the people of which means that it must be unbias Namibia - and yet remain impartial. tal rights through legislation eg. Sec tion 9 of Act 33/1985 by which no ed. Anyone expelled, suspended or court shall have jurisdiction to pro fined would be able to approach MIKE STAFFORD-EVANS higher authority (if any exists) for WINDHOEK nounce upon the validity of an order by the Cabinet. reinstatement if he has not been I DON'T know to what extent you are Mr Shipanga is now involved in the given a fair opportunity to state his aware of the background to acceptance of same misdeeds he combatted once he own case_ This is a fundamental prin what is known as the United Nations set joined the Swapo. Which one of his ciple of justice that requires a body tlement plan by all parties to the Namibia or a person deciding a dispute bet dispute, but quite simply put, in 1978 faces can I trust? With all respect to his prviate honour, he is totally ween others, or making a decision Security Council Resolution 435 (which which will affect the rights of provides for free and fair elections under without credibility for me in his UN auspices and control) was accepted by capacity as a politician and represen another, to hear the other side. all parties. The Plan was the product of tative of the people. Binding authority to this effect is years of negotiations between the socall in abundance and even Biblical for ed Western Contact Group - the US, Bri K R SIEVERS that matter. EVERYTHING FOR THE BRIDE tain, France, West Germany and Canada WINDHOEK The NNSL's disciplinary 'Junta' - and the other parties to the dispute . . NOTE: We did not publish Mr Shipanga's has clearly manifested its immaturi Since the introduction of the 'linkage' ty in adjudicating fairly on a PLUS factor, raised by the US and South Africa, first open "letter to Professor Lombard, mainly because it was in extremely bad disciplinary action. It made a the Contact Group has virtually dissolv _ mockery of natural justice, fairness WE MAKE THOSE ed, tl).e other countries allowing the US to taste, and the columns of our letters page take the lead in bringing about a are for members of the public and not for and equity. Indeed there was a gross settlement. socalled ministers seeking a public plat' miscarriage of fairplay on their part_ VERY SPECIAL OUTFITS! The UN is accused of 'partiality' form. In fairness to all parties, because we There is another ill-founded towards Swapo, because the General did not publish Mr Shipanga's letter, we disciplinary action which makes me did not print Professor Lombard's reply. Assembly recognises Swapo as the 'sole believe that Blue Waters players are Visit us at 56 StObel Street and authentic' representative of the We have received yet another lengthy missive from Mr Shipanga, in the conti used as guinea pigs by this .Namibian people. It must be emphasised disciplinary committee. or phone us at that it is only the General Assembly of nuing debate. the UN, and not the Security Council, . Perhaps Mr Shipanga and Professor There are two sides to each dispute, TEL: 27983 which has adopted this Resolution. Lombard could at some stage get together yet only one side was afforded a hear On the other hand, Britain and West and speak about the matter, to avoid the ing, and the billion dollar question Germany are considered to be just as par lengthy debate in the columns of this is: _did the disciplinary committee tial, in the sense that they veto sanctions newspaper. - Editor. every consider the circumstances against South Africa and are not doing Anger of fools under which such alleged 'foul; anything to hasten implementation of language was used and was it fully, what is really their settlement plan. One . NAMIBIA will be free, no matter and without bias, briefed about it? may add that South Africa too, is biased, since it has a preference for the internal whether Pretoria, the US, West Ger Unless this disciplinary 'junta' is parties in the interim government. many or Portugal likes it or not. given a lecture on the procedural To prove a point: the UN Secretary Even the interim government knows aspects of disciplinary actions, it I General, Mr Javier Peres de Cuellar, this. The tactis and efforts by South won't be long before we are faced meets with all parties to the Namibia Africa to delay Resolution 435 is a with dozens of these Kangaroo court dispute, since it is Bart of his mandate, bluff, and independence will come. type punitive measures. In future and has in fact met with interim govern Whi,te compatriots should join the this disciplinary committee mu ~ t try ment parties; whereas on the other hand, struggle for the liberation of the South African Government refuses to to afford a player a fair opportunity meet with Swapo. Namibia. to state his own case. In terms of the UN Plan, both the UN We must not allow.ourselves to be Secretary General and the South African mastered by anger, for the saying-. 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• Towns TOGO Roads disappear _ Clear contradictions emerged
~ Ra ilwav s between Olympio, a member of an import * International airports ant trading. family and a representative of ~ Major ports the UAC (controlled by British capital), A ." Peanu ts and the popular movement, controlled by ~ Cotton Juvento. The movement was greatly weak •. ' Maize ened by the repression that Olympio 1( Rice unleashed on Juvento. In January 1963, Benin Cocoa 0 Olympio was assassinated in a military coup, Ghana ~. . Coffee ~ Oil palms . and Grunitzky returned from exile in Paris to replace him as head of state. Are.: 56,000 sq. km. a TextUes f Goats Grunitzky in his turn was also eliminated Population: 2.94 million (1985 estimate). CI Sheep politically, if not physically-by military Cattle CapItal: Lome. T' force, when General Eyadema replaced him ~ Industrial fishi ng as head of state in a coup on 13 January 1967. Principal Towna: Atakpame, Palime and Ph Phosphates Two years later the Rassemblement du Peuple Sokode. Fe Iron Togo/ais (RPT) was created, as the only Cr Chromite Date of 27 April 1960. '".p8"d.. _: AI Bauxite legal party. The old trade unions were also dissolved-only the CNTI (Confederation of HaadofSt8ta: Major-General Etienne -e .. Electrtc energy Gnassingbe Eyadema (President). Togolese Workers) and a teachers' union remained_ The old trade union activists have been the object of brutal repression, as have those within the officially recognised Nigeria . . unions who do not support government policies. The government has seen to it that the RPT party organisation has penetrated even the smallest villages in Togo. lit January 1972, after the first RPT congress, a referendum was held in which 99% of votes cast were in favour of President Eyadema. . The i,:,dependence struggle has left a deep unpresslon on Togolese political life . Naturally, President Eyadema does not refer Tyokossi conquerors. The long presence of to his assassinated predecessor, but in his POLITICAL the Kabye is demonstrated, amongst other speeches he expresses the same nationalist things, by their intensive settlement of aspirations. In this respect, the single party HI.STORY mountainous areas. has adopted a philosophy of 'authenticity', The north-south axis linking the Ij'ne~ge and has close relations ~it h Zaire. 0 Togo is called after the lake of the same societies to t.he north of .Sokode with the name near the coast. It is a heterogenous _. groups on the coast, through the practice of Government: Military rule with mainly country with boundaries formed by arbitrary th~ cattle-trade among other things, already CURRENT 'EVENTS civilian ministers. Military rule is backed by colonial partition, leaving a mere strip of . eXIsted when the area was finally conquered the single patty, Rassemblement du Peup/e Togolese affairs are dominated on the one . Togolsis (RPT), which was founded in 1969 land when neighbouring territories were by Germany in 1.902 . After the introduction and whose political bureau is chosen by the conquered by the British and French. Con of plantations and infrastructure up to 1914: hand by relations between the single party President. The National Assembly was sequently Togo encompasses peoples from Togo ceased to be a German colony, and and the population as a wllOle , in respe.ct of dissolved and the Constitution abolished in January 1967. completely disparate cultures and civilisa after the First World War the territory was both political ,and socio-economic prob tions. Nevertheless, the north-south divided between the French and the British, lems, and on the other by the securing of , Ungu~: Frerich (officiall, Ewe, Kabre . . cultural, -linguistic and even climatic as a territory under League of Nations man foreign aid and investment. RelIgion: Traditional, Christi;n and Muslim. division of this narrow country has consolid date. The form of nationalist demands . Emmanuel de Souza and a relative of ated rather than weakened the national throughout th_e colonial period was prim Colonel Lawson were handed over by the Cunancy: CFA franc divided into 100 A.kuf!o regime in Ghana and were put on centimes. unity that was asserted after independence. arily shaped by the arbitrary imposition of This unification can be explained not only frontiers cutting through . areas of Ewe tnal In August 1979 for acting as inter by 'the construction of a nation during the population. mediaries between the Olympios in Paris GENERAL . brief colonial period, but by the history of In 1946, the Comite de [,Unite Togolaise and the group of mercenaries whose coup the earliest contacts with Europe. The out (CUT), a socio-cultural association , trans attempt ended in debacle in 1977. The death INFORMATION lets of the slave trade were the coastal forts formed itself into a political party in order to sentences awarded at the trial (including, in of Ghana, (Elmina being constructed in the participate in territorial elections. Sylvanus absentia, Colonel Lawson and the Olympio sons) were commuted and Eyadema Geography: Togo is a narrow strip of land; 15th century) and the coast of what is now Olympio, born in 1902, a director for Togo its' coastline 56 km., it stretches 540 km. Benin, at Ouidah near the frontier with of the United Africa Company (UAC) anda promised another RPT Congress in late inland. The Togo-Atakora mountain range Togo. Then the settlement of mulattoes, proponent of Ewe reunification , became 1979 'in order to make an objective analysis crosses the country obliquely from north returned from Brazil, at Anecho, initiated a one of the CUT's first activists, and after the of the situation, to sort out responsibilities, east to south-west. The central part of the weaknesses and gaps and to decide on the country is forested (deciduous) while north significant, if belated, trade in slaves and electoral victory of his party he was chosen and south stretch savannah lands. To the also in cattle along the north-south axis. as president of the territorial assembly. In orientation of the next stage'. However, a east near Benin the river Mono descends to During the precolonial period, it seems 1947 he became the ardent spokesman of former Information Minister, M.K.B. the sea. There are long sandy beaches. that the Ewe people formed a barrier the cause of the unification of TogO' (and Johnson, who was once close to the People: Togo is ethnically heterogeneous. between the reserves of slaves in the interior ' hence of the Ewe people), but this policy President, was now seeking refuge in The two largest groupings are the Ewe and and the coastal ports. The Ewe, who were was violently opposed by the French Europe. The divisions in the ruling elite in the Kabre. also exporters--or rather, intermediaries administration. In 1956 hopes of reunification Lome were still very evident. A referendum to accept a new consti CUmate: Average temperature is between between suppliers and slave-traders-were were lost, when after a plebiscite British 27"C on the coast and 3O"C inland. The main divided into two commercial spheres, one Togoland was incorporated into Ghana, tution and to elect Eyadema as the first rainy season is from April to JUly. The short linked to Elmina and the other to Ouidah. then-on the brink of independence. President of the Third Togolese Republic rains occur in October and November and The northern peoples (beyond Sokode) Confronted by the rise of the nationalist was held on 30 December 1979 and duly the driest and hottest period during February endorsed by over 98% of the voters. and March. were oriented towards Salaga, the last stage movement, France attempted a policy of in the journey to Elmina. Given this history, administrative reform: in 1955 a Governing Acceptance of the constitution formally 8aJ11Ung: The Banque Centrale des Etats de it might seem that Togo was split apart by Council was set up, and the power:s of the ended 13 years of emergency rule since the I' Afrique de I'Ouest is the bank of issue and military coup led by Gen. Eyadema in 1967. central bank for six West African states the connections with Ghana and Benin, but territorial assembly were increased. As the including Togo. ' . the emergence of great coastal trading international trend towards decolonisation The constitution was "Presidential" re families, descended from the 'Brazilians' developed, the Autonomous Republic of affirming the supremacy of the single party. Air Transport: The international airport is 4 and called mina, gave the Togolese coast a Togo was created .. France chose as Prime The chief of state embodying the "strong km. from the centre of Lome and is served executive" was elected for seven years and is by Air Afrique. UTA and Air Togo. Air specific character of its own. Minister Nicolas Grunitzky, the leader of the Togo also operates internal services. Apart from the Tyokossi kingdom of Parti Togolais du Progres (PTP}-a far less eligible for re-eJection. representative body than Olympio's CUT. The exiled Togolese Democracy Move Rail Transport: There are rail services from Sansanne-Mango and Kotokoli of Sokode, Lome. to Palime. Atakpame . Aneho and the political formations found in the area of Far from reducing the level of nationalist ment in Paris said that hundreds of poli-ticdl Blitta. present day Togo were of a lineage type, struggle, this action increased it , and violent prisoners remained in jail, while the govern both in the north of the country and in the demonstration~ forced the holding of ment said only 11 remained and they had Road Transport: The road network has been improved recently and, with the south. Historians' normally ignore the further elections. In elections supervised by been condemned in 1979. exception of the far north. main roads are history of peoples who have not established the UN in April 1958, the PTP won only The government, concerned about its passable throughout the year. The north state systems, but in this sense the Ewe in three seats as opposed to 33 for the CUT public image overseas, sent its Foreign south road from Ouagadougou (Upper and 10 for the Union des Chefs et des Minister to the Us and Europe to buy space Volta) to Lome has been improved. the south of Togo were privileged since although they have a lineage system of Populations, a party set up in 1951. Olympio in newspapers and appear on radio and tele Sea Transport: The major port is at Lome . social organisation, they figure in nearly all became Prime Minister, which he remained vision to counteract propaganda by Togo There is another at Kpeme which handles historical records. The son of the mythical until independence was proclaimed in 1960 lese exiles overseas. phosphate exports. ancestor of the Ewe did try to develop a when he became President of the Republic. Togo became isolated as revolutionary Television and Radio: Television Togolaise state system, but the various Ewe clans dis The Togolese political parties had organ regimes were established in Ghana from transmits in French and African languages. persed in order to escape from this control, ised youth associations, and Juvento, the Janua.ry 1982 and Burkina Faso from Radiodiffusion du Togo broadcasts on four August 1983 . Ghana also accused Togo of wavelengths in French. English and African born out of the in tensification of the slave youth wing of the CUT, played a primary languages. trade. They moved into the country now role in the radicalisation of the nationalist supporting dissidents who invaded Ghana known as the Ewe area, around Palime. movement; setting in motion a significant from Togo in June 1983. Togo was also Press: Journal Officiel de la Repub/ique du Atakpame and Anecho. social struggle. Togolese peasants, even in plagued with refu gecs from its neighbours Togo and Togo-Presse (both daily). There who closed their borders for long periods. [n are also seve ral periodicals. most produced In the north, many different peoples, the north of the country, still refer to the an attempt to tackle the refugee problem , by Government ministries. such as the Mo~, Losso and Lamba Kponk period after independence as the Eyadema invited his neighbours to a two day pomma, the best known being the Kaye, 'Revolution' . Armed Forces: Army 3.250. with 1.400 para meeting in Lome in August 19R4. 0 military forces. 0 were in the area before the arrival of the But the strength of the CUT was soon to 18
Base on the novel by Colin MacIn nes, Absolute Beginners tells its story in a spectacular mix of dance, music, movement and colour, and stars Eddie O'Connell 'as Colin, a young photographer, who swears that his last teenage year will be one of 'kicks and fantasy'. Set in 1958, the story starts on a hot night in a summer heat wave, with Colin on his way to a jazz club , to meet his girlfriend Suzette (Patsy Kensit), a young fashion designer. He meets up with the Wizard (Graham Fletcher Cook), the city's number one teenage hustler, Mr Cool (Tony Hippolyte), the hippest black cat in to,"Il1, the Fabulous Hoplite (Joe McKenna), a dandy and worthy ancestor of Boy George, Big Jill (Eve Ferret), a love-lorn ladykiller with more curves than Jayne Mansfield, Dean Swift (Paul Rhys), a solomen modern jazz creation who never removes 'his dark shades, and his rival, Misery Kid (Julian Firth), the leader of the trad jazz fans_ Together this gang converge on the club. From here the tale picks up momentum, as Colin experiences a Eddie O'Connell as Colin, and Mandy Rice-Davies as his mother in the film 'Absolute Beginners'. tising executive Vendice Partners. few waves from his girlfriend who is Another interesting personality taking the role of Colin's stepmother and he realises that he is losing her. ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS is a title most young people (and tions of the film, he is one of the few in the movie, is Mandy Rice-Davies_ His depression leads him to a drink rock stars who has moved into the ac After a rather notorious start to her ~ quite a few older ones) immediately identify as the hit single ing binge, which in turn leads to ting world with equal success. teenage years with her involvement by David Bowie and now at last, the musical iIlm from which more trouble. ' . He has had successful roles in 'The in the Profumo affair, she moved to this hit originated has arrived on the local circuit, featuring It is at this point that Vendice Part Man Who Fell to Earth', 'The Israel, where she opened a string of Bowie and an impressive line-up of other bit names in modern ners enters the picture, none other Hunger', and Nagisa Oshima's successful nightclubs_ music. Inexplicably, 'Absolute Beginners' has been schedul than the suave David Bowie. 'Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence', as She appeared in many Israeli films ed at the local drive-in as the second show, instead of at Kine It would be impossible to sum up well as on Broadway in 'The and after returning to England 300. the whole story. Suffice it to say that Elephant Man' and on BBC Televi became a much sought after actress. each chapter unfolds with songs and sion in the lead role of Brecht's 'Baal'. Among her more recent film credits uptight at the fact that he is never haute-couturier Henley (James Fox), dancinc and the ending is a satsifac- ' In Absolute Beginners he con are 'Nana' and 'Black Venus'. She is on time. leaving Colin dejected and alone. tory one for all. tributed both the title song, and sings at present writing a novel called Eventually, Suzette, in a fit of sulks When he meets Suzette later in a To get back to David Bowie, who is and dances 'That's Motivation' in his 'Revenge', which is to be published at Colin, turns her attentions to beatnik cafe, she is cold and distant, probably one of the greatest attrac- role as the cool-as-ice, debonair adver- this year.
DiaIIlonds are forever In the vice squad's 'busts' I SPOTTED him from a long 'Reeeely! Diamonds hey? Jeeez His head shot up and I saw my for illicit diamond buying, but way off. but it's only my day, are you sure grinning face in his sunglasses. how many of these 'criminals ~ He was walking rapidly all this is legal, my mate?' I ask Knowing his cover had been would have bought diamonds down Kaiser Street towards ed with the boyish enthusiasm of blown, he brushed past me and had they not been approa(;hed by me, wearing an old, patched the average Windhoek sucker. ran off down Post Street in plain-clothes officers setting up Safari Suit and black reflec 'Jaaa ekse, I got this stones search of a more gullible victim. the deal? ting sunglasses. from my cousin what works Do the police really have to Perched on top of his short there by Oranjemund and I jus' And believe it or not, people, play on the weaknesses of back-and-sides was a battered need five grand for my mother's . this sort of thing is happening all human nature to be able to fill Koevoet cap. heart operation,' he replied. the time in Namibia. their annual quota of busts? As we passed by one another 'Hell's bell's man, ja OK, but It is absolutely incredible that he suddenly grabbed my arm are you sure they're genuine?' I innocent citizens,can be walking In the most recent case, a Win and pullea me into a darkened asked. freely down the street one dhoek resident was fined R3 000 alleyway. ' Without replying, he turned minute, ,have a moment of after being convicted of dealing He leaned towards me, and raked one of the stones down weakness when approached by in rough or uncut _diamonds. breathing last night's brandy a shop window, leaving an one of these foul swine, and the fumes into my face, and eighteen-centimetre gash down next minute find themselves be She, too, had been trapped -by whispered urgently. the plate glass. ing frogmarched to a waiting a man who had befriended her 'Howzit lissen boet! You looks I leaped back theatrically and police van with their head in an after working as her private in like a ou what can do with a stared at the sparkling gems, armlock. vestigator for the past three break, so I got here fifty uncut drooling greedily. In America, the legal defence years. diamonds what you can buy for 'Alright I want them, let me for this sort of arrest and resul In my opinion, it is the moral only ... ' see how much I've got,' I said and tant charge is called 'entrapment character of this 'private in At this point I stopped him. delved into my pants pocket. by an officer of the law'. . vestigator' which is in serious My first instinct was to deliver I brought out a fifty cent piece In Namibia it is called 'good doubt, and if justice did exist a vicious one-liner and walk off, and asked him if I could put a police work'. then this case, and all others of but then the mickey-takinJ beast deposit and pay the rest over So many people are convicted a similar nature, would be in me took over. twenty-five years. each year in this country's courts , thrown out of court. . THE NAMIBIAN Friday September 26 1986 19· Real.eultural eollahoratioD 'THE WORLD is a shrinking sessions. This led him to Louisiana place. Its no longer a question 'of BY DUDLEY VIALL to r.~cord the album's galloping Ca whether other cultures will effect jun' tune, 'That was your mother', what's going.on in this country. work. with legendary accordianist, Goo.d Its only a question of how' - Paul Among those involved on the Rockin' Dopsie. Simon. .' album were the Boyoyo Boys, whose 'All around the world or the myth 'gumboots music' had initially at of the fingerprints', was recorded The music and artists on tracted . Simon, Tao Ea Matesha, with cult group Los Lobos in Los . Graceland are part of the richly General MD, Sherinda, and the Gaza Angeles. ' diverse cultural tapestry of South Sisters, and probably the most impor The song 'Graceland' is the emo Africa. If there' is a correlation bet tant, a Soweto band called Stimela . tional key to the album. 'Mter that ween the political and social turmoil' . The two South African artists who I felt free to say what I had to', says of that troubled country, and the _ . - eventually formed the core of Simon's' Simon. creative energi~_s of its people, it can ' instrumental backing wer~ guitarist The song has a definite link to his be heard most clearly in the music of Ray 'Phiri and fretless bass player, past and that explains why he used South Africa. Baghiti Khumalo. In early 1986 they the Everly Brothers to sing on it. The It is as if all the repressed humani returned to New York with Simon Everly Brothers were the reason why ty and history of that nation's majori along with drummer Isaac Mtshali Simon started writing and singing in ty is kept alive and vital through and three weeks of recording began. the first place. Also included on the their music - in sounds that range Graceland is not a political album album was Linda Ronstadt, doing a from traditional chants as timeless although an implied political duet with Simon. as the African continent, to the raw, message comes through subtly. 'It is The Acapella Zulu Ensemble, electrified grooves of its thriving pop astounding to see and feel a situation Ladysmith Black Mombasa, provid music scene. at the cutting edge of history and at ed the inspiration for 'Homeless', one Graceland is not an ethnic album the same time its very frightening' of Graceland's most riveting selec- nor is it a Westernised approxima Simon says. . tions. Simon heard Ladysmith a few tion of the 'real thing'. It has an 'South Africa is a place that can years before on. the BBC documen authenticity all of its own. But more either drag us into the apocalypse or tary called Rythyms of Rebellion. importantly, a celebration of the the 21st century. Thats not saying Graceland is a real cultural col family of man. anything new; its just that it comes laboration. Whether it's big or not, Simon listened to a cassette called much closer when you know people depends on your faith in musicians' Accordian Jive Hits, Volume II in there, people .who've become your ability to cross the borders that 1984. The music was 'Mbaganga' or friends'. separate us from one another. township jive ... the street music of Simon found the accordian the Graceland deserves to be listened to Soweto. This was to mark the start most interesting instrument he at least once. You'll come back for of a whole new dimension in his listened to during the Johannesburg more and more.
WHO THE HELL is Charlie Sex· ton anyway? If you haven't heard of him yet, you will. Charlie recorded his debut album in Los Angeles at the beginning of 1985. The album was produced by Keith Forsey, who has also produc ed the 'Psychedelic Furs', 'Glenn Frey', 'Billy Idol' and 'Simple Minds'. On the debut album, Pictures for Pleasure Charlie wrote, sang and played guitar, bass and keyboards. Charlie had his first professional gig at the age of 11 and toUred at the age of 13 as lead guitarist for Joe Ely. He has recorded with Bob Dylan, Don Henley, the Rolling Stones' Ron Wood, and Keith Richards. Charlie's groups have toured with The Clash, and Joe Ely among others. 'I listen to everybody from Scottie Moore to Jimi Hendrix to jazz to hardcore punk. There's only one thing ... if it ain't moanin', I don't like it'. Pictures for Pleasure was record NEO Paint Factory ed when Charlie was only 17 years old. Now at 18, it would appear as if (Pty) Limited he could be the biggest pop artist aroulld the music scene in the Tel : 224666 telex: 908-433 Nineties. Is this Bruce Springsteen's successor? PO '-Sox 5005 WINDHOEK 9000 20 Friday September 26 1986 THE NAMIBIAN tv~ SEPr 26 - O'CT 2
17h27 Prog. Schedule 17h30 Hand in Hand 17h35 Classic Cartoons 17h58 Your Tomorrow 18h14 Double Trouble 18h38 Hoekie vir Eensames 19h13 Macgyver 20hOO Suidwes Nuus 20h15 Miami Vice 21hOl Mannheimsage 21h51 NewslWeather NuuslWeer 22h11 Die Vissers van MoorhOvd 22h35 Net Voor Nagse 22h58 Dagsluiting
17h27 Programrooster 17h30 Kompas 17h33 The Gummi Bears 17h56 Rugby: Currie Cup final 19h05 Gunsmoke 19h53 WKRP in Cincinnati 20h17 Musiekmakers '86 21h47 Film: Jealousy 23h19 NuuslWeer News/weather 23h39 Alfred Hitchcock presents 00h02 Epilogue
16h27 Progamrooster 16h30 The Wuzzles - Walt Disney 16h53 Storybook International 17h17 People in the sky 17h44 Jimmy Swaggart 18h25 Karin Adam 18h44 Specialist (Quiz) 19h10 Meeres Biologie (German documentary of 13 episodes) 19h38 Dr Jim Kildare 20hOO News ReviewlNuusoorsig 20h15 Skattejag 21h18 Another Life Irritating rash of doeullentaries! 22h02 NewslWeather NuuslWeer 22h22 Bybelbloktyd THE MULTI-FACETED nature ofthe green-eyed monster - jealousy - receives stylish treatment in tomorrow enemy Nazi master spy Alex Woolf. night's feature film on television titled ~ealousy', starring Angie Dickinson who takes three entirely diverse roles. The two do battle for secrets which 17h27 Prog. Scheduie The movie is divided into three parts taken ill. They return home at once. hospital series, 'what with the positive can affect the war for all of North 17h30 Hand in Hand titled 'Georgia', 'Laura' and 'Ginny' He assures Laura that she has no ly unrealistic Dr Kildare (doesn't the Africa. 17h35 Robotech respectively. reason to be jealous. At the palatial man ever put'S. foot wrong), and that There is a whole rash of new 'educa 17h58 Ein fall fui' TKKG In the Part 1 Angie Dickinson takes mansion Laura discovers Melody is not awful dubbing. " tional documentaries' in store. 18h23 Sport the part of Georgia O'Connor, who a person but a talking parrot and that I am sure that this writer is not the The Universe Beyond the Solar 18h56 Land & Sand becomes excessively jealous of her its jealousy threatens to destroy her only viewer sick and tired to death of System follows 'Abakus'. An Ji:n 19h36 Growing Pains teenage daughter, Heather, after the new marriage. hearing the same 'Afrikaans' voices cyclopedia Britannica Film, it. 20hOO Suidwes-Nuus young woman begins flirting with her In the third and last part, Angie take different roles in the dubbing describes the birth of a star and 20h15 Matt Houston mother's handsome friend, Daniel. Dickinson takes the part of Ginny, a process. discusses the fascinating black holes- 21h02 Key to Rebecca As the relationship . between beautiful, talented cou~try and Ten to one, St Elsewhere will come which have a gravity so powerful that 21h55 NewslWeather NuuslWeer Heather and Daniel grows stronger, western singer who struggles to escape back. If this is so, all to the good! At not even light can escape. 22h15 Selfbeeldinstandhouding Georgia becomes more fearful and the confines of the small town where least this offers a more realistic view It also looks at how man gleans in 22h29 Dagsluiting possessive. A close friend warns her she lives. oflife in a big hospital. Just hope that fromation from the outer reaches of that her imagination is getting the But holding her back is her jealous, it doesn't come back to the screen in a space by means of radio waves. best of her, but heedless of this advice, possessive boyfriend, Bobby. dubbed version! On Wednesday the documentary is 17h27 Programrooster Georgia plots to leave her daughter Eventually, the chain of events • Something to watch out for this Sun Eendag as ek Aftree, a programme 17h30 Kompas alone withDaniel and then trap them .vhich could lead her to stardom force day is Skattejag, which will be in the on the planning of retirement and the 17h35 WielieWalie together - a plan which leads to a her to choose between a man who loves Luderitz area. Should prove problems experienced in general in 17h50 Langs die Pikkewyne startling conclusion. her too much for their own good, and interesting: this re"gard. "18h15 Sport In Part 11, Angie Dickinson is a chance at a career. Land & Sand is to be screened on Also on Wednesday the other new 19h21 Die Losprys Lauril, who after a whirlwind court- Otherwellknown names in the cast Monday. Sharon Montgomery will be educational documentary (just. after 20hOO South West News ship marries eccentric millionaire are Paul Michael Glaser, David Car- hosting this edition and viewers will GoeieIiag Boston, is titled Tele 20hlq Falcon Crest Merril Forsyth. radine and Bo Svenson. be meeting Namibia's only female foonetiket, consisting offour episodes 21h02 Use or Abuse? A phone call cuts their honeymoon On Sunday, Dr Jim Kildare will be geologist (she works underground, to make viewers more aware of the im 21h17 Benson short when Merril learns that 'the concluded - none too soon either. believe it or not), there will be a visit portance of good telephone habits. 21h42 NuuslWeer NewslWeather other woman' in his life, melody, has • There is really very little in this to the tannery at Swakopmund, the On Thursday at 22h05 there will be another edition of Perspective. 22h02 Minding Media importance of small businesses will be r-;;;;;::;:::==:;::::======::--....;-....;------, dealt with she will also be taking a look It has been pointed out (this is also at an upholsterer, as well as at the ex probably why it has been put into such 22h17 Epilogu, I,if.: . 'B11 hibition of a Namibian artist, Paul a late slot), that certain scenes in the Niichterlein, who is-a carpenter by programme could be. disturbing to 17h27 Pro~Schedule ~---- trade. some viewers and young children. 17h30 Hand in Hand Cervantes has also ended and Parental guidance is consequently 17h35 Sindbad replacing it on Monday is Key to advised. - 17h59 The Bubblies Rebecca, a mini-series of four In this programme the study of ar chaeological remains of an Egyptian 18h04 The Universe Beyond the Fri & Sat: 10hOO/14h30 episodes based on the best-seller ofthe Solar System same name by Ken Follett. mummy bolsters tbe confidence of a 18h18 Gillette World Sport Sps Sun: 14h30 A deadly game of cat-and-mouse young girl and helps her to become a 19h15 Knight Rider Mon-Thurs: 10hOO/14h30 evolves in the story, with the fate of a beautician; it shows how each member 20hOO Suidwes Nuus . THE RESCUERS: A Walt Disney Production starring a nation resting on the outcome. of a team of amateUr archaeol gists 20h15 Centennial Based on Africa during the Second receive a curious blessing from their 21hOl Eendag as Ek Aftree duo of delightful mice and their intrepid helpers in a rescue World War, this tension-filled series studies of mummy 17JO held by the 21h16 Goeienag Boston bid. . stars Cliff Robertson, David Soul, An Manchester Musellm. 21h39 NuuslWeer NewslWeather Fri & Sat: 18hOO/21hOO thony Quayle, David Hemmings, Police fingerprint experts, a 21h48 Telefoonetiket Sun-Thurs: 17h30/20hOO Season Hubley and Robert Culp. pathologis~ and a rlidiologist have all 22h18 Dagsluiting In the first episode viewers become gained experience from their studies THE HIGHLANDER: Starring Christopher Lambert in a acquainted with Major William Van which will help intheir daily: ark, and mythical tale which moves from the dark ages to the pre dam; an American working for British a medical artists hasllelped a young 17h27 Programrooster sent century in New York. Counter-Intelligence, and his arch- girl by giving her new facialfeatures. 17h30 Kompas 17h33 He-Man and Masters of the Universe 17h55 Pieriewieriepark " 18h07 Sport 18h45 Videofashion 19h15: THE RESCUERS: A Walt Disney Production, a fan 19h13 Die Waaghals 20hOO South West News tasy world peopled with animated little animals, birds and 20h15 Hotel insects engaged in a fight against evil. 21h02 Die Sehwarzwaldklinik PLUS: 21h45 NuuslWeer NewslWeather 22h05 Perspective ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS: David Bowie's smash hit, a PLEASE NOTE: this episode spectacular blend of music, colour, dancing and movement, contains certain scenes which a contemporary musical starring Eddie O'Connell and a line may be disturbing to some up of big names in sound such as Sade; Ray Davies, Animal viewers and young children. 22h31 Epilogue Nightlife, Working Week, Patsy Kensit and others. --~------'
THE NAMIBIAN Friday September 26 1986 21 Basic English - - - VERBS IN THE PRESENT TENSE The dangers of diarrhoea In past editions of Basic English, we have given some at tention to verb forms. Since we were talking about all the DIARRHOEA different tenses and their forms, this may have seemed a Diarrhoea is common. Many children die from malnutrition bit technical. This week, we will look at only the present it and it is especially dangerous in babies. tense, and see what different meanings the present tense Fortunately though, we can prevent it. can have. Some normal breast-fed babies pass stools To begin with, lets quickly look again at the forms of the after feeds, while others only once in four / Body doesn't get present tense. The following sentences all have verbs in days. It may also be that the stools are watery. Body can't digest food the present tense: Sometimes a healthy baby passes stools four er)oughfood times in one day and then none for a few I walk. He/she/it walks. They walk. days. We can see that the two forms in these sentences are 'walk' Bottle-fed babies, and babies on mixed food and 'walks'. The form 'walks' only appears when the sub The vicious diarrhoea pass more stools. Many babies cry and move c~ ject is 'he', 'she', or 'it' (or a subject like 'Sheila', 'Peter', of malnutrition and about while they are passing stools, as if they 'the man', 'the buck' etc.). For all other subjects, the verb diarrhoea. does not get the extra -s at the end. (This -s is called the had pain. This is normal and mothers should not worry about any of these things. 'third person os') . A healthy, older child passes stools once or Now let us look at what the present tense tells us about twice a day, or sometimes only once in two time. The most obvious thing we can say here is that the Diarrhoea causes malnutrition in this way. taste it and be sure it is no more sal present tense can show that something happens in the pra days. These stools are brown and solid. If he Diarrhoea stops a child eating, also ty than tears. passes many fluid stools he has diarrhoea. sent, at the very moment of speaking or writing. If you listen organisms which cause diarrhoea harm the Give the child sips of this drink every Sometimes there is blood and mucous (slime) carefully to sports broadcasts on the radio, you will notice walls of a child's gut. This prevents him from five minutes, day and night, until the in diarrhoea stools, or the stools may be that the commentator uses many verbs in the present tense. digesting and absorbing his food normally. diarrhoea has stopped. A child needs . green. The commentary may run something like this: Diarrhoea makes his food go through his gut a glassful for every watery stool. Diarrhoea has many causes, but infection too quickly, so that he does not have enough 'Gowaseb passes to Pieters, Pieters gives a through-ball 2. Keep flies off food. and malnutrition are the most important time to absorb it. to Davids - he shoots! and it's a goal!' 3. Feed the family a balanced diet causes. They often work together. Because he does not absorb his food normal All the verbs in bold print are in the present tense, describ and so prevent malnutrition. Bacteria or viruses inside the .gut cause in ly he becomes malnourished. So malnutri ing action as it happens. But now look at these sentences: tion helps to cause diarrhoea and diarrhoea 4. If a baby is bottle-fed, keep the fectious diarrhoea, while diarrhoea is also bottle very clean. The sun rises in the morning. caused by infections outside the gut, such helps to cause malnutrition. S. Wash hands after being to the All men want to be free. as tonsillitis and malaria. WHAT CAN A MOTHER DO? toilet and teach every member of the The verbs 'rises' and 'wants' are both in the present tense, PREVENTING DIARRHOEA 1. Any mother can prevent the child family to do the same. but they do not describe events that are taking place right with diarrhoea from becoming 6. If you doubt the cleanliness of the now in the present. Rather, they show that certain things To prevent a child from getting diarrhoea is very important. Once the child is ill it is cost dehydrated by mixing rehydration fluid water - boil it before use. always happen in the past and in the future too ('the sun as follows: 7. Treat the children for worms. rises in the morning'), or that certain things are always true, ly to get him healthy again. What then, can we do? 1 litre of water (preferably boiled) + a.Keep the house and environment no matter what time we are talking about ('All men want 1. Breast-feeding prevents 2 tablespoons sugar or honey + one clean at all times. to be free'). diarrhoea. quarter teaspoon of salt + one-quarter Mothers, remember the health of your So far we have seen that the present tense can be used teaspoon bicarbonate of soda. (If you 2. If we are not sure our drinking family is largely in your hands. for things that happen now, as we speak, and for things water is clean - boil it before giving have none, use another quarter teas that are always true. There is still another use of the pre it to a child! poon of salt). sent tense, and this is to show that something will happen Caution: Before giving the drink, Next week we will talk about fev~r. in the future. Look at the following examples: 3. Do not pass stools where they can contaminate the water supply. Use a We leave tomorrow morning. toilet. If you do not have a toilet, then Tl,ey should arrive tomorrow. dig a pit and make a shelter over it to Even though these verbs are in the present tense, it is clear serve as a toilet. (Ask advice at the from the sentences that they refer to action that will take nearest clinic about this). place in the future. 4. Wash hands after using the toilet. S. Keep flies away from food. To conclude this week's Basic English, we will look more closely at the 'third person os'. As we said earlier, this comes 6. Stop dirt from going into the after the verb in the present tense when the subject is 'he', child's mouth. 'she' or 'it'. Sowe say-'Sharon drinks water', not 'Sharon 7. Children should play in a clean drink water'. place. There is an important exception however. When the verb Malnutrition causes diarrhoea, diarrhoea comes after can, must, may, should, could, ought to, causes malnutrition! • might, would, or does, it is always in its base form (eg. 'drink'). This is also true where the subject is 'he', 'she', or 'it', and the verb is in the present tense. This is demonstrated by the following examples: Sharon drinks water. Sharon should drink water. She enjoys vodka more. Coordination problems but She may enjoy vodka more. She goes to bed earlier. She must go to bed earlier. 72 Till next week, goodbye. the Council has students AUfHOUGH having experienced several Shevali, a move subsequently confirmed by the Ex· A subsequent trip was undertaken ,to South major setbacks and problems within the ecutive Committee. Africa by the Secretary General, accompanied by first six months ofthis year, the General Dr Shevali referred to their refusal to hand over Pastor Petrus Diergaardt, General Secretary of the Secretary of the Council of Churches in the car-keys and other CCN property and their deci· ELC, when they met Mr Blonk of the EEC. , Namibia, Dr A Shevali said in his half sion to consult legal advice. This particular meeting was also attended by Dr Although the CCN property had been returned yearly report that the Council was work Beyers Naude, General Secretary of the SACC. after legal action in the Supreme Court, Mr Beukes Duringthisdiscussion, DrShevali said, the Nami ing effectively despite this, and that a total had gone further, defyingtheCCN orders claiming bian delegation had been shocked to hear 'that of72 students had been sent this year for that this act was unconstitutional. Namibia was no longer included under the EEC further study outside Namibia. In his turn, the General Secretary had referred the Special Programme of Victims of Apartheid Referring to the fire which damaged the CCN matter to attorneys, resulting in a court case which because the UK, West Germany and Belgium had headquarters offices on January 23 this year, Dr the CCN won after Mr Beukes' case was dismissed objected. Shevali said this act of arson had severely damag· with costs. However, Dr Shevali said in his report that an ed the offices offinance, reception, theology, educa· In his half·yearly report Dr Shevali also referred amount ofR2-million had been promised from other tion and the development department, resulting in to the fact that Mr and Mrs Beukes had 'embarked donor agencies for the Namibian programmes. the staff of the CCN having to operate from dif· on revenge, engaging themselves in publicising a The third trip this year was to the second Brussels ferent, scattered places. book titled 'A.Struggle Betrayed', thereby hoping to International Conference on Namibia. In this, he said, the Churches had been generous, damage the work and reputation of the CCN and On this trip Dr Shevali was accompanied by providing venues from where the CCN'soperations church leaders: . Bishop J Kauluma, Bishop K ~umeni, Bishop H could be launched. Dr Shevali also mentioned a trip undertaken by Frederik, RevZ Kameeta, Father B Nordkamp and Venues were obtained at the Roman Catholic him in February and March this year to the CCN's Pastor H Witbooi. Church's pastoral centre in Klein Windhoek, the European partners in Great Britain, the During the conference efforts were made to in Evangelical Lutheran Church Centre, and some Netherlands, Belgium, West Germany and crease the awareness of the participants as to the staff was still utilising certain buildings behind Denmark. Namibian struggle. This conference, Dr Shevali headquarters in Mont Blanc Street, and others in The aims of this trip, he said, was to inform part· said, paved the way for church leaders to meet fellow the Community Centre, Katutura. ners as to what had happened at the CCn head· Namibians in exile. Legal Aid activities, Dr Shevali said, had been quarters; and to generate greater understanding of The fourth trip abroad by the General Secretary conducted from Advocate Kasuto's offices in Kaiser the CCN's need for new offices (the Multi·Purpose was to the USA. Street for more than four months. Centre etc). Invited by Mr Wills Logan and Mr Morgen Keita The fact that the staff was scattered had brought Duringthe visit to Donor Agencies in Europe, an of the NCCC African desk in America, Dr Shevali aboutco·ordinationproblems, but despite this, the agreement was reached that ICCO would send an attended the governing board of the NCCC held in CCN was operating effectively. architect (or someone with architectural Louisiana. Dr Shevali added that operations had moved back knowledge) to Namibia to confer with CCN person· Other African delegates were Dr Beyers Naude, to the premises after renovations and repairs. nel, the Executive Committee and local architects Dr Mbanza of Mozambique and Rev Chipenda of He expressed his thanks and appreciation for the about the proposed Centre. Angola. sumofR42 000 which had been provided by the in· Dr Shevali said Mr Kerry MacNamara sent an in· Apart from the political situation in Southern surance firm Edward Lumley & Sons, as well as the vitation to ICCO, facilitating the visit of a consul· Africa being brought to the attention of the board, contribution from the building firm which had tant to the country. Unfortunately the consultant the American Churches were challenged for their rebuilt and painted the offices. had been denied a visa. . inactivity in the' crisis of Namibia and SA. 'Our partners and friends contributed approx· Also during the same visit, CCN PresidentBishop imately R140 000', he said. James Kauluma, Mr Matt Easau and Dr Shevali Dr Shevali said that during all his trips he had ex Dr Shevali then referred to the dismissal in March visited EEc headquarters in Brussels, where the perienced a great feeling of warmth towards the this year of the Director of Development, Mr Attie delegation was asked to submit their projects to the Namibian people, and 'friends devoted much time Beukes, and the Health Officer, Mrs Erica Beukes, EEC which was to enjoy positive attention by this and energy to praying for peace, justice and in body. ' Mr Attie Beukes was first suspended by Dr dependence for our country'. • 22 Friday September 26 1986 THE NAMIBIAN
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NanCE IS HEREBY GiVEN that it is the intention Was A2420 Of several star players that Will to lodge an Application with the Magistrate for the Now A1896 * We buy and sell furniture and not be seen in World Cup action district of WINDHOEK at 11hOO on WEDNESDAY pay cash! again, 8 OCTOBER 1986 for his authority to transfer the excl GST as long Restaurant Liquor licence held by WILHELM as stocks last! * We deliver free of charge and MICHAEL KNAUS in respect of the premises offer a speedy, efficient service. situated on Erf 343. WINDHOEK. 43 Tel 061/31551 61 Bahnhof Str. REHOBOTHER ROAD and styled LIQUOR DEN. * We sell your furniture from our to HEE CHEONG YU who will in future on the PO Box 1870, neben Lewis Stores Goodbye Zico, Platini and same premises and for his own account trade floor. under the name and stYle of SEOUL HOUSE. ....______~ DATED at WINDHOEK this 18th day of other soccer heroes SEPTEMBER 1986. HEE CHEOUNG YU THE EIGHT Portugal stars banned France, which has thrilled us all for ~:L from international football for life by the past four years, played what will Jan Jonker I their F .A. represent only a fraction of represent the nudeus of their new team PROBLEMS WITH YOUR a number of players who will never be in the third place play·off against PHOTOCOPY MACHINE? seen on the top st~ge again. Belgium. II World Cups breed heroes. Stars are VISION We trade in your old born, memorable moments captured machine for R1 455 Make your furniture problem ours! forever on camera. NO MORE will we thrill to the skills of at Contact Gert van Taak for service. But for others, the World Cup can Michel Platini, Maxime Bossis, Alain H.H.ENKE Tel: 37420 be the beginning of the end. Giresse, Jean Tigana and Dominique For World Cups also demand a high Rocheteau. Again, only serious price in return for the right to challenge unavailability will alter their status as for world supremacy. . former internationals. BLOOM COUNTY by Berke Breathed Argentina's former skipper Daniel ,..---:.-----=-... Of the 24 nations who participated in Passarella, who missed the tournament ,..------... VIJIIA~1 IJt£f -the 1986 tournament, seven either through injury and illness, wi ll not M15k£T figure in manager Carlos Bilardo's F!XIN&~f( W/1!I 5IIr/C& Of sacked their managers for failing or PINNer<. received resignations. future plans. . I'M 11 Gallant Belgium n~ed new bl9O"Cl for Cd"' 1I1IGV! ltA V6&G PrJfrK BKAfN TlJfi~l1fp cam ~ never again pull on the shirt of their paign so it's likely.to b~rewell to Eric country. Gerets, Rene Vandereycken and Michel , The Portuguese players in. disgrace Renquin. . are paying fo'r their ill·timed rebellion Poland's Zbigniew Boniek is another over money during the Worlp Cup. So star likely to be missed: the world will never again see' Bento, Northern Irela,nd ~~~S Pat -Ienn.ln'gs , Carlos, Manuel, Pacheco, Anpre: Pin- . Jim Platt, Ge-riy Ar;nstrorg, Martin to, .Sobrinho, Bargiela or Diamij.ntino. O'Neill and Sainrfy McIlroy know deep ,. For other reasons, ' inclu~ing age, i~. :, down that it's oVer.. Jennings has no jury Qr' bUrGt·ouf ainbition's, we"have doubts, it's his 'decision -'but the others . also' seen tlie l~st of Brazilian stars .Zico , ' mU, ~ t '!l~ k'e ' \yay loryo~ n g : bl qod , Falcao, Socrat.es, J.unior, Os. ~ar, Toniriho, . Cerezo and Dirceu'.: Only . . And many West G@:riiltns will have IT'S.!?IGfI!' . , outright eqfergency .will bring any of -to 1ive with the fi-ttisiratron of retiring . ' ' /..(}{:!/ ,.. ' \ . tnese great players further international with two World Cup runners-up medals . , ICIIII..Fm. , d ,.honours. '. ' . ~ '.' . - me such as Karl·Hein'z Ruinmenigge ._ IT. .. .. ' , .. - Former World Champions SJich as and . Klirl:Heinz Foister. , I Alessandro Altobelli, Paolo Rossi arid . Gaet~no Sdrea have almost c;ertainly .' SO.me players ~!11 b'Q~' out g!acef~l 'played their last games for It,!ly. ly - age the deciding faciO"L. Others must Altobelli announced his' inteinational be axed, their legs no longer able to retirement hours after losing the World match their a[l1bi~iol)s. ,. Cup Second Round game to . France. A World Cup'is a 'timefor new stars. But for players like Antonio Cabrini Like nature itself, the balance is main these 'retirements' cim mean career tained with those who exit to make • progress. room. k ......
THE NAMIBIAN Friday September 26 1986 23
First Day of the Mainstay· Dolphin '86 Qualifiers BMC, ROBBER Chanties and THE DOLPHINS Rugby Club Golden Bees of Northerns last is celebrating its fifth anniver weekend became the first teams to sary with a 'Day ofthe Dolphin qualify for the Mainstay Cup after '86' rugby day in Tamariskia the completion of the Northern tomorrow (Saturday). . Soccer league. BMC won the league with Robber It is the fifth year the tou rna Chanties and Golden Bees second and m en t has been held, bu t t h e first third respectively. The first three tim e it has been h e ld in teams in the major sub-union leagues Tamariskia. qualify for this years' Mainstay Tour Various teams from Windhoek, nament to be contested at the end of Rehoboth and the south, have ac November. cepted the invitation to take part The final positions in the league with in the tournament. points in brackets were as follows: 1 Western Suburbs, known for BMC (22 pts), 2 Robber Chanties (21 their exciting run ning r u gby, are pts), 3 Golden Bees (21 pts), 4 Life Lea gue honours as the season defending the trophy they have Fighters (12 pts), 5 African Lions (12 draws to a close. Above, Orlando pts), 6 Pups (11 pts), 7 Orlando Tigers Pirates skipper Doc HardIey Ueft) won for four years in succession (9 pts) and 8 Citizens (5 pts). and Zedekia Ouxamb persue and are clearly planning to make Bentle Chiefs (25 pts), Indian Pirates African Stars' Alfred 'Juku' it five out of five. (25 pts) and Barcelona (23 pts) were the Tjazuko during the quarter-finals They will have stron g opposition top three teams in the B section ofthe of the JPS Knock-out recently. from Swans, Rehoboth and league. . With Stars out of the running in Dophin. Dolphin, who h ave the a d A R5 000 Northern Football Associa the League, their attention will be vantage of playing on their home tion Tournament will be staged in Ot concentrated on winning the jiwarongo from October 10 to 12. grounds, should acquit more lucrative JPS tournameent themselves well since they have a The winners ofthe tournament will in October when they meet Young receive R3 000 and the r unners-up R1 Ones in the semi-finals. balanced team. 200 while the two beaten semi At left, Bo~iface Poulirio of finalists will each receive R400. Black Africa has an Orlando The entry fee per team will be R1 7 0 P irates player to contend with and the draw for tournament will be d u rin g a league clash l a st The programme for t h e day is as held on October 10 at 7am. All en week end. Orlando finally got follows: quiries can be directed to Mr J effrey their act togeth er in defeatin g BA 08hOO -08h40: Suburbs II vs Swans II Kavendji at 2877, Otjiwarongo, during 2 - 0 and in so doing dampened 08h40 -09h20: Dolphin II vs Sprinters office hours. their League title chanc e s. 09h20 - l OhOO: Kollege vs Hoerskool Delipite the late resurgence of l OhOO- lOh20: Official opening Orlando, they have left it too late l Oh20 - lIhOO: Dolphin I vs Rehoboth llhOO- llh40: Swans I vs Suburbs I Rotary and stand no chance of winnin g llh40 - 12h20: Swans III vs Suburbs III the NNSL League. 12h20 - 12h40: Primary school teams The picture at the bottom is 12h40 - 13h40: Verloorders 5 vs 6 Golf another j cene from t h e same 13h40 - 14h40: Final Section B match 14h40 - 15h40: Final Section A THE WINDHOEK Rotar y qub will be h aving its' Fifth Annual Company Golf Tournament on Sund ay from 08hOO to 141100 in th e Windhoek Country Club. Top companies in Namibia have been invited to participate in this func tion which is a fund-raising venture, the proceeds of which will be used to send Mr Pieter 'I]i ute, an employee of the Association of the Handicapped on an 'Orientation and Mobility' course to be run in Sandton in January next year. The object of the 'Qrientation and Mobility' course is to train a blind per son in the use ofthe 'long cane'. Wit h this cane the blind has complete safe ty within it's arc because the cane is the length of his pace. When held in front it ensures that . t here is no obstacle between him and the next step forward. It is generally believed that sighted people have eigh ty per cent dependence on their eyes, and only twenty per cent on their other senses. The 'Orientation and Mobility' course tries to produce for the blind a dependence of at least eighty per cent on the senses of hearing, touch, smell and feel. Pieter, who is sighted, has shown a particular affinity for working with ASARIA KAUAMI training blind people and itis for this reason that he will be sent. IN A COUNTRY with a dearth of goalkeepers, Asaria Kauami of African Wh~le training, he will spend at least Stars has become a household name among soccer lovers and has for sixty hours blindfolded, learning the Loftus laager closes several years represented Namibia on the soccer field. various skills. MAMELODI SUNDOWNS have to have said. Born and educated in Wip.dhoek, Asaria (29 years) is one of the few top.players Thecoursecomprisest~oterms , the slammed the Northern Transvaal 'I am totally disgusted. When, in this that has not changed allegiance during his career, having played for African first offive months, while the second Rugby Union andthe Pretoria Ci- "so-called enlightened period, will they Stars for more than a decade. is of three months duration. tyCouncil. . wake up to reality. I simply cannot His loyalty over the years has had a lot to do with African Stars' consisten The fi r3.t term held at the Orienta 'They are hiding behind excuses' understand it: said a furious Mr cy and has gone a long way in establishing the team as one of the traditional tion and Mobility School in Sandton said Sundowns' PRO Ngamula Bhamjee. 'top four'. . consists often courses. Malewa following the two bodies' Asked what the alternative venue Although erratiC at times, Asaria along with Ramblers' Peter Schweitzer A group of approximately twenty lec refusal this week to allow soccer to be would be for their fixtures involving is still the top keeper in the country. He played a large role in Namibia's 3 turers comprising medical, para played at the giant LOftus Versfeld crowd-pulling teams like Iwisa Kaizer - 2 win against Western Transvaal in the final of the Impala Tournament medical and professional people, assist stadium. . .Chiefs and Moroka Swallows Limited, recently when he brought off two fine saves which ultimately gave Namibia the school presenting concise and 'At first the excuse was that they had Malewa said it was still too early to the match. up-to-date in an easy to not received our application. We hand comment as he had still to meet the He has been a regular in the national XI since 1978 and despite his age will understand ma.nner,.. __ delivered the application and expected other members of his executive and still be around for several years. The second term is to be invited for talks, but the next decide on the next move. Asaria rates Leva Awaseb, ex-Orlando Pirates keeper, as the best he has pleted at the student's own thing we hear through the press that The President of the NTRU, Pro seen in Namibia while internationally he is a fan of the England and Man tion. This is a form ofinternship where, OUlMll!l?lllCa1GIOIl hIlS been turned down. fessor'Fritz Eloff, was not prepared to chester United keeper Gary Bailey. under the supervision of the principal ma'lhtllu!1 that the NTRU and the comment about the decision. His favourite club locally, apart from Stars, is Blue Waters of Walvis Bay of the School, the student begins City Council have been decent In fact, a deathly silence has while internationally he supports glamour English club Manchester United. teaching these skills full time to blind enough to inform us by letter that our enveloped members of the NTRU ex Like many other players, Asaria wishes to devote his time to coaching once people. . plans had . fallen through: said ecutive which reached a joint agree his playing days are over. The tee-off times ofthe GolfTQurna Malewa. ment with Pretoria's Management Asked to comment on soccer in Namibia, Asaria bemoaned the lack of ment will be at 08hOO and the Tourna However, National Soccer League Committee to reject the Sundowns goalkeepers adding that he wished to see more young players trained to become ment is expected to finish at 14hOO. PRO Abdul Bhamjee was adamant the application. goalkeepers. Two of Namibia's top golfers, Leon decision was an act of racialism. Said one Union official: 'at this stage 'Most youngsters avoid playing.in.goals as it is not the easiest of positions Evans andRory Wolhuterwill also be 'I just cannot believe the thinki~g of it is better to say nothing. Let the Sun to fill and does not have the glamour which c'omes with being a striker or cen in the line-up. these people', Mr Bhamjee is reported downs camp react if they wish to'. tral defender' he said. 24 Friday September 26 1986 TKE NAMIBIAN Semi-professionalism on the cards for 1987 Professional league to be written into Constitution
THE FORMER President of the players and administrators alike in guns', Ramblers of Windhoek swept South West African Soccer guiding the committee towards its through the tournament, beating Association (SWAFA) Mr Chris Nel ~oal. _ Chief Santos 4 - 0 in the final. has been appointed convenor of a Mr N el also stressed th~ importance The defending champions however select committee to re-write the of appointing a full time secretary for will be hard pressed to retain their ti- constitution of the Namibian Soc Nasa. ' tle this year. In their two matches cer Association (Nasa) . He would not speaulate as to when against NNSL opposition, Ramblers The committee will consistofMr Nel the re-writing of the constitution have looked rather mediocre. and a representative from each ofthe would be completed but hoped that it Apart from the eight NNSL teams, various sub-unions including the would be finished before the startofthe the·others will comprise three each NNSL, Nasa, Junior Nasa and the ' 1.987 season. from Centrals, Northerns, Far Nor- Referees Association. At last weekend's meeting, details of therns and Westerns with Southerns At a soccer conference held in the this years' unofficial club champion- being allocated two teams and Owam- capital last Saturday, all the sub ships, the Mainstay Cup, were bo/Kavango one each. unions were gi ven two weeks to come released. Last year the Mainstay sponsorship forward with proposals for the new con The tournament this year will com- was worth R7 000 with the winning stitution and to nominate a member prise 24 teams with the Namibia N a- team receiving R3 000. The chances for the select committee. tional Soccer League being allocated are that that Mainstay will increase Mr Nel said this week that it would eight teams. their sponsorship this year although be very interesting to draft a new con Last year the tournament ran into no confirmation has been received in stitution and conceded that the pre trouble when the NNSL insisted that this regard. sent constitution is 'outdated'. Mr Nel all its teams participate. This was not The exact dates for the tournament was respon;ible for the drafting of the granted by Nasa which led to the have not yet been announced but it will present constitution which was for NNSL severing links with the controll- take place late in November after the mulated in 1980. ing body. completion of the Metropolitan Life Mr Nel said that there would In the absence of the traditional 'big Super . tournament. definitely be some major changes to GOALSCORER Frankie Fredericks Oeft) of Black Africa for once the constitution. Among others, provi went without a goal last Saturday with Orlando Pirates winning sion will be made for the establish their league clash 2 - O. ment of a 'semi-professional' league ::~':-;~':;.~;' :'::c -::;~:::;'::::::::::~:"",. »::;::>:;>:"''':-':''·:;:,,;:~:r,;Nf:'~'~::·' >,:.:;:,'::;;::':~'::::;::;.i.:< "::~":/'"'<~:':::::::>:::'~~ ,,:;::;%::::::~:~:::~:::~,<::;:::.:%:; ,;:~:: ::";:::::, .'::, '.. : "': ::-:' and the elettoral procedure by which Stars Alfred Tjazuko during the one-all draw the national executive is chosen will be changed. In 1984 while still president of SWAFA, Mr Nel formulated a 'blue print' for soccer in Namibia which in cluded the establishment of a 'Super League'. This never materialised with the NNSLjumpingthe gun in forming their own league at the beginning of last year and later severed links with the controlling boy. Now, with the NNSL re-affiliated to Nasa, the League will finally take it's rightful place as the country's Super League and will, possibly as soon as next year, become semi-professional. Mr Nel said he would establish a 'working committee' within the select committtee to do preliminary work on the constitution before the new draft is formulated. The FIFA constitution will be used as a broad guideline for the Namibian constitution while the proposals from the various soccer bodies in the coun try will also be fully considered. Mr Nel said he would rely heavily on Chelsea well placed in front for final rush to league honours DEFENDING NNSL champions, o win over Black Africa. to play but with only nine points to Tigers FC of Windhoek, presently Witp the format for the Mainstay their credit will be hard pressed to head the log but will be hard press competition announced last weekend, challenge the likes of Benfica and ed to retain their title as the season the top NNSL clubs can rest easy as far African Stars who have 10 and 13 draws to'a close. as qualification is concerned. points respectively. Benfica have 'Tigers have a slender one point lead At this stage it seems almost certain played the least matches in tli.e league, over Chelsea of Grootfonte in but have that the two newcomers to the League, namely 12 and are not likely to forfeit played two more matches. With only Hungry Lions and Young Ones will the chance of playing in the Mainstay. three matches remaining, Tigers can. miss the tournament. The league programme for this only hope to finish the season with 25 The NNSL has been allocated eight weekend is: points -provided they win every match. teams which means the bottom two Saturday - Katutura Stadium: By the same measure, some four clubs in the League will not qualify. Orlando Pirates vs Benfica (2.30pm) clubs can overtake Tigers. They are Lions are definitely out. They finish and Chelsea vs AfricaJ).-S aI'S (4pm). Chelsea, who theoretically can finish ed their league committments last Sunday -Katutura Sfadium: African with 28 points in the League, Black weekendonahighnotewitha4-2win Stars vs Benfica (-2".30pm) and Orlan Africa, Blue Waters and Eleven Ar against Young Ones but they remain do Pirates v
